1. This is an example of a “child pornography” offense that actually has a victim. Â The Durham, NH man referenced in this article *produced* child pornography, which usually involves child sexual abuse. Â That is victimizing someone. Â That should be met with punishment. Â In my opinion, severe punishment.
Someone standing at the street corner with a USB flash drive in his pocket containing three hundred pictures of children being abused is not an act that is hurting someone. As reprehensible as I find someone who feels the need to collect/possess/view these images, it does not justify the initiation of state violence. Merely holding a collection of 1’s and 0’s that translates into a picture does not harm anyone else.
2. “A police officer was slightly injured this morning when he ran into a piece of old farm equipment while chasing some kids, according to authorities.”
According to this article, the kids were standing around and took off running when the police approached. There is no evidence that the kids were doing anything illegal… although it IS illegal to start running if you see the police appear. Did you know that? Running at the sight of someone who potentially will put you in a cage for holding a plant or liquid in your pocket is illegal in this state.
Can one really blame a group of kids from running when the police show up? Often the police do things to hurt people who are not doing anything wrong.
3. The Portsmouth, NH Police have been “cracking down” on drug dealers in town. Funny, it seems like they’ve been doing that for years now with absolutely no success in ridding their community of drug dealers. They never will. They’re completely wasting their time and the money of taxpayers. They’re also perpetuating the violent black market.
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein
4. “The Hudson Police Department has a message for its liquor stores: Check for ID or face the consequences.” I beat the drinking age like a dead horse on these news updates… but as a reminder, an eighteen year old can do the following:
– Buy a rifle.
– Buy a shotgun.
– Carry a handgun.
– Star in pornography.
– Be drafted and forced to fight and die for the United States government.
– Be conscripted and forced to serve the State of New Hampshire.
– Be elected to serve in various state government positions.
– Become a police officer with the authority to use violence to enforce “crimes” which have no victim.
– Use tobacco…Â the most dangerous drug in the United States (more deadly than all the various ways alcohol leads to death combined).
– Be punished as an adult for drinking/possessing liquor.
… but they cannot have a beer, legally. Good god, man.
5. More news of Nashua, NH Police arresting ten people on a massive “drug sweep” in their city. Refer to #3.
6. All felons in New Hampshire must now submit to mandatory DNA testing. You can become a felon for doing some of the most harmless things. These include:
– Selling a beer to someone.
– Driving your car down the street.
– Consensually selling a chemical substance to someone.
– Being caught for the second time carrying a firearm with an article of clothing covering it from view.
– Being caught for the second time carrying a firearm with a single round of ammunition in it while in a vehicle. (Because a piece of paper is all that it would take to stop someone who wants to do a drive-by shooting.)
I’ve seen numerous examples of people who would have to forcibly give the state their DNA at PorcFest under this new law. None of them harmed a hair on anyone’s head.
