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The Prison Industry in the United States: A New Form of Slavery?

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“For the tycoons who have invested in the prison industry, it has been like finding a pot of gold. They don’t have to worry about strikes or paying unemployment insurance, vacations or comp time. All of their workers are full-time, and never arrive late or are absent because of family problems; moreover, if they don’t like the pay of 25 cents an hour and refuse to work, they are locked up in isolation cells.  There are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons throughout the country. According to California Prison Focus, ‘no other society in human history has imprisoned so many of its own citizens.'”

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289

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Ron Paul on the Evolution of Freedom in the 21st Century

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“Fewer people depend on regular TV and you see more programs being deleted from TV. So the Internet is the wave of the future and that’s one of the reasons the freedom movement is growing, because it’s not dependent on the establishment. When I got interested in these ideas in the ’50s and ’60s it was very, very difficult to get any information but today it’s so easy and it spreads like a wildfire.  It is worldwide. I’ve said it so many times – this is not a Republican deal. If the ideas are correct they will be pervasive.  Interventionist foreign policy and Keynesian economics was endorsed by the Republicans and Democrats; they just argued over who got to be the managers.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/exclusive-interviews/35418/Anthony-Wile-Ron-Paul-on-the-Evolution-of-Freedom-in-the-21st-Century/

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US police departments are increasingly militarised: report

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“The hardware and tactics of the war zone are quietly proliferating at home.  The ACLU’s report, War Comes Home, looks at 818 Swat incidents that were carried out by more than 20 law enforcement agencies in 11 states. The raids spanned the period from July 2010 to last October.  At the very least, the ACLU finds, the growing use of battering rams to smash down doors is causing property damage to the homes that are raided. At worst, people are dying or being injured by police teams deploying the techniques of the battlefield.  The ACLU found that 79% of Swat team raids were on private homes, and only 7% were meant for intended for missions in line with Swat teams’ original purposes.”

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/jun/24/military-us-police-swat-teams-raids-aclu

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Idaho deputies confront, handcuff man for saying ‘Nickelback’

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“Two men were confronted by two deputies at a gas station, apparently because one deputy misheard a complaint about the band Nickelback as ‘nickel sack,’ which he interpreted to be some sort of reference to marijuana.  At one point, one deputy dismisses the possibility that he misheard the phrase ‘nickel sack’ as ‘a bulls— story.’ Given that the two men were never charged, which means the police never found any drugs, it seems pretty clear that is exactly what happened. Finally, it isn’t captured on the video, but the audio seems to indicate that one of the deputies drew his gun just before pulling one of the men from the car and handcuffing him.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/06/26/idaho-deputies-confront-handcuff-man-over-nickelback-but-not-because-hes-a-fan/

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SWAT teams claim they’re private and immune from open records

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“According to the ACLU, the LECs are claiming that the 501(c)(3) status means that they’re private corporations, not government agencies. These agencies oversee police activities. They employ cops who carry guns, wear badges, collect paychecks provided by taxpayers and have the power to detain, arrest, injure and kill. They operate SWAT teams, which conduct raids on private residences. And yet they say that because they’ve incorporated, they’re immune to Massachusetts open records laws. The state’s residents aren’t permitted to know how often the SWAT teams are used, what they’re used for, what sort of training they get or who they’re primarily used against.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/06/26/massachusetts-swat-teams-claim-theyre-private-corporations-immune-from-open-records-laws/

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Why You Shouldn’t Gamble With Uncle Sam

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“Sometimes the IRS changes its mind… with catastrophic results for taxpayers.  Until 2008, FinCEN advised that online poker accounts didn’t need to be reported on the FBAR. In 2009, it shifted gears and declared these accounts to be reportable. Then, in 2011, FinCEN reversed itself again. This written guidance didn’t help John Hom, who gambled online and set up accounts at two online poker companies. He used a third online company to facilitate the transfer of funds to the poker accounts. The IRS assessed civil penalties of more than $45,000. Hom appealed the penalty to a federal district court. But on June 4, 2014, a judge ruled that all three accounts were reportable on the FBAR.”

http://www.nestmann.com/why-you-shouldnt-gamble-with-uncle-sam

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Marijuana Child-Endangerment Cases Continue Despite Changing Laws

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“A Colorado man loses custody of his children after getting a medical marijuana card. The daughter of a Michigan couple growing legal medicinal pot is taken by child-protection authorities after an ex-husband says their plants endangered kids.  And police officers in New Jersey visit a home after a 9-year-old mentions his mother’s hemp advocacy at school.  While the cases were eventually decided in favor of the parents, the incidents underscore a growing dilemma: While a pot plant in the basement may not bring criminal charges in many states, the same plant can become a piece of evidence in child custody or abuse cases.”

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/changing-pot-laws-prompt-child-endangerment-review-n131791

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Liberty, NORML and Marijuana Legalization vs. Decriminalization

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“There has always been a market for marijuana. In many ways, it’s a product that, for decades, has literally sold itself. When the day comes that state and federal laws allow for the licensed production and commercial distribution of cannabis, it is likely that the majority of the cannabis consuming public will choose that legal, above-ground product over a black market, illicit product. And in that respect, there will be an opportunity for licensed entrepreneurs and businesses, and for the investors backing those entrepreneurs and businesses, to get in at the ground floor of what will certainly be a lucrative market that enjoys consistent high levels of public demand.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/exclusive-interviews/35378/Anthony-Wile-Paul-Armentano-on-Individual-Liberty-NORML-and-Marijuana-Legalization-vs-Decriminalization/

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St. Louis Police Attorney Denies Existence of His Own Drug Task Force

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“The lengths to which the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was willing to go to avoid providing public records is troubling. Drug Task Forces in Missouri are entrusted with more power and are subject to less accountability than would be expected of typical law enforcement, which further underscores the need for transparency. The shenanigans of the SLMPD demonstrated here fly in the face of the spirit, if not the letter, of Missouri’s Sunshine Law. More than that, it is an affront to good governance that major police departments default to denying the existence of a drug task force when records pertaining to it are requested.”

http://show-mecannabis.com/2014/06/saint-louis-police-attorney-denies-existence-of-drug-task-force-that-he-represents/

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Cops In Texas Seize Millions By ‘Policing for Profit’

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“Pursuing forfeiture cases related to cannabis has generated millions for Texas police. Between 2002 and 2012, the federal government processed $64.3 million in cash and other valuables in civil and criminal marijuana forfeitures in Texas.  The Institute for Justice found that the average law enforcement agency in Texas took in forfeiture proceeds equal to about 14% of its budget in 2007.  Between 2001-2007, law enforcement agencies seized and kept over 35,000 cars, homes and electronics, forfeiting more than $280 million. District attorneys have used these forfeiture funds on ridiculous purchases, including visiting casinos, a vacation to Hawaii and a margarita machine.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2014/06/05/cops-in-texas-seize-millions-by-policing-for-profit/

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