Police
Begin Fingerprinting on Traffic Stops
If you're caught speeding or playing your
music too loud, or other crimes for which you might receive a citation, Green
Bay police officers will ask for your drivers license and your finger. You'll be
fingerprinted right there on the spot. The fingerprint appears right next to the
amount of the fine.
Source: WBAY TV (online), December 2007
'Holiday' tree axed in favor of 'Christmas'
City officials in
Milwaukee, Wis., have uprooted a decade-long tradition and have decided to
rechange the name of its "holiday tree" to a "Christmas tree."
Source: WorldNetDaily, October 26, 2006
Sexual-orientation questions cause stir at Port high school
Parents are angry and school leaders are promising action in
response to a "Heterosexual Questionnaire," approved by two teachers, that asked
students questions such as: "If you have never slept with someone of your same
gender, then how do you know you wouldn't prefer it?"
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15, 2006
Legislators request Lautenschlager’s opinion in Eau Claire controversy
Twenty-five Wisconsin legislators sent a letter to Attorney
General Peg Lautenschlager Wednesday, asking her legal opinion on a
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire policy, which they feel may be
unconstitutional.
The policy, which first made headlines earlier this month,
prohibits resident assistants from leading Bible studies in their residence
halls.
Source: Badger-Herald, November 17, 2005
Cops stop fingerprinting traffic violators
With public fears of a police state being created in
Green Bay, Wis., law enforcement authorities are dropping a new policy
where officers collected fingerprints from traffic violators.
Source: WorldNetDaily, January 13, 2005
School district backs down, will allow Christmas cards
After the threat of a lawsuit, which was to be filed
today, a school district in Wisconsin has backed down from its
policy prohibiting Christian students from distributing Christmas
cards that include the religious origins of the candy cane.