US becoming a police state???

Baron1710 · #1 05-12-2009, 07:52 AM

The Electronic Police State national rankings ranked the US 6th, Behind only:

1. China
2. North Korea
3. Belarus
4. Russia
5. United Kingdom: England & Wales

6. United States of America

https://secure.cryptohippie.com/pubs/EPS-2008.pdf

Digging4Truth · #2 05-12-2009, 07:56 AM

Yep....

Without a doubt.

n david · #3 05-12-2009, 07:57 AM

The Patriot Act started the process . . .

Twisp · #4 05-12-2009, 07:59 AM

That seems to be what most governments evolve into. Fear-mongering by the media, coupled with a general political disconnect from the working class, and the path is taken. All under the guise of, "It's for the children!".

Baron1710 · #5 05-12-2009, 08:01 AM

In an Electronic Police State, every surveillance camera recording, every
email you send, every Internet site you surf, every post you make, every
check you write, every credit card swipe, every cell phone ping… are all
criminal evidence, and they are held in searchable databases, for a long,
long time. Whoever holds this evidence can make you look very, very bad
whenever they care enough to do so. You can be prosecuted whenever
they feel like it – the evidence is already in their database.

edjen01 · #6 05-12-2009, 08:04 AM

we must be protected from ourselves.....this only for our own good.

Digging4Truth · #7 05-12-2009, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n david

The Patriot Act started the process . . .

Indeed it did.

rgcraig · #8 05-12-2009, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baron1710

In an Electronic Police State, every surveillance camera recording, every
email you send, every Internet site you surf, every post you make, every
check you write, every credit card swipe, every cell phone ping… are all
criminal evidence, and they are held in searchable databases, for a long,
long time. Whoever holds this evidence can make you look very, very bad
whenever they care enough to do so. You can be prosecuted whenever
they feel like it – the evidence is already in their database.

And you can avoid this by......?

Baron1710 · #9 05-12-2009, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgcraig

And you can avoid this by......?

Paying cash, dropping your cell in the toilet, closing your bank account, quit posting on AFF, and send your cash to me so I can handle the details of erasing you from the system.

Baron1710 · #10 05-12-2009, 08:23 AM

Or restrict the government's access to this information without a valid warrant under the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution.

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."