"In a free society, government protects citizens from threats against their persons and property. In a police state, government deploys its law enforcement assets to protect itself against the "threat" posed by its own subjects."
[W.N. Grigg]

DISCUSSION FORUMS:

Family Guardian Forums-require a free member account you can apply for yourself to post and in some cases read content
Sovereignty Education and Defense Ministry (SEDM) Forums (OFFSITE LINK)
- 6. Litigation Support (Member Subscriptions Only)
  - 6.4 Criminal Statutory Litigation Help

INTRODUCTION:

This section is dedicated to improving police protection and ensuring that we have honorable and ethical police and law enforcement personnel working for our government.

NEWS:

Current News
U.S. Department of Justice News
Historical Articles
- 02/26/2007: Operation Falcon and the Looming Police State-state, local, and federal police forces are conspiring to destroy your rights by combining forces
- 03/02/2004: Man Threatened with Arrest After Taking Photos of Police
- 11/30/2002: Congressman Ron Paul Slams Homeland Security-at least SOMEONE in Washington gets it!
- 09/18/2002: Held Without Charge-material witness laws put detainees in limbo
- 01/12/2002: Preserving Freedom, Beating Terrorism-Alan Keyes
- 09/02/1997: National Police Force In Training?-WorldNet Daily
- 04/01/1997: FBI Laboratory Investigation-This is the report regarding fabrication of evidence by the FBI lab; Long but worthwhile.

ARTICLES:

"police power" defined
Sovereignty for Police Officers, Form #12.022 (OFFSITE LINKS) - SEDM. Excellent.
- Slides
- Video
Are Cops Constitutional?- the answer is NO. Very interesting
Crime Documentaries (OFFSITE LINK) -Top Documentary Films
Why Are So many Americans in Prison? (OFFSITE LINK) -Prager University
The Truth About Crime (OFFSITE LINK) - Stefan Molyneux
The hidden reason for poverty the world needs to address now-(OFFSITE LINK) Gary Haugen, TED
What if we ended the injustice of bail? (OFFSITE LINK) -Robin Steinberg, TED
Victims Rights-U.S. Attorneys Bulletin, Volume 47, No. 1, Jan. 1999
Gangs-U.S. Attorneys Bulletin, Volume 54, No. 3, May 2006
How to Record Telephone Conversation using your Computer-excellent article that describes tools and techniques that allow excellent quality recording of telephone conversations in computer playable format
General Ashcroft's Detention Camps-a public embarrassment and a Constitutional menace
Do you have a right to police protection?-The law and the courts say emphatically NO! Then why do we even have or need government at all, and why should we have an obligation to pay taxes to a government that isn't obligated to render service? Beats us!
The Fraudulent Court of Attornment in the State of California-very interesting
Tips on Staying Safe for Women
The Blame Game-Edgar Steele
How to respond to Theft or Identity Theft-excellent
Safety Alert! Cell Phone Guns
Is President Bush's Executive Order Creating Military Tribunals Legal?
U.S. Department of State Outsources Secret War-Jason Vest
42 U.S.C. Chapter 112: Victim Compensation Assistance

DEALING WITH THE POLICE:

Flex Your Rights (OFFSITE LINK)
- Website
- Youtube
Dealing with the Police/Right to Travel Playlist (OFFSITE LINK) - SEDM Youtube playlist
I Don't Answer Questions Explained (OFFSITE LINK) - Youtube
5 Rules for Recording Police: Steve Silverman (OFFSITE LINK) - CATO
SEDM Dealing with the Police/Right to Travel Videos (OFFSITE LINK) - SEDM Youtube playlist
Police/Terry Stop Handout, Form #09.078 (OFFSITE LINK) - Hand this to an officer who stops you during a traffic stop. Prevents police violence and keeps the police in their place.
Waiver of Immunity: Police, Litigation Tool #01.008 (OFFSITE LINK) - how to discredit and immobilize lying or irresponsible police officers in court
Defending Your Right to Travel, Form #06.010 (OFFSITE LINK) - how to travel on roadways as a PRIVATE unlicensed party without police harassment or injustice
U.S. Public Servant Questionnaire: First Line of Defense against unlawful Police (OFFSITE LINK)-Governmental Services Corporation Watch
Amdt4.5.4.1 Terry Stop and Frisks Doctrine and Practice (OFFSITE LINK) -Legal/constitutional requirements that police must follow during a traffic stop. Legal Information Institute, Cornell
Terry Stop Definition, Cases, Examples, Processes (OFFSITE LINK) -Legaldictionary.net
9.21 Particular Rights—Fourth Amendment—Unreasonable Seizure of Person—Exception to Warrant Requirement—Terry Stop-Jury Instructions (OFFSITE LINK)-Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: Terry Stop Update (OFFSITE LINK)
- Original
- Local copy
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: Searching a Vehicle Without a Warrant (OFFSITE LINK)
- Original
- Local copy
Right to Travel - license free - original brief
Legal synopsis of right to travel - Oklahoma City University Law Review
Colorado Court case - Traveling in your private vehicle is a RIGHT that cannot be licensed... get the facts and use them to free yourself

GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE:

Background
- Government Secrecy-Federation of American Scientists
- Do We Need More Government Surveillance?
- Big Brother in the Wires: Wiretapping in the Digital Age-book by the ACLU
- Federal Enforcement Authority in States of the Union, Form #05.032 (OFFSITE LINK)-SEDMs
- Electronic Surveillance and Civil Liberties-U.S. Government Office of Technology Assessment
Terrorism Surveillance
Law Enforcement Surveillance
- Why Google won't protect you from big brother (OFFSITE LINKS)- CHristopher Soghoian, TED.
- TSA Terrorist Screening Procedures, 2008-Downloaded from Wikileaks
- Overview of VOIP for Law Enforcement- Minnesota Joint Analysis Advisory
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) -full text
- Customs and Border Patrol: U.S. Citizens/Lawful Permanent Residents Page (OFFSITE LINK)
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System (OFFSITE LINK) -FBI
- US Postal Service (OFFSITE LINK)
  - USPS Mail Cover Request- this is the form filled out and used by law enforcement to monitor your mail if you are under surveillance
  - U.S. Post Office Spies on Customers-John Berlau, Insight Magazine
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Policy Regarding Border Search of Information-this is what they search when you cross the border
  - DHS Website (OFFSITE LINK)
  - Local Copy (as of 3/20/09)
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (OFFSITE LINK)
  - What's Wrong with Fusion Data Centers?-ACLU report
  - Fusion Data Center Map-ACLU
- US Department of Justice (OFFSITE LINK)
  - Law Enforcment Tech Guides
  - Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies- U.S. Dept. of Justice
  - Federal Guidelines for Searching and Seizing Computers (OFFSITE LINK) -U.S. Department of Justice
  - Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Communications Interoperability (OFFSITE LINK) - U.S. Department of Justice
  - Evaluating the Use of Public Surveillance Cameras for Crime Control and Prevention (OFFSITE LINK) - U.S. Department of Justice
  - Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence (OFFSITE LINK - U.S. Department of Justice
  - Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (OFFSITE LINK) -U.S. Department of Justice
  - Electronic Surveillance I-U.S. Attorneys Bulletin, Volume 45, No. 5, Sept. 1997
  - Electronic Surveillance II-U.S. Attorneys Bulletin, Volume 45, No. 6, NOv. 1997
- National Institute for Justice (OFFSITE LINK)
  - Investigations Involving the Internet and Computer Networks (OFFSITE LINK) - National Institute of Justice
  - Electronic Crime Scene Investigations: A Guide to First Responders, Second Edition (OFFSITE LINK) -National Institute for Justice
- Government Websites are keeping an eye on you-MSN
- U.S. Electronic Espionage-background on how the U.S. government snoops on you
- U.S. Government Communists can Legally Install Surreptitious Tracking Devices on Your Car-tyranny! What are YOU going to do about this, folks?
Government data mining
- Data Mining, and Homeland Security: An Overview, CRS Report 31798-Congressional Research Service, Aug. 27, 2008
- GAO Report GAO-04-548: Data Mining
- Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress, CRS Report #RL34070-Congressional Research Service, Jan. 18, 2008
- A Summary of Fusion Centers: Core Issues and Options for Congress, CRS Report #RL34177-Congressional Research Service, Sep. 19, 2007
- Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches, CRS Report #RL33616-Congressional Research Service, Jan. 14, 2009
Information Return Reporting
- The Information Return Scam-excellent
- Correcting Erroneous Information Returns, Form #04.001-how to correct erroneous information returns.
- Corrected Information Return Attachment Letter, Form #04.002-how to correct erroneous information returns.
- Correcting Erroneous IRS Form 1042's, Form #04.003- (RED HOT!)how to correct erroneous 1042's
- Correcting Erroneous IRS Form 1098's, Form #04.004- (RED HOT!)how to correct erroneous 1098's
- Correcting Erroneous IRS Form 1099's, Form #04.005- (RED HOT!)how to correct erroneous 1099's
- Correcting Erroneous IRS Form W-2's, Form #04.006- (RED HOT!) how to correct erroneous W-2's
- Demand for Verified Evidence of "Trade or Business" Activity: Information Return, Form #04.007-Use this form in the case where someone you work for or with may or definitely will file a fraudulent Information Return against you, and you are not engaged in a "trade or business". This prevents you from having false or erroneous Information Returns filed against you by educating companies and financial institutions about their proper use. Information Returns include IRS Forms W-2, 1042-S, 1098, and 1099.
- Criminal Complaint Attachment: Fraudulent Information Return, Form #04.402-use this in combination with Form 04.006 above
  - PDF in member subscriptions
  - Member Subscriptions
- Precious Metal Transaction Reporting, Form #04.106 (OFFSITE LINK)-legal requirements for the reporting of precious metal transactions
  - PDF in member subscriptions
  - Member Subscriptions
- Certification of Federal Privileged Status, Form W-0, Form #04.211-use this to establish evidence from your private employer that you are not engaged in a "trade or business" or any other federally privileged status.
- Information Return FOIA: "Trade or Business", Form #03.023 (OFFSITE LINK)-use this as a "reliance defence" to develop evidence that the government KNOWS you are not engaged in a "trade or business' and is committing a crime by not admitting it.. By SEDM
- Information Returns Processing (OFFSITE LINK)-IRS
- Income Tax Withholding and Reporting Course, Form #12.004-training course which describes laws and requirements relating to tax withholding and reporting for businesses and private employers
- 26 U.S.C. §7434: Civil Damages for Fraudulent Filing of Information Returns
- 26 U.S.C. §7206: Fraud and False Statements
- 26 U.S.C. §7207: Fraudulent Returns, Statements, or other documents
- 26 U.S.C. §6721: Failure to File Correct Information Return
- 26 U.S.C. §6041: Information at source
- 18 U.S.C. §912: Impersonating a "public officer"-anyone who files a false information return against a person who is not a "public officer" is criminally impersonating a public officer
- 26 C.F.R. §1.6041-1: Return of information as to payments of $600 or more.
- 26 C.F.R. §1.6041-2: Return of information as to payments to employees.
- 26 C.F.R. §1.6041-3: Payments for which no return of information is required under section 6041.
- 26 C.F.R. §1.6041-4: Foreign-related items and other exceptions.
Currency Transaction Reporting
- The Money Laundering Enforcement Scam, Form #05.044 (OFFSITE LINK) -SEDM
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)-Big brother's/IRS watchdog
- FinTrac Canada-Canadian tracking of financial transactions
- FINCEN Filing Information-types of information that financial institutions and casinos send to big brother
- Federal Transaction Reporting Requirements-what you have to tell the feds about your transactions, which is NOTHING in most cases
- 31 C.F.R. Part 103: Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting of Currency and Foreign Transactions-Treasury
- 31 U.S.C. Subtitle IV, Chapter 53, Subchapter II: Records and Reports on Monetary Instruments Transactions-also called the "Bank Secrecy Act"
- Fincen: Money Services Business Page-website sponsored by Dept of Treasury to provide information about currency transaction reporting
- Demand for Verified Evidence of "Trade or Business" Activity-Currency Transaction Report (CTR), Form #04.007-form to give financial institutions that are illegally preparing Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) for cash withdrawals of $10,000 or more
- Bank Secrecy Act Requirements: A Quick Reference Guide for Money Service Businesses
- Reporting Suspicious Activity: A Quick Reference Guide for Money Service Businesses
- Money Laundering Prevention: A Money Services Business Guide
- SEC Release No. 34-47752, File No. S7-25-02-Customer Identification Programs for Broker Dealers
- Feasability of Cross-Border Electronic Funds Transfer Reporting System (OFFSITE LINK) -FINCEN report to Congress
Postal Surveillance
- U.S. Post Office Spies on Customers-John Berlau, Insight Magazine
- The U.S. Postal Service War on Private Mailboxes and Privacy Rights-CATO Report
  - HTML (OFFSITE LINK)
  - PDF
- Postal Service Form 1583 Attachment, Form #06.018 (OFFSITE LINK)-SEDM
  - PDF in member subscriptions
  - Member Subscriptions
- Postmaster Inquiry Regarding USPS Form PS1583, Form #06.019 (OFFSITE LINK)-SEDM
- Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) (OFFSITE LINK)-USPS
- 39 U.S.C.: Postal Service
- 39 C.F.R.: Postal Service
- USPS Forms Website

PRIVATE PROSECUTIONS:

Are Cops Constitutional?- the answer is NO. Very interesting
Private Prosecutions-Alfred Adask, Antishyster. Prosecute government wrongdoing even if the Attorney General or the District Attorney won't!
Private Prosecutions-Constitution.org

EDUCATION/REFERENCE:

Law Enforcement/Police Courses (OFFSITE LINK) -training for police investigators. Offered by i-intelligence
Countering Online Radicalization (OFFSITE LINK) -A unique course in the fight against extremism and online radicalisation. Offered by i-intelligence
Treatise on Criminal Procedure (OFFSITE LINK) -James M. Kerr, 1918. Google Books
A Treatise on Criminal Pleading and Practice (OFFSITE LINK) - Francis Wharton, 1889. Google books.
Arrest, Search, and Seizure Training-Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Why We Fight: Moral Clarity and the War on Terrorism- William Bennett, former Secretary of Education
Community Oriented Policing Services (OFFSITE LINK) - U.S. Department of Justice