Comments on Pro Libertate: Amerika, 2007

That one clip showing the lawyer in the red blazer...

2008-07-26T14:06:00.000-06:00

That one clip showing the lawyer in the red blazer that got shot in the face is ridiculuous. Rubber bullets are not 'non-lethal' they are 'mostly non-lethal'. However, a shot the head or neck can severly injure or even kill a person. Police are supposedly taught this when trained in the use of these weapons so there is no excuse for shooting this woman in the head. She is fortunate that the distance from which the shot was fired and where the bullet hit on her head were such that she was not worse off. She should definitely sue, and I hope that she wins some obscene amount (which in most lawsuits pisses me off but not in this one) so that police everywhere get the message that non-lethal weapons still have the potential for lethality and as such they should not be fired indiscriminately into a crowd nor should you fire on a target where you cannot acquire a safe shot such as a woman crouched behind a poster where you cannot see where you would hit because if you are not careful you can be held responsible. The officer that fired the shot on her while she was crouched should be stuck in a desk job where he never again gets to wield a weapon in public.

It is unfortunate how divided our country has beco...

2007-08-28T17:14:00.000-06:00

It is unfortunate how divided our country has become. It's also unfortunate how so many people have been totally brainwashed to the point where they are vehemently outraged over the Iraq War. I mean, isn't it outrageous that we toppled one of the world's most brutal, oppressive, murderous, imperialistic, fascist dictators? Isn't it outrageous that we are helping 25 million Iraqis set up a democracy that they themselves have endorsed with 3 elections with bigger percentage turnouts than we have here in the USA? Isn't it such a horrible atrocity that we are fighting against Islamic, extremist theocrats who want to establish a government in Iraq where women, homosexuals, non-muslims and other minorities would be routinely persecuted and killed, and where only a small number of Islamic clerics would have all the power and the average citizen would have none!? I mean, that is so unbelievably terrible! People who are against the war need to wake up from their Bush-Hate-Driven craziness. Maybe the cops won't feel the need to bust their balls.

Three years ago, "non-lethal ammo" killed a young ...

2007-08-27T11:04:00.000-06:00

Three years ago, "non-lethal ammo" killed a young woman in Boston. She was doing nothing more threatening than standing on the street after the Sox beat the Yankees. There were kids turning over cars and doing stupid stuff, but she wasn't one of them.

Here's an ultimate test of free speech: A freeway...

2007-08-23T08:32:00.000-06:00

Here's an ultimate test of free speech: A freeway banner reading "OINK IF YOU HATE FREEDOM"

I find it curious that local police, theoretically...

2007-08-22T21:09:00.000-06:00

I find it curious that local police, theoretically working for the benefit of local populations, behave more and more like federal agents and thought police employed to quell bogus "threats" to the community and/or national security. Perhaps this ominous trend has something to do with the proliferation of addictive federal law enforcement grants. Washington rarely funds anything without attaching strings. Mandating maximum speed limits and requiring various educational programs in the public schools are also examples of controls/agendas attached to partial federal funding.

Under the US Supreme Court's decision in Hiibel v....

2007-08-22T10:02:00.000-06:00

Under the US Supreme Court's decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, it could easily be argued that he was required to show an ID, if state law required it.

They hate us for our freedom!The G liberated Idaho...

2007-08-22T09:38:00.000-06:00

They hate us for our freedom!
The G liberated Idaho from Randy Weaver and Texas from David Koresh.
Recall Vicki Weaver was holding an assault-style baby in her arms at the time of our brave forces dispatching of her.
The Branch Davidians were stockpiling similar assault-style babies also.
Fortunately for America the same sniper who was at Ruby Ridge was also at Waco doing the noble and heroic duty.
Time for the G to get tough with freeway bloggers.

The officer asked him for his ID. Legally, he does...

2007-08-21T16:00:00.000-06:00

The officer asked him for his ID. Legally, he does not have to provide an ID, at least not yet. All he is required to do is provide his name.

Any updates on the police who arrested the Kuhn's ...

2007-08-21T15:32:00.000-06:00

Any updates on the police who arrested the Kuhn's in Asheville on his their OWN PROPERTY? Those officers should be fired and charged with breaking and entering, assault, whatever. If I was their police chief, that's what I would have done. Do the laws of public, peaceable assembly and protest apply everywhere in the U.S. or are there restrictions in some states or localities?

I had a similar experience Constitution Day, Sep. ...

2007-08-21T15:08:00.000-06:00

I had a similar experience Constitution Day, Sep. 17, 2004, when I tried to hold up a sign saying "Honk if you love the Constitution" from an overpass. Didn't get arrested, but the back and forth between the officers and me is amusing. See http://constitutionalism.blogspot.com/2004/09/how-i-celebrated-constitution-day-and.html