If you’re shy about being naked in front of others, you’d better avoid being arrested – for anything. According to an April 2 Supreme Court ruling, anyone arrested for any crime can be strip-searched. Prior to 9/11, the prevalent attitude among law enforcement agencies was that strip-searches were inadmissible in relatively minor crimes. However,...
The U.S. military has unveiled its newest approach to crowd control, the Active Denial System, a heat ray that sends out a high-frequency electromagnetic ray. People hit with the ray feel an intense, unbearable heat. The military touts the ray’s “far-ranging” capabilities and is looking at “many different applications” for its possible use. Marine...
A bill passed Monday in the US House of Representatives and Thursday in the Senate would make it a felony—a serious criminal offense punishable by lengthy terms of incarceration—to participate in many forms of protest associated with the Occupy Wall Street protests of last year. Several commentators have dubbed it the “anti-Occupy” law, but...
With minimal media debate, at a time when Americans were celebrating the New Year with their loved ones, the “National Defense Authorization Act ” H.R. 1540 was signed into law by President Barack Obama. The actual signing took place in Hawaii on the 31st of December. According to Obama’s “signing statement”, the threat of Al...
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