Homeland Security Raids Mall Kiosks, Says They "Could" Be Financing Terrorists
posted 05/21/2013, 4:17 AM (InformationLiberation) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] In the new Amerika, everything the state doesn't look favorably upon is considered terrorism.
Via WIVB.com:
AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - Federal agents swept through two shopping malls Monday, seizing fake merchandise and shutting down stores.
The Department of Homeland Security spearheaded the investigation that targeted mostly kiosks in the Walden Galleria and Boulevard Mall. Agents hauled bags and boxes out of the Boulevard Mall after stripping three kiosks of their merchandise.
Jim Spero, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Buffalo office of Homeland Security, says the sale of counterfeit goods - in Buffalo and beyond - poses a major security threat.
"When you purchase counterfeit goods, when you sell counterfeit goods, you don't know who you're dealing with. You don't know what kind of criminal activity you're supporting," Spero said. "It's actually organized crime that is behind the distribution of these goods. It could be terrorists as well." ... (more) |
The IRS War on Medical Marijuana Providers
posted 05/21/2013, 4:16 AM (StoptheDrugWar.org) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Dispensaries providing marijuana to doctor-approved patients operate in a number of states, but they are under assault by the federal government. SWAT-style raids by the DEA and finger-wagging press conferences by grim-faced federal prosecutors may garner greater attention, but the assault on medical marijuana providers extends to other branches of the government as well, and moves by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to eliminate dispensaries' ability to take standard business deduction are an... (more) |
Deputies Watch Woman Die in Court
posted 05/21/2013, 4:14 AM (Courthouse News Service) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CN) - A woman died on a courthouse floor because Alabama sheriff's deputies refused to give her her medicine - after arresting her for an old traffic ticket, the woman's daughter claims in court.
Ayunna Johnae London sued St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles, jail administrators Austin Nash and Terry Marcrum, Southern Healthcare Partners, and its employee Jennifer Eisel, in Federal Court.
London claims her mother, Dwana Voncia London-Ric... (more) |
Adam Kokesh Charged With "Assaulting a Federal Officer"
posted 05/20/2013, 8:52 PM (Infowars) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] Incarcerated political activist Adam Kokesh, arrested by police for exercising his First Amendment rights during a pro-marijuana legalization protest on Saturday, has been charged with “assaulting a federal police officer,” despite the fact that the video of the incident shows him not resisting arrest.
Kokesh was kidnapped by Philadelphia police as he gave a keynote speech on Saturday. The former Marine was not smoking or in possession of any drugs when he was arrested.
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Hofstra Student Andrea Rebello Shot in Head by Cop While Being Used as Human Shield During Home Invasion
posted 05/20/2013, 1:04 AM (New York Post) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
The Hofstra University student killed during a home invasion robbery was the victim of friendly fire from a veteran cop who unleashed a barrage of bullets when the armed intruder pointed a gun at him, Nassau County police announced tonight.
Andrea Rebello was accidentally shot in the head while career criminal Dalton Smith had her in a headlock and used her as a human shield while trying to escape out the back door, Det. Lt. John Azzata said.
The unidentified cop fi... (more) The cop shot eight times, the robber never shot once, he ALLEGEDLY aimed his gun at the officer which lead to the hail of bullets. - Chris |
Former Hero Officer Charged With Raping Women
posted 05/20/2013, 1:04 AM (NBC Philadelphia) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with raping two women and other crimes.
A source tells NBC10 former officer Richard DeCoatsworth, 27, met one of the women two weeks ago and forced her into prostitution at a local hotel. Between Thursday and Friday, DeCoatsworth went to the woman's home in the Fishtown-Kensington area where there was a part... (more) These are your heroes, America. - Chris |
Cop Stole Jewelry From Home He Was Dispatched To Check On
posted 05/20/2013, 12:54 AM (Chicago Tribune) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] A former Northbrook police officer has been sentenced to two year probation after he agreed to plead guilty to charges that he stole jewelry from a home he’d been dispatched to check on.
Enrique Guzman, 34, resigned from his position as a Northbrook officer shortly after he was charged in late January with felony theft and official misconduct. On Tuesday, Guzman agreed to plead guilty to one count of official misconduct, and in exchange for his guilty plea prosecutors dropped the ... (more) |
Reporter files federal lawsuit against city, police
posted 05/20/2013, 12:53 AM (The State Journal-Register) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] A local newspaper reporter has filed a federal lawsuit alleging mistreatment by more than a dozen Springfield police officers over the last three years.
Calvin Christian III alleges that “malicious arrests and issuance of tickets were committed in retaliation ... for filing a lawsuit (in 2010) seeking access to internal affair(s) files of Springfield police officers who have been accused of misconduct.”... (more) |
Florida Quietly Shortened Yellow Light Standards & Lengths, Resulting in More Red Light Camera Tickets for You
posted 05/14/2013, 9:17 PM (WTSP) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] TAMPA BAY, Florida -- A subtle, but significant tweak to Florida's rules regarding traffic signals has allowed local cities and counties to shorten yellow light intervals, resulting in millions of dollars in additional red light camera fines.
The 10 News Investigators discovered the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) quietly changed the state's policy on yellow intervals in 2011, reducing the minimum below federal recommendations. The rule change was followed by engineers... (more) Not only does it cost more tickets, it can cost people's lives due to the panic it creates. |
The Persecution of Rita Hutchens
posted 05/13/2013, 7:40 PM (William Norman Grigg) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
[Pictured: Midnight Knock - Bonner County Sheriff's Deputies invade the home of Rita Hutchens.]
Sandpoint, Idaho resident Rita Hutchens is an opinionated 57-year-old quilt artist whose work has earned her international notoriety. Given that Hutchens is also an outspoken proponent of constitutionalist views, it’s possible that some people have taken issue with her political opinions.
Hutchens has never harmed or thre... (more) |
Minnesota Cops Mace & Taser High School Student
posted 05/11/2013, 5:03 AM (InformationLiberation) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
In his quest to gain compliance from a high school student, a Minnesota cop felt it proper to mace a student in the face. As the cop moves in to attempt to take the wincing student down, the student shoves the cop to the ground, a second cop responds by shooting the student with a taser, seemingly shooting him in his face or upper torso. After pumping 50,000 volts of electricity into the student, the... (more) |
Bar fight involving biker cops baffles sheriff
posted 05/10/2013, 12:55 PM (Associated Press) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] PHOENIX (AP) — Whiskey Row in the Arizona mountain town of Prescott has seen its share of bar fights, biker gangs and rowdies.
But the bar fights aren't supposed to involve a biker gang made up of police officers carrying brass knuckles and knives. The fallout from such a brawl in December has led to the retirements of a police chief and two senior sheriff's officials and recommendations of felony charges against the former chief for his alleged role in trying to cover it up.... (more) |
Victim struck by OPD officer thinks officer hit him on purpose
posted 05/10/2013, 12:55 PM (WFTV) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 has learned a man who was struck by an Orlando police officer's cruiser spoke with Internal Affairs about the incident.
Tetris Nunn said he believes Officer Michael Fiortentino-Tyburski hit him on purpose, saying he made eye contact with the officer as the patrol car came around the corner.
Nunn said he expected Fiortentino-Tyburski to hit the brakes, but that didn't happen and Nunn was struck.
... (more) |
Police Arrest and Delete Footage From Hacker, Hacker Gets It Back
posted 05/07/2013, 4:30 PM (YouTube) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
WeAreChange recently got a chance to meet up with Alex from Federal Jack and Hack Miami, to get the full story of his arrest and destruction of evidence by the Miami Police Department. Alex was arrested for merely filming the police in Miami, the police later illegally deleted the footage from Alex's camera and charged him with resisting arrest. The Miami Police officer who made the arrest, Richard Ana... (more) |
Police K-9 dead after left in car overnight in Miss.
posted 05/07/2013, 4:28 PM (KSL.com) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] PERRY COUNTY, Mississsippi — A Mississippi police officer is under fire from the community after accidentally leaving his K-9 officer in a police cruiser overnight. Some have called for his job while others have called for charges to be filed.
Roughly three weeks ago, the 3-year old Belgian malinois named Napo was left in the vehicle overnight and died of an unknown cause, though the local sheriff said it could have been a heart attack or heat exhaustion while speaking to a local ... (more) Will he be charged with murdering a police officer as a common slave would be? |
Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists' Kids
posted 05/06/2013, 7:16 PM (StoptheDrugWar.org) [Category: Tyranny/Police State] Idaho is officially not a marijuana-friendly state. Although it is bordered on most sides by medical marijuana states (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana), it so far refuses to accept the medicinal use of the herb. And even though one of those states (Washington) has legalized marijuana and two others (Nevada and Oregon) have decriminalized it, Idaho remains firmly grounded in 20th Century attitudes toward the plant. The state legislature this year took the time to approve a non-binding res... (more) |
Craigslist Proved My Innocence Against A Felony Charge
posted 05/05/2013, 3:01 PM (YouTube) [Category: Tyranny/Police State]
In 2011, Westpoint Graduate and Iraq Veteran Antonio Buehler was arrested for taking pictures of two cops abusing a woman they had pulled over in Austin, TX. He was accused of spitting in one of the cop's face and charged with a felony. Luckily for him, there was someone filming the whole incident from across the street and showed that it was actually the cops who were the aggressors. Since that incide... (more) |
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