September 1, 2017


Cop attempts to force a nurse to violate hospital policy and US Constitution

from Salt Lake Tribune:  Video shows Utah nurse being dragged into police car after refusing to let officer take blood from unconscious victim. Some cops seem to forget they are public servants and not kings making up the law as they go. 
Police State America

Memos show Comey cleared Hillary before interviewing her and 17 other key witnesses

from the Free Thought Project:  Now we know for certain. The fix was in. 
The Government is Not Us

Battlefield America is the new normal. We are not in Mayberry anymore

from LewRockwell.com:  “If we’re training cops as soldiers, giving them equipment like soldiers, dressing them up as soldiers, when are they going to pick up the mentality of soldiers? If you look at the police department, their creed is to protect and to serve. A soldier’s mission is to engage his enemy in close combat and kill him. Do we want police officers to have that mentality? Of course not.”— Arthur Rizer, former police officer 
Police State America

When government can't take "not guilty" for an answer

from Reason.com:  The federal government cannot let go of legal proceedings resulting from the 2014 Bundy ranch standoff over control of western lands. The feds are engaged in an extended grudge match against western dissidents, without regard for the cost to justice or the taxpayers.
Justice is a Result, Not Just a Process

Terrorism? You stand a higher chance of being crushed by a vending machine

from the Daily Bell:  Human beings have a 1 in 3,000,000 chance of suffering from a terror attack. Yet there is currently a 100% chance that Social Security runs out of money in 2034. Only one of these manages to find its way into the news.
Defense versus the War Machine


Jeff Sessions Lets Cops Be Robbers

Donald Trump does not know what civil asset forfeiture is, but he wants to see more of it.















Walter E Williams: Conflicting Visions

For the most part, people share common goals. Most of us want poor people to enjoy higher standards of living, greater traffic 
safety, more world peace, greater racial harmony, cleaner air and water, and less crime. Despite the fact that people have common goals, we often see them grouped into contentious factions, fighting tooth and nail to promote polar opposite government policies in the name of achieving a commonly held goal. The conflict is centered around the means to achieve goals rather than the goals themselves. The policies that become law often have the unintended consequence of sabotaging the achievement of the stated goal.  ... MORE


The Government Is Not Us

Latest Update: July 30, 2017
It’s your money but you can’t have it:  EU proposes bank account freezes
State law forces bystanders to help police making arrest — or go to jail
Massachusetts drug bill would imprison you for having a hidden compartment in your car
Senate bill to force citizens to register cash not in a bank, violators get 10 years in prison
Colorado cops used warrantless searches on the poor to imprison them and train police dogs
All crimes are legal when government is the perp: The FBI and child porn
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