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Gary North
The Department of Homeland Security is creating what it calls fusion centers. These secretive federal data-collection centers are being set up across the nation. This is from the DHS’s website. State and major urban area fusion centers (fusion centers) are owned and operated by state and local entities, and are designated by the governor of [...]
Continue reading →It is no longer a crime in Washington, D.C. for a citizen to photograph or make a video of something that a policeman is doing publicly in the line of duty. This is now official policy of the police. This was forced on the police by a lawsuit from a man who was arrested two [...]
Continue reading →A Rhode Island policeman was captured on video kicking a handcuffed woman in the head. He was convicted. He was given a 10-year sentence. Then the judge excused him from any jail time, because he was a policeman. He is suing the city to get his job back. He spent zero time in jail. Incredible? [...]
Continue reading →A woman saw an airport display of helicopters. She slowed her car, drove closer, and took pictures from her car window. She was on public property at all times. She planned to post it on her “Support Our Troops” website. She was approached by a policemen, who demanded to know what she was doing. He [...]
Continue reading →The Air Force is launching a fleet of drone spy planes across American skies. These are data-gathering devices. They hold data for 90 days whenever they accidentally collect it over the USA. Why hold it at all? Legally, the Air Force is not supposed to snoop on citizens of the USA. But if they take [...]
Continue reading →This recruiting video was produced by the U.S. government. It invites local police to become informants. This is part of a national program: SAR (Suspicious Activity Reporting). We are told that terrorists are involved in pre-cursor activities — suspicious activities. It is possible for local police officers to become trained in observing and reporting these [...]
Continue reading →Across the USA, a new program of neighborhood spying is being implemented. Take Los Angeles. The LAPD has something called Special Order 1 (SO 1). SO 1 enables LAPD officers to file Suspicious Activity Reports on observed behaviors or activities. Where things get murky, however, is how SAR guidelines categorize constitutionally protected, non-criminal and commonplace [...]
Continue reading →Crazy? Not in Virginia. A man in Fredericksburg was arrested for assaulting two police officers. With what? His index finger. He did it twice, the cops say, so he is accused for two counts. He has no previous criminal record. Then the cops threw in intimidation and two counts of obstruction of justice. Police spokesperson [...]
Continue reading →There is a website that has a section, Photography Is Not a Crime. It is devoted to victims of police harassment after they shot videos of police actions. Governments are placing surveillance cameras everywhere, but they do not want the public to return the favor. One man was arrested for having a messy house. This [...]
Continue reading →The police are afraid of cell phones that shoot videos and other YouTube-eligible videos. They are taking steps to make sure citizens do not use these tools in a disorderly way. Example: Mannie Garcia says he was within his rights when he filmed Montgomery County police officers arrest two men last summer in Wheaton. The [...]
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