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There are targeted attacks where people are told to withdraw some amount of money from the bank or their loved ones suffer the consequences.

Two cases here from 2015:
http://legacy.wbir.com/story/n...
http://www.mansfieldnewsjourna...

And here's one from 1992:
http://www.deseretnews.com/art...

Using an ATM card isn't any safer, with robberies involving forced ATM withdrawals happening frequently. Fraudulent activity is covered by banking regulations and FDIC insurance.

Wow, just wow. How silly of me to think that a government that pays for health care would dare tell it's "customers" how to live their lives.

Oh wait, here is a story of just such a thing:

The consequences, in this case, will be a $600 smoking surcharge that goes into effect on New Year's Day 2010 for everyone in the state employee health system who smokes, or has a smoker for a spouse.

So, it appears the government will do what it can to force those who it provides care for into living the the government sees fit. Don't tell me it doesn't happen when it already is!

People have shot red-light and speed cameras before. A guy in Knoxville, TN shot a red-light camera four times with a .30-06 rifle a year and a half ago, rendering the camera quite broken. However, police in the area heard the shots (an ought-six isn't exactly quiet and doesn't sound like the average thug's 9mm handgun) and tracked him down.

Source: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=51715

I hope someone will have a camera (equipped cellphone) and take a short video of how this occurs.

Illegal in some places.

This is the OP but apparently the FBI served a search warrant at Mr. Kernell's residence at UT. Link. I hope the FBI had more evidence to go on than some posting on /b/.

After recent rash of copper and metal thief, I hope this will cut down on cooper and metal thieves... if Darwin doesn't win first:

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid= 44907
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17brfs-copper .html?ex=1185336000&en=a76b664a9720e53d&ei=5055&pa rtner=RRCOLUMBUS
http://www.wyff4.com/news/9484796/detail.html
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,217 2,152949,00.html

Here's an article that tells about how they sent law enforcement to a music festival in Tennessee, not to stop drug use, but specifically to collect the taxes that are due on those drugs.

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid= 46251

So yeah, tax authorities don't care if you're doing something illegal or not, they just want their money.

As long as you can reduce the public embarrassment of people in these cases. I'll go for it.

Probably the ultimate solution will be, drug or sedate travelers so they are not allowed to do anything while in the plane (flatulence included).

That is a chilling tape! We're listening to five officers beat him and then put a gun to his head while detailing their cover story to explain his death unless he agreed to sign a waiver of his rights. They swore under oath that they never as much as threatened him until the tape was produced. At least all five officers involved have been setenced to prison for 4+ years each. Knoxnews has a good page about the incident.

It's pretty amazing how criminals (alleged) cry about violated rights when apprehended.

What about the guy who was held hostage in his own home by 5 Sheriff Deputies while they dunked his head in a fish tank and a toilet, connected batteries/live electrical wires to his genetals, and put a gun to his head in an attempt to force him to sign a waver to allow them to search his home without a warrent. Funny thing was his wife set a tape recorder in the kitchen before being ordered out of the house.

Ofcouse that was over a year ago and the guy has since been conviced of unrelated drug charges. Are you saying that because this guy was a drug dealing peice of scum the police were allowed to violate his civil rights?

Does this technology help us or hurt us? This guy couldn't keep in his lane because he was "distracted."

Man distracted by pornography arrested for erratic driving
http://www.wbir.com/news/archive.aspx?storyid=3173 3

Aww, the Penguin and the Panda.

Isn't that sweet?