The ability to levy fines against ordinary citizens provides an incentive to both find wrongdoing (whether it exists or not) and to create more laws to enforce penalties. It is the "profit motive" of some law enforcement. The unfortunate reality is that those least...
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Customs And The Use Of Social Media Surveillance
Once again, be careful what you put on social media. Big Brother and Sister are watching.
Confidentiality and Alexa
The California State Bar has come out and said that Alexa should be disabled when an attorney is working from home. Yet another warning about the level of passive surveillance that people allow into their homes for convenience. And yet another warning that once...
Depends On How You Define It
Crime supposedly went down last year And personally there appeared to be way less charges of driving under the influence (which makes sense if everyone is home and the bars are closed) but far more allegations of domestic violence. And I'm not sure how this tracks...
More On Civil Asset Forfeiture And Its Many Negative Impacts
Via The Crime Report: Since 2000, authorities have accumulated $69 billion in forfeiture revenue, according to an Institute for Justice report. Several prominent cases have demonstrated the failure of civil asset forfeiture. In 2019, the Drug Enforcement...
Civil Asset Forfeiture In USA Today
USA Today: "Our View: Civil asset forfeiture, meant to fight crime by taking profits from drug dealers, often turns cops into bounty hunters who can’t imagine the many legitimate reasons people carry cash." Asa things have progressed many of the States have been...
Supreme Court Denies Challenge To The Draft
From a philosophical and moral perspective the draft should be abolished. If you believe in the moral justification for war, then by definition you shouldn't need to force people to engage in it. Regardless, the Supreme Court pushed.
War On Pain Pills
And the consequences haven't been good for people suffering from pain, or from stopping people from using them. "The government's efforts to get between people and the drugs they want have not prevented drug use, but they have made it more dangerous."
Does the Right To Bear Arms Extend Past Your Doorstep?
Hawaii and the ninth circuit court of appeals says no. The Supreme Court is looking at it, but they might dodge the issue unfortunately.
Protecting Location Data
There is bipartisan support for requiring a warrant to get people's location data and would ban law enforcement from purchasing the data. This is a step in the right direction if you believe in people's right to privacy and their freedom of assembly and association....