“The woman shot was between the ages of 16 and 24 and was shot ‘in the head with a single gunshot.'”
“70 years ago, one out of every 20 U.S. jobs required a state license; today, almost 1 in 3 American occupations requires a license.”
“Sheriff Buffett isn’t just any sheriff. He’s the son of Omaha billionaire investor Warren Buffett, and he’s used his family wealth both to finance law enforcement spending in the county and to basically buy his way into the sheriff’s office.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/may/09/illinois_cops_warning_if_you
“The U.S. attorney in Maine has now indicted two men on federal firearms charges for allegedly lying about their marijuana use on the gun purchase form.”
Read more: https://www.alternet.org/drugs/feds-can-indict-marijuana-users-buying-guns
“They didn’t find a crime, but they did find a picture of Charles with marijuana from over a year prior. Based on that picture, his visa was revoked.”
“He never thought the 911 call could have been fake, he said.”
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article211644279.html
“Not only do they attach strings to project funding such as this camera requirement in Richmond, they also finance many state and local surveillance programs outright.”
Read more: https://mises.org/wire/how-feds-use-transportation-funds-spy-you
“Last fall Amazon added capabilities that allow it to identify people in videos and follow their movements almost instantly.”
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/aclu-amazon-sell-face-recognition-tech-police-55351083
“Rekognition is currently used by police in Orlando and Oregon’s Washington County, often using nondisclosure agreements to avoid public disclosure.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/22/17379968/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-surveillance-aclu
“‘I was buying eggs. I don’t think that’s suspicious,’ Ana Suda said after last week’s incident with a Border Patrol agent.”