This is an absolute MUST READ.

[Galileo]

This is an absolute MUST READ. Learn how the federal government does undercover operations and what the results are. PLEASE READ IT ALL. Do not miss this one.

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/atfs-milwaukee-sting-operation-marred-by-mistakes-failures-mu8akpj-188952581.html?fb_action_ids=4326574808104&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%224326574808104%22%3A139225212 907018}&action_type_map={%224326574808104%22%3A%22og.recom mends%22}&action_ref_map=

:bang

[ElNono]

good read, IMO. thanks for posting.

[Wild Cobra]

I doubt it's typical of an operation, but shit... That is bad...

[boutons_deux]

she said. "You don't want to charge the wrong person. You certainly don't want to prosecute the wrong person. That is not something you strive for."

:lol No shit, Ms. BRILLIANT Asst District Attorney! QFT! We feel so relieved that you got your charging, prosecuting, striving in the non-wrong direction! :lol

[LnGrrrR]

The best part about that story is that one of the suspects is named Courvoisie Bryant.

[boutons_deux]

here's another juicy tidbit about our Orwellian police state:


In case you were wondering what sort of harm could come from unfettered access to medical records by law enforcement, here's a splendid example that combines prescription records with the domestic wing of the War on Drugs into one horrible (and horribly stupid) incident (http://reason.com/blog/2013/01/10/moments-after-utah-mans-wife-dies-of-can).


Barbara Alice Mahaffey died of colon cancer in her bedroom last May. [Vernal, UT resident] Ben D. Mahaffey, 80, said he was distraught and trying to make sure his wife's body would be taken to the funeral home with dignity, when he says officers insisted he help them look for the drugs.

"I was holding her hand saying goodbye when all the intrusion happened," he told the Deseret News.

Barbara Mahaffey died at 12:35 a.m. with Mahaffey, a Navy medic in the Korean War, and his friend, an EMT, at her side. In addition to police, a mortician and a hospice worker arrived at the home about 12:45 a.m., Mahaffey said. He said he doesn't know how police came to be there.

Mahaffey said he was treated as if he were going to sell the painkillers, which included OxyContin, oxycodone and morphine, on the street.

Yep. If your loved ones use certain painkillers, you can expect to be raided at any time, especially if they've just passed on, leaving behind a treasure trove of highly marketable controlled substances. But don't worry, Vernal City Manager Ken Bassett would expect nothing less than a raid by Vernal's finest during the final moments of his loved ones' lives:

In his suit, Mahaffey alleges that Vernal City Manager Ken Bassett told Mahaffey he was being "'overly sensitive' and that police were just trying to protect the public from illegal use of prescription drugs." The suit also alleges that Bassett then told Mahaffey "his own parents had recently died and he wouldn't have cared had police searched their house for drugs."

Also noted: this is "common practice" for Vernal police, although it's often "selectively applied." Yay! A badly written law, randomly enforced and noxious from any angle, that latter of which perfectly describes the DEA's attempt to circumvent patient privacy by exploiting a few loopholes.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130201/12063221855/dea-circumventing-oregon-state-law-to-grab-medical-records-without-warrant.shtml

[Spurminator]

So Galileo, thoughts on Beyonce flashing the Illuminati symbol during her halftime performance?

http://www.usnews.com/pubdbimages/image/43598/FE_DA_130204_beyonce425x283.jpg

[Expert]

Our government is inept, corrupt and incompetent? Say it ain't so.