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Title: Burning Man Turned Into a Police State as Feds Order Cops to Stop and Search Attendees
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/b ... -to-stop-and-search-attendees/
Published: Aug 21, 2018
Author: John Vibes
Post Date: 2018-08-22 10:02:25 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1698
Comments: 19
Over the years, the Burning Man Festival has become one of the most popular events and party destinations in the US and has drawn roughly 70 thousand people in recent years. The growing number of partygoers each year has unfortunately drawn a growing number of police as well. According to the reports of many burners on Reddit, police are more aggressive this year than ever and are indiscriminately pulling people over and searching them for drugs without probable cause. Some sneaky tricks that officers are using to stop people, is pulling them over for having dim tail lights, or any of obstruction of view in their windows, which is common when people are carrying camping gear. As soon as someone is pulled over, officers are ready nearby with drug dogs to justify a search on the vehicle. Some posters on social media are saying that police are profiling drivers and pulling over anyone who looks like they would be attending the festival. Local newspaper ThisIsReno reported that police in the region have orders from the federal government to target cars that are on their way to Burning Man and search them for drugs. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe’s Secretary Brenda Henry told Reno reporter Bob Conrad that these orders came straight from “the top.” When Conrad asked, “You mean from President Trump?” Henry replied “Yes.” “If you don’t have anything to hide, you’re good to go,” Henry said. Police officials have been hiding behind the excuse of the opiate epidemic for their aggressive tactics at this year’s event, but opiates are not the drug of choice at Burning Man, it is a festival that is largely known for its psychedelic drug culture. Of course, Burning Man attendees will be pulled over and searched under the pretense of fighting the opiate addiction, but they will be handcuffed and thrown in cages for carrying substances that are proven time and time again to be safe and even beneficial for mental health when used responsibly. One small comfort that Burners can have this year is that cannabis is now legal for recreational purposes in the state of Nevada, which will undoubtedly prevent According to one anonymous report published by ThisIsReno, “A friend of mine stopped to mail something in Nixon. The cops blocked him them in, claimed they didn’t see any signal and asked about drugs. The did not consent to search, after which police claimed their dogs alerted on their truck. Police took apart their trailer and part of their truck. They were there for over two. Be careful out there, burners, and don’t stop in Nixon.” It seems that Nixon is one of the most dangerous towns to drive through on the way to the burn, so one good samaritan is offering to be a decoy for the purpose of distracting cops so people carrying drugs can get by safely. On Reddit, the decoy told fellow Burners that he would be driving with, “A flag with the word dildo printed on it in Arabic, (similar to the ISIS flag, only it says dildo) as well as Buddhist swastika flag, plastered my truck with all kinds of green stickers. Will be driving north on 447 starting at 2200 from the 80. Anybody that’s dirty feel free to fall in line behind me. Still looking for a rasta hat though. If you have a spare one in LA please PM me.” Mike Harden, a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, told The Reno Gazette-Journal that local residents such as himself are being pulled over and harassed as well. “They’ve been pulling people over for the smallest things. This is the first year I’ve seen (Bureau of Indian Affairs) officers out here at this time. Usually, they only come out for serious crimes, like meth rings or, I wouldn’t say murders because we don’t really have murders, but just serious crimes. It’s hard to say if they came out just for Burning Man, or they’re just sending them out here since apparently, they’re increasing the Bureau’s presence on tribal lands across the U.S. generally,” Harden said. The Burning Man Festival has long been a target of the Feds, who are threatened by the counter-culture nature of the event and its attendees. Burners have even been labeled as terrorists by the feds, as it was revealed in a 2015 Freedom Of Information Act request that the FBI sent undercover agents to the festival under the pretense of gathering intelligence on terrorists. The 16-page document released under duress by the FBI is still heavily censored — especially parts pertaining to high-tech police surveillance equipment used to “gather information.” The fact that terrorism is used as an excuse for the surveillance is interesting, especially because the FBI notes in its report that the festival is a “cultural and artisan event, which promote[s] free expression by the participants.” Apparently, art and free expression can now be equated with terrorism. The FBI claims the surveillance program is necessary to fight the “war on terror.” The agency said that the operation was “critical in the light of the ongoing war on terrorism and the potential for additional acts of terrorism being committed in the United States.” The FBI report additionally indicates that this operation could target drug users and sellers. “The greatest known threat in this event is crowd control issues and use of illegal drugs by participants,” the FBI report said.
Poster Comment: Remember when this was a free country and 400,000 American citizens could gather and listen to music without being harassed by government thugs?
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Yeah, but that was back in the days when we didn't need the police because people didn't do drugs at these gatherings. Oh, wait. They did. In large amounts. By a great many people. I get it. The police are there because, in the past, many people broke the law by using drugs. Now we know who's to blame.
Oh, wait. They did. In large amounts. By a great many people. Yet - not one of the 400,000 attendees at Woodstock was arrested. Did the cops stop them as they went in on some flimsy bullshit excuse to "look" for drugs? Like I said - America was once a free country.
Not drug-free. Had it been, there would be no need for cops at checkpoints today. The dopers brought this on themselves -- they were given the freedom and they abused it. Now we have an opioid crisis, Baltimore as the heroin capital, and needles on the streets of San Francisco.
Checkpoints - yeah I know you're a big fan. Another reason America is no longer a free country. So you should have the freedom to drive drunk? Is that your definition of a free country -- the freedom to engage in criminal activity that may harm others?
Really? Cause the first thing that came to my mind is this. https://www.amazon.com/September-Prior-Knowledge-Dennis-Laurence/dp/1575581051/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534960597&sr=1-7&keywords=Prior+Knowledge
No one is claiming that. However setting up roadblocks that ensnare the drinkers and non drinkers alike is pretty Nazi-esque. Of course you'll say "If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear". The words of tyrants throughout history.
When you figure out a way to "ensnare" only the drinkers, let me know.
That generation wasn’t primarily made up of enabled, dysfunctional WEAK mental midgets that call the cops and demand everyone get arrested for making them sad. It’s not LE’s fault that today’s SHEEP, can’t live without government help... and that includes cops. You douche bag.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Arrested for what? Woodstock took place in 1969, a year before marijuana was made illegal.
Oh - so NO ONE was aver arrested for marijuana possession or sale prior to 1970? Seriously?
For simple possession? Doubtful. Moot point. They weren't arrested for simple possession at Woodstock because it wasn't illegal.
For simple possession? Doubtful. Moot point. They weren't arrested for simple possession at Woodstock because it wasn't illegal. Are you shitting me? You still contend that no one was EVER arrested prior to 1970 for possession of marijuana. The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 effectively made possession or transfer of marihuana illegal throughout the United States under federal law, excluding medical and industrial uses, through imposition of an excise tax on all sales of hemp.
I said "doubtful". And I said "simple possession". Possession of large amounts? Dealing? Trafficking? With no tax stamp? Sure. There were arrests for that. But that doesn't describe the people at Woodstock.
BullBush! Just one more Dim disinformation campaign.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Since America isn't affected,I don't give a damn.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
+100 Uber-Libertarians can't get it through their thick skulls that when Leftist Snowflakes are allowed to waste LE resources on petty complaints like "I'M OFFENDED BY HIS 'HATE-SPEECH', then EVERYONE is affected both their idiocy. How can anyone so serious concerned over "liberty" be so bent out of shape overTHIS kind of inconsequential BS as 'Burning Man'.... as the Constitution, Conservatives, the Presidency and Republic are all being politically sodomized and tortured?? Deckard has apparently taken the mantle of "Disinfo/Distraction Specialist" and run with it. It's occurred to me that Gatlin and Deckard played opposite sides to the same coin in their LF role.
Lol... (Gotta laugh or else we'll cry. SF and NYC are two FOREIGN cities that happened to be located within the US border.)
Exactly. I see them as invaders more than anything else.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Remember when this was a free country and 400,000 American citizens could gather and listen to music without being harassed by government thugs?
#2. To: misterwhite (#1)
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Yeah, but that was back in the days when we didn't need the police because people didn't do drugs at these gatherings.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
#3. To: Deckard (#2)
Like I said - America was once a free country.
#4. To: misterwhite (#3)
no need for cops at checkpoints today.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
#5. To: Deckard (#4)
Another reason America is no longer a free country.
#6. To: Deckard (#0)
The FBI claims the surveillance program is necessary to fight the “war on terror.” The agency said that the operation was “critical in the light of the ongoing war on terrorism and the potential for additional acts of terrorism being committed in the United States.”
#7. To: misterwhite (#5)
So you should have the freedom to drive drunk?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
#8. To: Deckard (#7)
However setting up roadblocks that ensnare the drinkers and non drinkers alike is pretty Nazi-esque.
#9. To: Deckard (#2)
(Edited)
Yet - not one of the 400,000 attendees at Woodstock was arrested.
#10. To: Deckard (#2)
Yet - not one of the 400,000 attendees at Woodstock was arrested.
#11. To: misterwhite (#10)
Woodstock took place in 1969, a year before marijuana was made illegal.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
#12. To: Deckard (#11)
so NO ONE was aver arrested for marijuana possession or sale prior to 1970?
#13. To: misterwhite (#12)
(Edited)
so NO ONE was aver arrested for marijuana possession or sale prior to 1970?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
#14. To: Deckard (#13)
You still contend that no one was EVER arrested prior to 1970 for possession of marijuana.
#15. To: Deckard (#0)
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe’s Secretary Brenda Henry told Reno reporter Bob Conrad that these orders came straight from “the top.” When Conrad asked, “You mean from President Trump?” Henry replied “Yes.”
#16. To: misterwhite (#3)
Baltimore as the heroin capital, and needles on the streets of San Francisco.
#17. To: GrandIsland (#9)
It’s not LE’s fault that today’s SHEEP, can’t live without government help... and that includes cops. You douche bag.
#18. To: sneakypete (#16)
Since America isn't affected,I don't give a damn.
#19. To: Liberator (#18)
(Gotta laugh or else we'll cry. SF and NYC are two FOREIGN cities that happened to be located within the US border.)
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