Papers, please! NOW!!!

Comment #9

jim695 — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:28:39 GMT

Last Wednesday, I stood trial on two counts of Felony Pointing A Firearm. My trial began at 7:30am, and, after 8 1/2 hours of hearing testimony and nearly 9 hours of deliberation, the jury returned their verdicts of NOT GUILTY on BOTH counts at 2:05am the following morning. Now here's the funny part (assuming there is one): I had told my attorney to make it very clear, to all those who would testify, that I would pursue perjury charges against anyone who lied on the witness stan... [ More ]

Comment #8

justxploring — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:22:25 GMT

A new program (called the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system, or US-VISIT) was launched to photograph and fingerprint every foreigner who needs a visa to enter the United States. "The system," said one expert, "seems to presume that most terrorists are fools."»[NY Daily News

Comment #7

justxploring — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:46:03 GMT

Regarding tasers, a little boy in FL was tasered by police officers for having a tantrum in his first grade class after being sent to the principal's office. He had broken a picture frame and cut himself with a piece of glass. According to the police, he still had a piece of sharp glass in his hand when then arrived. 50,000 bolts were shot into his little body to subdue him. I wonder if being a 6 year old Black kid had anything to do with it. In another incident in Florida, an officer chas... [ More ]

Comment #6

jim695 — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:42:00 GMT

Yes, that's true; anyone can be arrested at any time for anything, real or imagined, but it gets worse. The police and prosecutors aren't required to answer for their actions, even when they screw up, as they enjoy broad political immunities from such inconveniences. If you're charged with a felony and ultimately exonerated, it's entirely up to the prosecutor whether you'll have an arrest record or not. He has the power to expunge the arrest from the books but, more often than not, he'll refuse,... [ More ]

Comment #5

LottoVantage — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:05:45 GMT

Man that makes me want to explode! Best of luck to you...

Comment #4

Rick G — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:05:45 GMT

Holy crap, Jim. I hope everything turns out OK for you. Anyone reading this, remember you do not have to be guilty of a crime to be harrassed and prosecuted. It is no longer innocent until proven guilty in the US. You could spend years in detention before you even have a chance to prove your innocence and it might be in front of a military tribunal instead of a judge and jury. This is not paranoia it is stark reality.

Comment #3

jim695 — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:44:16 GMT

Now, as I was facing my mother, I could see the other driver bail out of his vehicle as he ran into a nearby woods. I told Ma, "He's taking off!" I released my seatbelt and ran to the back of my truck. From there, I had a clear view of the back end of his truck, and I was surprised when I saw him return to his vehicle. He leaned into the cab, grabbed something off the front seat (it looked like a gallon-sized Ziploc baggie, but I wasn't close enough to see what it contained), and ran back... [ More ]

Comment #2

Rick G — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:56:03 GMT

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Comment #1

LottoVantage — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:23:07 GMT

This is absolutely unbelievable if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes! What in the hell is this country turning in to? I guess some idiot is going to come along now and say, hey, Clinton's the cause of all that, so blame the Democrats for this and everything else going wrong here!!! I am just about full of seeing everything going wrong in this country getting jammed up the Democrat's a$$e$ around here! Wake up people and get a life before it's YOUR turn on the floor!

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Rick G — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:55:12 GMT