It is true that the theory of our Constitution is, that all taxes are paid voluntarily; that our government is a mutual insurance company, voluntarily entered into by the people with each other; that each man makes a free and purely voluntary contract with all others who are parties to the Constitution, to pay so much money for so much protection, the same as he does with any other insurance company; and that he is just as free not to be protected, and not to pay tax, as he is to pay a ta... (more)
The autopsy results from the death of Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic drifter who was allegedly beaten to death by Fullerton, California police will be announced today by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Rackauckas will also announce whether he will file charges against the officers involved in Thomas' death, following the office's investig... (more)
Scared and bleeding, Kelly Thomas begged for his life to no avail as Fullerton police officers beat him and Tasered him in a violent confrontation that led to his death, Orange County Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas said at a news conference Wednesday.
Rackauckas gave a painfully detailed narrative of the July 5 events leading up to Thomas' death -– details that he said resulted in second-degree murder and manslaughter charges being filed against two police officers.
Reason.com alerts us to an LA Times article covering a recent trial in which a private citizen's cellphone video proved officers lied about an arrest, resulting in the acquittal of a young man accused of carrying a concealed firearm.
According to police reports after the arrest:
Deputy Levi Belville testified that he saw Gipson in the s
Michael Allison, the 41-year old Illinois mechanic who faced life in jail for recording police officers, has had all charges against him dropped after a state judge ruled that his First Amendment rights had been violated, following a trend of similar rulings across the country that underscore the fact that it is not illegal to film cops.
Allison was the victim of a vendetta that was being pursued by the state despite the fact that every other case brought against citizens for film... (more)
Sgt. Ruben Trejo was blood tested after crashing into a school bus on his way to "protect and serve" the public, the results showed he was intoxicated. Rather than give him a promotion, the police Chief actually fired him. There was a cover-up of the incident by his fellow officers, one apparently told the media at the scene of the crash Trejo was not under the influence. The Chief refuses to release and details and is instead "punishing" the cops involved with -- wait for it -- one day's ... (more)
In recent days, the Buffett name has become synonymous with support for higher taxes, but a long time ago, it was associated with fierce opposition to federal taxation and big government.
Warren Buffett may be a committed liberal Democrat, but his father, Howard Buffett, was a four-term Republican member of Congress (1943-49 and 51-53), a John Bircher who fought FDR and warned that the expansion of gove... (more)
A Belleville, Illinois police officer has been accused of police brutality after reports that he attacked a man during a call.
The incident that started it all happened back on June 14 when a Belleville couple was getting threatening phone calls. The couple called police for assistance. They claim the officer came to their home, but refused to file a report. When the couple asked for the name of the officer's supervisor, they say he went into a
Will global financial markets reach a breaking point during the month of October? Right now there are all kinds of signs that the financial world is about to experience a nervous breakdown. Massive amounts of investor money is being pulled out of the stock market and mammoth bets are being made against the S&P 500 in October. The European debt crisis continues to grow even worse and weird financial moves are being made all over the globe. Does all of this unusual activity... (more)
A former Des Moines police officer who lost his job over brutality allegations was found drunk in a vehicle with a loaded gun he doesn’t have permission to carry over the weekend, West Des Moines police said.
Mersed Dautovic, 28, was found passed out in his vehicle at the stoplight at Westown Parkway and Valley West Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to a police report. The officer reportedly smelled a strong odor of
Another TSA agent has been arrested and accused of rape.
Clifton Lyles, who worked at the Nashville International Airport, was arrested earlier this week in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and charged with statutory rape. His bond was set at $10,000, according to NewsChannel 5 WTVF-TV in Nashville.
Earlier this month, a TSA employee was arrested in Nevada and ch... (more)
The NYPD had at least one undercover cop pose as a protester at a demonstration last year related to the so-called Ground-Zero mosque, it was revealed Tuesday.
One undercover, known as "UC 242," was hit with a summons because he did not show a cop his badge at the Sept. 11, 2010, demonstration at City Hall Park, organized by a pro-Palestinian group.
The NYPD did not respond to a request for comment on the charge, which surfaced as Manhattan prosecutors discussed a p... (more)
Today Georgia’s pardons board rejected a petition for clemency from Troy Davis, a high-profile death row inmate whose guilt in murdering a police officer has been seriously brought into question. He is scheduled to die tomorrow.
The police officer, Mark MacPhail, was shot and killed in 1989 after intervening in a heated argument, one of whose participants, Sylvester Coles... (more)
Back in May, Buffalo teen Jamey Rodermeyer contributed a video to the "It Gets Better" campaign. Though only 14, Rodermeyer felt he had a message of hope to send whoever was watching. Now, four months later, he's dead of a suicide.
Jamey's parents, who found him dead at their home early Monday morning, say that he had been bullied because of his perceived sexuality for years, but that they thought that he was doing better, having started high school three weeks ago. Following his... (more)
I saw this whole "it gets better" nonsense on reddit a while ago and it was obvious it was totally misguided and a misdiagnosis of the problem. It doesn't matter if things get better in the future, the school system is a prison and the culture in them is the same as the prison culture. The perpetual age segregation assures no one with any wisdom is with these kids to keep things civil and help mediate conflict. Instead, it's a lord of the flies type situation where it's a war of all against all. School is a 12 year jail sentence, choose homeschooling or private schooling in Montessori, or try unschooling which is better than them all. Kids don't need coping mechanisms, they need freedom. How many more children have to die before people realize these government schools are pure evil? - Chris
Federal Reserve policy makers will replace some bonds in their portfolio with longer-term Treasuries in an effort to further reduce borrowing costs and keep the economy from relapsing into a recession.
The central bank will buy $400 billion of bonds with maturities of six to 30 years through June while selling an e
Congressional Republican leaders, in a rare move, sent a letter to the Federal Reserve urging its chairman, Ben Bernanke, not to intervene in the U.S. economy with further "monetary stimulus proposals," given that they feel the central bank's actions to date have not spurred a recovery.
"Respectfully, we submit that the board should resist further extraordinary intervention in the U.S. economy, particularly without clear articulation of the goals of such a policy, direction for su... (more)
Deep in the 7.4-acre Singapore FreePort next to Changi International Airport’s runways is the bullion vault of Swiss Precious Metals, behind seven-metric-ton steel doors built to survive a plane crash or earthquake.
The rooms are almost full after demand rose fivefold in the year since the Geneva-based company opened the facility. The firm plans an extension, and relocated Chief Executive Officer Jean-Francois Pages to Singapore last month to cope with the surge of investors... (more)
U.S. Justice Department agencies spent too much for food at conferences, in one case serving $16 muffins and in another dishing out beef Wellington appetizers that cost $7.32 per serving, an audit found.
Two former law enforcement officials who worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as confidential informants on probes into police corruption have come forward with allegations of drug cartel ties to top cops, judges and elected officials.
Greg Gonzales, a retired sheriff's deputy, and Wesley Dutton, a former New Mexico livestock investigator, told The El Paso Times that the FBI uncovered some "big names" in the course of one investigation, but it was dropped... (more)
I heard they bought them off with $20 muffins! - Chris
Fact is, you cannot appease tyranny. Once people understand that the thirst of tyrants cannot be quenched, then people will begin to realize and appreciate the severity of their circumstance. The United States of America is no longer. We are ruled by the color of law, and peaceful protest is now brutally crushed; two clearly undeniable indicators that America has fallen into the hands of the authoritarians.
The Constitution tells us that we have the right to peaceably assembl... (more)
If you think the U.S. economy is bad now, just wait for a few months. Things are about to become absolutely nightmarish. None of the long-term economic trends that are hollowing out our economy have been addressed and more bad economic news seems to come out virtually every single day. Now there is constant talk of the "next recession" in the mainstream media. But did the last recession ever truly end? The number of good jobs continues to decline, more stores are cl... (more)
In January 2009, the administration claimed that if Congress passed a rush stimulus bill, the United States would be saved from economic catastrophe that was threatening to send unemployment figures above 8 percent. Government stimulus was the answer and if we cared about our country, we would set aside our reservations and do what needed to be done to pass the bill. Congress passed the bill. Unemployment continued to go up and has been well over 8 percent ever since. (In fact, economist Joh... (more)
With jury selection set to begin in the Underwear Bomber Trial tomorrow, I've spent the evening reminiscing about Christmas Day 2009 and the 21 months since. The Underwear Bomber attack has fundamentally changed my life. Not in the way most would think, but it has destroyed any faith I've had in the U.S. Government, the media and this country as a whole.
To say that I believe the government is corrupt and the media is complicit doesn't fully explain my beliefs. Not only have I com... (more)
Any conversation about the superfluity of the federal government or her legion of agencies will invariably turn to this question: "Who will keep our food safe?" It is as sure as Godwin's law — except in this case, the fascists have, inexplicably, become the good guys.
Apparently, the FDA and the USDA have a stellar and unblemished track record of keeping the populace safe from tainted food and dangerous medicines<... (more)
Homeland Security’s See Something, Say Something snitch campaign is now so pervasive that Big Sis has extended the message to coffee cups, recruiting jittery coffee drinkers to spot terrorists as part of a deal with the Maryland Transit Administration, which used DHS funds to purchase the ads.
The message appears on the sleeve of coffee cups and reads, "If you see something, say something…Report unattended bags and unusual behavior to police or transit pe... (more)
One of the top federal Transportation Security Administration officials in the state of Mississippi has been arrested in connection with the killing of TSA worker Stacey Wright.
On Sunday, D’Iberville police found Wright, 43, stabbed to death in her apartment there.
Authorities said Ruben Orlando Benitez, 45, who serves as assistant f
Gold will probably top $2,000 an ounce by year-end amid surging investor demand, a Bloomberg survey showed.
Prices will rise to a peak of $2,038 before Dec. 31, based on the average of 16 respondents in a Bloomberg survey at the London Bullion Market Association’s annual conference in Montreal. Next year, gold will rally as high as $2,268, according to the average in the survey.
Gold has surged 25 percent this year, touching a record $1,923.70 in New York on S... (more)
