TAG: police state

All the Creepy Ways Big Brother Is Watching You

John W. Whitehead – Today, there’s little room for indiscretions, imperfections, or acts of independence—especially not when the government can listen in on your phone calls, monitor your driving habits, track your movements, scrutinize your purchases and peer through the walls of your home.

5 Reasons to Expect Police Brutality to Get Worse Before it Gets Better

Isaac Davis, Contributor Waking Times Few things are more disturbing than looking at the news each day to find yet another shocking case of American police officers using excessive brutality and belligerence against the public. There is no justification for this, and as the list of egregious rights violations by the police grows, more Americans may

Ferguson Everywhere Now

Luke Nephew, Waging Nonviolence Guest Waking Times  Blood is dripping down our faces onto the stainless steel of the armored police van. The hot yellow light flickers against the angry eyes of six young black men. We are trembling in pain and rage. Our chests are heaving. We are still breathing. One man’s eyes stare into mine. “They

New Anti Police State App Helps You “See Something, Say Something” in Real-Time

Waking Times Recent studies have shown that police are held almost completely unaccountable by the current systems of governmental oversight. Perhaps this is the reason why you are 9 times more likely to be killed by a law enforcement officer than a terrorist. Rather than wait for bloated bureaucracy or corrupt government to save the day, we as activists have

Scientific Verification that Solitary Confinement is Torture

Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times Something has gone terribly wrong with criminal justice in the United States and our once inspiring nation has now become a frightening police state. While occasionally we do hear a  story of a police officer committing an unusually kind act, unfortunately the national media is dominated by stories of

How to Talk to Kids About the Police State

Sigmund Fraud, Staff Writer Waking Times While many adults would prefer to ignore it, a police state has already risen amongst the once free nations of the West. The legal framework and technology for this advanced big brother nightmare has been developing for decades, and as such, it is unlikely that the trend towards even


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