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Cops High Five use of beer bong at philles game.

anothermark — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:42 +0000

Cops High Five use of beer bong at philles game. It is tough to make this 50 characters, but I wonder how often something like this could happen. Should we give these cops a Liberty Service Medal, for recognizing the right of a citizen to pursue happiness? I wonder how many cops would be checking regulations to find something to charge her with.

Man runs out of gas, sets up drum kit on Interstate 695

Mattfree88 — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:11:58 +0000

Man runs out of gas, sets up drum kit on Interstate 695

Driver not cited and continued on his way after highway officials help

NYC change parking rules then tickets parked cars $115

Razor512 — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:07 +0000

In NYC, an arbitrary stretch of road which previously allowed parking, was suddenly changed to no standing any time. After the change, within 25 minutes, parking enforcement arrived and began issuing $115 parking tickets. When confronted about the sudden rule change and the fact that people did not have time to move, none of them seemed to care.

Furthermore, the official response basically told the owners of those cars that if they didn't like the ticket then they can fight it in court.

NH city suing ‘Robin Hood’ for paying parking meters of strangers

phonon — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:27:41 +0000

The city of Keene, N.H., is suing “Robin Hood and his Merry Men” — a group that has made a name for itself by paying people’s parking meters before they can get slapped with a ticket from local parking enforcement officers. The Union Leader reported Tuesday that six “Robin Hooders” troll the streets of the city’s quaint downtown in search of cars parked at expired meters.

3D printed guns are going to create big legal precedents

JHalstead — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:22:17 +0000

A test case between Cody Wilson and the US government could have implications for regulation of the internet

Garden Rebels: 10 Ways to Sow Revolution in Your Back Yard

StrayLite — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:51:23 +0000

Having a home garden is actually civil disobeidence in some places. Article from "The Organic Prepper"

Cops Go After Opinionated Quilt Maker

StrayLite — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:10:43 +0000

From Will Grigg's Pro Libertate Blog: "The Persecution of Rita Hutchens"

U.S. Obtains Wide AP Phone Records in Probe

davidfordhere — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:15:09 +0000

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for the Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.

After Benghazi, IRS tea party probe: Govt seized AP phone records
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/benghazi-irs-tea-party-probe-govt-sei...

Smokedown Prohibition V: Adam Kokesh and NA Poe Arrested (video)

darrenlobo — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:05 +0000

At Smokedown prohibition V Adam Kokesh is targeted for arrest even though it is obvious he isn't smoking marijuana. This happened on May 18, 2013 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Kokesh arrested 5/18 at Smoke Down Prohibition V

Voluntary Gary — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:09:03 +0000

Video of police turning violent against peaceful protesters in Philly today, kidnapping and caging Adam Kokesh and others at Smoke Down Prohibition V.

Feds spend over $400,000 on underwear that senses cigarette smoke

Sussex County Angel — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:41:15 +0000

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, has granted more than $400,000 to a research project that involves something unconventional. The University of Alabama has received two grants from NIH that total $402,721 to create a monitoring system involving underwear that can detect when a person smokes cigarettes. So far, the project has produced a “very early prototype” of the monitoring system. The current prototype fits like a vest.

DHS Shuts Down Dwolla Payments to and From Mt. Gox

stuntmantdave — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:17:41 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security appears to have shut down the ability to use Dwolla, a mobile payment service, to withdraw and deposit money into Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin trading platform. A Dwolla representative confirmed the move to Betabeat. Chris Coyne, cofounder of OKCupid, posted a screenshot of an email he received from Dwolla, stating that due to recent orders from the Department of Homeland Security, Dwolla cannot complete the bank transfer to Mt. Gox.

NZ Government Announces That Software Will No Longer Be Patentable

Jking8767 — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:18:29 +0000

In a bill passed earlier today, the Government of New Zealand announced that software in the country will no longer be patentable. New Zealand’s largest IT representative body, the Institute of IT Professionals, expressed relief and said the decision removed a major barrier to software-led innovation.

Man Arrested for Climbing a Tree Without a Permit

snowdog2012 — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:17:16 +0000

“I came down from the tree and he started to handcuff me,” Deziel said. “I pulled away, right. I didn’t want to be arrested.”

But it’s what happened next that infuriated Deziel and his mother.

“He tripped me and I fell face first into that puddle right there...scratching my nose, beating up my lips and breaking my collar bone.”

When he was on the ground he was handcuffed

Free Stater to Lead 'Illegal' Open Carry Gun March on Washington, D.C.

snowdog2012 — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:57:24 +0000

Internet radio host and Free State Project participant Adam Kokesh is planning an "Open Carry March" on the nation's capital, in which he plans to lead gun advocates in a march carrying loaded guns. "This is an act of civil disobedience, not a permitted event," reads the event's Facebook page. "We will march with rifles loaded & slung across our backs ... this will be a non-violent event, unless the government chooses to make it violent."