Thread: The US Has Become A Worse Police State Than Orwell Could Imagine

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A Hidden Camera During DUI Checkpoint Exposes the Vileness of the American Police State

By Matt Agorist on January 6, 2014

“He’s perfectly innocent, he knows his rights, he knows what the Constitution says.” mutters the power tripping jackboot cop as he tears apart this innocent man’s vehicle for no other reason than to flex his “authority.”

“It wasn’t a very good alert….” brags the other jackboot about the drug dog “giving them permission” to search this man’s vehicle. He was likely about to confess to just how arbitrary their decision was in violating this innocent person’s rights, when he spots the camera.
“Hey Jim……” and they realize they’ve been bamboozled.

Watching this video is incredibly grounding, we can see just how far the US has progressed into a totalitarian police state. These Stasi checkpoints are NOT for your safety, they are to condition innocent people into acquiescing to state intimidation. If you doubt that claim, research how many of these “DUI Checkpoints” actually catch people that are DUI.

Here are the numbers from the checkpoint that night:

• 250 vehicles passed through the checkpoint
• 20 vehicles were detained that required further investigation
• Three vehicles were searched
• One misdemeanor arrest was made
• 32 citations were issued: Two child restraint device citations, one DUI, 10 citations for violations of the registration law, four citations for violation of the light law, one revoked/suspended driver’s license, six financial responsibility (no insurance), six other driver’s license law violations, and two safety belt law violations.

Only one DUI arrest was made. One out of 250. 250 people were stopped, questioned, their rights violated, and faced potential and real harassment so this department could be 0.4% effective at stopping drunk driving.

The police state expanding around us is grotesque and vile, and worse yet is the fact that it is accepted by most Americans because they think it is necessary for their safety.


Published on Jul 4, 2013
Police won't let me know if I'm being detained (I broke no laws), they use their K-9 to false alert on my car giving themselves permission to search my stuff, and lie about me having illegal drugs in my car. They eventually let me go with no charges.

Here are the numbers from the checkpoint that night:
» 250 vehicles passed through the checkpoint
» 20 vehicles were detained that required further investigation
» Three vehicles were searched
» One misdemeanor arrest was made
» 32 citations were issued: Two child restraint device citations, one DUI, 10 citations for violations of the registration law, four citations for violation of the light law, one revoked/suspended driver's license, six financial responsibility (no insurance), six other driver's license law violations, and two safety belt law violations.

Only one DUI arrest was made. One out of 250. That's less than one percent. It seems to me that these police checkpoints are nothing more than just fund raisers for themselves. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/10/1... At a DUI stop, the police are only supposed to stop people for a short period of time to see if they are driving impaired. They are NOT supposed to be issuing citations to people.
Another reason why I disagree with checkpoints: In America, you are innocent until proven guilty. At checkpoints, that is pretty much reversed. In the future, I recommend that all motorists record their encounters with law enforcement.

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We must continue to expose the tyrants, we must help to lessen the ignorance in ourselves, and those around us.

Americans accept this tyranny because it has been incrementally phased into their perception. If they could step outside of their lazy-boys and football for just a minute, they’d be able to see reality. The reality is that we are being enslaved by a system of taxation and oppression.
The only way out of this system is knowledge. We, the people, have no way of defending against drones, tanks, tomahawk missiles, etc., so violence would prove futile and only convert tyrants in to martyrs.

To quote Harriet Tubman, who became famous for her resistance to slavery and rescuing other slaves from their bondage, “I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves.”


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Drug Kingpin Arrested in Detroit, Turns Out He’s a Former Cop


By John Vibes on August 13, 2014
Former Detroit police officer Brandon Allen appeared in court this week, where he was formally accused of running a drug cartel, that largely controlled the sale and distribution of black market pharmaceutical drugs across several states.


According to prosecutors, Allen was the kingpin behind an underground operation that distributed painkillers, specifically oxycodone, in West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio for at least five years.

After an extensive investigation that spanned several months, he was arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport while attempting to board a flight to the Dominican Republic, just weeks ago.

“There was so much need for drugs down here and he had an ability to distribute it. He’s allegedly selling these drugs at 22 dollars a piece. 3, 4 thousand pills at a time. That’s a large profit margin for him,” Prosecutor Keller Blackburn told reporters.

According to Blackburn, Allen was running a $3 Million drug operation at the same time he was arresting other black market entrepreneurs for doing the same exact thing. Allen also has a prior conviction for felony extortion, but details of that charge have not been made public.

His next court appearance is September 15th and his jury trial date is set for October 7th.

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John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war. In addition to his writing and activist work he is also the owner of a successful music promotion company. In 2013, he became one of the organizers of the Free Your Mind Conference, which features top caliber speakers and whistle-blowers from all over the world. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can find his 65 chapter Book entitled “Alchemy of the Timeless Renaissance” at bookpatch.com.

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HEY, GOOFY LOOTERS: ‘Us Acting A Fool, When We’re Pissed Off At The Police, Is Not Helping’
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HEY, GOOFY LOOTERS: ‘Us Acting A Fool, When We’re Pissed Off At The Police, Is Not Helping’

Posted on August 13, 2014

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"Ferguson Missouri" Michael Brown
When will we change as Black people.

Johnathan Gentry slams the looters in St. Louis for their ridiculous behavior in this epic rant. He calls for the black community to go through true change. Check it out.

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Shock Video: Ferguson Police Deliberately Tear Gas Journalists

By The Free Thought Project on August 14, 2014


by STEVE_WATSON | AUGUST 14, 2014 | Infowars.com

Shocking footage out of Ferguson, Missouri shows that police are deliberately targeting journalists as part of a military-style crackdown that has caused outrage, with even Newsweek acknowledging that U.S. law enforcement is now akin to an occupying army.




The clip shows Al-Jazeera journalists preparing to do a live camera shot of the scene in Ferguson before they are hit with a round of tear gas. The reporters run in the opposite direction. Subsequent photographs show militarized police officers seizing and dismantling their camera equipment as another officer points a sniper rifle at the fleeing reporters.



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More proof militarized cops in #Ferguson are deliberately targeting media. This has nothing to do with looters.
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It is important to emphasize that this is no longer about looting. The police were AWOL when the looting unfolded on Sunday night. Since that time the looting has all but stopped but the crackdown against peaceful protesters and journalists has intensified.

Two journalists working for the Huffington Post and the Washington Post were also arrested for not leaving a McDonalds quickly enough, as shown in the video below.

Infowars reporter Joe Biggs was also struck by rubber bullets and tear gassed, in addition to having a sniper aim a gun at his head.

St. Louis alderman Antonio French was also arrested and held overnight for the crime of exiting his car. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced this morning that he would visit the town as concerns about wider civil unrest grow.


In arresting, assaulting and intimidating local officials and journalists, Ferguson police are clearly trying to create a chilling effect to discourage media coverage of their brutality and scare other reporters away from covering the story.

The situation in Ferguson is so ominous that evenNewsweek is now reporting that America’s police have “become an army” and are “indistinguishable from soldiers,” a chilling acknowledgment given that we were labeled “conspiracy theorists” time and time again for warning about martial law in the past.

By instituting a military-style occupation of the town and aggressively targeting journalists and peaceful protesters, authorities are only increasing the likelihood of further disorder and civil unrest spreading to other areas.


In a related development, the Anonymous hacker group publicly released the name of the officer responsible for shooting 18-year-old Michael Brown and have vowed to release his photo and address if authorities do not respond today.

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President Obama will make a statement at 12:15 p.m. on the protests in Ferguson and U.S. efforts in Iraq.


Obama to speak on Ferguson protests, Iraq
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President Obama will make a statement Thursday at 12:15 p.m. from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., addressing the violence in Ferguson, Mo., and U.S. efforts in Iraq to push back militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The president was briefed Wednesday night by Attorney General Eric Holder and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett about the clashes between protesters and police in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb.

Overnight, more than a dozen people — including reporters for the Huffington Post and The Washington Post — were arrested in the fourth consecutive day of mass protests following the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.Local police, already facing accusations of using excessive force in the incident, fired smoke bombs and tear gas into crowds of demonstrators.
White House officials expect the president will hold another meeting Thursday morning with advisers to be updated on the situation.
Earlier this week, Obama issued a written statement calling for "reflection and understanding" after Brown's killing, imploring those upset over the death to conduct a discussion "in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds." He and first lady Michelle Obama also personally reached out to the Brown family to express their condolences, according to White House spokesman Eric Schultz.
But the words appear to have done little to diffuse the situation, with protestors in Ferguson saying Brown's death was emblematic of long-brewing racial tensions in the town.
On Iraq, Obama is expected to provide an update on the ongoing humanitarian mission to help thousands of minorities who were trapped on Mount Sinjar, fearing slaughter from Sunni extremists who have seized large swaths of northern Iraq.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon said it had determined that thousands of the Yazidis trapped on the mountain had been able to escape because of the success of U.S. humanitarian airdrops and strikes on militant targets.
"The Yazidis who remain are in better condition than previously believed and continue to have access to the food and water that we have dropped," said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby. "Based on this assessment the interagency has determined that an evacuation mission is far less likely."
Obama’s address comes as the number of U.S. forces in Iraq has inched up to 1,000.


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Developing:: St. Louis County Police to Be Removed From Ferguson

Emmanuel August 14, 2014

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will announce that St. Louis County law enforcement will be relieved of duty in Ferguson, which has been roiled by protests after the shooting death by police of an unarmed teenager, according to Representative William Lacy Clay.
By Jonathan Allen and Toluse Olorunnipa Aug 14, 2014 10:47 AM CT
Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images Police stand watch on Aug. 13, 2014 as demonstrators protest the shooting death of… Read More

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will announce that St. Louis County law enforcement will be relieved of duty in Ferguson, which has been roiled by protests after the shooting death by police of an unarmed teenager, according to Representative William Lacy Clay.
“The governor just called me, and he’s on his way to St. Louis now to announce he’s taking away St. Louis County police out of the situation,” Clay, a Missouri Democrat, said in a telephone interview. He added that Nixon may ask the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to step in.
Clay said that he has been urging U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to “take over the entire situation because we will not get justice for Michael Brown and his family and friends if the St. Louis County police and prosecutor have a say.”

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Police and protesters in the St. Louis suburb are engaged in a standoff entering its sixth day in the wake of the Aug. 9 shooting of Brown. Police say the 18-year-old had fought the officer over his weapon, while Ferguson residents say Brown was shot while putting his hands up in surrender.

Obama Briefed
President Barack Obama, who is vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, hasn’t reacted publicly to what’s happening in Ferguson since Aug. 12, when he issued a written statement calling the death “heartbreaking.”
Obama was briefed last night on what’s going on there by Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser, and Holder, both of whom are also on the resort island, White House Deputy Press SecretaryEric Schultz said in an e-mail yesterday.
The president is scheduled to speak to reporters at about 12:15 p.m. New York time, the White House said.
The president had another briefing on the topic scheduled for this morning and “senior staff will continue to update the president as needed,” Schultz said.
A White House spokesman referred questions about the situation to the Justice Department. The FBI on Aug. 11 opened an investigation into the Brown shooting, with Holder calling for a “fulsome review.”
Clay said federal and state authorities have waited too long to take control of the situation.

“They are relying on the St. Louis County authorities to do the right thing,” Clay said. “Now the governor realizes that they’re not going to do the right thing.”

‘Police Terrorism’
About 2 a.m. today, a group of more than 50 police officers in full protective gear drove three black armored vehicles to the Ferguson police department. Officers pointed guns at the crowd and told everyone to disperse immediately or face arrest. Protesters, who raised their hands and dropped to their knees, later departed, with some shouting expletives at the police.
“This is police terrorism at its finest,” said Kyra Rayford, a 24-year-old from St. Louis who was waving a sign across the street from the police department. “They’ve been using unnecessary aggression and force. They’re violating our civil rights.”
The officer’s name hasn’t been released.
Police officers in military-style regalia yesterday fired tear gas at groups of protesters, and reporters from the Washington Post and The Huffington Post were arrested.

‘No Justification’
Wesley Lowery, a reporter for the Washington Post, wrote that he was handcuffed by officers in a McDonald’s restaurant after attempting to videotape them. Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly were briefly detained, then released without charges, he wrote on the Washington Post’s website.
Marty Baron, the executive editor of the Washington Post, said he was “appalled” at how reporters were being treated.
“There was absolutely no justification for his arrest,” Baron said in a statement.
Nixon, who canceled a trip to the state fair to head to Ferguson, said he planned to urge both the police and residents to refrain from violence.
“The worsening situation in Ferguson is deeply troubling, and does not represent who we are as Missourians or as Americans,” Nixon, a 58-year-old Democrat, said in a statement. “While we all respect the solemn responsibility of our law enforcement officers to protect the public, we must also safeguard the rights of Missourians to peaceably assemble and the rights of the press to report on matters of public concern.”
To contact the reporters on this story: Jonathan Allen in Washington atjallen149@bloomberg.net; Toluse Olorunnipa in Tallahassee, Florida attolorunnipa@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Craig Gordon atcgordon39@bloomberg.net; Alan Goldstein at agoldstein5@bloomberg.net Michael Shepard, Mark Schoifet

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