I spent three hours in Battle Creek today, and, in that time, I only spoke with one person. The man I spoke with was a security guard, standing outside of what was formerly the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which now, ironically enough, happens to be a federal building. I had Arlo with me. (He and I […]
Tag Archives: private security
Security trumps freedom in the terrorist-heavy Battle Creek
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged 9/11 changed everything, Battle Creek, Battle Creek Sanitarium, Cereal City, customer service, Fruit Loops, Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Homeland Security, Kellogg's, pre-9/11 mindset, security, security guards, security screening, security theater, terrorism, The Road to Wellville 18 Comments
The killing of Trayvon Martin, and what it signals for the future of America
By now, you’ve probably heard about Trayvon Martin, the 17 year old who was recently shot to death in a gated Florida community by an armed, criminally-overzealous-at-best member of a neighborhood watch group. Martin, who was black, was making his way back to his father’s home, after having purchased some candy and an iced tea […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged Bob Martinez, CCW, concealed weapons, false police reports, Florida, gated communities, George Zimmerman, gun violence, Jeb Bush, justifiable homicide, license to kill, Marion Hammer, race, race and the American justice system, racism, Sanford, self-defense, shoot first, Skittles, stand your ground, Trayvon Martin 62 Comments