america's budding police state

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:10 pm

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-11-25/americas-budding-police-state

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:13 pm

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2013-08-14/u-s-criminal-justice-is-a-disgrace

The U.S. is not a forgiving country, and most Americans believe in harsh punishment for serious crimes. I’ve no quarrel with that. But the principle of proportionality -- really, the very notion of justice in sentencing -- seems to have been overthrown. According to a forthcoming report from the American Civil Liberties Union, 2,074 federal inmates are serving sentences of life imprisonment without possibility of parole for nonviolent crimes. Think about that.

The U.S. -- a country that loves freedom, so I’m told -- has virtually abolished trial by jury. According to one recent count, guilty pleas resolve 97 percent of federal cases that are prosecuted to a conclusion. Instead of bothersome trials, the U.S. has a plea-bargain system in which prosecutors not only bring the charge but also, in effect, determine guilt and pass sentence. As this astonishing assault on civil liberty proceeds, judges have allowed themselves to be turned into rubber-stamping functionaries, apparently for reasons of administrative simplicity.

by truthbetold Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:01 pm

http://www.teaparty.org/obama-to-make-america-a-police-state-shocking-video-22235/

"How does someone dismiss 2 billion rounds of ammunition, tens of thousands of full automatic “assault rifles”, and MRAP armored vehicles with gun ports and machine gun mounts operated by local law enforcement? What SWAT team really needs this kind of firepower? Who are they going to use this equipment against? Both political parties refuse to secure the border and do anything about all the illegal aliens. It is very apparent that they aren’t looking to round up illegal aliens so why do we find ourselves with an internal security apparatus having so much armament? - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/obama-to-make-america-a-police-state-shocking-video-22235/#sthash.cBCSVp4G.dpuf"

It is interesting to know that ACLU and Tea Party are saying the same thing. It must be true.

by Hellsangel Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:07 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/01/politics/ferguson-police-militarization-white-house/index.html

Much ado about nothing.

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