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'''Police State''' is a term used to describe a [[government]] that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its [[citizen]]s. The measures can include heavy [[surveillance]], repression of [[free speech]] and [[freedom of religion]], rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the [[media]] and [[political]] [[tyranny]]. In Western countries such as the United States, the number of criminal statutes has proliferated.<ref>Trautman, Lars (October 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-overcriminalization-is-turning-everyday-americans-into-lawbreakers How overcriminalization is turning everyday Americans into lawbreakers]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.</ref>

'''Police State''' is a term used to describe a [[government]] that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its [[citizen]]s. The measures can include heavy [[surveillance]], repression of [[free speech]] and [[freedom of religion]], rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the [[media]] and [[political]] [[tyranny]]. In Western countries such as the United States, the number of criminal statutes has proliferated.<ref>Trautman, Lars (October 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-overcriminalization-is-turning-everyday-americans-into-lawbreakers How overcriminalization is turning everyday Americans into lawbreakers]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 22, 2019.</ref>