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Obstructing government. >> did you obstruct the government. >> absolutely not. i was probably 1,000 feet away from the officers. >> charges were dropped, the officer was never punished. none of the officers would talk to us. head of one police union, sent us a comment. >> some is a serious safety issue. i am afraid terrible something will happen. >> opposite is true,. >> john: this hijacker rammed a cop car. the officers shot limb and exonerated from murder because he acted in self-defense. some...

Needed. >> john: that squeezes newcomers out? >> and they should be squeezed out. >> john: why? >> because this is a regulated industry. >> john: how much do you get paid lobby for this. >> my right is $775 an hour. >> i cant blame him, but dont husband 80 me. >> john: so you are paid by the taxi king, jerry schaffer. >> im being paid not him. >> john: keep the little guys out. >> kings, queens and jacks. >> poor folks pay lobbyists. if he gets his regulation, poor people wont be taxi entreprene...

Lemonade stand down. >> john: made me want to open my own stand here in foxs front yard. a cop over there.y will the police bust me. >> there are so many vague lawe that everybody arguably could be caught up in it. >> john: harvey silverglide says the avalanche of new laws. this is just what the feds crii added last year. u makes criminals of just aboutit all of us. >> every citizen arguably could be shown to have violated some regulation in these stacks anda that is the danger to liberty.r >> j...

Theoperty maintenance organization. this crime, his tree in his backyard. it is the wrong kind. cri >> they said if you dont remove the tree you will beindi fined $2,000 a day or i could face imprisonment or six daonths. >> you bought the house partlyu because of this tree. yes >> yes. i >> john: it but it turned outr it it wasnt on the planning p and development services departments list of approvedof trees. thats odd because there are a bunch of them in the area. >> john: and so you point this...

Some towns ban meals. one banned all fast food restaurants. they want to limit the salt i eat. if you sell certain things at the food police disapprove of, you better watch out. >> there was lookout banging on the back gate. >> john: not long ago, federal and state officials raided a food co-opt in los angeles. >> were you drawing guns. >> they searched me. they thought we had cocaine in the fruit. >> their crime was selling milk that hadnt been pasture turized >> they also raided sharons farm w...

Medallion rules to the washington, d.c. he wants to cut the taxi cars in half. >> there is too many taxicabs. >> they dont think so. >> they like be allowed to work but the lobbyists convinced the d.c. councilman to sponsor his bill. >> we want to professionalize our taxicab system? >> we wanted want to make sure the customer has a good riding experience. >> john: that sounds good but regulations are in the books subject to every driver to petty harassment. still at least in washington, d.c., op...

Not in america. here politicians keep passing more rules. >> every day i look over my shoulder what are they going to find illegal tomorrow. >> you have no idea what you are up against. >> this could happen to you you. >> show me the man and i will show you the crime. >> you say if you followed plea around you would find three felonies. >> that is an understatement. >> john: in america these days it is like everything is illegal. what is more american than opening a lemonade stand? >> for years,...

Shot their dog. once inside they didnt find any drugs. the owner was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia. >> we just end up with dogs being shot but kids being shot. we end up with search warrants being served on the wrong home. innocent people on the other side of the door thinking they are protecting their home. >> we should be kicking down more doors. >> paul was a white house drug czar. >> they are not kicking the door koor if somebody is smoking marijuana but they are kicking the doo...

You dont. here you hold for me. that is all you have to do. you get to keep the sneakers, i got you. if drugs were legal people would assume there would be more than that. >> it is the policy of prohibition that causes the environment. we dont have the kids on corner fifth of jack dan will itself. >> sewed by businesses and safe businesses, there is no violence here because this is legal but there used to be violence in places like this. violent crime is why america ended 90 years of alcohol pro...

Like i was a criminal. >> they were charged with six felonies. they could go to jail all because health officials say raw milk can be down right dangerous. >> john: it can. unpasture used means its not heated and could have salmonella but raw food buyers say this. >> its pure and healthy and makes me feel good. >> john: that is ridiculous. but dont people have a right to be ridiculous. >> this is america. how are you going to tell me what i should and shouldnt eat. i eat lots of dove bars and i ...