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New Miami, Ohio will do anything to keep from paying back the $3 million in speed camera tickets illegally issued by Optotraffic, the town’s vendor. Butler County Judge Michael A. Oster Jr will speak to the parties in the case next Wednesday after having put a temporary halt to enforcement of his February judgment (view ruling). Continue reading “Ohio Town Fights To Avoid $3.4 Million Speed Camera Refund”
The American police state, is classifying alleged domestic violence offenders using a school grading system from A-D. ‘A’ being the most likely to re-offend and ‘D’ being the least likely to re-offend.
According to the Hollywood Police Department (HPD) their ‘Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative’ (OFDVI) program is the first of its kind in Florida. Continue reading “Police create new ‘domestic violence’ watch list which exempts officers”
It appears the DOJ will no longer be in the business of policing the police. A memo issued by every cop’s new best friend, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, states the DOJ will be doing more to empower police and will conduct fewer civil rights investigations of law enforcement agencies. On one hand, it makes sense to have the locals handle their own problems. On the other hand, the locals have repeatedly shown a willingness to ignore abusive policing until the feds are forced to step in. Continue reading “City Officials Step Up After DOJ Told To Stop Worrying About Civil Rights Violations By Law Enforcement Agencies”
York Regional Police used a helicopter and a canine unit over the weekend to prove to three teenage boys at Canada’s Wonderland that crime does not pay … not even in candy.
The youths were arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing the sweet treats from the Toronto-area amusement park.
“These kids definitely learned a lesson on that night,” Const. Andy Pattenden said in an interview Tuesday.
Continue reading “Police release helicopter video of 3 teens arrested in candy store theft at Canada’s Wonderland”
Activist Post – by Catherine Frompovich
The entire population of the United States of America, 325,938,309 as of Monday, April 10, 2017 [1], now lives within, and under the control and mandates of, a federally-declared and ‘imperially-mandated’ religious belief system impacting everyone, especially when it comes to preventive health issues, I contend. “How so,” readers probably are asking?
The current “vaccine-mandate” police state is just one example confirming that status! Continue reading “The Vaccine-Religion-Police State Created By U.S. Bureaucratic Decrees”
Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey
SANTA FE, N.M. (April 11, 2017) – Last week, Gov. Susana Martinez placed the desires of law enforcement lobbyists over the privacy of her constituents and vetoed a bill known as the Electronic Communication Privacy Act. The bill would not only have protected privacy in New Mexico, but would have also hindered at least two aspects of the federal surveillance state. Continue reading “New Mexico Governor Doesn’t Want to Burden Police; Vetoes Electronic Privacy Bill”
(Washington DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), a component of the Department of Justice, seeking records of communications related to a proposed reclassification that would effectively ban certain types of AR-15 ammunition as armor-piercing. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:17-cv-00600)). Continue reading “Judicial Watch Sues the ATF for Records Related to Attempted Reclassification of AR-15 Ammunition as ‘Armor-Piercing’”
Imagine speaking out against the government and being labeled a terrorist. Imagine speaking out against police abuse and being labeled a terrorist. Imagine speaking out against corporate monopolies and being labeled a terrorist.
You can stop imagining, it’s already happening.
According to a recent article in the VV Daily Press, law enforcement, first responders, banks and schools are labeling people terrorists. Continue reading “American Horror Story: Schools, banks and corporations decide who’s a terrorist”
Driveway taxes are no longer legal in Kansas following Friday’s state Supreme Court ruling. The “transportation user fee” has become popular revenue-raising tool for municipal politicians nationwide, boosting property tax bills for all homes and businesses with driveway access to city streets.
In Oregon, for example, dozens of cities adopted the fee as a way of bypassing Measure 5 limits on property taxes. City leaders find the fee easier to implement than increasing sales taxes or other steps that typically requires voter approval. Continue reading “Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Driveway Taxes”
As attorney general of Texas, Greg Abbott made a name for himself by fighting the federal government and suing the Obama administration 31 times. As governor, Abbott has found a new enemy — local governments — and, in recent days, he’s raised the stakes in that war.
Texas has a reputation for blocking local laws that contradict its hands-off approach to regulation. In 2014, for example, the oil-friendly state sued a town that voted to ban fracking and then later passed a law preventing other cities from doing the same. Continue reading “The End of Local Laws? War on Cities Intensifies in Texas”
“A victory of neo-conservatives” – that’s how Ron Paul, a former member of the US House of Representatives and three-time presidential candidate, described the US strike on Syria, adding that he does not expect peace talks to resume any time soon.
Speaking to RT, Ron Paul said that there is no proof of Damascus’ guilt that could trigger such a rash and violent response from the US. Continue reading “‘They’re terrified that peace was going to break out’ – Ron Paul on US Syria strike”
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A bill has been passed by Legislature to require drug awareness and prevention programs in all West Virginia public schools.
House Bill 2195 will now head to Governor Jim Justice’s desk to be signed into law.
The programs must be in place no later than the 2018-2019 school year. Continue reading “Bill passed to require drug programs in all W.Va. public schools”
NBC Turn to 10 – by Matt Reed and Jared Pelletier
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — A suspended Woonsocket police officer was being held at the ACI as a parole violator after allegedly assaulting a Woonsocket high school student.
A police report obtained by NBC 10 News noted that Patrick Cahill was arrested March 27 at Woonsocket High School. He’s accused of putting a student in a headlock and then punching the student in the face before throwing him to the ground. Continue reading “Suspended Woonsocket officer accused of assaulting student”
Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey
HELENA, Mont. (April 5, 2017) – Today, the Montana House passed a bill that would take big steps towards making the state a sanctuary for gun rights by prohibiting state enforcement of most federal acts restricting firearms, magazines or ammunition. If signed into law, it would effectively stop any such federal acts in practice within the state. Continue reading “Montana House Passes Bill to Help Create a Gun Rights Sanctuary State”
The Daily Sheeple – by Daniel Lang
It’s been months now since the mainstream media became hysterical following the election, and began a veritable witch hunt over “fake news” on the internet. Now this madness is spilling into the real world. California’s legislature recently tried to pass legislation that would ban fake news.
Last week, the California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Affairs filed AB 1104, or the California Political Cyberfraud Abatement Act. This law would have essentially made it illegal to knowingly publish or share fake news that is related to an election. The bill made no exception for satire or hyperbole, and failed to explain by what standard anyone would determine if a story was fake. Continue reading “California Legislature Actually Tried To Make It A Crime To Share Fake News”
The IRS seized millions dollars from innocent individuals and businesses because it was easier than targeting terrorists and drug dealers, a new report from the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog has revealed.
A report from Treasury’s Inspector General found that the IRS misused a law aimed at cracking down on organized crime and terrorism to target innocent individuals and businesses. Agents adopted a policy of seizing cash before investigating for other wrongdoing because it was just easier to seize the money of innocent people than hardened criminals and terrorists. Continue reading “IRS Seized Millions of Dollars from Innocent Citizens Because It Was Easier Than Going After Crooks”
Pima County Sheriff’s Department
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is calling on employees and the public for design suggestions for our next generation of patrol vehicles. The winning design concept will be applied to NEW fleet additions and will be limited to our current cost of outfitting vehicles. Designs can be submitted to pcsdpio@sheriff.pima.gov through 04/27/17. At that time Sheriff Napier will narrow the choices to a final few and we will open up selection to a vote by the public online running from May 4, 2017 through May 11, Continue reading “Design A Sheriff’s Vehicle Competition”
IF THE BILLIONAIRE Koch brothers turn to the White House for favors, they will see many familiar faces.
Newly disclosed ethics forms reveal that a significant number of senior Trump staffers were previously employed by the sprawling network of hard-right and libertarian advocacy groups financed and controlled by Charles and David Koch, the conservative duo hyper-focused on entrenching Republican power, eliminating taxes, and slashing environmental and labor regulations. Continue reading “Koch Brothers’ Operatives Fill Top White House Positions, Ethics Forms Reveal”