“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand?… The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and, notwithstanding all of Stalin’s thirst, the cursed machine would have ground to a halt! If…if…We didn’t love freedom enough. And even more – we had no awareness of the real situation…. We purely and simply deserved everything that happened afterward.”
— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Just think about his message.

Draw your own conclusions.
Decide when to take action..And what that action should be.

Where is the line which, when crossed, will cause YOU to take action. At what point will you say “enough is enough”?

Just food for thought.

and throwing shit on a dead mans memory to see if they can find anything that might stick, just to cover their asses. The Blue Wall continues to shield the officers who murdered a man who had the temerity to defend his home from invaders who covered their faces and stormed his domicile, claiming to be police.

How many times must they change their story? How many things will they find (or claim to find) that will cast doubt on the innocence of Jose Guerena?First he was a drug dealer who worked shifts (and midnights at that) at a copper mine……Then he was a drug runner who worked shifts at a copper mine….

Wait,… a copper mine? Why would a drug dealer work that hard?

Now, weeks later, they “think that he may be connected to a home invasion case“. Or something…Next thing, he’ll be a compatriot of Osama Bin Laden.

So they entered a house after knocking…..45 seconds after knocking. Not much time. And how loud did they knock?Ever check out the tactics of those folks who do the SWAT raids? They really don’t do much to announce themselves or give any reasonable time to answer the door. Control of the situation IS important, IF THERE IS A REASON TO EMPLOY SWAT. Most of the time, there isn’t. Serving a warrant to a guy who has NO record, or has a bunch of parking tickets doesn’t need SWAT.

Lets not forget that their explanation as to why they made the ambulance crew wait is not borne out by the evidence. Lets not forget that they likely had bad information, or chose the wrong house in the right neighborhood. Lets not forget that they have covered up information and obfuscated every enquiry as to the circumstances of the death of Mr. Guerena. Lets not forget that the sheriff has asked why the news media would DARE to question the legality of the shooting. Dare.

And lets not forget that even if some of the accusations are true (likely not, but just for the sake of argument, let’s give the Pima County folks the benefit of the doubt), doesn’t every citizen have the right to trial before being executed? Without any trial, without any evidence being presented, they executed a man who chose to try to defend his home against what he thought were armed invaders.

I understand that some areas need a SWAT team. And I acknowledge that there are folks who are not terribly nice, and might well not cooperate with police. But having a SWAT team doesn’t mean that they need to be used all the time, only when  circumstances warrant them.

And thus far, the Pima County Sherriff’s office has declined to show the warrants, or explain the circumstances which required that a group of armed men invade a man’s house….

Much less explain the details of the shooting, or the subsequent misuse of power which led to leaving a man to bleed to death while withholding medical assistance for over an hour. All while lying about the circumstances as to why they chose to let him bleed to death.

As Tam points out, the troops in Iraq had tighter rules of engagement when entering houses in a war zone.

Where are the folks who decried the deaths in Iraq? Where are the death penalty objectors? WHERE IS THE PRESS? Why aren’t there murder indictments (or at least outside investigations) taking place in this case? Anyone involved in either the raid or the chain of command who ordered this clusterfuck should be under investigation.

This would serve as a warning to the police in our country that there is a line that cannot be crossed. We spent more time investigating the death of known criminals caused by border patrol agents…and convicted the agents. This wasn’t some illegal alien drug smuggler, this was an Iraqi war vat and a US citizen.

This is a cover up, plain and simple. A raid gone wrong. A mistake by trigger happy “professionals” who ended up killing a man because they acted like criminals.

But enough is enough.

I have a friend who states that “the police are just a different gang…one with a more distinctive uniform and the blessing of society”. Incidents like this make that statement hard to refute. Especially when there is such a concerted coverup.

If you live in Indiana.

But ultimately, it’ll never go back to where it was 3 weeks ago.

Another chip in the foundation of freedom. Patching it with plaster won’t return it to full strength.

Armed Forces day.

If you are reading this in freedom, then take the time and thank a Vet.

Mitch Daniels has decided NOT to run for Prez.

Is it REALLY due to the issues with his family (which are, in my opinion, valid reasons NOT to run), or is it the fact that about 85% of those of us who live in his home state won’t vote for him? Does he realize that there is no real way that he could win?

Did good sense reign over his ego?

Or was there other considerations?

Either way, I am glad to see that he isn’t running

You should read this.

The whole thing.

Now, read it again.

What will you do if it happens to be your front door?

Ask yourself, why aren’t there any murder charges being brought?

This whole rapture thing happens, I’m not sure if I’ll be around afterwards….or if you will be.

If I am, I figure I can live high on the hog for a while, on what the rest leave behind.

If not, well, thanks for reading. I mean,. I am good with my maker and all that, I think, but you never know.

Hopefully, we’ll connect on the other side, if and when.

I’m still mailing in my car payment tomorrow though, just in case.

He’s right.

all of it.

especially the bias thing.

Doing what he can to salvage whatever he can so he can get reelected.

People are aware of his intent to  raise energy prices in a failed attempt at social engineering the US into a more energy efficient nation.

But raising the cost of energy hurts all of us…. and most of us can’t afford the higher cost.

Now he is pissing off the green folks in a belated attempt to pacify the rest of us voters in order to get reelected.

Because it opens the door to things like THIS.

This sort of attitude by police is EXACTLY why the fourth amendment was written. Any police officer who cannot see that, and would use this ruling to further enhance his power of search is unsuited for his job. Unsuited to be in any position of public leadership or law enforcement.

Look, I am sure that most sheriffs and police want to just do their jobs. They (mostly) have the best interests of the citizens who pay them in mind. But without limits, without lines that they cannot cross, then there will be those who go too far, and ultimately trample those citizens who they are sworn to protect.

And the statements of the Newton County sheriff demonstrate that clearly.

What the Court in Indiana has done is remove the leash from the collar of the guard dog. Guard dogs are an excellent tool. They are needful to protect people and property in some instances. But without restraint, the guard dog may become a menace to those whom he is charged with guarding. It is easy for the sheepdog to return to his wolf heritage.

IMO, the sheriff should be immediately fired. His statements show that he is unsuited to be in law enforcement.

And the judges who unsnapped his leash should be horsewhipped. Publicly. Then fired and disbarred for demonstrating their incompetence.

But then again, I am soft on idiots.

ETA:These rulings will eventually lead to THIS….

Oh, wait, they already HAVE.

Methinks the time is coming when the rule of law will no longer be based on our Constitution….Which will lead to……..?

Mayhaps the time is soon coming when, since the courts are not adjudicating law based on anything but whim, and the police are not enforcing it anyway, that We The People will have to. Even against our own government.

I’d rather not “Vote from the rooftops” but these recent events, along with an ever increasing load on the citizens by other parts of our government, make it seem more and more likely.

“When in the course of human events it becomes necessary……”

Think about it. Will you stand with others to defend your freedoms? Or cower in the shadows and let stronger men that you do the deeds necessary to defend your rights?

(yes, I am angry…that changes nothing).