Free Talk Live - california

Nazi eugenics programs inspired by U.S., especially California

Cyphase — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:21:44 +0000

FTA: "After the eugenics movement was well established in the United States, it spread to Germany. California eugenicists began producing literature promoting eugenics and sterilization and sending it overseas to German scientists and medical professionals. By 1933, California had subjected more people to forceful sterilization than all other U.S. states combined. The forced sterilization program engineered by the Nazis was partly inspired by California's."

Half-finished $208-million DMV technology overhaul canceled

Cyphase — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:12:14 +0000

California's computer problems, which have already cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, have mounted as state officials cut short work on a $208-million DMV technology overhaul that is only half done. The project was intended to revamp the process for registering vehicles and issuing driver's licenses, with the entire overhaul scheduled to be finished this year. But state officials said they were canceling the vehicle registration component because little progress was being made. The decision is a setback for the Department of Motor Vehicles, which has a history of such stumbles.

Police Chief: Guns aren't defensive weapons. It's a myth.

alisium — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:06:13 +0000

While arguing for gun control a California police chief is caught up a rare moment of honesty, "Guns are an offensive weapon, used to intimidate and used to show power. Police officers don’t carry a gun as a defensive weapon to defend themselves or their other officers."

Fully Legal California Pot Business Owner Indicted by Justice Dept

fpater — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:40:12 +0000

California Entrepreneur Matt Davies, who set up above-board, taxpaying marijuana cultivation and distribution businesses that employed over 60 people is being prosecuted by the Justice department. The businesses were completely legal under California law, and Davies's lawyers, accountant, and other employees quoted in the article confirm this.

Judge Derek Johnson: "If Sex Isn't Wanted, Body 'Will Not Permit [it]"

thefatalepic — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:28:08 +0000

Judge Derek Johnson's Rape Comment: If Sex Isn't Wanted, Body 'Will Not Permit That To Happen'

School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan

Jking8767 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:11:14 +0000

More than 200 school districts across California are taking a second look at the high price of the debt they've taken on using risky financial arrangements. Collectively, the districts have borrowed billions in loans that defer payments for years — leaving many districts owing far more than they borrowed.

California Measure 34 - End The Death Penalty?

ecigarettes — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:02:51 +0000

Home to nearly a quarter of the nation’s death row population and in a state coping with budget crisis, independent analysts estimate that getting rid of the death penalty could save California taxpayers $130 million annually. The latest polls show a narrow margin of Californians oppose Prop 34, and that significant percentages are still undecided.

A Life Sentence For Stealing Socks?

ecigarettes — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:59:30 +0000

Under California’s three strikes, a person convicted of a felony who has two or more prior convictions for certain offenses must be sentenced to at least 25 years to life in state prison, even if the third offense is nonviolent. Critics have argued it is the harshest sentencing law in the United States. Life sentences have been handed down for stealing a pair of pants, shoplifting, forging a check and breaking into a soup kitchen.

U.S. Agent Kills Young Mother of 5

ecigarettes — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:57:27 +0000

In the wake of a dramatic increase in deaths at the hands of U.S border patrol agents, the Department of Homeland Security has agreed to launch a long-awaited investigation into the agency’s use of force. Since 2010, border agents have killed at least 18 people, including Valeria "Munique" Tachiquin, slain by a Border Patrol agent on September 28 in broad daylight several miles north of California’s border with Mexico. Tachiquin was a U.S. citizen and mother of five children. Her family is now brings a wrongful death lawsuit against the Border Patrol.