one man terrorize whole nation unless accomplices edward r. murrowjohn w. whitehead huffington postwe walk strange harrow road since september 11 2001 litter debris once-vaunted liberties.over past 15 years go nation take great pride model representative democracy model persuade citizenry march lockstep police state.what begin passage usa patriot act october 2001 snowball eradication every vital safeguard government overreach corruption abuse.this freedom jail cell set backdrop government surveillance militarize police swat team raid asset forfeiture eminent domain overcriminalization arm surveillance drone whole body scanners stop frisk search rove vipr raid like sanction congress white house court constitutional freedoms steadily chip away undermine erode whittle generally discarded.our losses mount every pass day.free speech right protest right challenge government wrongdoing due process presumption innocence right self-defense accountability transparency government privacy press sovereignty assembly bodily integrity representative government become casualties government war american people war grow pronounce since 9/11.since tower fell 9/11 american people treat like enemy combatants spy track scan frisk search subject manner intrusions intimidate invade raid manhandle censor silence shoot lock deny due process.in allow distract terror drill foreign war color-coded warn underwear bombers carefully construct exercise propaganda sleight hand obfuscation fail recognize true enemy freedom lurk among us while.indeed u.s. government pose great threat freedoms terrorist extremist foreign entity ever could a-to-z primer spell exactly government tyranny mean post 9/11.a american police state.b batter bill rights.c civil asset forfeiture diabolical governmental scheme deprive americans liberties namely right property.d drone weaponize equip lasers tasers scan devices aim people electronic concentration camp citizens suspect activities monitor regulate movements track communications spy upon live liberties pursuit happiness dependent government say-so.f fusion center serve clearinghouse information share state local federal agencies fusion center constantly monitor communications everything internet activity web search text message phone call emails.g grenade launchers global police take small-town police force equip enough firepower render citizen resistance futile enlist part unite nations strong cities network program stand army operate beyond reach constitution one part global police force.h hollow-point bullets government efforts militarize weaponize agencies employees reach epic proportion federal agencies vary department homeland security social security administration stockpile millions lethal hollow-point bullets.i internet things connect industry propel us close future police agencies apprehend virtually anyone government think may commit crime driverless cars populate highways person biometrics constantly scan use track movements target advertise keep perpetual surveillance.j jail profit outsource inmate population private prisons run private corporations profit-driven form mass punishment give rise 70 billion private prison industry rely complicity state governments keep privately run prisons full jail large number americans inane crimes.k kentucky v. king rule open door warrantless police raid leave americans little real protection face manner abuse law enforcement officials.l license plate readers enable law enforcement track whereabouts vehicles occupants across country.m main core u.s. government database million name information americans consider threats nation round time national emergency martial law.n no-knock raid 80,000 paramilitary raid carry every year 200 swat team raid every day pursuit someone merely suspect crime usually possession small amount drugs.o overcriminalization result uptick americans arrest jail absurd violations let kid play park unsupervised collect rainwater snow runoff property grow vegetables yard hold bible study live room.p pathocracy precrime tyranny hand psychopathic government couple government burgeon precrime program anyone see oppose government whether leave right somewhere become potential extremist.q qualify immunity allow officer walk away without pay dime wrongdoing.r roadside strip search blood draw court increasingly err side give government officials especially police vast discretion carry strip search blood draw even anal probe broad range violations matter minor offense.s surveillance state give day average american go daily business monitor surveilled spy track 20 different ways government corporate eye ears.t tasers nonlethal weapons enable police aggress push button make potential overblown confrontations minor incidents much likely.u unarm citizens shoot police long unusual hear incidents police shoot unarm individuals first ask question late often attribute fear safety.v vipr squads task carry so-called soft target security inspections whenever wherever government deem appropriate random time place without need justification particular threat.w whole-body scanners use either x-ray radiation radio wave scan devices government mobile units use see clothe spy within privacy home.x x-keyscore one many spy program carry nsa target every person unite state use computer phone.y you-ness facial recognition software promise create society track base face mannerisms social media you-ness zero tolerance young people increasingly view suspect treat criminals school officials law enforcement alike often engage little childish behavior lesson teach young impressionable citizens american police state either prisoner shackle control monitor order limit say life prison bureaucrat politician police officer judge jailer spy profiteer etc .as make clear book battlefield america war american people reality must come term post-9/11 america live today government whatever want freedom damned.the choices us straight-forward.we live past dwell freedoms use enjoy shrug helplessly destruction liberties.we immerse present allow utterly distract glut entertainment news ever-changing headline fail pay attention anything government ongoing power-grabs.we hang hop future believe odds someone something whether politician movement religious savior save us inevitable ruin.or start right away institute change local level hold government officials accountable rule law resurrect constitution recognize fail instead follow current trajectory picture future close george orwell liken boot stamp human face forever tyranny 9/11 build block american police state a-z