Category: POLICE STATE

Authoritarianism: Response to Police Misconduct? A Slap on the Wrist
Authoritarianism: when police misconduct is accepted. A cop trips up students on a soccer field for kicks; a woman is thrown to the ground, handcuffed and crammed into a police car by four officers, for jaywalking. In what other profession could anyone behave that way? ... Read More

Are You a U.S. Citizen?: Crossing Internal Checkpoints While Alien
How to deal with American authoritarianism when crossing internal checkpoints. What do you answer when asked, "Are you a U.S. Citizen?" What do you answer when you're a resident alien? ... Read More

Reese Witherspoon v. Police: America Is a Police State and Nobody Minds
Last week Reese Witherspoon's husband was arrested for driving drunk. But Reese was arrested, too. Why? She got out of the car! Reese v. the police -- guess who won? America is a police state and nobody seems to notice, or mind ... Read More