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Demonstration Report from UT-Austin on August 9, 2010
Posted by: | CommentsOn August 9, 2010 President Obama came to the University of Texas at Austin to give a talk on the future of higher education. But while he and his adoring public had their little state-worship service in Gregory Gym, protesters outside had quite a time trying to deal with the restrictions put upon their freedom of speech. Read More→
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Tags: Civil Rights, first amendment, free speech, Obama, police, politicians, politics, protesting, rights
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How a Government Gets a Job Done
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Courtesy GraphJam.com. And another…
Again, courtesty GraphJam.com. I’m totally loving their site. It’s hilarious even when the graphs are mathematically nonsensical or just plain silly.
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Barrel ‘monster’ gets student arrested
Posted by: | CommentsFrom the Police-arresting-people-for-stupid-reasons department…
Barrel ‘monster’ gets student arrested – Weird news- msnbc.com.
When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.
Raleigh, N.C., police just saw vandalism…
Hamlin Associates, the construction company whose barrels were turned into a monster, doesn’t want to press charges.
“We’ve had a fair amount of vandalism, but never anyone turn it into art,” Company President Steven Hussey said. “I actually thought it was pretty neat.”
Hussey said the value of the publicity his company has received is well above the $365 cost of the traffic barrels that Carnevale used.
“It’s been positive publicity for us,” he said. “If we’d known he’d do that good of a work, we’d have given him the barrels.”
Carnevale said he’s weighing Hussey’s offer to reconstruct the monster for the company’s offices in Climax, N.C., possibly for pay. Meanwhile, at least three Facebook support groups have formed to support Carnevale, including “Don’t Charge Joseph Carnevale,” boasting more than 800 members.
Raleigh police spokeswoman Laura Hourigan said the charges won’t be dropped, despite the company’s stance.
This is pretty outrageous, if you ask me. The company loves it, so for justice sake get off the guy’s back!
The thinking Christian must understand that where no harm is committed, no crime has been committed. This is a clear case where even the supposed plaintiff agrees there is no harm. Free Carnevale!
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Podcast on Private Security with Gil Guillory
Posted by: | CommentsIn a libertarian society, the production of security services would not come from the State, but security most certainly would be provided via private security agencies and arbitration services. But to those of us living under a state-system, this is difficult to understand. I’m sure you have wondered at some point how exactly a private security agency would work.
Well, I have a special treat for you in today’s podcast. Gil Guillory is an engineer, independent scholar, and an entrepreneur who has been developing a business plan for providing security services as a startup company. He graciously agreed to explain his ideas in an interview with me a while back, and we finally were able to match our schedules and chat via Skype.
Now, this isn’t directly a theological topic, but pay attention when Gil talks about connecting charitable agencies, such as churches, with individuals who need help. There is a real, tangible benefit to private security because it is always more personal than typical police. And given just how corrupt many police have become, it is high time to seek out alternatives.
I have met some very decent police officers in the past, but even they have told me how awful things are becoming in law enforcement. I would encourage any truly good officers to seek out people like Gil and join him in this noble venture. Listen to what he has to say and think about it…
I hope you enjoy this fascinating talk. (It’s just under 20 minutes long, and sorry about the difference in volume between Gil and I…) Feel free to comment here with questions. If we get enough, perhaps Gil will agree to do a second talk where we address them!
Right click here to download the entire audio file. [20 minutes, mp3]
Visit Gil’s GooglePages Site.
Read Gil’s LRC Articles, especially Tax Funded Policing is Socialism.
UPDATE: Many thanks to Manuel from the LewRockwell.com blog for linking to this, welcome to LRC readers once again! 
Please keep sharing it, folks, the Stumbles, Diggs, and retweets are very much appreciated!
Also, I noticed that for some reason the “title” of the podcast when you play it is And Your Bird Can Sing. Oops! It is nice intro music, though, wouldn’t you say? Great guitar…
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Tags: anarchy, audio, capitalism, interviews, police, self-defense
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