Federal Judge Eviscerates Albuquerque’s ‘Asset Forfeiture’ Racket

“A federal judge has ruled that Albuquerque’s civil asset forfeiture program violated residents’ due process rights by forcing them to prove their innocence to retrieve their cars. Under civil forfeiture laws, police can seize property suspected of being connected to criminal activity, even if the owner isn’t charged with a crime.”

Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/30/federal-judge-rules-albuquerques-asset-f

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How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions

“Jerome Jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, strip club owners, and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the FBI launched Operation ‘Final Answer.’”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-an-ex-cop-rigged-mcdonalds-monopoly-game-and-stole-millions

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Innocent Americans’ ‘Big Brother’: Secret Air Marshals Program

“A team of armed undercover US Air Marshals could be following you on your next flight, taking minute-by-minute notes whether or not you engage in such threatening behavior as sleeping on the plane, using a phone, going to the bathroom or talking to other passengers.  Despite its relative recency, the program is already operational across virtually all major airports.”

Read more: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-29/ordinary-us-citizens-now-surveilled-tsa-part-secret-new-program

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Facial Recognition Toll Booths Identify Drivers And Passengers, Notify Police In Seconds

“Roughly one in every two American adults—117 million people—are in the facial recognition networks used by law enforcement, according to a 2016 report.”

Read more: https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2018/07/facial-recognition-toll-booths-identify.html

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Amid exploding wait times, California DMV operator slept 2,200 hours on the job

“A California DMV employee went to sleep at her desk for three or more hours every day for nearly four years, according to a new state audit.”

Read more: https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/water-cooler/state-report-california-dmv-worker-slept-thousands-of-hours-on-the-job

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More and More of What We Do Depends on Government Permission

“That permission, unsurprisingly, is contingent on keeping government officials happy. Rub those officials the wrong way and they’ll strip you of permission to travel the roads, leave the country, or even make a living.  That’s not a recipe for a free country.”

Read more: https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/24/permitted-lives/print

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“Why does Anyone in this City Need a Gun?”

“[Mayor John Tory] did not mean that the cops who protect him do not need guns. He meant that ordinary citizens should be totally disarmed, hoping that thugs will also disarm, which would (inexplicably?) leave only the cops armed.”

Read more: https://www.econlib.org/why-does-anyone-in-this-city-need-a-gun/

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US breaks up phone scam where fake government agents believably extorted victims

“The fraudulent calls came suddenly and frequently while the scam was active from 2012 to 2016, according to court documents. A person posing as an Internal Revenue Service or immigration official was on the phone, threatening arrest, deportation or other penalties if the victims did not immediately pay their debts with prepaid cards or wire transfers.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/business/irs-phone-scams-jeff-sessions.html

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Sergeant fired in response to charging mayor, police chief with corruption

“The New Holland Police Department has fired a police sergeant just mere seconds after he served charges on the mayor and police chief. A GoFundMe account has been set up as a result.”

Read more: http://thefayetteadvocate.com/2018/07/23/sergeant-who-charged-mayor-police-chief-and-former-chief-fired/

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Family of Australian woman killed by US police for calling 911 sues for $50M

“The family of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the officer conspired with his partner to hide what really happened.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-woman-killed-minneapolis-officer-sues-145242868.html

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