Border Patrol Recorded Joking About Children Sobbing For Their Parents
"ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, published the audio of children crying 'Mami' and 'Papi' while at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facility on Monday."
"ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, published the audio of children crying 'Mami' and 'Papi' while at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facility on Monday."
"Authorities believe that the assaults had been going on for months and perhaps years; the girl’s mother was allegedly blackmailed by the deputy to 'place her in fear' so she would not report the assaults."
"There’s little room for indiscretions, imperfections, or acts of independence—especially not when the government can listen in on your phone calls, monitor your driving habits, track your movements, scrutinize your purchases and peer through the walls of your home."
"From the federal Department of Homeland Security down to local police departments, governmental use of biometric facial recognition software has gained a startling amount of traction in recent years. And these agencies are getting help from big business, to boot."
"Few commentators are recognizing the vast peril to democracy posed by the sweeping prerogatives of federal agencies."
"The administration argued that it was just enforcing the law."
"Thirty-one states now allow law-enforcement officials to access license photos to help identify potential suspects."
"How interesting that when it comes time for the government to pay out for the value of a human life they took, its valuation of a human life suddenly drops like a rock."
"With its intention to destroy the black community and anti-war peace activists, which has certainly been 'successfully' achieved for the black community, the shamefulness of the War on Drugs is elevated to a much higher level of despicably, evil immorality."
"Marco Antonio Muñoz, 39, was found on May 13 in his Texas jail cell, 'in a pool of blood with an item of clothing twisted around his neck.'"