Saturday, September 24, 2011
Greetings fellow Bizarros:It was a good run while it lasted. The United States has enjoyed over 200 years of freedom as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, but nothing lasts forever.
In one day I have read three stories which are so clearly violations of the Fourth Amendment that it is obvious the entrenched political bureaucracy isn't even pretending to pay lip service to the Bill of Rights anymore.
The first comes from California (where else?) where an Orange County couple has been ordered to stop holding a Bible study.
In their home.
The homeowners were fined $300 for holding what city officials called "a regular gathering of more than three people." That type of meeting would require a conditional use permit as defined by the city.
So if you live in Orange County and you want to have a party in your house...you better not invite more than three people unless you get a conditional use permit. Or at the very least make sure none of your guests pray.
You could almost make the argument that having a bunch of cars parked on the street in front of your house every Sunday is an inconvenience to your neighbors, but what if everywhere you went was monitored, and the information for sale? That is exactly what OnStar is telling their customers with the recent changes to their terms and conditions.
Now, OnStar says that it has the right to collect and sell personal information on your vehicle, including speed, location, seat belt usage and other information to law enforcement, insurance companies and anybody else who can afford it. Plus, they will continue to collect this information even after you disconnect the service. And apparently this violation of your privacy is perfectly legal.
But the crown jewel of this trifecta of injustice comes from Indiana where the state supreme court has ruled that Hoosiers cannot resist police officers who enter their homes without warrants. The ruling states that "there is never justification for committing battery against a police officer." So apparently the police are above the law, no matter whether what they are doing to you is illegal.
Don't worry, citizen, you're being taken care of.
Bizarrely,
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*-- READER COMMENTS --*Hey, don't be to abrupt. If that guy who weighs 290 is 8'8" tall he would be considered normal.
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Isn't that average height for the NBA?]
Lewis; Are you aware that maggots are often used to clean dead necrotic tissue from wounds? They are used because they can clean dead necrotic tissue more efficiently and far less painfully than any other method known to medicine. -Wes
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You can also deep fry them and eat them. Maggots, is there anything they aren't good for?]
I remember in my Hippie days the average time served for selling weed was 12 and a half years while for murder it was 7 and a half years. The saying was, if you sell someone a joint and they whip out a badge, shoot 'em. -Don
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A great example of one screwed up political and criminal system.]
Lewis, what if it wasn't a drunk elk? Or any elk? I gathered from reading the article that the elk was not seen, but was assumed. I can't see an elk walking away with a swing set. However, a person would. -Richard
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I don't think either an elk or a person would walk away with a swing set unless they were drunk.]
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