by Highline | Jun 17, 2010 |
Ah, the land of the free. The land where you are stopped by the police for minor traffic infractions, questioned extensively about unrelated things, and intimidated into giving up your rights to be secure in your privacy. I came across this example of the police state today as I was driving along Route 3 in the Merrimack/Nashua, NH area.
I’ve NEVER shot video or edited before in my life. This is my first attempt. As indicated in the video, if you make fun of me for the low quality, you’re mean 😛
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOGboPC84I
by Highline | Jun 16, 2010 |
Coming on the heels of my very publicly and ashamedly bowing to the threats of the IRS… I read this. If you don’t like legal-eeze, don’t click it.
The US Supreme Court has refused to allow review of the dismissal of a civil case against the United States government by a man who was shipped to Syria and tortured back in 2002. The man was innocent. So innocent that the Canadian government has paid him $8.5 million dollars to make good on their part in his suffering. Our rulers haven’t even issued him an apology.
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by Highline | Jun 16, 2010 |
Beginning this friday in Tilton, NH there will be suspicion-less checkpoints where people must stop, display their papers, and submit to a thorough questioning about what they’re doing roaming about. Every question asked is designed to incriminate the answerer. I only wish the soon-to-be answerees knew that they have the constitutional right to not utter a single syllable in response to questions by government agents.
“According to local authorities, the “sobriety checkpoint” is the most effective method of detecting and apprehending an impaired operator. The program, approved by the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provides federal highway safety funds to support these checkpoints.”
So that makes it okay to do police-statish things in the “Live Free or Die” state?
“Those Who Would Sacrifice Liberty for Security Deserve Neither.” – Benjamin Franklin
*clicks heels*
by Highline | Jun 16, 2010 |
1. A man from Hollis, NH is off to prison for seven years and is fined $850,000 for defrauding the IRS and identity theft.
Identity theft is a real crime with a real victim. Keeping money from the IRS, the agency the funds the depredations of the United States government (to include torture and indiscriminate killing of brown people worldwide), I believe to be a patriotic act that the founding fathers would have supported.
There is no excuse for this man victimizing other people.
2. “Cyber-bullying is now illegal in New Hampshire because hurting someone’s feelings should obviously be met with state violence.
“The new law defines bullying as any action that harms a pupil, his or her property, causes emotional distress, disrupts school operations or creates a hostile education environment.”
Violence isn’t how we solve problems, kids. Well, unless you are the government.
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by Highline | Jun 15, 2010 |
You can tell when someone uses steroids. I know several police officers who have used them and know some who probably still do so today.
I know several police officers who are lucky they were never caught committing various victimless drug felonies when they were younger adults. If they had been caught and prosecuted (like the people they continue to advocate catching and prosecuting today) they would have been felons with a lifetime federal gun possession ban. In other words, they never would be where they are today. How quickly people develop amnesia and a lack of compassion for people who do the same victimless things that they’ve done.
I find particularly amusing that some of these same officers who have committed drug felonies are some of the same individuals who were so critical of me speaking out against the injustices of the drug war. Logic: They were upset that I advocate(d) for people like them. I digress.
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