Careful now....yer starting to sound all positive.
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Is America a Police state?
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painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
Well, how is this as a perfect example of what is wrong with the current system.
Officer accused of terrorizing citizens, still on force - CBS Atlanta 46
wa:do
Ah......back on track.
Isn't it amazing that cops can commit the most heinous not-in-the-line-of-duty assaults & other crimes, yet
government is not only reluctant to take any action against them, but will also cover up & enable it to continue.
I'd say we need a powerful parallel system to advocate for citizens & apprehend offenders at the first sign of trouble.
Apex
Somewhere Around Nothing
Its crap like that that is the reason I have zero respect for cops. Or anyone in our judicial system for that matter.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
Don't watch this video. The case of Donald Scott is one of the most egregious acts of fraud by multiple law enforcement agencies, aside from Ruby Ridge and the Branch Davidians, I've ever read about.
Actually, it's worse.
[youtube][youtube]WJk9tdY-bvs[/youtube]
Asset Forfeiture, The Donald Scott Case. - YouTube[youtube]
It's nearly a 20 year old story but I personally do not believe the state of law enforcement has changed much in this nation.
I know some cops, even a guy who migrated from Denmark to this nation and became a police officer in a city in the county I live in and is a great guy, but the inability of the State to properly prosecute the minority who flaunt and abuse the law does speak for the entirety of the system.
It should also be noted, of anyone watch Ken Burns new documentary on Prohibition, that one of the first and most successful bootleggers was a former police officer who had bought the majority of the local police force and local politicians. Not much has changed. I would say corruption is worse today than it has ever been.
Actually, it's worse.
[youtube][youtube]WJk9tdY-bvs[/youtube]
Asset Forfeiture, The Donald Scott Case. - YouTube[youtube]
It's nearly a 20 year old story but I personally do not believe the state of law enforcement has changed much in this nation.
I know some cops, even a guy who migrated from Denmark to this nation and became a police officer in a city in the county I live in and is a great guy, but the inability of the State to properly prosecute the minority who flaunt and abuse the law does speak for the entirety of the system.
It should also be noted, of anyone watch Ken Burns new documentary on Prohibition, that one of the first and most successful bootleggers was a former police officer who had bought the majority of the local police force and local politicians. Not much has changed. I would say corruption is worse today than it has ever been.
Civil forfeiture is big 'business' for government, which may easily run roughshod
over people because their only recourse is within that very same government.
It can be fought.....
Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture | Cato Institute: Policy Forum
http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/pr-ma-hy.html
over people because their only recourse is within that very same government.
It can be fought.....
Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture | Cato Institute: Policy Forum
http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/pr-ma-hy.html
gnomon
Well-Known Member
I'm hoping that the recent documentary, Battle for Brooklyn, will be available on Netflix or a streaming site soon.
[youtube][youtube]wwq78l6SPUs[/youtube]
New Trailer: Battle for Brooklyn - YouTube[youtube]
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New Trailer: Battle for Brooklyn - YouTube[youtube]
This too can be fought.
It's one of the reasons I support The Institute For Justice.....
Private Property Study Release: 10-7-2009 | The Institute for Justice
Eminent Domain Abuse in Mount Holly, NJ | The Institute for Justice
Mesa, Arizona Eminent Domain Abuse | The Institute for Justice
edwardrich01
Edwardrich
no its not..
Greetings, Edward!
Welcome aboard.
I invite you to start a thread & introduce yourself.
Welcome aboard.
I invite you to start a thread & introduce yourself.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
Careful now. I think you've linked Cato twice recently and the anti-Koch crowd might come calling.
The Policing for Profit essay is a good essay.
No worries....I'm part of the conspiracy.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
I wasn't. Now I am.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
The Agitator is a great blog. He was a former Cato writer and Reason editor but now writes for the Huffington Post. I caught on to his blog in 2005 with the Cory Maye case he pushed while all the other media outlets were pretty much silent on that case.
Highly recommend his blog.
I just might give him a regular look-see.
Thanx!
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
I'd also recomend Ed Brayton's blog Dispatches From the Culture Wars at: Dispatches from the Culture Wars
He talks about a wide variety of subjects including police and governmental overreaching.
wa:do
He talks about a wide variety of subjects including police and governmental overreaching.
wa:do
Shermana
Heretic
If Laws can be enacted and enforced outside of the Constitutional framework which does not give the Public the ability to challenge them, and the higher ranking members of society can get away with murder while the common man can't, it most certainly is as much of a "Police State" as any other.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
According to my spouses connections... Police are currently getting ready to bust up Occupy Boston... SWAT teams are armed, Medical teams are set up and paddy wagons are rolling in. Thus far, the protests have been totally peaceful.
wa:do
ps... found this independent confirmation of what is going on. http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrod...t-moved-out/AS0JWIbXTp9Gn4jZKmfo2J/index.html
we'll see how it goes, hopefully there will be some restraint on the part of the police and people won't get hurt.
wa:do
ps... found this independent confirmation of what is going on. http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrod...t-moved-out/AS0JWIbXTp9Gn4jZKmfo2J/index.html
we'll see how it goes, hopefully there will be some restraint on the part of the police and people won't get hurt.
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Civil liberties flourish here when the cameras are on.