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How to get us = Everything Is A Crime In America Now: 14 Of The Most Ridiculous Things That Americans Are Being Arrested For
By Michael Snyder found at The Economic Collapse December 28, 2010 at benzinga.com
Doesn’t it seem like almost everything is becoming a crime in America now? Americans are being arrested and charged with crimes for doing things like leaving dog poop on the ground, opening up Christmas presents early, not recycling properly, farting in class and having brown lawns but not yet for viewing celebrity pictures. But is it healthy for our society for the police to be involved in such silly things? Every single day the United States inches closer to becoming a totalitarian society.
While there are some that would welcome this shift, the truth is that throughout history the societies that have experienced the greatest economic prosperity have all had at least a certain level of freedom. Business thrives when people feel free to live and work.
When a government tightens the grip too much many people just start shutting down. Just look at places like North Korea. Even though the rest of the world is sending them huge amounts of food starvation is still quite common in that totalitarian regime.
That is why it is so disturbing that it seems like almost everything has become a crime in America now. As we continue to criminalize relatively normal behavior our slide toward becoming a totalitarian state will only accelerate.
We are throwing anyone and everyone in prison these days. It is getting absolutely ridiculous. Today, the United States leads the world in the number of prisoners and in the percentage of the population in prison. The United States has 5% of the world’s population, but approximately 25% of the world’s incarcerated population.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, as of the end of 2009 a total of 7,225,800 people were either on probation, in prison or on parole in America.
That is a sign of a very, very sick society. Either we have a massive crime problem or the “control grid” that our leaders have erected for us is wildly out of control.
Or both.
But how in the world are we supposed to have a healthy economy if our entire nation is being turned into one gigantic prison?
Sadly, it is not just hardcore criminals that are being rounded up and abused by authorities these days. The following are 14 of the most ridiculous things that Americans are being arrested for….
#1 A Michigan man has been charged with a felony and could face up to 5 years in prison for reading his wife’s email.
#2 A 49-year-old Queens woman had bruises all over her body after she was handcuffed, arrested and brutally beaten by NYPD officers. So what was her offense? The officers thought that her little dog had left some poop that she didn’t clean up.
#4 In Milwaukee, one man was recently fined $500 for swearing on a public bus.
#5 Several years ago a 12-year-old boy in South Carolina was actually arrested by police for opening up a Christmas present early against his family’s wishes.
#6 In some areas of the country, it is now a crime to not recycle properly. For example, the city of Cleveland has announced plans to sort through trash cans to ensure that people are actually recycling according to city guidelines.
#7 A 12-year-old girl from Queens was arrested earlier this year and taken out of her school in handcuffs for writing “Lex was here. 2/1/10″ and “I love my friends Abby and Faith” on her desk.
#8 Back in 2008, a 13-year-old boy in Florida was actually arrested by police for farting in class.
#9 The feds recently raided an Amish farmer at 5 AM in the morning because they claimed that he was was engaged in the interstate sale of raw milk in violation of federal law.
#10 A few years ago a 10-year-old girl was arrested and charged with a felony for bringing a small steak knife to school. It turns out that all she wanted to do was to cut up her lunch so that she could eat it.
#11 On June 18th, two Christians decided that they would peacefully pass out copies of the gospel of John on a public sidewalk outside a public Islamic festival in Dearborn, Michigan and within three minutes 8 policemen surrounded them and placed them under arrest.
#12 A U.S. District Court judge slapped a 5oo dollar fine on Massachusetts fisherman Robert J. Eldridge for untangling a giant whale from his nets and setting it free. So what was his crime? Well, according to the court, Eldridge was supposed to call state authorities and wait for them do it.
#13 Once upon a time, a food fight in the cafeteria may have gotten you a detention. Now it may get you locked up. About a year ago, 25 students between the ages of 11 and 15 at a school in Chicago were taken into custody by police for being involved in a huge food fight in the school cafeteria.
#14 A few years ago a 70 year old grandmother was actually put in handcuffs and hauled off to jail for having a brown lawn.
Why in the world would anyone approve of the police arresting ordinary Americans for such things?
It seems like ever since 9/11 the whole country has gotten “security fever”.
Suddenly we need to “get tough” on everyone.
Yes, crime is making a comeback, but once upon a time the police in this country were able to handle crime quite well and be courteous and helpful to ordinary citizens at the same time.
But today it seems like nearly every single encounter with police ends up being negative.
It does not have to be that way.
The rest of the world sees what is going on in this country and many of them are deciding that they simply do not want to spend their tourist dollars here anymore. That is not a good thing for our economy.
As the government continues to get even bigger and exerts even more control over our lives, many of our own people are getting sick of it and are moving abroad.
America used to be the land of the free and the home of the brave.
If Lady Gaga was queen of the house-hunting rumor mill this year, Fraiser’s Kelsey Grammer was its king. The recently separated—and now engaged—TV star was spotted all over Manhattan, including 200 Eleventh Ave., before heading just a little further downtown to Jean Nouvel ‘s Vision Machine. He dropped $6.5M to pick up a glassy four-bedroom designed by the Dr. Evil doppelgänger. (Jump below for the photo.)
Fraiser’s not the only star hunting for starchitecture, and, in general, this has been banner year for celebs and their favorite starchitects. Buying, selling, renting, and renovating were all in the mix, and the number of famous people content only with the products of other famous people swelled. For your convenience, we’ve rounded up the 2010 antics of seven starry-eyed, real-estate-obsessed celebs.
↑ As promised, Grammer‘s recent purchase at Nouvel’s Vision Machine.
↑ If 200 Eleventh wasn’t quite Grammer’s thing, Nicole Kidmanscooped up a penthouse in the Annebelle Selldorf-designed tower of gimmicks. A car elevator? Really? At least Kidman and country music star husband Keith Urban managed to knock $2.5M off the asking price. They paid $10M, a cost that could be defrayed if the actress finds a renter for her 12th-floor three-bedroom at Richard Meier’s 176 Perry Street, currently asking $45K a month. This girl really loves her starchitects.
↑ Celebrity crooner-turned-actor Justin Timberlake has also leveraged his fame into some pretty hefty discounts (Top Albums by Justin Timberlake).
In October, J.T. paid $6.57M for a penthouse at Soho Mews, a Charles Gwathmey-designed product, previously listed at $7.65M. He might have a doorman, but as one hawk-eyed Curbed commenter noted, there’s a “great view of JT’s tub from high terrace at the Sheraton Tribeca across canal.” Expect to see a lot of telephoto lenses swinging by the Sheraton in 2011.
↑ Not ready to buy but not looking to be left out is Meg Ryan, who copped a three-bedroom rental at Jean Nouvel‘s 40 Mercer for around $25K a month. We suspect the serial renovator might have learned to love something move-in ready, so long as it’s got the proper pedigree.
↑ On the West Coast, the old-school SoCal greats see plenty of action from Hollywood heavyweights. Diane Keaton, who frequently colludes with the Los Angeles Conservancy, also has a habit of flipping premier properties. In ’07, she splashed out $9.1M for Lloyd Wright’s Alfred Newman Estate. (Before you ask, no, that’s not Frank, it’s his son.) Three years later, Keaton jacked the price up to $13.5M—and after a brief stint asking $8.5M. Confounding, indeed!
↑ L.A.-area celebs and the architecture of late great John Lautner get along splendidly. In the spring, musician Moby (Top Albums by Moby) bought the Hollywood Hills castle known as “Wolf’s Lair” for $3.9M. Besides the 1920s main residence, there’s a Lautner-designed guest house on the property that looks relatively unmolested. Moby reports he’ll restore to its midcentury glory.
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I know! i hate those idiots. She is a teenage girl for goodness sakes. there are other, unknown, girls that have done worse, what makes Miley else? it's not like her ass Adrienne as revealed!
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