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The Militarized Police State Is Here

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Posted by PunkJohnnyCash on Jul 28, 2010 in Anarchism | 0 comments

This is a re-post of an article I wrote for Break The Matrix on the 26th of May 2010. The original article can be found here. Please subscribe to their RSS feed here.

The militarized police state is here, has been here and is reality. One of the best examples in the United States of Orwellian Double Speak is the term “Peace Officer.” We use this to define an individual hired to use aggressive force against the citizens and throw them into cages. Most accept this and do not perceive is as an issue. Many defend it’s presence and declare it a ‘necessary evil.’ By declaring it a ‘necessary evil’ you have already acknowledged it is evil. Now one must reject the idea that evil is necessary.

We all commit abstract ‘crimes’ against the state, some are just lucky enough not to be caught. There is a double standard which favors those in the state to this which I briefly mentioned in another article called “Not All Are Equal In The Eyes Of The Law.” The reality is that police are under no obligation to protect you. They are to serve the will of the state. They are the power the state uses to assert its power over you. This was validated by the Supreme Court in 2005 when Justices ruled that Police do not have a constitutional duty to protect someone.To even claim we need police for ‘safety’ is a complete misunderstanding in what their purpose is.

One can point to many abuses of power that have been caught on tape recently. Police are objecting more and more to being filmed. It is frightening that they wish to use aggressive force on citizens and not be held accountable for what is going on. What do they hide? Why is recording something they fear? The state backs them, like in Illinois where you can receive up to 15 years for filming a Cop. One thing that is essential is to film these people carrying out the states will. News reports of Children being slaughtered while they sleep like in the case of Aiyana Jones, violent abuse of citizens, murdering household pets and much more have been in recent headlines. Websites like Injustice Everywhere do a good job at collecting reports of the massive violations and criminal activity within these departments.


Military Surplus is being bought up in bulk by police departments for use against citizens. Often the true criminal activity taking place is by the Police Department. In the case of Joe Arpaio the power of the police force is used for self gain. Joe Arpaio is the criminal who is declared a national hero. Here we see business owners being forced to dump their resources into defending themselves against the allegations of the state. It does not matter if the business or individual is innocent or guilty, they have been crushed by court and lawyer fees attempting to defend themselves. The absence of conviction, or a declaration of ‘innocent’ does not serve as reparations to all the loss and damage. Some have opened their eyes now with talks about deploying drones and Army units on U.S. soil. The reality is that those are just minor concerns compared to what already exists.

There is the constant theft by the police of the citizens property. Not only are they the force necessary to maintain the extortion racket they call taxation, but they directly steal property. Civil asset forfeiture is the practice of seizing and keeping property that police claim was used in a crime. This property does not have to actually be used in a crime, only a claim has to be made. It can be the property of someone other than the individual the police stole it from.

In a system where people are detained in jail cells before being found guilty justice is a joke. “In jail awaiting trial.” Guilty until proven innocent is the American way. It is time we began to question the power of the government. ‘Big Government’ did not start with ‘ObamaCare’ or the ‘Patriot Act.’ The structure and foundation for the power of the state was accepted by giving up our liberty on what many perceive as a smaller scale by throwing that liberty away for what we were told was a little protection which in reality exists to defend and strengthen the state. Until we abolish this state ran monopoly they will continue to seize more power and trample on your rights.


Chicken pox vaccine may become mandatory for kids.(Health & Fitness)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) May 29, 2000 | Rosenberg, Mark A few years ago, stories of “flesh eating strep bacteria” were featured in newspaper headlines throughout the Chicago area – and not just in the sensational tabloids.

While there has not been a new “epidemic” of the bacteria, Group A Streptococcus, there continue to be sporadic occurrences of the bacteria that cause an invasive severe illness via skin entry.

The common forms of the illness are fascitis that spreads through the skin and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome that causes sudden systemic illness.

These diseases are very uncommon. When they do occur, they’re frequently linked to chicken pox because the viral infection provides a portal of entry for the strep bacteria that are so commonly seen in children. this web site chicken pox vaccine

Many people don’t know that we now have a vaccine that effectively prevents this infection. While the vaccine does not destroy the strep infection, it does prevent varicella – chicken pox. The varicella vaccine that has been used in the United States for the past five years has also been in use in foreign countries such as Japan for up to 20 years.

Even though the vaccine does not prevent all cases of chicken pox (10 percent to 15 percent of children might develop a mild case of pox), the vaccine prevents the invasive complications of the disease.

A child who receives the vaccine is unlikely to develop the flesh-eating strep and the invasive complications associated with it.

Why is this relevant now? The Immunization Advisory Committee of the state of Illinois (on which I serve as a representative of the state’s pediatricians) has recommended that varicella vaccine be required for all children in day care or when they reach school age.

Once the committee has made a recommendation, it then goes to the Illinois Department of Public Health, which establishes a rule that is then presented to the State Board of Health for hearings.

At that time, the board accepts comments from the public.

If the board approves it, the vaccine will be required for the school year beginning in September 2001.

Among the questions that have been raised about the vaccine are:

- What is the effectiveness of the vaccine and how long does immunity last?

The vaccine is close to 100 percent effective in preventing severe cases of chicken pox and the complications of the disease. In the 20 years since the vaccine was introduced, patients have kept immunity without needing booster doses. When vaccinated children are exposed to children who have chicken pox, immunity is boosted naturally, which helps to prolong the vaccine’s effectiveness.

- Is there a change in the risk of shingles in those who have had the vaccine?

There is evidence that the vaccine provides protection from the development of shingles. Shingles develops in people who’ve had chickenpox when the virus has settled in the nervous system.

- Since chickenpox is a mild disease for most children, should the vaccine be given?

As stated above, there are a number of children with life- threatening complications of chickenpox.

The percentage of adults who develop severe complications of chickenpox is much higher. site chicken pox vaccine

As more children are immunized, there will be fewer cases of the disease in the community. That means there’s a greater chance that unvaccinated children will grow to adulthood without immunity.

Why not wait and vaccinate them at that point? Because immunization programs that are targeted primarily at adolescents and adults have been unsuccessful in the past.

- Should varicella vaccine be required for all children or should parents decide? That is the question before the authorities of the state of Illinois.

Facts on chickenpox – Ninety-five percent of individuals develop varicella – chickenpox – by adulthood.

- Ninety percent of exposed individuals will develop the disease if a family member develops the disease.

- Each year, there are 5,000 to 10,000 hospitalizations and 100 deaths from varicella.

- Each dollar spent on the vaccine saves $2 in medical costs and $5 in work-related costs.

- The Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend children be immunized after 12 months of age and that children over age 12 receive two doses at least one month apart.

- Vaccine-related complications are very unusual and consist of fever and rash lasting up to one month following the immunization.

Rosenberg, Mark

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