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Let's see.... "Big Brother" is watching you, but they didn't watch BP!
Does that tell you something about American society?
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Thanks for the suggestions. The Tuff Body Mailbox may work in a residential area, but not here. Some "cowboy" just has to throw a chain around the pipe and pull it out with his 4 wheel drive pick-up. Recently some parties boosted a pickup from a local hardware store and crashed it into a gas station/convenience store/restaurant and stole an ATM early one morning. If someone can steal an ATM, a mailbox isn't much of a problem.
I replaced the mailbox this morning. The problem was that I had used 3.5 inch nails on the cross members, which would make it difficult to tear the mailbox from the post. This time I used nails sufficient to hold the mailbox in place, but which would allow any vandal to rip the box off the post- no threat to his "manhood"- and throw it to the ground, thereby proving whatever it is that he wants to prove. It's not necessary to do a "funky chicken" dance on it.
As you know, any professional car thief can steal any vehicle no matter how sophisticated the anti-theft system. When I spoke to a licensed expert regarding removing a blinking indicator, which the would be car robber triggered, the expert said that he had another example of this previously and would get back to me. Peoples' minds are like sponges. Whatever some law enforcement type subsequently may have pissed in his ear following my phone call, apparently had an effect. He was no longer willing to help.
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Let's see.... "Big Brother" is watching you, but they didn't watch BP!
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People are people. Human nature doesn't change much.
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Thanks for the suggestions. The Tuff Body Mailbox may work in a residential area, but not here. Some "cowboy" just has to throw a chain around the pipe and pull it out with his 4 wheel drive pick-up. Recently some parties boosted a pickup from a local hardware store and crashed it into a gas station/convenience store/restaurant and stole an ATM early one morning. If someone can steal an ATM, a mailbox isn't much of a problem. Ah, America! Well on its way to becoming Colombia! As you know, any professional car thief can steal any vehicle no matter how sophisticated the anti-theft system. I remember being in Ensenada, where the car thieves bring in a tow truck and just tow the cars away!
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And if there's a legitimate license plate #, VIN, and registration, the government and/or police can find it if they so chose.
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[b]Tracking your car? Cops need a warrant, says judge[/b]Police cannot surreptitiously stick a GPS unit on your car and track your movements without a warrant, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled. In an opinion published Friday, the court said that police use of GPS evidence to convict two individuals was a violation of the Fourth Amendment, and that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to their movements over an extended period of time. What happens when the authorities ignore the rule of law thingy or else just change the rules?
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I posted an OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST[/b] on my blog. I briefly summarized just a few main incidents. I supplied enough evidence to warrant at least a preliminary investigation on any one. The last paragraph in my letter to Gov. Crist follows: [b]A neighbor privy to the illegal surveillance and other law enforcement machinations told me that “there are powerful forces” and “you can’t do anything.” So, does the rule of law still exist in Florida or not? Are the U.S. Constitution and Florida Constitution meaningless in the State of Florida? Are the public servants who enforce the rules and statutes of Florida exempt from the very same laws that they enforce against Florida citizens? How is what I’ve briefly summarized above not misprision of felony (USC, TITLE 18, Part 1, Chapter 1 & 4)? Not only have Florida law enforcement and public officials failed to report a known felony, but also actively concealed the felony. Please give me the courtesy of a reply. Thank you. Only unaccountability makes this arrogance and abuse by Florida "law enforcement" and other "public servants" possible. There are no effective checks and balances. But realistically, what should I as an American peasant expect when you have Senator Sanders asking Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke: "Will you tell the American people to whom you lent $2.2 trillion of their dollars?" And, Bernanke replied, "No." The rule of law is dead not only in Florida, but the US, as well.
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