Monthly Archives: October 2012

Kentucky Appeals Court Upholds Random License Plate Scans

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“Judges in Kentucky have no problem with police randomly scanning the license plates of motorists who are not suspected of any crime. The state Court of Appeals last week upheld the conviction of Timothy Gentry who was stopped on October 3, 2009 because a Lexington police officer conducted what he said was a random license plate scan.  The court also dismissed Gentry’s complaint that Officer Newman acted arbitrarily because the Lexington Police Department had no official policy guidelines to limit random information checks.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/39/3927.asp

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Human rights advocates raise concerns over increased police Taser use

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“Taser use in England rose by 45% in 2011 and the numbers are expected to continue to increase as more weapons are given to rank-and-file officers. The stun guns were fired by police at 27-year-old Dale Burns in Barrow, Cumbria, last year, who later died. In the US, where they are more regularly used, there have been hundreds of deaths.  Before 2008, the use of Tasers was restricted to firearms officers, but their use has increased in recent years as more frontline officers have access to them.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/21/human-rights-advocates-raise-concerns-over-increased-police-taser-use/

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NJ Assemblyman, Former Mayor Accosted By Cop Previously Fired For Lying

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“‘What happened to me should happen to no one,’ the 56-year-old former Washington Township mayor said Friday. ‘I was targeted. I was hunted down by this police officer who lied in a police report, lied in the summons he gave to me, lied to me, lied on tape, and also lied to his supervisors,’ he said. ‘I didn’t do anything wrong that day.’  In the video – obtained by Moriarty’s lawyer, John Eastlack – the officer’s mobile video recorder shows a sequence of events that appears to correspond with Moriarty’s account of the police stop.”

http://articles.philly.com/2012-10-20/news/34607781_1_squad-car-northbound-lane-median-strip

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Jury Nullification Victory For New Jersey Weedman

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“A jury found Ed ‘NJWeedman’ Forchion not guilty Thursday in the Rastafarian activist’s marijuana distribution case.  The decision came after Forchion was nearly held in contempt of court in the morning as he delivered his closing argument.  Forchion, formerly of Pemberton Township, tried to introduce his jury nullification argument into the closing, but was quickly stopped by Superior Court Judge Charles Delehey, who had barred any discussion of it.”

http://libertycrier.com/u-s-constitution/jury-nullification-victory-for-new-jersey-weedman/

A jury found Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion not guilty Thursday in the Rastafarian activist’s marijuana distribution case.

The decision came after Forchion was nearly held in contempt of court in the morning as he delivered his closing argument.

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Forchion, formerly of Pemberton Township, tried to introduce his jury nullification argument into the closing, but was quickly stopped by Superior Court Judge Charles Delehey, who had barred any discussion of it.

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Lew Rockwell & Joe Salerno: War, Terror, and Banking

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“Joseph Salerno talks to Lew Rockwell about our enemies, and practical ways to fight them.”

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/10/19/315-war-terror-and-banking/

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US Behind Turkish Downing of Syrian Passenger Plane

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“According to unnamed US officials, it was American intelligence agencies that were behind Turkey’s decision to force down a Syrian passenger plane last week, to follow up on US suspicions that the plane had Russian military hardware aboard.  Russian officials insist all that was on board were ‘dual use’ radar parts.  Officials now concede that they have been talking with Turkey about the idea of attacking Syria to impose a ‘no-fly zone.’ No decision has been made, and such a move would be an act of war, one likely to spark a major reaction from Russia and China, two close allies of Syria.”

http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/19/us-behind-turkish-downing-of-syrian-passenger-plane/

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CIA demands more drones

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“CIA Director David Petraeus is urging the White House to expand the agency’s drone fleet, insisting it will allow the agency to carry on with its missions in Pakistan, Yemen and North Africa. The Pentagon is also planning to increase its inventory by 35% in the future. So in total the US has 791 operational drone right now and is planning to buy another 732. Are those military machines really necessary? Lieutenant Col. Anthony Schaffer of Advanced Defense Studies joins RT’s Meghan Lopez.”

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CIA chiefs face arrest over horrific evidence of bloody ‘video-game’ sorties by drone pilots

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“The Mail on Sunday today reveals shocking new evidence of the full horrific impact of US drone attacks in Pakistan.  A damning dossier assembled from exhaustive research into  the strikes’ targets sets out in heartbreaking detail the deaths of teachers, students and Pakistani policemen. It also describes how bereaved relatives are forced to gather their loved ones’ dismembered body parts in the aftermath of strikes.  It is set to trigger a formal murder investigation by police into the roles of two US officials said to have ordered the strikes. They are Jonathan Banks, former head of the CIA’s Islamabad station, and John A. Rizzo, the CIA’s former chief lawyer.”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220828/US-drone-attacks-CIA-chiefs-face-arrest-horrific-evidence-bloody-video-game-sorties.html

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No-Fly List Strands Man In Hawaii

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“The 34-year-old from Gulfport, Miss., was stranded in the islands this week after being told he was on the FBI’s no-fly list during a layover for a military flight from California to Japan.  The episode left Hicks scrambling to figure out how he’d get home from Hawaii without being able to fly.   How could someone on a list intelligence officials use to inform counterterrorism investigations successfully fly standby on an Air Force flight?  He wasn’t told why and wondered whether his controversial views on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks played a role. Hicks said he disagrees with the 9/11 Commission’s conclusions about the attacks.”

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fly-list-strands-man-island-hawaii-17521926

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Ben Affleck Defends TSA ‘Dick Grabbing’

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“During a recent appearance on Bill Maher’s Real Time, actor Ben Affleck defended the TSA’s policy of grabbing people’s genitals. Affleck probably isn’t too fussed about what the TSA do because he is driven straight to the runway to board his private jet – he doesn’t even have to go through TSA security!”

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