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42 days: UK accelerates slide into police state

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, politics, prison, surveillance | 3 Comments »

It is a principle of English common law that if the State is to arrest someone, it must charge them with a crime in relatively short order, or release them. It is known as the habeas corpus doctrine, and has ...

Texas: Court-mandated assault for skipping school

Sunday, June 8th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in torture | 4 Comments »

More torture for children's victimless crimes, courtesy of the State. Repeat after me: Public school is about learning, not indoctrination or obedience training Children are property Initiating violence against someone is OK when the law says so Children are slaves Offending the State is a true ...

Instant justice, Mississippi style

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | No Comments »

As is so often the case, there is no underlying charge here. Concerned that uniformed thugs are brutalizing someone and dare to make noise about it? Well, that's "interfering with police duties". Twitch a little when 50,000 volts is zapped ...

Thousands displaced in US-backed destruction in Pakistan

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »

Gosh it's good to know that the "free world" has such staunch allies in the war on "terror" who are willing to dispossess innocent multitudes in the name of victory. A fine application of Americans' tax dollars, and of course ...

Electroshock torture new penalty for expired tag?

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | No Comments »

Ah it's great how a victimless status crime such as driving with an expired license plate can lead to electroshock torture these days. Didn't pay your tax on time? Ride the taser. Sure, the officer wasn't "adequately trained in the ...

San Francisco taxpayers billed $235,000 for aggro cop

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police | 2 Comments »

From the San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. settles excessive force suit for $235,000 Sunday, May 11, 2008 Kelly Medora, a petite preschool teacher who weighed about 118 pounds, went out with a friend in North Beach one Saturday night in 2005 for some fun. Instead, ...