North Carolina forensic lab ‘ignores, twists evidence’ according to
The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina reports that at least in some cases that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NC SBI) lab has "ignored evidence" and "twist reports and court testimony when the trust threatened to undermine their cases." "At the bureau's crime lab, agents charged with using science to solve crimes have hidden test results or withheld notes that suggested the opposite of findings presented to the courts."
The police anywhere must be above reproach incidents like this impact individual defendants and the trust that police officers have to rely upon. The North Carolina SBI should be embarrassed and must take steps to immediately clean up the mess. Power corrupts. North Carolina SBI Officers that took part in this should be charged and in jail themselves. Behavior such as this is completely unacceptable. Read the full story.
In a somewhat related story, the science of DNA test statistics has come under scrutiny. In part, the article states:
"The DNA analyst who testified in Smith's trial said the chances of the DNA coming from someone other than Jackson were 1 in 95,000. But both the prosecution and the analyst's supervisor said the odds were more like 1 in 47. A later review of the evidence suggested that the chances of the second person's DNA coming from someone other than Jackson were closer to 1 in 13, while a different statistical method said the chance of seeing this evidence if the DNA came from Jackson is only twice that of the chance of seeing it if it came from someone else."
Racist Senator Harry Reid’s “tone darker” racist comments
"We are a nation of immigrants. So because the wave of immigrants we have now -- their skin's a tone darker than ours -- doesn't make it any different." Harry Reid, August 11, 2010
Not a single, solitary, new idea – Obama. The Best Idea is an old one, Freedom.
"They have not come up with a single, solitary, new idea to address the challenges of the American people." President Barack Obama, August 3, 2010
New ideas? Freedom is an old idea and it works. When the government gets too involved - as it has been for years - you end up with repeated crises like this. The best idea is an old one, FREEDOM.
Power-hungry Pete Stark shows his ignorance of Constitution – “The Federal Government can do most anything in this country”
If anyone needed an example of a power-hungry politician who is willing to ignore his oath to protect and defend the Constitution, Pete Stark is a perfect example. I would encourage Pete Stark to read the Constitution and the history of its ratification. The people who elected him should be ashamed. "The Federal Government can do most anything in this country""
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1099 Your Freedom Away – Reporting everything to the IRS with 1099s
Beginning January 1, 2012, you will be required to report just about everything to the IRS. There has been some discussion recently about this in relation to gold, but it applies to everything if you purchase in aggregate over $600. In other words purchases that add up to more than $600 over the course of a year require IRS form 1099 to be filed. It applies to "all persons engaged in business." Clean someone's house? Mow a lawn? Write an article? Write a program? Graphic design? Realtor?
So if a person buys a computer on January 1st for $399, paper and ink and printer for more than $202 on December 31st of that year from the same person or business (flea market, Bill's Computer Condo, Office Depot) for their office, they are required to file IRS Form 1099. Forgot about it over
A standing military force with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.
A standing military force with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. James Madison
Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats.
Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.
Mary Frances Berry, Professor of American Social Thought and History, U. Penn.
Jail for videotaping gun-wielding cop
Again, abuse of power by the police. No state prevents you from recording a public conversation. Is there a reasonable expectation of privacy out in public on the side of the road? No court has said there is.
What are the police so afraid of that they want to prevent people from keeping them honest? What are the police trying to hide? The lack of integrity is amazing. The reckless of the officer in this video is stunning.
The Ruling Class versus the rest of us
A very interesting article if you are interested in reading about the goals of the politicians in Washington:
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the
Freedom vs tyranny
It isn't Republican vs Democrat, it is freedom versus tyranny. Plunder and parasites versus liberty. Collectivism versus Constitutionally limited self-government. It is as simple as that.
It is about all people being created equal and no one being ruled, except in very narrowly defined instances, by anyone else. Paraphrasing Lincoln's words, there would be no "you work, I'll eat."
("That is the real issue. That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall