Zero Tolerance Policy in Public School Claims Another Innocent Victim

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Zach Cassidento’s snapchat post of his airsoft bb rifle

Child Arrested for Sharing Photo of Toy Gun on Social Media That He Got for His Birthday:
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/high-school-student-suspended-arrested-for-sharing-photo-of-empty-toy-gun-on-social-media/

(Rachel Blevins) A teenage boy was arrested and detained for the crime of posting a photo on social media of a toy gun he received as a birthday gift. Despite the fact that the photo included a “Warning” sticker on the gun, which stated that it was a toy, the student was suspended from school and treated as a criminal.

As a senior at Amity High Regional School, Zach Cassidento said he did not think he was doing anything wrong when he received a new airsoft gun for his birthday and posted a photo of it on Snapchat.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Was a warrant even issued? If so, which criminal judge signed it?

Discussing DHS Attempt to Incentivize the Formation of a Snitch State in New York

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “DHS Seeks to Incentivize the Formation of a Snitch State in New York“…

Rayn: Feel “safe,” yet?

New York DHS Will Pay You $500 to Rat Out ‘Prepper’ Neighbors Buying Legal Goods:
http://www.theeventchronicle.com/news/north-america/new-york-dhs-will-pay-500-rat-prepper-neighbors-buying-legal-goods/

Stephen K.: No, we should be getting $500 vouchers to purchase “prepper goods.”

DHS Seeks to Incentivize the Formation of a Snitch State in New York

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

New York DHS Will Pay You $500 to Rat Out ‘Prepper’ Neighbors Buying Legal Goods:
http://www.theeventchronicle.com/news/north-america/new-york-dhs-will-pay-500-rat-prepper-neighbors-buying-legal-goods/

New York’s Division of Homeland Security is posting signs on businesses to encourage people to snitch on fellow citizens who buy such things as MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat), ammunition, flash lights, match containers, gas masks and other items deemed to be ‘prepper’ in nature.

In this video a girl working at LZ Army Navy Surplus store in Auburn, NY tell us how a state trooper put up a flyer in their window which encourages customers to call the New York State Terrorism Tips Line to report this ‘suspicious activity’ under the as part of the “See Something, Say Something” campaign.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Feel “safe,” yet?