Public School Students Are the New Inmates in the American Police State

Microcosms of the police state, America’s public schools contain almost every aspect of the militarized, intolerant, senseless, overcriminalized, legalistic, surveillance-riddled, totalitarian landscape that plagues those of us on the “outside.”

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Tennessee legislature votes unanimously to nullify some federal roadside checkpoints

Practically speaking, the bill would block roadblocks set up as part of a multimillion dollar federal study run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation based in Maryland operates the checkpoints, run by uniformed officers. Officers offer motorists cash for DNA samples, generally $10 for a cheek-swab and $50 for blood. Officers reportedly up the ante for motorists who refuse, offering $100.

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Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers

Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers by Andy Greenberg Giving Transportation Security Administration agents a peek under your clothes may soon be a practice that goes well beyond airport checkpoints. Newly u...

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