Notes from the Resistance
“I am shocked and deeply saddened to learn that my estranged son, with whom I have had very minimal contact over many years, is the suspect in this afternoon’s shooting of the two La Vergne police officers… Despite my efforts and guidance in the early and teenage years, my son, John Drake Jr., now 38-years-old, resorted to years of criminal activity and is a convicted felon. He has not been a part of my life for quite some time.” [More]
He sure made a point of distancing himself.
[Via bondmen]
The 11th Circuit Court of appeals has ruled that it is clearly established law that even in a state with a “stop-and-identify” law, and even if police reasonably suspect you of a crime, police may not require you to show ID or arrest you if you refuse to do so. [More]
Which won’t stop many of them from doing that or worse if you don’t instantly obey like a terrified slave, while the rest hold back from intervening and keep their mouths shut later…
Remember the first rule of Citizen Club.
“Only Ones” Perilolate and McCabe sound like real badge-heavy acorn-finders, don’t they?
A former investigator with the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) is accused of trafficking weapons to Mexico while he was an employee of the bureau in 2017, according to a letter sent to the ATF Director this week by US Senator Charles Grassley. [More]
Jeez, another letter…?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
I went to Grassley’s “News Releases” page and didn’t see the letter. I asked him for a copy:
Anybody have a link?
I started an AmmoLand article on this but then found another writer was working on it. I’ll wait for that one to see if there’s anything substantive I can add.
[Via gbob]
North Carolina and North Dakota Police Chiefs and Federal Firearms Licensees Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Acquire Machineguns and Other Firearms. [More]
Amidst all the outrage over Larry Vickers, let’s not forget we all have the right to such firearms the chiefs claimed for themselves but would arrest us for. I also find it difficult to comprehend how an FFL and recognized expert, versed in all the traps and pitfalls, could stumble into such a huge one himself.
[Via Jess]
Like geofence warrants, keyword warrants cast a dragnet that require a provider to search its entire reserve of user data—in this case, queries by one billion Google users. Police generally have no identified suspects; instead, the sole basis for the warrant is the officer’s hunch that the suspect might have searched for something in some way related to the crime. [More]
Ah, the old Inspector Clouseau theory of policing…
So what happens if you use Duck Duck Go?
[Via Michael G]
Leonard Allan Cure, freed after a wrongful conviction, is shot dead in a traffic stop [More]
Based on the degree of justification, there’s a time and a place to resist and different odds of prevailing depending on how we choose.
[Via Jess]
Related UPDATE
And it appears this was not one of those times.
The inmate was in handcuffs when he was beaten at the Pinckneyville Illinois Correctional Center in April of last year. [More]
It says something about “Authorized Journalism” when a story of compelling public interest is given literally 1/6 the words of the link that appears in the middle of it:
[Via bondmen]
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida announced Thursday that it charged 17 employees of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office with wire fraud after they allegedly tried to defraud the government in pandemic relief loans. [More]
Hey, they gotta do something when they’re not holding back letting schoolchildren be slaughtered…
[Via Jess]
“The officers hid while Johnny did what they were trained to do, that the officers refused to go outside. These are three officers with bulletproof vests on, and they refused to open the door and go and engage the shooter.” For 11 seconds, the officers watched Hurley from behind as he was trying to remove ammunition from the automatic rifle, according to court filings. Without announcing “police” or asking him to drop the weapon, Arvada Officer Kraig Brownlow opened the substation door and took aim at Hurley from behind, hitting him in his back pelvis and killing him. [More]
The Parkland/Uvalde Shuffle…
And remember: Back the Blue!
[Via WiscoDave]
Video shows Ga. commissioner who claimed to be drugged had 5 drinks at metro Atlanta bar, police say [More]
Let me guess: Budweiser? (NSFW nasty joke warning)
Video– another reason I don’t go to bars.
I wanted to come up with a link to her position on guns but got sidetracked by a report claim:
A Clayton officer on Monday, responding to a call from a gas station clerk that teens were playing with a gun, pulled out his revolver while talking to the group of boys.
Do those look like revolvers or are the “real reporter” and his editor just typical examples of “Authorized Journalists? And hey, this oughta work…
[Via Steve T]
Small-town police sued for planting drugs on drivers in north Alabama [More]
Seeing as how he’s all about violating the rights of his countrymen under force of arms, wearing orange seems apt. And to paraphrase Dr. Seuss, it won’t be his heart that grows three sizes…
[Via CP]
Former Illinois police chief caught shoplifting from Florida Walmart [More]
So is it due to privilege that he gets prosecuted when so many do not…?
Dashcam footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department captured two former police officers ignoring a robbery call to play Pokémon Go. Officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired in 2018 after an internal investigation and disciplinary review panel ruled they violated department policy by failing to respond in 2017 to multiple backup calls for a robbery, “despite being parked directly across the street.” The officers then lied about playing the popular mobile phone game… [More]
What took so long to release it?
From the department that enforces disarmament laws against you…
Meanwhile, their shameless lawyer complains “The right to privacy of the officers is really what was at issue here.”
A sex abuse victim is fighting Mint Hill police for $69,000 she says is owed to her. A WCNC Charlotte ‘Where’s the Money?’ investigation tracked down what the money was used for. [More]
For whatever reason, the story link provided results in “404 The page you are looking for can’t be found.”
Wayback Machine to the rescue!
Now 17, the high school senior is waiting for the Mint Hill Police Department to comply with a court order and turn over the $69,130 officers seized from her abuser. The department refuses.
Hey, “Always Think Forfeiture,” right?
If they’re going to keep the money, the least they could do is pay for the coffee, although with the way comments are going, it may be prudent to cancel future community social meets…
[Via Michael G]
If they’d had one they would have produced it. Which makes them what…? [Watch]
LANGUAGE WARNING. All the “Right on!” cheering for this notwithstanding, besides poking at a group that continually strays from respecting rights and self-restraint, she’s breaking a cardinal rule.
Literally, don’t try this at home.
[Via Henry Bowman]
‘Your Call Cannot Be Completed as Dialed.’ Portland Asks Residents Not to Call 911 [More]
Not that it matters if they could…
[Via Michael G]
A Minneapolis police officer was apparently outed as an OnlyFans model last week after she pulled over a driver who turned out to be a subscriber to her page. [More]
So “Only Ones” have their names withheld but they dox teachers?
[Via Steve T]
Audit: Missing money, ‘questionable’ purchases at Missouri sheriff’s office [More]
Cigarettes, beer, beauty items…
Seems easy enough to follow the trail, insist on specifics, and make arrests instead of just audit recommendations …
[Via Steve T]
