Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Maniac British Nanny State: Health and Safety Inspectors to Enter Homes; It’s for the Children
November 17th, 2009Via: Times Online:
Health and safety inspectors are to be given unprecedented access to family homes to ensure that parents are protecting their children from household accidents.
New guidance drawn up at the request of the Department of Health urges councils and other public sector bodies to “collect data” on properties where children are thought to be [...]
Britain: Ex-Soldier Faces Jail for Handing in Gun to Police
November 17th, 2009Via: This Is Surrey:
A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for “doing his duty”.
Paul Clarke, 27, was found guilty of possessing a firearm at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday – after finding the gun and handing it personally to police officers on March 20 this [...]
Ohio: Teenager Held Down by Two Sheriff’s Deputies and Force Vaccinated
November 13th, 2009It seems like the mom wanted her son vaccinated, but it’s not entirely clear. Anyway… So it goes.
Via: The Intelligencer:
It took the strength of two sheriff’s deputies to keep a middle schooler still enough to receive a shot of the swine flu, or H1N1, vaccine at a recent clinic.
During a regular Wheeling-Ohio County Health Board [...]
Justice Department Asked For News Site’s Visitor Lists
November 12th, 2009Via: CBS News:
In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.
The grand jury subpoena also required the Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us Web site “not to disclose the [...]
Russia’s Whistleblower Cop is a YouTube Sensation
November 12th, 2009Via: Global Post:
Alexei Dymovsky sits in full uniform and stares at the camera with tired eyes.
“Maybe you don’t know about us, about simple cops, who live and work and love their work. I’m ready to tell you everything. I’m not scared of my own death,” Dymovsky says in a YouTube message addressed to Prime Minister [...]
New Zealand: “You are no longer innocent till you’re proven guilty.” Police Minister responds: “It’s fantastic, isn’t it?”
November 3rd, 2009So it goes…
Via: Scoop:
PAUL Yeah but the truth is, under the Criminal Proceeds Act, the Police can take your property if they suspect you’re dodgy.
JUDITH But you’ve got the right to get it back, you’ve got the right to claim it, and the Police…
PAUL Yeah but then you’ve got a whole matter of procedure to [...]
National Insanity: British Parents Not Allowed in Parks With Children Unless They Complete Police Background Checks
October 29th, 2009Via: Telegraph:
Only council-vetted “play rangers” are now allowed to monitor youngsters in two adventure areas in Watford while parents must watch from outside a perimeter fence.
The Watford Borough Council policy has been attacked as insulting and a disgrace by furious relatives who say they are being labelled as potential paedophiles.
It will further fuel concerns over [...]
Britain: Spotter Cards: What They Look Like and How They Work
October 26th, 2009Via: Guardian:
This kind of highly confidential document – pictured above – is rarely seen by the public.
These so-called “spotter cards” are issued by police to identify individuals they consider to be potential troublemakers because they have appeared at a number of demonstrations.
The photographs are drawn from police intelligence files. This card was apparently dropped at [...]
Britain: Man Arrested for Shining Flashlight at Apache Helicopter Hovering Over His House
October 21st, 2009Via: BBC:
A man who was arrested after he shone a torch at an Apache attack helicopter flying “10ft” above his garden will not be charged, police have said.
Torben Merriott, 63, of Stradbroke, Suffolk, was arrested on “suspicion of “acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft” on 18 September.
Police said Mr Merriott had been [...]
New Zealand: Proposed Powers ‘Bordering on Police State’
October 15th, 2009Via: Stuff:
On the second anniversary of controversial police raids, political activists today told MPs a new bill allowing police greater powers to search and monitor could stifle freedom of speech.
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff also raised concerns and recommended a raft of beefed-up safeguards to better protect people.
Parliament’s justice and electoral select committee is considering the [...]
