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It is no longer safe to carry large amounts of cash with you when you fly or even walk through the airport. That’s because airport police are now using civil forfeiture – a common practice on the nation’s highways — to stop air travelers and seize their cash without even charging them with a crime Police stopped college student Charles Clarke at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in early 2014 before he boarded a flight and took his entire life savings of $11,000 because they claimed a checked bag smelled like marijuana , The Institute for Justice reported. More than a year later, he still doesn’t have his money back. No drugs were found on Clarke, who admits he sometimes smoked cannabis . He was never charged with a crime . Instead, airport police simply took the cash and let him go on his way. He was carrying the money because he was in the process of moving. “I saved up the money to use for living expenses and for future savings , and now it is ...

County Seizes 2 Children Because They’re Not Vaccinated  Parents whose children are taken by social workers can fight back against the government and win. Los Angeles County agreed to pay a couple whose children were seized without a warrant $800,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit. Among the allegations against the family: Their children were not immunized. “This lawsuit alleges that the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) violated plaintiffs’ civil rights arising from wrongfully detaining plaintiffs’ children,” a letter from LA County Senior Assistant County Counsel Patrick A. Wu to the LA County Board of Supervisors stated. The Board of Supervisors (county commissioners) approved the payment of $800,000 to Sebastian Xoss and Mirtha Lopez earlier this year. More http://bit.ly/1GpqcdZ 'via Blog this'

How The Police Can Steal Your Hard Earned Money And Never Give It Back  Police civil forfeiture is letting the government seize money from people with almost no legal cause.  The shady ways police can steal cash that is in the possession of people that aren’t being charged with crimes, plus the hardships in getting your money back is all explored with attorney Mike Cavalluzzi.  We get a legal perspective on the notorious methods cops are using to effectively steal millions from citizens in this Crime Time excerpt, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner. More http://bit.ly/1Fa9YnZ 'via Blog this'

The Secret Stingray Case You Need To Know About  What is Stingray technology – how is it used – and why is everyone trying to keep it a secret?  Shahid Buttar, Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) joins Thom Hartman. All across America – law enforcement agencies are using a special technology to collect information from your cell phones . Video http://bit.ly/1JwOQYg 'via Blog this'

This is another case of cops on steroids and acting like over zealous brutes. When I saw this heartbreaking story on my local news, it again reminds us just how low law enforcement in this country has sunk. This man was clearly grieving and the police had no right to taze him or even disturb him in his last moments with his son.The police claim the man, Rev, Earl Baldwin, was prohibiting the young man from medical care, but is is vastly clear, that Mileek Grissom is already dead. Another note I’d like to add, the man who was tazed is a well known and liked pastor in the area.   Here’s what went down:   The suit accuses an officer of unlawfully using his Taser against Rev. Earl Baldwin Jr. on June 24, 2012. Baldwin said that at the time, he was in the emergency room of UPMC Mercy Hospital attempting to pray for his stepson, 23-year-old Mileek Grissom. Grissom was shot and killed that day while reportedly trying to break up a fight. “I needed to ...

( N.Morgan ) Our 4th amendment has been forgotten by this new breed of law enforcer. These are illegal searches and seizures, that legally, we don't have to tolerate. You  have the constitutional right to say no, to any saliva tests to blood test. In the video below, it shows you have to do this and how to handle the cops, if the need arises. "You can refuse this swab, you can refuse a breathalyzer , you can refuse to participate in a field sobriety test, you can refuse to answer questions," says criminal defense attorney Mark Gallagher. "Now, law enforcement doesn't like this advice, but we do still have a constitution." ReasonTV's Tracy Oppenheimer sat down with Gallagher to discuss the latest addition to LAPD's arsenal: saliva swabs that allegedly detect drug use. Gallagher advises to always decline sobriety tests, especially because these saliva swabs have yet to prove their efficacy in determining if drivers are indeed impaired from marijua...

( N.Morgan ) I guess the police have found a new way at population control, hurting the testicles of young men should do it! A teacher, Veronica Joyner gave her students, hats,gloves, and scarves, to keep them warm. She had no idea her kindness would lead to one of her students being assaulted and hurt in such an ugly way. Darrin Manning, 16, says he was daydreaming about a game, when he got off of the subway, that day.  Manning admits that one of his teammates may have said something smart to the cop they had noticed staring them down. So when the cop approached, they ran. Scared, Manning ran a little, too. But then he stopped. Police records state that Manning, who is black, was stopped by Officer Thomas Purcell, who is white, after the 11-year veteran observed a group of males covering their faces with ski masks and running. The students say there were no ski masks, just the scarves given to them by Joyner, the founder of Mathematics, Civics & Sciences Charter Scho...

( N.Morgan ) Metadata has been stressed by politicians to now be unimportant data, just numbers. They are lying to you. Metadata gives a clear trail of all of your communications, including phone records and emails.  This regime wants you to believe that they don't need a warrant, since this data isn't revealing, in any way, according to their explanation. Again, they are lying to you and anyone they say this to. Your data is YOUR DATA and if they want access to it, let them get a warrant then. This is flat out tracking and surveillance.   MIT students , Deepak Jagdish and Daniel Smilkov's Immersion program,  uses your email account to map out your entire life. After you give the researchers access to your email metadata - not the content, just the time and date stamps, and "To" and "Cc" fields - they'll return to you a series of maps and graphs that will blow your mind. The program will remind you of former loves, illustrate the ...