Almost Everything Is A Crime In America Now: 14 Of The Most Ridiculous Things That Americans Are Being Arrested For

Doesn't it seem like almost everything is becoming a crime in America
now? Americans are being arrested and charged with crimes for doing
things like leaving dog poop on the ground, opening up Christmas
presents early, not recycling properly, farting in class and having
brown lawns. But is it healthy for our society for the police to be
involved in such silly things?

Every single day the United States inches closer to becoming a
totalitarian society. While there are some that would welcome this
shift, the truth is that throughout history the societies that have
experienced the greatest economic prosperity have all had at least a
certain level of freedom. Business thrives when people feel free to
live and work. When a government tightens the grip too much many people
just start shutting down.

Just look at places like North Korea. Even though the rest of the world
is sending them huge amounts of food starvation is still quite common in
that totalitarian regime. That is why it is so disturbing that it seems
like almost everything has become a crime in America now. As we
continue to criminalize relatively normal behavior our slide toward
becoming a totalitarian state will only accelerate.

We are throwing anyone and everyone in prison these days. It is getting
absolutely ridiculous. Today, the United States leads the world in the
number of prisoners and in the percentage of the population in prison.
The United States has 5% of the world's population, but approximately
25% of the world's incarcerated population.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, as of the end of
2009 a total of 7,225,800 people were either on probation, in prison or
on parole in America.

That is a sign of a very, very sick society. Either we have a massive
crime problem or the "control grid" that our leaders have erected for us
is wildly out of control.

Or both.

But how in the world are we supposed to have a healthy economy if our
entire nation is being turned into one gigantic prison?

Sadly, it is not just hardcore criminals that are being rounded up and
abused by authorities these days. The following are 14 of the most
ridiculous things that Americans are being arrested for….

#1 A Michigan man has been charged with a felony and could face up to 5
years in prison for reading his wife's email.

http://tinyurl.com/284c8rq

#2 A 49-year-old Queens woman had bruises all over her body after she
was handcuffed, arrested and brutally beaten by NYPD officers. So what
was her offense? The officers thought that her little dog had left some
poop that she didn't clean up.

http://tinyurl.com/3yoehyf

#3 A 56-year-old woman who was once a rape victim refused to let airport
security officials feel her breasts so she was thrown to the floor, put
in handcuffs and arrested.

http://tinyurl.com/29poo7c

#4 In Milwaukee, one man was recently fined $500 for swearing on a
public bus.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/26282625/detail.html

#5 Several years ago a 12-year-old boy in South Carolina was actually
arrested by police for opening up a Christmas present early against his
family's wishes.

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S774586&nav=0RaPXRrw

#6 In some areas of the country, it is now a crime to not recycle
properly. For example, the city of Cleveland has announced plans to
sort through trash cans to ensure that people are actually recycling
according to city guidelines.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/city_of_cleveland_to_use_high-.html

#7 A 12-year-old girl from Queens was arrested earlier this year and
taken out of her school in handcuffs for writing "Lex was here. 2/1/10″
and "I love my friends Abby and Faith" on her desk.

http://tinyurl.com/y94ywtt

#8 Back in 2008, a 13-year-old boy in Florida was actually arrested by
police for farting in class.

http://tinyurl.com/6gpn8d

#9 The feds recently raided an Amish farmer at 5 AM in the morning
because they claimed that he was was engaged in the interstate sale of
raw milk in violation of federal law.

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId44557

#10 A few years ago a 10-year-old girl was arrested and charged with a
felony for bringing a small steak knife to school. It turns out that
all she wanted to do was to cut up her lunch so that she could eat it.

http://www.wftv.com/news/14858405/detail.html

#11 On June 18th, two Christians decided that they would peacefully pass
out copies of the gospel of John on a public sidewalk outside a public
Islamic festival in Dearborn, Michigan and within three minutes 8
policemen surrounded them and placed them under arrest.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/freedom-of-speech-is-dead

#12 A U.S. District Court judge slapped a 500 dollar fine on
Massachusetts fisherman Robert J. Eldridge for untangling a giant whale
from his nets and setting it free. So what was his crime? Well,
according to the court, Eldridge was supposed to call state authorities
and wait for them do it.

http://tinyurl.com/2cmpadw

#13 Once upon a time, a food fight in the cafeteria may have gotten you
a detention. Now it may get you locked up. About a year ago, 25
students between the ages of 11 and 15 at a school in Chicago were taken
into custody by police for being involved in a huge food fight in the
school cafeteria.

http://tinyurl.com/ykpp5x8

#14 A few years ago a 70 year old grandmother was actually put in
handcuffs and hauled off to jail for having a brown lawn.

http://tinyurl.com/262clln

Why in the world would anyone approve of the police arresting ordinary
Americans for such things?

It seems like ever since 9/11 the whole country has gotten "security fever".

Suddenly we need to "get tough" on everyone.

Yes, crime is making a comeback, but once upon a time the police in this
country were able to handle crime quite well and be courteous and
helpful to ordinary citizens at the same time.

http://tinyurl.com/3ymoes9

But today it seems like nearly every single encounter with police ends
up being negative.

It does not have to be that way.

The rest of the world sees what is going on in this country and many of
them are deciding that they simply do not want to spend their tourist
dollars here anymore. That is not a good thing for our economy.

As the government continues to get even bigger and exerts even more
control over our lives, many of our own people are getting sick of it
and are moving abroad.

http://tinyurl.com/2ae3c7d

America used to be the land of the free and the home of the brave.

That is no longer true.

Now we get thrown to the floor, handcuffed, beaten and arrested for
things that we did not even know were crimes.

If America continues to move in this direction it is going to ruin our
economy, our reputation in the world and our national spirit.

Unfortunately, history has shown us that once a free nation starts to
lose that freedom it is hard to reverse that slide. Perhaps we will be
different. Perhaps the American people will stand up and demand that we
restore the principles of liberty and freedom that this country was
founded on.


Source:

http://tinyurl.com/358wotz


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"There is a relatively small group of unelected bureaucrats who are
responsible for these ridiculous "scofflaws" perpetrated on honest citizens.

We fault local "law enforcement" who help foster and cash in on the
depravity. The more warm bodies arrested and processed into the system
the more funds, so the entire popcorn stand should be DE-FUNDED by
Congress, at both state and national level.

Of course its worth next to nothing, but the great majority of the
population has HAD IT with these monkey shines, but any politician
against the crimes either disappears or gets paid off and we find them
in the enemy camp. I have offers to teach in several nations where there
still exists more than a modicum of liberty, but this is, or WAS, my
country and that of my ancestors back 300+ years.

But I remember THIS is exactly the reason they left their original
"Homeland", to escape TYRANNY and persecution, so I doubt they would
stay here much longer under the circumstances either."

Francis Marion


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"This could be stopped simply by banding together and when they come
with the local task farce to arrest grandma just wait until they bust
into the home then surround it with more guns than they brought and
arrest them then march to the judges house that issued the warrant and
arrest his ass then procede to the local sheriffs dept and throw that
bum out as well but this will never happen until its too damn late to
even try such a tatic.

Already even here in this small town when someone is pulled over for a
traffic violation every cop and state trooper in the area comes to the
scene I guess in hopes that an evil "citizens" that broke the speed
limit will try to resist so they can beat the living hell out of them.

'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can
change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has.' ~ Margaret
Mead"

TennWalt


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"Crime is an invention of government. Crime justifies the exsitance of
the government and of the ploice state which in turn supports the rule
of the government. Most so-called crimes involve fining people out of
their money. Most laws are written because someone with a financial
interest paid a politician to write them. It's all part of the big
machine. It's going to get alot worse.

Crime should involve the violation of another persons rights. But if
that were the fact of the present day, then all levels of government in
America would constitute the biggest criminal organization any of us
have to deal with."

John G Henke


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"Something I've been doing for the last 50 years has become a crime.
Since my youth, I've been a model railroader. Also, I have been a rail
fan/train spotter. For you who don't know, rail fans/train spotters are
those people who like to watch trains go up & down the tracks, like to
view the activities going on in a big rail yard, look for specific
railcars, etc.

The other day I pulled over to watch a train in the parking lot of a
business at the south end of the huge CSX rail yard here in Cincinnati.
Next to the safety & no trespassing signs was a new sign. In black,
orange, red & yellow it proclaimed to both employees & others to report
suspicous activity or activities. It even gave instructions such as get
make, model, color & license plate of vehicle(s), physical description
of person(s), activities, ie photographing, measuring, surveying, etc.
note any equipment, ie cameras, tools, backpacks, radios, etc. There is
also a toll free number that goes to the railroad police. Or DHS? Who knows?

I'm sure more of these signs will be popping up along the nation's rail
lines. What concerns me is that the thousands of rail fans out there
could end up in big trouble just by standing near mainline tracks with a
camera & radio that picks up railroad frequencies.

Well, there is another harmless activity now criminalized!"

Grey Wolf


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"Now, as Mr Beck has recommended on his show, you should all remain calm.

As you have been shown in the past, prisoners are not allowed to complain.

And, as the great Mr Bush decided, keep spending money and living your
ordinary lives or the terrorists have won. Don't believe any cooky
conspiracy theories.

Go back to sleep. Take your meds and turn on your screen. Don't worry,
be happy. Big Sis cares about you. If you see something, say something.
Just say no to free thought. Watch everyone and report them if they
appear to be thinking the wrong thoughts.

The Government wants to protect you. Spend money. Submit to your
protector. Don't complain, be happy. The Constitution and Bill of Rights
are just propaganda created by the terrorists as a recruiting tool.
Watch your neighbors. Report your friends. Sacrifice your family. Big
Sis will protect you. Spend Money."

ES 2012