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Lizzybean

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25. Police State at the Highest and Lowest Levels

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 06:41 AM

Feb 2012

I believe the reason the Police State works is because most citizens have been brainwashed to believe the police/law enforcement are ALWAYS right and ALWAYS deserve the benefit of the doubt. On Sunday a police officer pulled a gun on a pregnant woman and her husband at a local walmart for holding up a line. According to reports he never identified himself as an officer and there were hundreds of people present. The officer, Kendall County Sheriff's Deputy Craig French was NOT arrested, but the pregnant woman's husband was charged with arrested for misdemeanor battery against a police officer. And this officer is on paid leave. It feels like no one is safe from those who have a badge and/or security clearance.

Link to the story: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/kendall-county-sheriffs-deputy-craig-french-pregnant-woman-jason-thurmond-gun-oswego-walmart-20120208

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Is America a Police State? [View all] NorthCarolina Feb 2012 OP

Its rapidly getting there, but its not something comfortable to discuss quinnox Feb 2012 #1

Links between Republicanism, and Classic Fascism, Secret Police Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #31

It keeps getting more fascist by the second. phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #2

Well, not quite fascist...that's for rank beginners nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #20

It does. Obama wasn't the President that started us on this path HOWEVER he has broden this Justice wanted Feb 2012 #3

No. Just more OpEdNews horseshit. nt TheWraith Feb 2012 #4

He says, unable to refute ANY of the facts listed in the OP. Bonobo Feb 2012 #6

That's just the Bill Kristol fan club checking in. izquierdista Feb 2012 #11

Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side. nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #12

And an even more stunning analysis from the tag team. JTFrog Feb 2012 #18

Author also wrote this: Commentary: Impeach Obama Now SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #5

See post #6. Equally appropriate for you. nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #7

No thanks SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #8

It's not an article; it's an opinion piece DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2012 #17

It's definitely become something different than what I grew up with and was taught ... n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #9

No. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #10

LOL....I guess you have no reasons just your opinion! Logical Feb 2012 #14

Became a Police State on Sept 11. 2001. lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #13

Of course it is. Fear keeps us in line and allows the government to..... Logical Feb 2012 #15

so a president can kill anybody he wants and that is seen as a good thing. ok nt msongs Feb 2012 #16

Inverted Totalitariansm... Lovely term nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #19

We have the highest prison population on the planet. sarcasmo Feb 2012 #21

That statistic speaks volumes. nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #27

ANYTHING BUT THE GODDAM SOCIALISTS cbrer Feb 2012 #22

Nnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #23

This nearly made my head explode HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #24

Many phones have GPS in them these days octothorpe Feb 2012 #26

You're right HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #30

Police State at the Highest and Lowest Levels Lizzybean Feb 2012 #25

What about continuous Computer surveillance? Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #28

Has the USA Patriot Act and the telecom immunity bill been repealed yet? No? Oh well... Selatius Feb 2012 #29