Comments on Pro Libertate: Apparently, the Fantasy Cop Package Doesn't Include "Qualified Immunity"

I don't know what wyowanderer is smoking but t...

2015-04-16T18:15:51.537-06:00

I don't know what wyowanderer is smoking but to say that the imperial storm troopers masquerading as Seals are somehow honorable while carrying out the Empires misdeeds is taking things to the extreme. Are these not the same clowns who later come back and create private security firms with mercenaries who gun down civilians? Hmmmm? Yep! You betcha. Who cares how jealously a murderer covets and protects his so-called "reputation"

Another excellent, alarming, and superbly written ...

2015-04-16T17:09:50.212-06:00

Another excellent, alarming, and superbly written article Mr. Grigg. Would this 'reserve program' be the same sort of thing Mark Wahlberg is reportedly desperately seeking to enroll in ? Do you have a sense of just how widespread these reserve programs are ?

The case in North Charleston is a very welcome ano...

2015-04-14T16:21:34.707-06:00

The case in North Charleston is a very welcome anomaly, and the prosecution of Mr. Slager is entirely the result of a brave young man who acted as a peace officer by collecting evidence of a crime that would otherwise have gone unpunished.

I neither invented the concept of "qualified immunity," nor am I the one who most frequently invokes it. In this case described above, the officers who refused to render aid to the victim should face prosecution for negligent homicide as well; their role will most likely be excused on account of their status as "sworn law enforcement officers" and the magical immunity that attaches thereto.

In fact, Mr. Bates' attorney expressed surprise that the shooting wouldn't be treated as an "excusable homicide" precisely because of his role as a pay-for-play LEO.

If they have immunity - as you repeatedly claim - ...

2015-04-14T16:06:27.132-06:00

If they have immunity - as you repeatedly claim - then why is the police officer in North Charleston facing murder charges?

Another excellent blog post over at UATK:http://jo...

2015-04-14T10:20:01.460-06:00

Another excellent blog post over at UATK:http://joelsgulch.com/the-only-answer-to-the-police-problem-is-to-make-them-more-than-human/#more-13730

The money quote:
You know the most important thing about a genuine elite? Reputation. Those people (Think Navy SEALS, if you must. Or a really good NFL team) truly give a damn about their reputations. They earned them through hard work that would simply be impossible for regular people. They deserve them, they are jealous of them, and they will by god be the very first to throw anybody who sullies them out on his no-longer-privileged ass. As someone posing as a really smart person once said,