Comments on Pro Libertate: Meet Officer Michael Reichert: Professional Liar, Pride of the Collinsville PD

To begin with: You and I don't know each other...

2016-06-15T22:16:53.836-06:00

To begin with: You and I don't know each other casually, let alone intimately, so we don't have any children together. My children -- that is, the children who have been entrusted to me by the Creator -- have sufficient moral discipline to avoid narcotics, and the moral intelligence to understand that this is something they have to do for themselves: No government has the legitimate authority to criminalize self-destructive behavior, because we are not the government's property.

The torpid population you describe as "normal everyday Americans [who] don't have a problem" with illegal searches like the one carried out by recidivist perjurer Michael "Third" Reichert have nothing in common with our forebears, who literally fought a war to free themselves from a government whose officers routinely did similar things, albeit in a less egregious fashion.

In this case, as you apparently are too dense to appreciate, the victims of this illegal search and unlawful detention had nothing to hide; Reichert -- as he had before -- prompted his dog to make a false prompt in order to create a pretext for an unlawful search. Those are crimes against the Constitution, Mr./Mrs./Ms./Mx Unknown. That's why Reichert got his tax-fattened ass kicked in court.

Unlike Reichert and other costumed predators, Mr. Huff earns and honest living, and he has used the settlement he received as compensation for Reichert's crimes against his rights to fund activism on behalf of the Bill of Rights.

This is a joke. Cinematographers looking for a pay...

2016-06-15T21:34:42.016-06:00

This is a joke. Cinematographers looking for a payout.
Heroin is killing our children and we need cops getting these drug pushers out of our town. I live here. Normal everyday Americans don't have a problem with a vehicle search or cops looking at personal stuff because they have nothing to hide.
Quit looking for a payout and go make some real money. Don't deal drugs or shake down cities. Spend more time making yourselves real life wage earners.

This dumbass is why cops get killed,period. The sa...

2015-02-19T16:25:33.174-07:00

This dumbass is why cops get killed,period.
The saddest part about THAT subject , is that the Reicherts of the world rarely meet such a justified end.

This video is a good example why people should vot...

2012-10-10T14:28:44.956-06:00

This video is a good example why people should vote no in Washington on I-502. Imagine all the other Officers out there like this Officer in the video that would be pulling over and harassing innocent citizens under the assumption they were high on pot. It's such a shame these Officers are not held at a higher level of accountability. Actions like the one in this video should result in at the least a one month suspension of work and pay. Any of you Officers out there care to shed any of your thoughts on this matter?

Thank you for blogging about this... There are so...

2012-09-03T22:24:38.933-06:00

Thank you for blogging about this... There are so many police officers (and other government officials) that abuse the authority granted to them by their positions and most of the time 'we the people' are powerless to do anything about it. Crooked cops, like crooked politicians, cover each others backs... It's infuriating... Thank you for spreading the truth.

http://www2.collinsvilleil.org/index.php?option=co...

2012-08-23T17:53:33.786-06:00

http://www2.collinsvilleil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=352:april-2011-officer-of-the-month&catid=74:departments-police-officer-of-the-month&Itemid=161

Officer of the month

Unfortunately, the problem here is one of sacrific...

2012-07-30T04:43:45.567-06:00

Unfortunately, the problem here is one of sacrifice and an unwillingness on our (the publics) part to endure sacrifice when confronted with crooks, to be sure the system runs with integrity.

Hell, even in this case which is an absolute slam dunk, the man couldn't be bothered to follow through with meaningful redress, instead choosing to post a narrated video.

We're all willing to bitch, but the bigger question is, who among us is willing to actually fight?

All I know is this. I'm leaving this country. What we've become is a disgrace. We're a 1st World economy with 3rd world systems.

You know, this cop and his buddies at the collinsv...

2012-05-09T09:52:57.900-06:00

You know, this cop and his buddies at the collinsville police are so corrupt! Random stops, they lie, cheat and steal! And the city manager Bob Knabel and Mayor knows this, as well as the Chief, The Interstate Tickets will not be prosecuted.

Crooked Cops all of em.

Why is this COP so convinced everyone has drugs?? ...

2012-04-04T12:32:52.034-06:00

Why is this COP so convinced everyone has drugs?? Is he that much of a Junkie that he steals drugs out of peoples cars on a daily basis to support his drug habbit??? my experience in Life is that most "Liers" are Drug Users!!! what a POS!

Please note, Mayor Schaeffer died some years back....

2012-04-02T18:40:21.462-06:00

Please note, Mayor Schaeffer died some years back. We now have Mayor John Miller. Here's the website to email them:
http://www2.collinsvilleil.org/index.php?option=com_qcontacts&view=category&catid=106%3Acity-council&Itemid=89

1 word. PIGS

2012-04-01T19:38:33.125-06:00

1 word. PIGS

My advice to cowardly bullies like Reichert: Remem...

2012-03-24T21:15:15.788-06:00

My advice to cowardly bullies like Reichert: Remember Carl Drega!!!!

Big fan, Mr. Grigg. Wanted to drop a note and say...

2012-03-22T00:37:39.763-06:00

Big fan, Mr. Grigg.

Wanted to drop a note and say that I greatly enjoy your pieces.

Further although I know you have no shortage of bizarre cop related fact patterns in lethal shootings, here's another one for you:

http://projects.latimes.com/homicide/post/times-coverage-witness-police-killed-champommier-says-teen-did-not-speed-toward-deputy/

Cant wait for the counter-suit in civil court!

2012-03-20T11:26:42.731-06:00

Cant wait for the counter-suit in civil court!

I live less than 15 miles from where this took pla...

2012-03-19T22:46:14.704-06:00

I live less than 15 miles from where this took place this is an everyday practice for law enforcement in that area..st clair county is more crooked than any other part of the state and these ''officers'' make it bad for the ones that actually do their jobs...this happens all the time and what are they ...heroes ? .....yeah to the everyday person....to me its sad...no one can stop them ..im glad this guy at least made it public...it doesnt matter tho ..they are the cops and we are the peons...

Another solid post, Will.

2012-03-19T18:22:16.606-06:00

Another solid post, Will.

i like the song that was playing at the end. NWA ...

2012-03-18T08:52:41.460-06:00

i like the song that was playing at the end. NWA was right!

a good book to buy about this crap is boston t party's you and the police.

rick

I wonder how many of these dashboard videos are us...

2012-03-18T06:41:14.191-06:00

I wonder how many of these dashboard videos are used to educate law-enforcement psychologists and other interested parties on how perps [ i.e. citizens ] react under such coercive , but non-violent, police tactics.

Perhaps the brazen deceit is designed to get some people to react in more aggressive ways, like getting into an arguement, shouting and the consequent arrest for being a 'threat' etc etc

Surely there should be no trouble getting the video to set everything straight , instead it appears it was quite difficult to get, so why would they keep it if it wasn't to protect cops and citizens alike.

Also using anything 'damning' on cops who don't tow the line.

All very conspiratorial though.

cheers

Here's a way to voice your concerns to the may...

2012-03-17T17:32:41.475-06:00

Here's a way to voice your concerns to the mayor and councilmen, servants of Collinsville, IL.
Public info: http://www.ci.collinsville.il.us/citygov.htm
Mayor Schaeffer - ss4136@hotmail.com

Thanks for getting the word out about Officer Reic...

2012-03-17T17:09:57.287-06:00

Thanks for getting the word out about Officer Reichert and his jack boot methods!! By the way the passenger's name is spelled Jon Seaton, not John Seton.

I think this is a tactic that has been in use for ...

2012-03-17T03:03:09.386-06:00

I think this is a tactic that has been in use for decades. When I lived in Florida and traveled to Illinois, my dad warned me to watch my driving in Georga, because they often targeted cars with Florida plates, assuming they were probably running drugs. Cops like this do for the profession what Ron Artest did for the Indiana Pacers.

Too bad for Reichart that Huff wasn't the typi...

2012-03-16T21:18:23.273-06:00

Too bad for Reichart that Huff wasn't the typical roll over and play dead sort of "mark" he was used to preying upon. I'd press to have this worm crushed. Shame him? Are you kidding! Vermin of his ilk know no shame so that's a non starter with me.

I have often said that this kind of criminal condu...

2012-03-16T21:09:59.250-06:00

I have often said that this kind of criminal conduct on the part of law enforcement officers only continues because we are allowing it to continue...and increase. Eventually there will be the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back" and the backlash will be swift and deadly. There are many good people in law enforcement but their unwillingness to purge scum such as this from their ranks only means that when the great corrective action begins, there will be no differentiation between "good" cops and "bad" cops. They will all be targeted. Those "good" people in law enforcement woul do well to ponder upon this and either clean up their act or find a different line of work while they still can.

Unless the officer’s superiors can be shamed into ...

2012-03-16T14:23:26.606-06:00

Unless the officer’s superiors can be shamed into firing him permanently – an unlikely outcome, given previous performance – Officer Michael “Third” Reichert will continue to prey on the innocent and perjure himself, and teach the relevant skills to other cops.

It's highly likely that, in the very near future, when rage finally boils over among certain groups of citizens who are sick and tired of harassment by thugscum pigs of this ilk, Officer Michael "Third" Reichert is going to become the poster child for badged criminals whose lives are cut short when they make bogus stops like this against someone willing to defend what few liberties they have left - and lay down their own life in doing so.

I live in this area and yeah, the police lie every...

2012-03-16T13:57:00.233-06:00

I live in this area and yeah, the police lie everyday. They lied to secure a warrant to enter my home. They have a history of lying to judges but somehow they get their warrants signed anyway.

And they are in love with the Policing For Profit business model. I guess that's how our Sheriff, Merle J. Justice (not kidding), can afford a tactical Hummer and armored personnel carrier. I'm sure I'll see predator drones in the skies over my county in the near future as well.