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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 437314" data-attributes="member: 13090">It seems to me there has been a steady encroachment on individual rights ever since 9/11. The Patriot Act being one fine example. There has been a chorus of fear mongering from the Federal Government ever since. That combined with every cause being a new &quot;war&quot;; the &quot;war&quot; on drugs, the &quot;war&quot; on poverty and, of course, The Big Mac Daddy: The &quot;war&quot; on terror. I think this last one, not solely but perhaps in particular, has lead to a para-militarization of our police forces. The tail has begun to wag the dog and what I think is needed is not more legislation re-affirming civil rights, but a re-education of our police that they are the SERVANTS of the people. The tail, at this point, seems to be wagging the dog.The conspiracist that lives in the dark recesses of my brain wants to think that the best way to control a populace is not to attempt to take away their civil liberties, but rather... To convince them it is in their best interest to willingly surrender them. And what better way to do that than with the dark specter of &quot;war&quot; constantly looming in their everyday lives. The soft, warm blanket of absolute safety for you (and especially &quot;for the children!&quot;) is only a few, mild, inconveniences away, citizen; just drop off a few of your basic rights with any local Stormtrooper and feel the warm embrace. And yes, I know I'm starting to sound like one of the tinfoil hat crowd with that last part...,,,,</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 437314, member: 13090"] It seems to me there has been a steady encroachment on individual rights ever since 9/11. The Patriot Act being one fine example. There has been a chorus of fear mongering from the Federal Government ever since. That combined with every cause being a new "war"; the "war" on drugs, the "war" on poverty and, of course, The Big Mac Daddy: The "war" on terror. I think this last one, not solely but perhaps in particular, has lead to a para-militarization of our police forces. The tail has begun to wag the dog and what I think is needed is not more legislation re-affirming civil rights, but a re-education of our police that they are the SERVANTS of the people. The tail, at this point, seems to be wagging the dog. The conspiracist that lives in the dark recesses of my brain wants to think that the best way to control a populace is not to attempt to take away their civil liberties, but rather... To convince them it is in their best interest to willingly surrender them. And what better way to do that than with the dark specter of "war" constantly looming in their everyday lives. The soft, warm blanket of absolute safety for you (and especially "for the children!") is only a few, mild, inconveniences away, citizen; just drop off a few of your basic rights with any local Stormtrooper and feel the warm embrace. And yes, I know I'm starting to sound like one of the tinfoil hat crowd with that last part... [COLOR="#FFFFFF"],,,,[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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