The Police State
James Hanley on Aug 31st 2008
St. Paul, MN, police raided the headquarters of a group planning to protest the Republican National Convention. Nobody was arrested, but a large group was detained for a while. No clear reason was given for the raid.
St. Paul Police spokesman Tom Walsh said they were executing a search warrant.
“The cause for the search warrant is not public at this time,” Walsh said.
That’s legalese for, “We’re preemptively raiding their headquarters to send a warning.”
I’ve had people tell me that libertarianism fails because it’s out of sync with human nature. I fully agree–the police state is where human nature leads us.
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I’m sorry, James, if I’m just picking at a scab here, but I would say that this is where legitimizing coercion leads us.
That would be picking a scab only if the topic was union busting.
Oh I loved that one. Having been to that sort of thing before, I can’t help but chuckle at the morons with guns drawn. About the biggest thing to fear from these types is spoiled tempe.
Steven, are you calling me a scab? ;) Just kidding-I got what you’re saying.