Campus Reform – by Adam Sabes

A West Virginia school’s student government organized a protest at the state capitol in West Virginia, including arranging transportation.

Concord University’s Student Government Association (SGA) sent out an email with the subject line “EMERGENCY. GUNS ON CAMPUS,” encouraging students to attend a protest at the West Virginia state capitol put on by the SGA. The SGA stated that the protest would be their “last effort to stop this bill,” according to the email, a copy of which Campus Reform obtained.  Continue reading “Concord Univ pays for students to protest W.V. campus carry bill”

MassPrivateI

Can you imagine a city in the United States secretly creating a Chinese-style public surveillance network that can identify everyone? Can you imagine that same city secretly creating a Chinese-style public watchlisting network?

Well imagine no more because it has already happened.  Continue reading “San Diego Has Been Turned Into A Massive Chinese-Style Public Surveillance Network”

Detroit Free Press – by Paul Egan

LANSING — If you’ve never been arrested, it’s highly unlikely your fingerprints are on file with the Michigan State Police.

But if you’ve ever gotten a Michigan driver’s license or a state ID card, it’s almost certain the State Police has your mug shot.  Continue reading “Never arrested? Michigan State Police still likely has your photo in its database”

KSAT 12 – by Deven Clarke

SAN ANTONIO – Residents in an East Side neighborhood are outraged after they said a San Antonio police officer shot and killed a chihuahua in someone’s yard.

“It’s a little Chihuahua, no harm to anybody. A little Chihuahua, I don’t understand,” said Sabrina Lopez, whose young daughter owned the dog named Trixie.  Continue reading “SAPD officer shoots, kills chihuahua, residents claim”

NJ.com – by Sophie Nieto-Munoz

NJ Transit officials are investigating a video that surfaced of a transit police officer dragging a man and punching him in the head Saturday night outside the Trenton Transit Center, authorities said Monday.

The minute-long video shows the NJ Transit police officer attempting to pick the man up before throwing him to the ground, yelling “get up and get out now” repeatedly while using profanities.  Continue reading “Video shows NJ Transit cop drag, punch man on ground outside Trenton train station”

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A recent European Union (EU) announcement about national ID’s will destroy millions of people’s privacy and create a near global biometric database.

An article in State Watch News revealed that the EU has agreed to create a MANDATORY national biometric ID card.  Continue reading “The European Union’s MANDATORY National Biometric ID Card Will Affect 512 Million People”

Reason – by Eugene Volokh

Introduced a few weeks by Florida state senator Jason Pizzo:

(1) A minor who posts or publishes a picture of a firearm, a BB gun, an air or a gas-operated gun, or a device displayed to resemble a firearm to a social media page, post, profile, or account that is openly viewable to the public commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable [by up to a year in jail or a fine of up to $1000]. Continue reading “Florida Bill Would Make It a Crime for Minors to Post Pictures of Guns on Social Media”

Fox 8 News – by Jeff Ferrell

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) – You’ve probably seen it on the roads or fallen victim to it. Aggressive driving and road rage can unfold in the blink of an eye and affect a person’s life forever.

Now, Louisiana Democratic State Representative Sam Jenkins of Shreveport has proposed a state law to make aggressive driving a crime. And from what we’ve heard so far there appears to be widespread support for the idea.

Continue reading “State lawmaker wants to make aggressive driving a crime”

The Intercept – by Natasha Lennard

ANNA CHAMBERS COULD not consent to sex when, in September 2017, the then-18-year-old was arrested, handcuffed, and taken into the unmarked van of New York Police Department detectives Richard Hall and Edward Martins.

The case should have been clear-cut from the moment a hospital rape kit found semen matching Martins’s and Hall’s DNA inside Chambers (who has used a pseudonym throughout her ordeal to protect her privacy). Continue reading “Two NYPD Cops Coerced Sex With a Teen in Their Custody — and Prosecutors Just Dropped Rape Charges”

CBS News

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A New Jersey town wants to get tough on excessive dog barking and a new proposal could even land a noisy pup’s owner in jail.

The proposed ordinance in Saddle River would prohibit loud, continuous barking for over 20 minutes during the day, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

It law would get even stricter at night, with penalties kicking in for barking lasting more than 15 minutes from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.   Continue reading “New Jersey Town Proposes Rule Giving Dog Owners Jail Time For Nonstop Barking”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Michael Boldin

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 7, 2019) – Today, the Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill to prohibit the Maryland State Police from denying a firearm purchase by a person on the basis of their use of medical marijuana under state law.

A bipartisan effort from Sen. Michael Hough (R) and Sen. Robert Zirkin (D), Senate Bill 97 (SB97) was introduced on Jan. 14. It reads: “A person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm under this title solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis under title 13, subtitle 33 of the health – general article.”   Continue reading “Maryland Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Ban State Police from Denying Firearms to Medical Marijuana Users”

Truthout – by Jean Trounstine

A perfect example of George Orwell’s terrifying view of a society under government surveillance has arrived in the form of ankle monitors for your teens.

For parents who “need to keep track of [their] teenager at all times,” Tampa Bay Monitoring in Clearwater, Florida, is selling GPS tracking — similar to the shackles used to track those on parole — billed as a way for parents to have “peace of mind” and for so-called troubled teens to have “protection.” Never mind that these monitors function as a form of private surveillance, enabling parents and anyone else with access to shadow a teen’s every move. Besides, these devices can be uncomfortable and can cause problems at airports, hospitals and schools, and many people have concerns about where all the tracking information goes and who has access to it.   Continue reading “Big Brother Steps Closer as Parents Shackle Teens to Ankle Monitors”

Axios – by David Nather

For 20 years, Harris Poll has been measuring the reputations of the most high-profile American companies. This year, for the first time, people mentioned the U.S. government as a “company” that they think about — and they hate it.

Why it matters: The fact that people would bring it up unprompted — and then give it the lowest score of the 100 companies on the list — suggests that Americans aren’t just unimpressed with their government. They think it’s a toxic waste dump.

Continue reading “America’s least favorite company is the U.S. government”

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In what can only be described as revolting, makers of facial and Iris recognition cameras are setting up an exhibit booth at a Film & Music Festival in America’s heartland.

Three days ago, the NEC Corporation announced that they will be “participating” in one of the world’s largest events dedicated to the interactive, film and music industries, the “South By Southwest Conference” (SXSW) in Austin, Texas from March 10-13.  Continue reading “NEC Corporation to scan visitors Irises at the South by Southwest Film & Music Festival”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

FDA Commission and anti-vaping crusader Scott Gottlieb has resigned from the government agency as his ties to the pharmaceutical industry have faced intensifying scrutiny, the Washington Post reported.

Gottlieb, who was a regular on cable news (CNBC in particular), has reportedly spoken President Trump, who liked Gottlieb and didn’t want him to leave.   Continue reading “Biotech Shares Tumble As FDA Commissioner Abruptly Resigns”

Strategic Culture – by Eric Zuesse

In the 2008 five-to-four majority Heller decision defining what the Second Amendment means, the US Supreme Court said that the Amendment’s “prefatory clause,” which stated the Amendment’s “purpose,” is irrelevant to understanding the Amendment, and must therefore be ignored when applying the Amendment to determine whether a given law has been passed which violates this Amendment. That Heller decision reversed 69 years of prior settled US Supreme Court rulings, and it basically ignored the key part of the Second Amendment itself — the Amendment’s very purpose — in order, basically, to promote gun-sales. Heller was the most pro-gun-sales ruling ever by the US Supreme Court, and it blatantly lied about the US Constitution, in order to do that. Here’s how:   Continue reading “The Claptrap Propaganda About Guns in America”

Salt Lake Tribune – by Jessica Miller

A Utah lawmaker set a goal to remove any incentive any Utah police officer could have to unnecessarily take money from someone.

State law allows officers to seize property — even from people who are never charged, let alone convicted of a crime — under a process called civil asset forfeiture.

Continue reading “‘Highway robbery’ or a way to fight drug cartels? Utah police defend law that lets them take cash, even from suspects who are never arrested.”

Campus Reform – by Adam Sabes

The University of South Dakota allegedly pressured the Student Bar Association to change the name of its event from “Hawaiian day” to “Beach Day.” However, after first keeping leis in the program, USD later advised against wearing them, calling them “culturally insensitive.”

Now, a Hawaii state representative is accusing some at USD of having “their head stuck in a snowbank.”   Continue reading “USD: Hawaiian Day party is offensive. Hawaiian state rep: No, it’s not.”