in other words…do you have misdirected fear? Should I be afraid that you are going to kill me, or my innocent family with your smart bombs? or is it just an excuse to steal the natural resources of my home land?
No wonder the world hates Americans
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– Adolf Hitler
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its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed
The ACLU of Maryland is defending Anthony Graber, who potentially faces sixteen years in prison if found guilty of violating state wiretap laws because he recorded video of an officer drawing a gun during a traffic stop. In a trend that we’ve seen across the country, police have become increasingly hostile to bystanders recording their actions. You can read some examples here, here and here.
However, the scale of the Maryland State Police reaction to Anthony Graber’s video is unprecedented. Once they learned of the video on YouTube, Graber’s parents house was raided, searched, and four of his computers were confiscated. Graber was arrested, booked and jailed. Their actions are a calculated method of intimidation. Another person has since been similarly charged under the same statute.
The wiretap law being used to charge Anthony Graber is intended to protect private communication between two parties. According to David Rocah, the ACLU attorney handling Mr. Graber’s case, “To charge Graber with violating the law, you would have to conclude that a police officer on a public road, wearing a badge and a uniform, performing his official duty, pulling someone over, somehow has a right to privacy when it comes to the conversation he has with the motorist.”
(via digby)
- The ego out of fear is what blocks someone, like an electric fence, from exploring their consciousness.
- The ego has deluded itself into thinking that it is the only part of your conscious mind that exists. It’s like a lake that thinks it’s the ocean.
- Perpetual conflict, problems, chaos,…
