Tag: big government
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U.S. Failed Drug War Creates Terrorism
Thirty-eight million arrests, most for simple possession. Lives ruined, families disrupted. America turned into the most prison-happy nation on the face of the Earth. Illegal rewards incentivizing shooting fields in inner-city neighborhoods — enough bloodshed to appall even an Al Capone. Over $1 trillion in taxpayer outlays. Thirty-six years after President Nixon inaugurated this country’s…
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Papers Please: Arrested At Circuit City for Refusing to Show Receipt and Not Producing A License
“Michael Righi was arrested in Ohio over the weekend after refusing to show his receipt when leaving Circuit City. When the manger and ‘loss prevention’ employee physically prevented the vehicle he was a passenger in from leaving the parking lot, he called the police, who arrived, searched his bag and found he hadn’t stolen anything.…