July 26, 2010 - Many of the freedoms we enjoy here in the U.S. are quickly eroding as the nation transforms from the land of the free into the land of the enslaved, but what I'm about to share with you takes the assault on our freedoms to a whole new level. You may not be aware of this, but many Western states, including Utah, Washington and Colorado, have long outlawed individuals from collecting rainwater on their own properties because, according to officials, that rain belongs to someone else.

LONDON, England - July 26, 2010 - Ministers are ready to hand sweeping Big Brother powers to EU states so they can spy on British citizens.

Foreign police will be able to travel to the UK and take part in the arrest of Britons.

Some people balk at restrictions on selling unprocessed milk and other foods. “How can we not have the freedom to choose what we eat?” one says. Regulators say the rules exist for safety and fairness.

LOS ANGELES, Kalifornia - July 25, 2010 - With no warning one weekday morning, investigators entered an organic grocery with a search warrant and ordered the hemp-clad workers to put down their buckets of mashed coconut cream and step away from the nuts.

WASHINGTON - July 25, 2010 - It has been reported that 46 states are on the verge of bankruptcy. Since states are constitutionally mandated to balance their budgets and do not possess the ability to print money, they’re finding themselves in a critically weakened position to challenge the federal government.

LONDON, England - July 25, 2010 - Software that can predict when and where future violent crimes will be committed is being used in Britain for the first time.

Two police forces have begun trialing the sophisticated program, which has echoes of the Tom Cruise film Minority Report, where psychics are used to stop criminals before they commit crimes.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - July 23, 2010 - A former Fort Lauderdale cop who hit and killed a pedestrian on Federal Highway and, it was later learned, regularly topped speeds of 90 mph while driving in his patrol car, was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail.

After a Broward County jury acquitted Alexander Griss last month of vehicular homicide and convicted him instead of misdemeanor reckless driving, the judge was restricted to imposing no more than a 90-day jail sentence.

WASHINGTON - July 23, 2010 - Thousands of police officers have been laid off all across Amerika since the current economic crisis began. Thousands more are getting ready to be laid off. So could we be on the verge of a new era of chaos and anarchy in Amerika as crime runs wild and there are just far too few police to respond to it all? That is the message that one blood-smeared billboard in Stockton, Kalifornia is trying to convey.