Category: episode 36 - 9 Jun 2010

Are Cameras the New Guns?

June 9, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

In response to a flood of Facebook and YouTube videos that depict police abuse, a new trend in law enforcement is gaining popularity. In at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer.

Even if the encounter involves you and may be necessary to your defense, and even if the recording is on a public street where no expectation of privacy exists.

Mosque to go up near New York's ground zero

June 9, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

Plans to build a mosque two blocks away from ground zero have set off an emotional debate among area residents and relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Missouri Cops Harass Video Vigilante A Third Time

June 8, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

One cop in this town has already been fired for behaving just like this toward this guy. Do they ever learn?

NH Farmer Arrested For 16 Pot Plants

June 8, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

The real story here is how the whole town has rallied behind him.

Soldier arrested in WikiLeaks classified Iraq video case

June 8, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

The US Army has arrested Specialist Bradley Manning, a soldier deployed in Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division, on charges that he allegedly released classified information. The military is looking at a possible connection between Spc. Manning and WikiLeaks, an online whistleblower organization which in April published a graphic video of an Apache gunship mistakenly shooting civilians, according to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.

"Light Him Up Before the Jury Goes Home"

June 6, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

How can Georgia let a prosecutor tell a judge to kick a defense lawyer off a capital murder case?

This Is The Way Government Saves Money

June 6, 2010 by Rick Caldwell

It’s rather symbolic of what’s wrong with Washington that a commission ostensibly created to promote deficit reduction is seeking a bigger budget