Control of the news media is an instrumental, key feature to any totalitarian government. In contrast, the primary reason this experiment known as the United States has lasted so long under relatively free conditions is due to the preservation of free speech (and press) via the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In case you haven’t read it Read More…
Tag: Constitutional Rights
Arkansas State Rep. Who Pushed for Law to Film Cops — Arrested for Filming Cops
Little Rock, AK — (RT) An Arkansas politician who helped pass state legislation protecting people who film the police, has been arrested for… filming the police. Representative John Walker was arrested by Little Rock police on Monday for filming the arrest of a driver and his passenger following a traffic stop and charged with “obstruction of government Read More…
Innocent Man Beaten and Arrested by Police After Being Accused of Breaking Into His Own House
“I wouldn’t dare as a chief tell anyone this kinda thing never happens…But what they can be assured of is we take this very serious.” There are few topics more heatedly debated in today’s political climate than that of police brutality and the rising police state. With each polarizing video that surfaces, the country is Read More…
NYPD Steals $18,000 from Man Because He Was Carrying a Banned Pocket Knife
In the past five years, the New York Police Department has spent $347,000 on false arrest lawsuit settlements. According to the Village Voice, these costs stem from the city’s “gravity knife statute.” Passed in 1958, the law banned New York residents from carrying knives fitted with blades that fall out of the handle as the user points Read More…
Jesse Ventura Just Shut down the National Anthem Debate — for Good
Colin Kaepernick set the internet ablaze with his stance, or kneel, against the national anthem at a pre-season football game last month. Since his lone act, others have joined in the viral protest, from an entire NFL team to high school football players. Kaepernick has now taken to kneeling during the national anthem, and it’s driving Read More…
Dispensary Warriors
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” – Nelson Madela Meet Joe Cannabis (Joe’s name has been changed at his request). Joe is your average American citizen. He smokes marijuana for fun every so often but has slowed down Read More…