Tag: police state
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dc cops, madd hoax, wargames, drugwars & la radar
dc cops getting semiautomatic riflesfrom upi: Civil rights activists say the move to arm District of Columbia Police Department patrol officers with semiautomatic weapons is going overboard. Officers will be given AR-15 rifles this summer as a way to combat dangerous criminals on the streets, The Washington Post reported Saturday. It is reported 352 officers…
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pentagon’s ray gun tested on mock protesters
from raw replay: CBS News’ David Martin reports that the Pentagon’s Active Denial System is basically a ray gun that’s perfect for crowd control. This non-lethal weapon could help eliminate the deaths incurred while trying to control crowds, especially in Iraq. But it’s not in Iraq yet. This video is from CBS’s 60 Minutes, broadcast…
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spy cams in uk planes scan your face for ‘air rage’
from threat level: A prototype surveillance system being tested by the European Union would place cameras inside the back of every passenger seat to track the facial expressions of travelers and catch would-be terrorists and unruly flyers on the brink of “air rage.” The Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment, or SAFEE, project…
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marines bringing combat training to indianapolis
from indystar: U.S. Marine helicopters will land at the old Eastgate Consumer Mall, Brookside Park and other Indianapolis locations when the city becomes a mock battlefield next week. About 2,300 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., will conduct urban warfare training from Wednesday through June 19 in and around…
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ny’s spy choppers & ‘rapid organ recovery’ ambulances
unmarked chopper patrols nyc from high abovefrom ap: “They don’t even know we’re here,” said crew chief John Diazo, speaking into a headset over the din of the aircraft’s engine. The helicopter’s unmarked paint job belies what’s inside: an arsenal of sophisticated surveillance and tracking equipment powerful enough to read license plates – or scan…
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court overrules texas polygamist sect raid
from bbc: An appeal court has ruled that US officials had no right to seize 463 children from a polygamist sect in western Texas last month. The court said that the reasons given for the children’s removal were “legally and factually insufficient”. But it did not immediately order the return of the children to the…
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as prices rise, snoops & snitches work overtime
contact crime stoppers to report a crime…like the stealing of a nationfrom nytimes: To gas prices, foreclosure rates and the cost of rice, add this rising economic indicator: the number of tips to the police from people hoping to collect reward money… with tipsters telling operators they need the money for rent, light bills or…
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Liberty City Police Are There To Help
A Liberty City TV Ad for Police Recruitment from forthcoming ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’.
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TSA To Install 200 More Body Scanners
from aviation news: TSA Administrator Kip Hawley, during congressional testimony on May 13, announced plans to deploy hundreds of next generation, multi-view x-ray machines and whole body imagers. During the next two weeks, the agency will install more than 200 of the faster, clearer x-ray machines to airports, including Philadelphia, Washington Dulles and Reagan National,…
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NYPD May Get ‘Pistol Cams’
The makers of a small, digital camera that attaches to the barrel of a gun say the device would have ended any dispute about what happened in the Sean Bell shooting. Now, a former Bronx homicide prosecutor who helped develop the Pistol Cam wants the NYPD to consider putting the audio and video gadget on…
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mayday! mayday! mayday! news overload!
US weighing readiness for military action against iran*limbaugh’s ‘operation chaos’ harks backto an earlier intel operation*rush limbaugh claims victory in pennsylvania*limbaugh dreams of dnc riot*dangerous pattern emerges as activists are framed,calls for violence are declared for denver dnc*iran dismisses reports US navy fired at iranian boat*when corporate media were imperial shills*pentagon cuts ties with mouthpieces*which…
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chicago police to use m4 carbines
from fort mill times: Chicago police officers will be armed with combat rifles to better rival the firepower of street gangs, police Superintendent Jody Weis has announced. Weis unveiled the plan to equip and train the department’s 13,500 officers with M4 carbines on Friday. Details about when the change would happen and who would pay…
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cameras, cops, confiscation & corruption
in more public places, cameras are on watchfrom boston globe: Over the past few years, some patrons of Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library have had the misfortune of encountering a person exposing himself. Five such incidents, along with vandalism that destroyed about $13,000 worth of property, prompted library officials and police to consider installing surveillance cameras,…
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darth vader police unleashed on nyc subways
from wcbs: More protection against terrorists is coming to a subway station near you. Starting Thursday, special bomb teams – “Torch Teams” – will be toting submachine guns and bringing bomb-sniffing dogs onto the platforms and into the trains… It’s a first for mass transit in the United States. NYPD officers, armed with rifles, submachine…