The economics of xenophobia
I recently read a pair of articles that on the surface are only tangentially connected. However after a little deep thought, I realized the authors are looking at the same …
U.S. District Court Upholds California Ban on Write-in Votes in November Elections for Partisan Office
On December 24, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter upheld California’s ban on write-in votes at the general election for Congress and partisan state office. Milonopoulos v Bowen, central district, 2:14cv-5973. The case had been filed by Theo Milonopoulos on July 30, 2014. He was a write-in candidate for U.S. House, 33rd District, in(More)… …read more
Surrendering and Subdued Man, Lying Face Down, Tasered and Kicked in the Head By a Cop
Maniteau County, MO — A recently released video of a pursuit by a mid-Missouri drug task force is raising some serious concerns about police violence.
The incident happened on September 3, 2014 and was caught on film by a camera-equipped national guard helicopter.
The members of the task force intended to serve a search warrant to suspect, Timothy Whittle in regards to allegations over methamphetamine. When plainclothes officers arrived at his residence he fled in a black pickup truck, leading them on a long chase through a rural area.
The pursuit ends as Whittle exits his vehicle and then runs across a field. …read more
Nanny Police State? Parents Are Calling the Cops to Supervise them Spanking their Children
When people are so dependent upon the police state that they have to actually call and ask police to come over to their own house to supervise the discipline of their own child, there might be a problem.
Okeechobee, FL — Parents calling police to make sure they are in compliance with the law prior to spanking their kids is a real concern and becoming a common practice.
As WPBF reports, a Florida father said he wanted to discipline his daughter by paddling her, but did not want to break the law, so he called the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office to come …read more
This is How Child Molesting Cops are Treated in a Corrupt Police State
Fauquier County, VA — The special treatment a Virginia state trooper received, who was charged with with forcible sodomy on a minor, aggressive sexual battery and indecent liberties with a child, among other charges, will turn your stomach.
Fauguier.com reported in December on the details of the charges and the subsequent outcome of the plea bargain.
Christopher Allen Carson, 30, pleaded guilty to a felony count of criminal solicitation, a count of contributing to delinquency of a minor and one count of exposing his penis to a child. Carson also pleaded guilty to two counts of loaning pornographic videos to a child.
Judge …read more
Oklahoma’s Solution to Crime? Lawmakers Want to Ban Hoodies
The bill is intended “to deter crime, making it unlawful to wear a mask, hood or covering during the commission of a crime or to intentionally conceal a person’s identity in a public place.”
Reuters / Marko Djurica
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban wearing a mask, hood or other types of face covering in the state’s public spaces. If the bill passes, it would join similar bans in other states.
RT.com
Introduced by the chair of the Oklahoma’s public safety committee, state senator Don Barrington (R), the bill is intended “to deter crime, making it unlawful to wear a …read more
New York Working Families Party Polled its Best Votes Ever in 2014 for All Federal and State Office Except Governor
The New York Working Families Party polled its best percentages ever for federal and state office in November 2014, other than the gubernatorial race. The party polled its highest vote percentages ever for the other statewide offices, Comptroller and Attorney General. For U.S. House races, its nominees polled 6.12% of the vote in the districts(More)… …read more
Evan Falchuk Op-Ed in Springfield Daily Newspaper Publicizes Lack of Choice on Massachusetts Ballots
Evan Falchuk, founder of the United Independent Party, has this op-ed in the Springfield Republican daily newspaper. Falchuk mentions that most Massachusetts general elections for state legislature had only one person on the ballot, although, unfortunately, he doesn’t explain why. Massachusetts has the nation’s most restrictive laws for candidates getting on a primary ballot, especially(More)… …read more
Cop Fired For Forcefully Cutting Off Restrained Woman’s Hair, Gets Job Back with Back Pay
Despite protest from her own department, an officer has been reinstated, with back pay, after being fired for a torturous act caught on the jail’s surveillance camera.
Warren, MI — Charda Gregory, a 22-year-old hair dresser, woke up in a hotel room that she did not purchase, disoriented, with no idea how she got there.
Gregory says that when she came to in the room and didn’t know anyone, she “flipped out” and was subsequently arrested and charged for trashing the room; charges that would later be dropped.
When Gregory was brought to jail she kicked through a window of the responding officer’s …read more
Officer Resigns in Disgust After Fellow Cops Recorded Mocking Disabled Children in Meeting
Pelham, AL– Dustin Chandler, a former Pelham police officer, has submitted his resignation after being disgusted by his peers mocking disabled children during a meeting that was audio recorded in August, and the lack of attention given to the issue after he filed a report.
Chandler is the father of a three year old special needs child and was greatly disturbed by what he heard.
“I am a guy that takes my daughter very seriously, her situation,” he told AL.com, adding he is defending the special-needs population. “You’ve got to be their voice and when they’re being made fun of at their …read more