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Police forces across the United States have been transformed into extensions of the military. Our towns and cities have become battlefields, and we the American people are now the enemy combatants to be spied on, tracked, frisked, and searched. For those who resist, the consequences can be a one-way trip to jail, or even death. Battlefield America: The War on the American People is constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead’s terrifying portrait of a nation at war with itself. In exchange for safe schools and lower crime rates, we have opened the doors to militarized police, zero tolerance policies in schools, and SWAT team raids. The insidious shift was so subtle that most of us had no idea it was happening. This follow-up to Whitehead’s award-winning A Government of Wolves, is a brutal critique of an America on the verge of destroying the very freedoms that define it. Hands up!―the police state has arrived.

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John W. Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law and human rights. Whitehead’s concern for the persecuted and oppressed led him, in 1982, to establish The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties and human rights organization whose international headquarters are located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people, The Rutherford Institute has emerged as a prominent leader in the national dialogue on civil liberties and human rights and a formidable champion of the Constitution. Whitehead serves as the Institute’s president and spokesperson. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s most vocal and involved civil liberties attorneys, Whitehead’s approach to civil liberties issues has earned him numerous accolades and accomplishments, including the Hungarian Medal of Freedom and the 2010 Milner S. Ball Lifetime Achievement Award for “[his] decades of difficult and important work, as well as [his] impeccable integrity in defending civil liberties for all.” As nationally syndicated columnist Nat Hentoff observed about Whitehead: “John Whitehead is not only one of the nation’s most consistent and persistent civil libertarians. He is also a remarkably perceptive illustrator of our popular culture, its insights and dangers. I often believe that John Whitehead is channeling the principles of James Madison, who would be very proud of him.” Born in 1946 in Tennessee, John W. Whitehead earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974. He served as an officer in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Publisher : SelectBooks; 1st Edition (April 14, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 1590793099
ISBN-13 : 978-1590793091
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 1.37 pounds
Dimensions : 6.04 x 1.1 x 9.29 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #35,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #49 in Political Freedom (Books)
- #178 in Civil Rights & Liberties (Books)
- #195 in United States National Government

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This Is A Well-Written and Well-Documented Book About How People’s Rights Are Being Trampled On.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016

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The book tells about how people’s liberties and rights are being trampled on by the government in the United States. Here are some examples that the book mentions: Today, 17,000 local police forces are equipped with military equipment. By the year 2020, approximately 30,000 drones are expected to occupy U.S. airspace. 80% of asset forfeiture cases result in no charges against the property owner. Challenging these takings in court can cost property owners more than the value of the confiscated property itself. The school security industry is estimated to be worth $4.9 billion by 2013. A lot of drivers have triggered the red light cameras simply by making a right turn on red or crossing the sensor but not advancing into the intersection. Soon these drivers receive tickets in the mail. Local governments work with the Australian corporation by the name of Redflex. Some research has shown that the red light cameras have actually increased the number of the accidents. By reducing the length of yellow lights by a mere half a second, the number of citations doubled. Traffic citations dropped by 90% when yellow light time was increased from 3 seconds to the minimum of 4.3 seconds. Chicago has a total of 13,400 police officers resulting in 227 police officers per square mile. New York City has 36,000 police officers resulting in 303 police officers per square mile. Los Angeles has a total of 10,000 police officers resulting in 469 police officers per square mile. Los Angeles spends 55% of its discretionary budget on police while the street repair and maintenance spending has declined 36%. This is a well-written and well-documented book.

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Terrifying But a Must Read Book

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2015

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In recommending the book on the cover, Judge Andrew Napolitano says it might make it difficult for you to sleep after reading it. I would go one step further and recommend wearing an adult diaper when you read this book. It is simply that scary, and the author backs up the claims he makes with references. Whenever I would read something that just seemed too bizarre to believe, I went to the back of the book, located the source, and read that primary source for myself. Truth really is stranger than fiction--and much more frightening. As scary as it all is, every American needs to read this book and realize that we are being ruled by a partnership between corporations and government. This book will open your eyes!

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Vital information ALL Americans need to know if we have any hope in stopping this.

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015

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This is a must read, and is possibly the best, simplest and most current explanation about the "war on the American people". Constitutional lawyer Whitehead has gathered lots of good information (with 44 pages of footnotes!) documenting the increasing militarization and intrusiveness of the local, state and federal police forces and the military/industrial/media surveillance industry, and how we are on the cusp of a complete fascist state (a system of 'national socialism' where government and corporations are unified). All that's needed now to make it complete is a charismatic leader.

The one fault here is the apparently rushed editing which leads to sometimes repetitious writing, but what he's saying bears frequent repeating, as obviously most Americans have remained oblivious to the imminent threat that is clear and present from our own government. This may sound like a paranoid vision of reality, and while Whitehead does sometimes appear to be resorting to hyperbole, what he's saying is all true and quickly moving from the rare and extreme to the norm.

"There was a time in our nation's history when Americans would have revolted against the prospect of city police forces the size of small armies, or rampaging SWAT teams tearing through doors and terrorizing families. Today the need for ramped up, militarized police is largely sold to the American public by way of the media through reality TV shows, and by politicians well-versed in promising greater security in exchange for the government being given greater freedom to operate as it sees fit while running roughshod over the Constitution." (p.148)

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"Thus, while recycling unused military equipment might sound thrifty and practical, the ramifications are proving to be far more dangerous and deadly. This is what happens when you have police not only acquiring the gear of American soldiers but also the mindset of an army occupying hostile territory. With police playing the part of soldiers on the battlefield and the American citizenry left to play the part of enemy combatants, it's a safe bet that this exercise in the absurd will not have a happy ending." (p. 151)

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"…Meanwhile, there are more than 1,100 people shot to death by police in America each year. According to the FBI, approximately 400 of these are "justifiable." Compare that to Germany, a nation of 80 million, where police kill all of eight people. In Britain and Japan, with a combined population of 191 million, the police didn't kill anyone." (p. 173)

Wake up America! It is too late to nip it in the bud, but maybe not to resist it both lawfully and with civil disobedience and ultimately defund and dismantle it.

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Eye opening book. It Floored me.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015

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I bought this book after hearing the author describe some rather disturbing things going on in our system today. I am a person of facts, I like to know that what I am saying holds truth. So I research and come to a conclusion based on the facts of the matter. This book lays out in detail the diatribe actions that government agencies are taking against individual Americans like you and me. While I personally have never experienced these things, that 30 years ago were unheard of, it is important to look at the direction these agencies are heading. I would encourage you to give this book a read and find out what is going on around us.

We don't have to agree on politics, but we should be able to agree on the principle that we have individual liberty to make decisions for ourselves.

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David F.

POLICE STATE AMERICA, UK AND ISRAEL

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2018

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Really good book with lots of detailed examples of how the above countries have morphed into full blown autocratic police states over the past 50 years or so. A must read for every citizen. It's past time for physical revolt - nothing less will do to save the future of mankind from total enslavement by neocon zionists

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Read this book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2020

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This is a book everyone should read. The author explained how powerful modern democratic governments have become.
The modern state is run for the benefit of the few.

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brilliant read..

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Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2015

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Great book.. Loved the concept....

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