Thursday, June 5, 2008

Hey, it worked in Fallujah

D.C. police will seal off entire neighborhoods, set up checkpoints and kick out strangers under a new program that D.C. officials hope will help them rescue the city from its out-of-control violence.

Oddly enough, several folks didn't seem to think this is a good idea.




I wonder, should we put the deck chairs over by the port railing? There’s a much better view of the iceberg from over there.


Can you say Police State?


This. Is. America. You have obviously forgotten this.


And my personal favorite.


I hope that when the police ask for their papers, people will hand them a copy of the Bill of Rights too. It might prove instructive. If not, at least we'll all have the grim pleasure of saying "Here are my civil rights. Please take them."

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1 comment:

  1. So, DC is no longer part of the US, and the Constitutional guarantees of inherent rights to citizens no longer apply?

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