Police State

TSA fails to notice handgun in passenger's purse. The passenger foolishly mentioned the handgun after she arrived at her destination only have a cop steal from her to "make if safe" in the name of the state. She should have just went about her business. The article also links a story of a cop in Philadelphia who, while "making a gun safe", accidentally discharged it. How would we survive without all this safety provided by the government?

Supreme Court declines to hear case against TSA nude scanners and gropes, tacitly allowing them.

Man turned down for job as a cop because he scored too high on the intelligence test. Decision upheld by federal court of appeals.

"Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate, took the exam in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equivalent of an IQ of 125. But New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing costly training."

I don't think boredom is their real concern. I think independent thinking and the ability to see the true nature of government police is their bigger concern.