This is a great piece via Instapundit.
Commit any felonies lately?
This is what's happening in America with greater frequency:
There are two broad phenomena:
"One is the militarization of domestic law
enforcement. In recent years, police departments have widely adopted
military tactics, military equipment (armored personnel carriers,
flash-bang grenades) — and, sometimes, the mindset of military
conquerors rather than domestic peacekeepers"
"The other phenomenon is the increasing degree to
which civilians are subject to criminal prosecution for noncriminal
acts, including exercising the constitutionally protected right to free
speech."
