The Independent Weekly: The Poster Police

This is sort of a strange story - a teenager with activist tendencies has a poster protesting George Bush's death sentence record in Texas. She also seems not to get along with her neighbors. Next thing you know, the Secret Service are at the door wanting to search the place for "Anti-American stuff or something like that". It seems this wasn't a serious incident (I'll bet the Secret Service guys felt pretty stupid). Nevertheless, there's a warning here. When anonymous tips can lead to criminal action, we put ourselves in a precarious situation in regards to civil liberties.