Police State

Playfully pointing a toy gun at a cop is stupid, but it shouldn't be a crime.

"Preciado faces charges of attempted robbery and felony menacing."

These charges are ridiculous.

Police electrocute man three times to keep him from entering his burning house to save his three year old son.

TSA blowback.

"… a law enforcement official told The Times that a note was found on the gunman expressing “disappointment in the government” and noting that he had no interest in hurting “innocent people.” Ciancia also sent a sibling a text message last week suggesting that he was prepared to die, officials said.
It appears the gunman targeted Transportation Security Administration agents, who are not armed. Authorities said he approached several people cowering in the airport terminal, pointed his gun at them, asked if they “were TSA” and then moved on without pulling the trigger if the answer was no. A witness said the gunman cursed the TSA repeatedly as he moved through the terminal."

"Who are not armed." The plan to arm TSA moves forward. Shooter's motive:

"Investigators recovered a rambling note from the bag the shooter allegedly was carrying, which detailed an intent to "kill" TSA officers, said two federal law enforcement officials familiar with the message's contents.
Bowdich said the handwritten note made it clear that the suspect intended to kill "multiple" TSA employees and to "instill fear into their traitorous minds.""

It sounds like this guy was recruited. His recruiter probably expected and hoped he'd be killed.

Even the New York Times slams NSA with this headline:

"No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A."

Nice.

Interactive NSA summary article in the Guardian. 

US spy agencies were out of control in 1975 too.