THE POLICE STATE ON YOUR FRONT PORCH A video has been released that shows police allegedly barging into a citizens home without a warrant or probable cause. Police broke in and tased the resident four times, short circuiting the camera. The footage survived the encounter however and has been released to the public. It just…
“You had better believe that our activists are going to be all over it!” -Austin Petersen The Libertarian Republic editor Austin Petersen appeared on CBS yesterday with a warning to the IRS and the Obama administration over recent revelations of the political targeting of tea party groups. Grassroots organizations across the country are teaming up…
POLICING FOR PROFIT An Indian-American business man was pulled over on I-40 for a routine traffic stop when officers began questioning him about what he had in the vehicle. After consenting to a search without a warrant (big mistake), officers seized the man’s cash declaring it must be “drug money”. The libertarian law firm, Institute…
WELCOME TO THE POLICE STATE SACRAMENTO, CA – A family was destroyed when police officers demanded a Sacramento couple hand over their child for attempting to get a second opinion regarding a suggested medical procedure. In a shocking video, officers are heard telling the couple not to resist and to hand over the baby….
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified to hold office under the Constitution of the State, and that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of a police officer on…
Let’s get one thing straight! People have the right to record the actions of their government in public. The first amendment guarantees it and you should absolutely record any encounter you have with authorities for your own protection. From the citizen who recorded the video of the cop: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is illegally…
There goes the neighborhood! (The Editor of the Libertarian Republic’s brother, Justin Petersen, lives in the area of Watertown where police have been on a manhunt for suspected terrorists connected to the recent bombings in Boston. Petersen lives in ground zero where the search has brought out police and paramilitary forces to sweep areas where…
(ERLANGEN, GERMANY – 2010) The state of Germany performed a SWAT style raid to remove a girl from her family. The state considers them dangerous for attempting to homeschool their own children. The girl had been having trouble in public schools so her parents chose to teach her at home. The state persecutes homeschoolers in…
“PISS POOR” THE STATE IN YOUR BEER SUPPLY Guest Columnist Mikael Sandstrom To what extent is the state involved in regulating your beer supply? The “three-tier” system was created after the prohibition of alcohol was repealed and was done so to establish control over the industry as well as a revenue source via taxation. …
A King County man was shot while sleeping in his bed 16 times by local police who invaded the house. Police declared they “felt threatened” by the man who was not the subject of a warrant or investigation. The Department of Corrections and the Kings County Sheriff’s office saw no problem with the random shooting…