Decay In Law Enforcement 19

Liberty In Peril

formerly,

The Llano Ledger

3-9-18

The following email was sent to the District Attorney:

Wiley B. "Sonny" McAfee
District Attorney
33rd and 424th Judicial Districts
Llano, TX 78643

March 9, 2018

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Counselor:

The enclosed emails were sent to the Llano County Attorney and Sheriff, respectively, vis a vis the above matter. Remain unanswered. The County Attorney appears to be protecting and defending the deputy at behest of Kingsland property owner Johnny Greene. May have received some consideration from Greene up to and including a bribe. Are the County Attorney, Greene, and the Deputy under criminal investigation? If not, why not?

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

c. Liberty In Peril

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Rebecca Lange, Llano County Attorney
Llano County Attorney's Office
Llano, Texas 78643

February 9, 2018

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Counselor:

As you're well aware, we have an outrageously corrupt, abusive, achingly inept Llano County Sheriff's Office here in Nazi Llano County. Worse, you and your office aid and abet these SS jackbooted bastards in black. The issue at the moment is the same it's been the last six months.

How is it two surveyor companies, the Appraisal District, the Tax Office, the Precinct 3 Commissioner, even the goddamned Sheriff himself now states Kingsland resident James Berardi owns the lots in contention all these months?

Yet, you ludicrously assert that's not the County's legal position. It's not? Why not? You claim you're not a real estate expert. Rather than accept the advice of two surveyor companies, the Precinct 3 Commissioner, the Appraisal District, the Tax Office, and even the Sheriff himself, you've inexplicably chosen to follow the advice of property owner Johnny Greene, -- who conveniently happens to be reportedly in the oil industry.

Question to be asked. Could you have received any 'consideration' in return, -- up to and including a bribe? Only way to know for sure is for the District Attorney to conduct a criminal investigation. Apparently, there has been none. If not, why not?

Equally pointedly, why hasn't Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 been held criminally accountable for egregious abuse of power involving denial of property rights to this Kingsland property owner? To say nothing of consequent resultant physical damage done to a motor home on that property.

Our achingly useless, worthless, gutless Sheriff has ignored an email vis a vis the damage this jackbooted thug is responsible for. Interestingly, his fellow officers believe him to be an idiot. Yet, the Sheriff continued to defend this piece of human excrement until he realized this entire fiasco would not be swept under the carpet.

Rodriguez is indeed an idiot. Would you believe this piece of crap ordered the motor home to be moved on to an unmarked unused Llano County road? That motor home has indeed been moved back to where it was parked before Rodriguez forced it to be moved. Why hasn't the County paid for the cost of moving it back? To say nothing of the damage.

Equally pointedly, why is it the County has allowed Theresa Ahrens to park and live in her tiny cottage on that very same road? Why hasn't she been evicted by the County? Why was she assessed taxes on an adjacent improvement she doesn't own?

Why is it, Counselor, Johnny Greene is paying for the attorney retained by Ms. Ahrens? Is Greene attempting to make this all go away by bribery? Greene has also informed Berardi he is going to sue. For what? Has Greene lost his mind?

What about Wells who installed a $4500 septic system on a lot turns out he does not own as a result of Greene, an outrageously inept County, to say nothing of the Llano County Attorney who remains equally determinedly clueless?

How about Bolen who hasn't a pot to piss in, but was nonetheless f--ked over by Greene to say nothing of an egregiously inept County, to say nothing of you and your goddamned equally incompetent office?

None of this is going away, Counselor, -- any time soon. Will not be swept under the carpet as all the other crap going on in this hell hole County. Not a chance. Expect a full expose in this publication whether or not this outrageous fiasco finally gets resolved. Including full public exposure of both the Sheriff and his jackbooted thug.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

c. Liberty In Peril

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Bill Blackburn, Sheriff
Llano County Sheriff's Office
2001 N. State Hwy. 16 Suite A
Llano, Texas 78643

August 23, 2017

Re: Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Sheriff:

Archive and retain all reports vis a vis damage to the Pace Arrow resulting from egregious abuse of authority perpetrated by Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764, on the Berardi property in Kingsland on 8-16-17.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

c. Liberty In Peril

3-9-18

Some salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."The following is appalling. Consider the ramifications. That is, the exigent threat to women courtesy of the unbridled jackbooted bastards in blue. "... Right, Sheriff? CBS News reports:

"A district attorney's office in Tennessee says the actions of a trooper who allegedly groped a woman during a traffic stop and pulled her over again three hours later were "inconsistent with his training," CBS Knoxville affiliate WVLT reports. "Our review of this matter revealed that Trooper Lloyd's actions were inconsistent with his training and Tennessee Department of Safety General Orders," said a release late last week from the Office of the Eighth Judicial District Attorney General's office. It also said, however, it does not believe the trooper's actions during the encounter with the woman "form the basis for any criminal charge against him."

"Don't think so? Wake up:

"The woman, Patricia Wilson, says the trooper, Isaiah Lloyd, pulled her over for not wearing a seat belt in August last year, according to a lawsuit filed several weeks ago, in late January. Wilson said Lloyd asked her to get out of her car and lift up her camisole and shirt, then felt around her waistline, WVLT reports. Wilson said Lloyd put his hands in her underwear and touched her buttock and pubic area."

"Got your attention? Have no problem with this? This kind of shit go on here in Nazi Llano County, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney? "Sonny Boy?"

"Lloyd ticketed Wilson for not wearing a seat belt -- a pending violation the DA's office later dismissed -- and she continued on to work, according to the lawsuit. Three hours later, Lloyd pulled her over again, as Wilson's children -- 3 and 8 years old -- were in the vehicle. "We have to stop meeting like this," Lloyd allegedly said. He also said he would not give her a ticket for having tinted windows and asked her where she was going, according to the lawsuit, WVLT reports. Wilson said she was going to the home of her children's father then back to her own house."

"This case will be followed very, very carefully."

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Think we don't live in an exceptionally sick society? Two egregious examples. CBS News reports:

"A man has received the maximum penalty allowed -- three years in prison -- after being found guilty of tying a cinder block to his dog and throwing him into Liberty Reservoir, in Maryland. Anthony "Tony" Muniz was convicted by a Carroll County jury of aggravated animal cruelty after a two-day trial, CBS Baltimore reports."

Think the bastard's no threat to the human animal?

"To treat a dog that way it shows an incredible amount of disregard not only for an animal's life, but ultimately at times it concerns us about human life," said Carroll County State's Attorney Brian Deleonardo. "My office will aggressively prosecute the abuse or mistreatment of animals. Often people who mistreat and abuse animals pose a much greater risk to the public and are more likely to commit other crimes. I hope this conviction and sentence sends a warning to anyone who would engage in such conduct in the future."

Second example. Racism remains alive and well. CBS News reports:

"Authorities say a man allegedly spit on a black child and called him a racial slur Monday night at a Hooters restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas. The alleged incident began when the child wandered away from his family inside the restaurant Monday night and another customer used a racial slur and spit on the child, several witnesses told police. "He basically said get that little 'blank' up off the floor. The n-word started to get thrown around," a witness who asked to remain anonymous told CBS Kansas City affiliate KCTV. The witness said he was dumbfounded by what the suspect told police who responded to the incident. "I didn't catch what the officer said to him, but his immediate response was 'It's OK, I'm a fireman,' like that was supposed to blanket cover everything for him," the witness said. In a statement, Overland Park Police Department clarified that the suspect is not a firefighter, but said they would pursue charges against the suspect relating to battery on a child."

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Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-eight weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-eight weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-eight weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

Readers, this is but one of about four other highly questionable killings by law enforcement in Llano County in the last decade or so. There was one within the City of Llano, another in a field near Fuzzy's Corner, Buchanan Dam, yet another in Point Tella, Buchanan Dam, still another in Tow. If there are any others I may have neglected to mention, kindly email.

It's time the public be fully informed. -- Know what we're dealing with here and how 'law' 'enforcement' operates in this hell hole County. If these jackbooted bastards are not reined in, the life lost could be yours courtesy of a law enforcement system that is no longer accountable to anyone. ... Right, Sheriff? TL? "Sonny Boy?" Madam County Attorney?

The Sheriff seems to have no clue the people who pay him and his goons are entitled to know whom is killing whom and why. This shit always seems to be swept under the carpet. Ignored. The attitude of these jackbooted sons of bitches is trust us. They can't be. They've lied too many times. Refuse to be accountable to anyone. We live in a goddamned fascist police-state where law enforcement does as it pleases. Usually, with impunity. That has to change.

The Texas Rangers have become rubber stamp to atrocities committed by law enforcement. This also has to change. No one is holding law enforcement accountable any longer. No one. No one in state or federal government. This is precisely why Ferguson triggered such an uproar. There was no justice there. None here. None anywhere. Officers are abusive, corrupt, inept.

Falsely ticket and arrest the innocent to line County coffers. Court fees charged continue to be horrendous. -- Aren't taxpayers already looted to pay these costs? Aren't you boys not only double f--king those falsely accused, but taxpayers also hellaciously looted to pay the very same costs? Yet, the criminal bastards in power in Llano continue to pile on the fees. This is nothing more than goddamned bullshit. This money finds its way into the pockets of the corrupt, abusive bastards who falsely believe they run and own this hell hole.

Would you believe the last time the Sheriff's Office happened to be 'audited' during the Garrett regime, reportedly, auditors couldn't figure out what went where and why? Yet, surprise, surprise. Nothing was done. There has to be transparency. There is none. Why would these thieving bastards want any? ... Right, Sheriff? TL? How else could they so easily steal and loot with virtual impunity? Worse, this reinforces jackbooted power in this goddamned, godforsaken hell hole County.

The public has a right to know the histories of the Sheriff's goons. Clearly, the Sheriff doesn't think so. That is, where they came from. Why they left where they were. What is happening here is the Sheriff is using 'personnel matters' as a convenient excuse to deny the public access to the history of outrageously corrupt, abusive, inept officers who are no more than criminals themselves.

He's protecting his outrageously corrupt, abusive, inept jackbooted bastards. Worse, the standards imposed by sheriff's offices statewide with the exception of metropolitan counties are well below those of DPS and city police departments. Why? So the corruption, abuse, ineptness, and outright stealing can continue unabated? This has to change. ... Can't have that, can we? Sheriff? TL?

The public should understand Llano County authorities have it all sewn up. Did you know the Texas Attorney General does not have the authority to investigate and prosecute County authorities on his own? The District Attorney has to call for an investigation by the Texas Rangers. Then, the State can prosecute if it so chooses.

Consequently? Guess what? Nothing will happen. Nothing ever does. The goddamned corruption continues unabated until you, the public, pressure authorities. Precisely, why we all enjoy the 'best' government money can buy. Literally. Without question, the corrupt, abusive, inept sons of bitches are all bought and paid for. Firmly clamped to the taxpayer tit. Dependent on money looted from innocent citizens caught in their web. Phony fines and court costs cleverly designed to f--k the innocent and enrich the pieces of shit who falsely believe they run and own Llano County. Right, Sheriff? TL? "Sonny Boy?" Madam County Attorney?

Interestingly, the former Sheriff and District Attorney were reportedly forced to retire after an outrageous scandal involving a drunk driving police officer from out of town. Including special treatment of the drunken son of a bitch that no other citizen caught doing the same would have been afforded. An honest, honorable Llano County Deputy suffered the consequences. Forget? Great officers do not last in this hell hole County. ... Right, Sheriff? TL? "Sonny Boy?" Madam County Attorney?

With all ongoing abuse in this goddamned County, one thing remains for damned sure. We're just getting started, Sheriff. You will continue to be exposed for whom and what you and your corrupt, abusive, inept jackbooted bastards have become, truly are, not what you phonies purport to be, that is, how you continue to f--k over a public you've falsely sworn to protect and defend. -- Exposure, the only way short of an unwanted dreaded revolution to force desperately needed change in a goddamned fascist police-state. The Fourth Reich.

Have your jackbooted thugs been tested for steroids, Sheriff? If you've nothing to hide, Bill, release the results of all drug testing. 'Personnel matters?' Bullshit. Looted taxpayers have the right to know. They're footing the bill for all this goddamned corruption, abuse, ineptness. When will you and the boys end the shakedowns? Looting of the innocent to line County coffers? No honor at all?

Where are your swastika armbands, you fascist son of a bitch? You and your thugs remain out of uniform. Once again, Sheriff, and ad nauseum, did you and/or your goons pressure Schilling to exit the race? Did you steal the election? If so, an aggressively stupid, achingly gutless public gets what it truly deserves. One of the most corrupt, abusive, inept 'law' 'enforcement' agencies in our formerly great country.

3-9-18

Have any information, knowledge of, experience with a purportedly non-profit volunteer clean-up group called Looking Forward In Llano County affiliated with the Llano County Attorney's Office? Email this publication at libertyinperil@openmailbox.org to provide information and/or arrange a meeting to discuss this matter. If requested, your identity will be protected. The question is quite simple. Is this group what it claims to be and on the level?

3-9-18

Highly reminiscent of our outrageously bought and paid for judiciary, Llano County prosecutors, Sheriff Bill Blackburn and his criminal SS jackbooted bastards in black who continue to egregiously disgrace themselves and the badge, do as they please regardless of the law and Constitution, carefully consider the following. It's appalling. Runs against the grain of everything our formerly great country once stood for. No longer.

Another example of egregious police malfeasance. CBS News reports:

"A man who doesn't drink but was arrested on an impaired driving charge has settled his lawsuit against New York City for nearly $1 million."

This is quite a story. Lack of punishment and criminal accountability for the offending officers is stunning. Appalling.

"According to the Daily News, Oliver Wiggins says he was charged in a cover-up after an officer ran a Brooklyn stop sign and hit his car in 2015. "It is our position that the police officers attempted to do that simply to hide the fact and cover up the fact that they operated their vehicle in a reckless manor," lawyer Scott Rynecki told CBS New York at the time."

Get this:

"Wiggins tested negative for alcohol and drugs. Three months later, prosecutors dismissed the charges."

Did they erase the arrest record?

"Wiggins says he had his driver's license suspended and his insurance company wouldn't cover car repairs because of the arrest. He also reportedly injured his arm. The New York Police Department referred a comment request to the New York City Law Department, which says settling the case was in the city's best interest. According to the Daily News, the officers involved in the case have not been charged with any wrongdoing and are still employed by the department."

Precisely, why there is a desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole responsibility would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and try criminal officers in a special court that would hear only these cases. Total independence.

Here is another reason. CBS News reports:

"When Lamonte McIntyre was exonerated for a double murder in October, he walked out of a Kansas prison with a clean record – but not a dime to his name, reports CBS News' Dean Reynolds. After losing 23 years of his life behind bars, the state is offering him nothing. Kansas is one of 18 states that offer wrongfully convicted prisoners no compensation at all upon their release."

Nazi justice. In a fascist police-state.

"I think it's unjust, but me being angry about it is not going to change it," McIntyre said. Tricia Bushnell of the Innocence Project worked to win McIntyre's release. She said McIntyre has other reasons to be angry. She called this case the "perfect storm." For example, at his trial in 1994 when he was 17, there was no physical evidence or motive presented. Worse, according to McIntyre's current lawyers, lead police detective Roger Golubski built the case by threatening witnesses. Bushnell said the fallout may impact other potential exonerations. She said there are about a dozen people behind bars whose cases are connected to detective Golubski. Detective Golubski has since retired, and said he did nothing wrong. But Mark Dupree, who became the state's attorney a year ago, has asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to review his conduct. "If my office receives that information and there's probable cause to charge Mr. Golubski, it will happen," Dupree said."

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve.

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The following is appalling. Consider the ramifications. That is, the exigent threat to women courtesy of the unbridled jackbooted bastards in blue. ... Right, Sheriff? CBS News reports:

Don't think so? Wake up:

Got your attention? Have no problem with this? This kind of shit go on here in Nazi Llano County, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney? "Sonny Boy?"

This case will be followed very, very carefully.

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve.

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Think the following sufficient compensation? Think it will deter outrageously corrupt, abusive, achingly inept government? ABC News reports:

"Hannah Overton, a south Texas mother of five whose wrongful conviction for the 2006 death of her foster son was overturned last year, is expected to receive over $500,000 in compensation from the state for the years she spent in jail."

Piss hole in the snow, right, Sheriff?

“I’m very thankful that this compensation is finally coming through,” Overton told ABC News. “No amount of money will ever bring back the years that were taken away, and the seven years of freedom I lost. I could never thank my attorneys enough for fighting endlessly to prove my innocence and bring me home.”

Took long enough, didn't it? Amazing how slow the wheels of 'justice' turn, isn't it?

"According to Overton’s attorney, Cynthia Orr, the Texas comptroller told Overton on Tuesday that she would receive a check for $573,333.33 as compensation for her wrongful incarceration. She is also qualified to receive insurance and education benefits. Beginning next year, she will also receive an annuity. “I am over the moon that Hannah has been granted compensation by Texas for her wrongful imprisonment,” Orr told ABC News. “She and her family do so much good with nothing. This small benefit will allow her and her sweet family to continue to share their goodness with all of us with some degree of comfort. It is a small thing for one who has suffered so greatly."

How much did you get, Counselor? Do it pro bono?

"Hannah Overton, who has long maintained her innocence, spent seven years in prison for the young child’s death. The salt poisoning case earned international attention because many believed she was wrongfully convicted and her story was featured in the 2017 documentary, “Until Proven Innocent.” ABC News has followed Overton's and her husband's story since her original 2007 trial."

Here are some of the particulars:

"Overton was convicted of capital murder after being accused of force-feeding Burd enough sodium to kill him. The prosecution portrayed her as a mother who had lost control and tried to punish the young boy by giving him seasoning mixed in water. At the time, Overton had four children and was pregnant with a fifth, and had no prior trouble with the law.

"The defense presented the jury with a medical mystery. They speculated Andrew might have had pica, an eating disorder characterized by an obsessive appetite and that Andrew accidentally poisoned himself by consuming a fatal amount of sodium.

"Larry Overton was also charged with murder, but after his wife's conviction, he was offered a plea deal and was given probation. After he completed his probation, the charges were dismissed. Overton was released on bond in December 2014 after a Texas appellate court overturned her conviction and life sentence. But former Nueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka charged Overton a second time for murder after her release. Those charges were not considered double jeopardy because Overton’s conviction was overturned by the higher court on the basis of ineffective counsel, which granted her a new trial. Overton's original trial attorneys admitted at an appeals hearing that they had made errors."

Amazing, isn't it? Stunning this shit could go on as long as it did:

"Skurka ended up dropping the new case against her in 2015 but Overton remained in legal limbo until Gonzalez officially declared her innocence last year, thus closing a significant chapter on this decade-long case. "After further review of all the evidence and meeting with her defense attorneys and everyone involved, my office decided that we're going to dismiss the case and include language in there that would actually indicate that she's not guilty of the charge that we charged her with, or the previous administration," Gonzalez said at the time."

Coup de grace? Get this:

"The Overtons live in East Texas and told ABC News they have housed and supported prisoners after their release through their non-profit organization, Syndeo Ministries. “I also could never begin to thank those who supported us, prayed and prayed for us, and walked with us along the entire way,” Overton said."

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve.

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Certainly, they're standing up to the Trump nazi and his henchmen in California. Doesn't your heart bleed? The Washington Times reports:

"The Trump administration’s simmering feud with California has turned into all-out warfare over immigration after Oakland’s mayor warned illegal immigrants this week of looming sweeps — leading Homeland Security’s deportation chief to accuse her of endangering her city and his officers."

ICE remains an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. It's SS jackbooted storm troopers remain a true threat to any city or municipality where they execute immigration raids highly reminiscent of Hitler's Nazi SS. -- As our formerly great country transitions from the de facto fascist police-state we now live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Analysts said there was no comparison in recent memory for the sort of bad blood that’s developed between President Trump and California’s leaders, who have legislated, sued, tweeted and used just about every other tool at their disposal to try to stymie the administration."

Called states rights. Guarantied by the Tenth Amendment. Good to see resistance remains ferocious but peaceful.

"Things grew particularly tense this week with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s warning to her city’s illegal immigrants that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was conducting a major operation in the Bay Area."

Tough shit. The public has the right to be informed of police activity. Apparently, ICE conveniently ignores and/or has forgotten this is supposedly a democratic republic. That the ultimate masters of government in this system are the people. This ignorance, willful or otherwise, has become a growing problem throughout all law enforcement. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble?

"ICE Deputy Director Thomas Homan compared her to a gang snitch on the lookout for police, and said more than 800 criminal migrants escaped the sweep — some of them almost certainly alerted by Ms. Schaaf’s warning. “This is beyond the pale,” Mr. Homan said on Fox News."

What's clearly off the charts is the fact this jackbooted son of a bitch remains so chillingly willing to ignore his falsely sworn oath of office to protect and defend the United States Constitution. He and those who think like him remain an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Where are your swastika armbands, you nazi son of a bitch?

"But California’s resistance is broader and deeper, including a statewide sanctuary law that took effect Jan. 1, and lawsuits against Mr. Trump’s sanctuary-city crackdown, his border wall plans and his phase-out of the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty."

Needs to spread throughout the country, -- and remain peaceful.

"In the early rounds of the legal battle, California has scored victories on DACA and sanctuary policy, while the president won the first skirmish over the border wall this week. That loss prompted state Attorney General Xavier Becerra to fire back, calling the wall “medieval” and promising to “do what is necessary” to stop construction."

Terrible waste of money not-so-cleverly designed by Trump and his henchmen to loot taxpayers, line the pockets of the corporate management suite.

"Mr. Becerra also backed up Ms. Schaaf in her battle with ICE, saying on Twitter that the law enforcement agency had crossed lines."

Certainly has:

“It’s becoming sadly clearer that #ICE is losing its focus on #immigration enforcement: rather than focus on people who are dangerous criminals, we hear ICE may be terrorizing communities, including family members who are citizens,” said Mr. Becerra, a Democrat and former member of Congress."

The above is not conjecture. It's fact. These criminal jackbooted bastards are out of control.

The matter seems to be ultimately coming to a head:

"Mark Krikorian, executive director at the Center for Immigration Studies, said the difference was Arizona was trying to push a reluctant Obama administration to fully enforce federal laws. California, he said, is attempting to thwart an administration that is finally determined to carry out those laws. “We haven’t seen this kind of animosity between a state [and] the federal government since 1865,” he said." He doubted either side will give in, and said an escalation is more likely. “I think what will turn the dial up to 11 on this is if and when a city or state official is criminally prosecuted either for obstruction of justice or harboring illegal aliens,” he said."

Should that happen, would likely quickly trigger a constitutional crisis. Would not be taken lying down by Californians and elsewhere in the country.

"Mr. Homan has already set the stage for that move. He suggested last year that officials from sanctuary cities could face federal charges. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Neilsen told Congress last month that she’s officially asked the Justice Department to look into that move."

Be very, very careful what you wish for.

"A senior administration official this week declined to comment on that possibility."

Imagine that. Such action could very well turn out catastrophic.

In another article, The Washington Times reports:

"Vice President Mike Pence delivered a fierce defense of federal immigration agents and officers Thursday, calling them “heroes,” amid a growing opposition from California officials."

What they are, Mr. Vice President, is out of control SS jackbooted storm troopers ala Adolf Hitler, circa 1933. Clearly, out of uniform, -- no swastika armbands.

“We are with you 100 percent,” Mr. Pence told Homeland Security employees gathered to commemorate the department’s 15-year anniversary."

The hell we are, Mr. Pence. Certainly, not those of us who despise nazism.

"The Trump administration is in an escalating battle with California, where the Oakland mayor tipped off illegal immigrants to looming sweeps by federal authorities, and where the state attorney general accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “terrorizing communities.”

Precisely, what these jackbooted sons of bitches truly are, -- terrorists.

"Homeland Security officials have pushed back, and on Thursday the White House got involved, with Mr. Pence and Chief of Staff John F. Kelly mounting a vigorous defense of the department and its employees."

These criminal jackbooted bastards and their supporters are traitors. Abrogated their falsely sworn oaths of office to protect and defend the United States Constitution.

“You take the face shots every single day from people who don’t have a clue what they’re talking about,” Mr. Kelly said, adding that he wished he’d been able to do more during his six months as secretary to defend the employees against the verbal attacks."

Called the unvarnished truth, you sad, sick, fascist son of a bitch. Defending these pieces of shit is traitorous, treasonous, runs counter to every principle our formerly great country used to stand for.

“You can bet in the job I’m in now I spend a great deal of my time making sure people understand who you are, what you do,” Mr. Kelly said as he joined current Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and former secretaries Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff for the 15th anniversary commemoration."

We know exactly what they do, Mr. Kelly. Abuse power, break up families, continue to transform the de facto fascist police-state we've been living in since 9/11 to your fuhrer's, that is, the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. We are no longer a democratic republic. No more than a fascist police-state.

"The department was started in 2003, after a bruising battle in Washington in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and the Washington region."

That's right. Gutless national socialists, i.e. fascists, i.e. nazis in both major political parties refused to hold State Department officials legally accountable for failure to do full background checks on the 9/11 hijackers. Ignored warnings from the flight schools the terrorists wished to only learn how to fly straight and level, not take off and land. Not one head rolled. Not one.

Instead, the nazi bastards in both major political parties abrogated all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. USA 'Patriot' Act, Homeland 'Security' Act, 'Real' ID Act. List can go on and on. These gutless bastards traitorously, treasonously, treacherously ignored Franklin's admonition anyone willing to trade liberty for security deserves and winds up with neither.

Galling insult to injury? Get this. CBS News reports:

"White House chief of staff John Kelly's comment that God punished him when he left the Department of Homeland Security for the West Wing aggravated President Trump and was not well received, CBS News' chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports."

Doesn't your heart bleed? For both jackasses. LOL.

"Kelly made the remark, in a joking fashion, Thursday morning at at an event marking the 15th anniversary of his old department, DHS."

"I miss every one of you every day," Kelly said, rolling his eyes as the audience laughed. "Truly, six months, the last thing I wanted to do was walk away from one of the great honors of my life — being the secretary of homeland security — but I did something wrong, and God punished me, I guess." More laughter ensued from the audience."

Why? Not funny. Achingly, pathetic. This agency shits on all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

"But the president did not take the joke so well. Mr. Trump, Garrett reports, believes he gave Kelly a lot of power when he arrived, and thinks Kelly should remember and appreciate that — not suggest he was cursed."

Trump simply can't, won't repress his narcissism. No clue it makes him look like the incompetent boob and jackass he clearly is. LOL.

In follow up to the ongoing California ICE debacle, NPR reports:

"Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf says she has no regrets about warning residents of an impending raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as the agency blasted the move as politically motivated and reckless."

Takes great courage for a government official to stand up to federal jackbooted law enforcement.

"The dispute began on Saturday when Schaaf posted a message on Twitter saying she had learned from "multiple credible sources" that ICE "is preparing to conduct an operation in the Bay Area, including Oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours." Schaaf said she wanted residents to "prepare, not panic," and urged people to know their rights, directing them to a legal services agency geared toward Latino immigrants. Schaff said the city's "law-abiding immigrants and families ... deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation" and she considered it her "duty and moral obligation as Mayor to give those families fair warning when that threat appears imminent."

Uncommon valor.

"But ICE said the warning was anything but fair. By Tuesday the agency confirmed it did indeed conduct an operation and blamed Schaaf for likely allowing many "targets" to slip away."

No more than a pathway for these SS jackbooted bastards to charge her with obstruction.

"ICE Deputy Director Thomas D. Homan said in a statement that Schaaf's warning endangered officers "and alerted criminal aliens – making clear that this reckless decision was based on her political agenda."

Horse shit. Unadulterated. First, officers endanger themselves by engaging in jackbooted tactics worthy of the Third Reich, not a supposedly democratic republic. Second, what political agenda? The mayor is doing no more than upholding her oath of office, that is, protecting and defending the United States Constitution. Unlike you, Deputy Director, and your jackbooted goons. Where are your swastika armbands, you nazi son of a bitch?

"Despite the warning, Homan said officers "were able to remove many public safety threats from the streets of the Bay Area during the past few days."

Who are they, Mr. Homan? Undocumented family members who have committed no crimes other than being here undocumented? Work hard, love their families, care for their children? Conveniently forget, Deputy Director? Our UNDOCUMENTED forebears came to this continent centuries ago, STOLE their land, then BROKE every goddamned treaty ever signed. Your hypocrisy, like that of every other clueless asshole who 'thinks' like you, reeks.

"But he added that more than 800 people the agency had been targeting "remain at large in the community."

Tough shit.

"I have to believe that some of them were able to elude us thanks to the mayor's irresponsible decision," he said."

Unlike you, you clueless gutless nazi bastard, the mayor stood tall.

"Homan told Fox & Friends on Wednesday that what Schaff did "is no better than a gang lookout yelling 'Police.'" He also said the Department of Justice is reviewing whether Schaff broke any laws. Schaaf has not backed down. "I do not regret sharing this information," she said in a statement Tuesday. "It is Oakland's legal right to be a sanctuary city and we have not broken any laws. We believe our community is safer when families stay together." Around 200 people took to the streets Wednesday outside ICE's San Francisco office chanting "shut ICE down" and carrying signs reading "Stop racist deportations," according to The Associated Press."

Imagine had Germans courageously done the same, that is, stood up to the Hitler Nazi circa 1933? ... As the mayor and others are doing all over our formerly great country. Failure to stand up to great evil remains no more than profound cowardice. Precisely, what enables nazis like Trump and Homan.

When at first you don't succeed at winning over the public by deception, disingenuously move the goal posts. The following smacks of jackbooted desperation. LOL. The Washington Times reports:

"Federal immigration authorities said California’s new sanctuary law forced this week’s sweep that netted 232 illegal immigrants in the Bay Area — and set off a massive controversy after Oakland’s mayor gave a public warning that may have helped hundreds of other migrants elude arrest."

That's news, isn't it? Blaming the sanctuary law for the raids. Like blaming the victim for the crime. Pathetically, appalling. Worse? Get this:

"Of the 232 arrests, 115 had felony or serious misdemeanor records. Another 65 had either been deported before and snuck back in, or were ignoring final deportation orders from an immigration judge."

We don't know any of the above is true. Government lies like hell with impunity. Yet, lie to one of these federal jackbooted bastards, you go to jail. Even if one tells them the truth, if the bastards don't like the answer, convolute what they're told, then charge their victims anyway. Convenient, isn't it? Precisely, why there is no faith or trust in government. Why it's best not to tell them anything. Fifth Amendment right to silence. Sixth Amendment right to counsel. F--k the bastards. Can't be trusted.

"But the remaining 52 were likely snared when officers were out in their communities looking for the priority targets. In a statement announcing the final tallies, ICE said it was forced to go into the communities after California’s sanctuary policies cut off almost all cooperation and denied access to prisons and jails, leaving criminal migrants free. “ICE has no choice but to continue to conduct at-large arrests in local neighborhoods and at worksites, which will inevitably result in additional collateral arrests, instead of focusing on arrests at jails and prisons where transfers are safer for ICE officers and the community,” the agency said."

First, good news ICE is indeed growing increasingly desperate. That cooperation is nearly non-existent. Second, no more than disingenuous bullshit to excuse 'collateral arrests.' Falsely, blame them on sanctuary laws. Forget? Law enforcement enjoys discretion. Could certainly refuse to arrest the undocumented who have no criminal histories.

In update to the above, -- shit finally hitting the fan in California. AG Sessions nazi has sued. The Washington Post reports:

"Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not hold back in Sacramento, California, Wednesday, as he formally announced a lawsuit against the Golden State over its failure to comport with federal laws on immigration."

Fail to goose step in lockstep with the Trump nazi, guess what? Get sued. California's reaction? F--k the nazi.

"Sessions particularly called out Oakland's mayor, Libby Schaff, after she tipped off an immigrant community to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid, as an example of what he sees as California's lawlessness."

What 'lawlessness,' you clueless, ignorant, racist, nazi son of a bitch? Called the First Amendment. Free speech. ... A principle you and your fuhrer will never ever understand.

"So here's my message to Mayor Schaff," Sessions added. "How dare you, how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda?"

Jesus Christ. This nazi's profound ignorance, Aryan arrogance, indeed boundless. Shameless piece of crap fails to understand the criminal jackbooted tactics employed by his SS jackbooted bastards in ICE endanger not only themselves, but the community they shamelessly terrorize.

"The DOJ lawsuit argues that federal laws trump state ones, and California is violating the U.S. Constitution with laws and policies that prohibit the federal government from enforcing immigration laws and punishing illegal immigrants who commit crimes."

Crock of crap. Distortion of reality. What California officials are doing is refusing to have their officers enforce federal statutes. Such enforcement is the province of federal agents, not local, county, and state officers.

"I'm afraid this is an embarrassment to the proud state of California," Sessions said."

You hopelessly ignorant, arrogant, insufferably haughty nazi. The embarrassment is you, your fuhrer, his henchmen, sick sycophants.

NPR reports:

"The new federal case represents an escalation of the long-running battle between the Trump administration and California, whose Democratic governor, Jerry Brown, and attorney general, Xavier Becerra, have positioned themselves as ideological opponents to the White House on matters from immigration and climate change to criminal justice. Echoing the tone and favored language of President Trump on Twitter, Gov. Brown issued a statement Tuesday night that called the federal lawsuit "SAD!!!" and a political stunt."

Good to see Brown and others aren't taking this shit lying down. LOL.

"Last year, California lawmakers passed three immigration-related laws that feature prominently in the new lawsuit. One bars private employers from voluntarily cooperating with federal immigration officials and requires businesses to notify workers in advance of a federal raid. A second law restricts state and local law enforcement from voluntarily sharing information with the feds about the release dates of undocumented people in their custody. That law also bars the transfer of undocumented people into federal custody. The third law under federal challenge covers state inspections of detention facilities that hold noncitizens in federal custody."

Be quite a battle in court that California will likely ultimately lose in the Republican-controlled nazi U.S. Supreme Court.

"The Justice Department is asking for a preliminary injunction to block those three laws. To advance their cause, federal lawyers cite a 2012 Supreme Court dispute, in which the Obama administration sued Arizona over its punitive law meant to crack down on immigrants there. A divided Supreme Court eventually ruled parts of the state law were "pre-empted" under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. In essence, the court's five-justice majority said that federal law trumps state law in the immigration area, lest each state develop its own policy toward immigrants."

No matter how this fiasco is ultimately adjudicated, GOP national socialists are caustically reminded all government, whether beneficent, rogue, or somewhere in between depends on one overriding principle. Consent of the governed. When consent is lost, government ultimately falls. Matters not whether that government is Left, Right, Center. Consent is the bottom line. Ultimate determinant.

"Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a longtime proponent of immigration restrictions, will speak Wednesday at an annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day hosted by the California Peace Officers' Association in Sacramento. "The Department of Justice and the Trump administration are going to fight these unjust, unfair and unconstitutional policies that have been imposed on you," Sessions will tell that group, according to an advance excerpt of his remarks. "We are fighting to make your jobs safer and to help you reduce crime in America."

Sessions is and remains a proponent of SS jackbooted bastard in black tactics ala Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany circa 1933. What this bastard is calling for is transformation of the goddamned de facto fascist police-state we've been living in since 9/11 to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Sessions, like his fuhrer, is a congenital liar.

Officers place themselves at risk engaging in jackbooted tactics. The greatest threat to national security is no foreign power, no terrorist organization, certainly not the criminal element in our formerly great country. The most exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties remains the same. All levels and branches of government. Sadly, we are no longer a democratic republic. In name only.

"Becerra, a former Democratic representative, will speak to the same group later Wednesday. In his statement, the state's governor took on Sessions. "At a time of unprecedented political turmoil, Jeff Sessions has come to California to further divide and polarize America," Brown said. "Jeff, these political stunts may be the norm in Washington, but they don't work here. SAD!!!"

Not only do they not work there, they don't effectively work anywhere. Resistance is growing. Republicans are beginning to understand the threat posed by the narcissist nazi in the Oval Office and his henchmen. Democrats out to lunch, absent without leave since November 22, 1963 know there's a problem. What is happening in this country is not sustainable.

In another article, The Washington Post reports:

"Kevin de Leon, leader of the California Senate, wrote on Twitter that Sessions was suing his state “because we refuse to help the Trump administration tear apart honest, hardworking immigrant families.” “To that, I say BRING IT ON!” he wrote."

Resistance. ... Don't Republicans continue to falsely claim to be the party of the family?

"The Trump administration and the Justice Department have been waging an increasingly acrimonious battle with sanctuary jurisdictions, although the latest lawsuit is perhaps the most consequential step yet. It sets up a clash not just on what is the best immigration policy to promote public safety, but also on what power the federal government should exert over the states."

An unwanted dreaded second American revolution has catastrophically loomed for quite some time. Hear the rumble? Our formerly great country continues to come apart at the seams.

ABC News reports:

"California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, a Democrat who wrote the sanctuary state bill, tweeted, "Our nation’s Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions is suing CA because we refuse to help the Trump administration tear apart honest, hardworking immigrant families. To that, I say BRING IT ON! CA will not be intimidated." De Leon continued, "If Sessions is serious about cracking down on crime, he should stop fretting about CA and look in his own backyard. 2016 FBI stats show crime is far higher in his home state of Alabama than in California."

Wouldn't want to confuse the racist nazi with the truth, would we?

"De Leon also described the lawsuit as a "racist and xenophobic attack," writing, "If Sessions is serious about cracking down on crime, he should stop fretting about CA and look in his own backyard. 2016 FBI stats show crime is far higher in his home state of Alabama than in California." And in a final tweet Tuesday night, de Leon wrote, "Bottom line: California will NOT help President Trump, Jeff Sessions or Thomas Homan rip children from the arms of their mothers and fathers. Here in CA, we embrace our historic diversity, and we will do everything in our legal power to protect it."

Excellent. Resistance. Uncommon valor. Had Germans courageously stood up to Hitler in 1933, imagine the carnage that could have been avoided.

Insult to injury? Coup de grace? Epitome of galling hypocrisy? The Washington Times reports:

"Mr. Sessions said those laws interfere with the federal government, which under the Constitution and laws passed by Congress has supreme power over immigration. “There is no nullification. There is no secession,” he said. “Federal law is ‘the supreme law of the land.’ I would invite any doubters to go to Gettysburg, to the tombstones of John C. Calhoun and Abraham Lincoln. This matter has been settled.”

The hell it has. Precisely, why it will be vigorously adjudicated. Not only in California, but throughout the country. Ferociously pointedly, comments such as the above from Sessions betray his not-so-hidden racist nazi agenda. Racist background and heritage. Blatant discomfort with racial equality. Sordid re-write of the history of the South. List can go on and on.

Lincoln? Spinning in his grave. Founders? Wouldn't recognize the nation they spawned.

This man has no honor. No principles, -- other than racist nazism. Precisely, why he presents an exigent threat to all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Remains an exigent threat to a democratic republic. Falsely swore an oath to protect and defend the United States Constitution. Wake up. Don't be the proverbial frog lulled to sleep in an increasingly heated pot of water.

NBC News reports:

"Becerra said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday evening that his office would be reviewing the claims in the announced lawsuit, but said that local and federal law enforcement officials work together to fight gangs, sex trafficking and other issues, and "The reality is we have no intention of changing that in California." But Becerra said that states have the right under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution to determine for themselves how best to handle public safety. He said that based on his understanding of the claims made in the lawsuit, the arguments "demonstrates there's nothing really new there that we weren't already familiar with." "So we're prepared to deal with this," Becerra said. "We believe we are in full compliance with the federal constitution and federal law," he said.

"No matter what happens in Washington, #California will stay the course and enforce all our laws and protect all our people. That’s how we keep our communities safe. #Immigration
— Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) March 7, 2018"

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve.

3-2-18

As always, when a cop does something heroic, and/or of exceptional benefit to the community, it leads. Always. This time, the example is from overseas. ABC News reports:

"Dramatic footage has emerged of three police officers in Egypt who helped catch a boy who fell from the third floor of a building last week. In the town of Asyut, south of Cairo, on Feb. 17, a 5-year-old child was dangling from the balcony of an apartment, trying to cling to a wall, before slipping and tumbling, according to the Ministry of Interior. Three police officers, Camille Fathi Good, 45, Hassan Sayed Ali, 38, and Sabri Mahrous Azis, 39, spotted the child as he was dangling, struggling to hold on, and grabbed a carpet to hopefully catch him. But the boy quickly fell, and one of the officers had to catch him in his arms. That officer sustained injuries and was treated [at] a local hospital."

Hat's off to all. Uncommon valor. Could have died trying to save the boy.

3-2-18

In follow up to the last edition, aggressive stupidity indeed has no bounds. NBC News reports:

"President Donald Trump on Friday criticized the armed school guard who failed to stop the shooting in Florida as the president pushed to permit some teachers to carry guns and end gun-free zones. "He didn't turn out to be too good, I'll tell you that," Trump said at the conservative gathering CPAC, calling the guard "not a credit to law enforcement." The armed sheriff's deputy, Scot Peterson, who was on site during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last week resigned after being suspended without pay. He took cover outside the school rather than attempting to enter the building and stop the shooter."

Readers? Get the irony? Profoundly understand it? This is a highly trained officer who apparently 'choked' in the crisis. Think the same couldn't happen to an armed teacher who would receive nowhere near the level of training a cop gets? Equally to the point, even the most aggressive vetting cannot predict how a person would react during such combat circumstances. Only when it happens do you truly know. Equally ironic? The officer apparently had been informed earlier Cruz "planned to shoot up the school." (CBS News)

The following is an aching non-sequitur by a president who has clearly not thought this issue through:

"Trump also repeated his call to arm teachers, explaining why he thinks that would prevent mass school killings. "This crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know who it is that has (a gun), that’s good. It's not bad, that's good," Trump told conservatives in National Harbor, Md. "And a teacher would've shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened."

First, he doesn't know that. The teacher could freeze in fear just like the deputy apparently did. Second, in the hail of gunfire between the teacher and the perpetrator, students could have been caught in the crossfire. Third, the perpetrator may have on body armor.

Consider the following also from NBC News:

"The experts added that even with proper firearms training, to expect a teacher to be able to shoot down an attacker — and not accidentally injure anyone else — is unrealistic. To be trained is not just about shooting. Your heart is beating like crazy, your adrenaline is all over your body, and you have to make a wise decision about what to do," Hemenway said. Brian Levin, a former officer with the New York Police Department, said in the heat of the moment, it's too easy to misfire. He recalled a time early in his career when he almost shot an unarmed man fleeing a shooting scene. "Often times when you’re having an adrenaline-filled situation, you’re not sure who the target is," said Levin, who is now a criminal justice professor at California State University, San Bernardino."

A far more plausible preventive would be to better secure the schools against intrusion.

More important? Law enforcement needs to follow up on reports it receives from the public. Failed to do so in this massacre. Both the sheriff's office and the FBI. -- Those around Cruz knew he presented an exigent threat. Reported it to authorities. Law enforcement failed to follow through. Inexcusable dereliction of duty. Returning to the original NBC News article:

"When we declare our schools to be 'gun free zones' it just puts our students in far more danger," he said."

That's insane. Forget? The deputy was armed. Failed to act. More delusional? Get this:

"I don’t want a person that's never handled a gun, that wouldn't know what a gun looks like," Trump said of his plan. Earlier this week, Trump also floated the idea of small bonuses for those teachers or school officials willing to carry guns."

A bounty?

"Speaking of the former student who took the lives of 17 students and teachers in Parkland, Florida last week, Trump said that "if he thought that other people would be shooting back at him, he wouldn't have gone to that school."

That's nuts. Ignores reality. To say nothing of the history of these massacres. Perpetrators usually shoot themselves when cornered, or are killed by police. That is, have no fear of death. Know they're not going to survive. Yet, perpetrate these mass killings.

"While Trump also has advocated raising the age of purchase from 18 to 21 years of age for semi-automatic weapons — which the NRA doesn't support — he did not mention that idea on Friday at CPAC."

Why would he? Band Aid on an arterial wound, -- so to speak. Non-sequitur as well. Forget? At 18, you're old enough to die for your country on the battlefield but not old enough to own a semi-automatic weapon?

"The changes he hopes to make to improve school safety are "just common sense," Trump told the crowd. "It's not, 'Do you love guns, do you hate guns?' It's common sense. It's all common sense."

Common sense to an out of touch lunatic.

"But Trump also knew his audience. He made clear that despite wanting to move forward and make changes to certain aspects of gun laws, "there’s nobody that loves the Second Amendment more than I do, and there's nobody that respects the NRA, they're friends of mine."

They are. Partially, responsible for getting him into office.

Here's the conundrum for this writer. The NRA does rightfully and steadfastly defend the Second Amendment. As intended by the Founders, the last best defense against outrageously corrupt, abusive, murderous government. At the same time, this organization is Nazi Right, presents an exigent threat to all civil and constitutional rights and liberties with the exception of the right to bear arms.

Consider the following. Trump's meandering CPAC speech closely modeled the talking points of the NRA speech given earlier by Wayne LaPierre. NPR reports:

"Just over a week after 17 people were killed at Parkland, Fla., high school, National Rifle Association executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre gave a fiery, defiant speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, on Thursday in Washington, D.C. LaPierre defended Second Amendment rights and warned of a "socialist agenda" intended to strip firearms away from law-abiding citizens." "As usual, the opportunists wasted not one second to exploit tragedy for political gain," LaPierre said, adding that 20th-century community organizer "Saul Alinsky would have been proud of the breakneck speed for gun control laws and the breathless national media eager to smear the NRA."

First, no one defends the NRA better than LaPierre. Second, his warning of a "socialist agenda" is profoundly ironic. The national socialist Nazi Right indeed is doing all it can to eviscerate all civil and constitutional rights and liberties with the exception of the Second Amendment. Wouldn't know freedom, liberty, if it figuratively bit them hard on the ass. Clearly, following in the mold of their 1930s mentors, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini. As chronicled week after week, month after month, year after year in this publication.

Most achingly ironic? Get this:

"LaPierre, who was not listed on CPAC's official schedule, accused Democrats of making gun control a political issue in order to achieve their ultimate goal to "eradicate all individual freedoms."

Precisely what the Nazi Right is itself doing with the exception of gun rights. To say nothing of lining the pockets of their corporate masters who in turn line theirs. Not to mention the fact these assholes indeed delusionally believe they own your uterus, ladies. More than willing to dictate what you can and cannot do with it. List can go on and on.

The problem with the Nazi Right, as it was with their forebears Hitler and Mussolini, is the fact they take a small measure of truth, distort it into something it's not, to further their national socialist agenda:

"What they want are more restrictions on the law-abiding — think about that," LaPierre said. "Their solution is to make you, all of you, less free. They want to sweep right under the carpet the failure of school security, the failure of the family, the failure of America's school systems and even the unbelievable failure of the FBI."

There is great truth to that fiery last quote. Does masterfully describe the problem, however, but neglects to offer an effective workable solution. While conveniently ignoring massive abrogation of all other civil and constitutional rights and liberties perpetrated by the Nazi Right. Certainly, mesmerizes his achingly sick sycophants who buy his bullshit. Cheer him on. Without reflection, due diligence.

"Right before LaPierre took the stage, NRA national spokeswoman Dana Loesch also spoke, striking a far angrier tone than she had in a CNN town hall Wednesday evening and even admitting the accusations she was about to make would be controversial."

What they are is insane. Crock of shit:

"Many in legacy media love mass shootings. You guys love it. I'm not saying that you love the tragedy, but I am saying that you love the ratings. Crying white mothers are ratings gold to you and many of the legacy media in the back," she charged, pointing to journalists at the back of the ballroom."

Female version of Adolf Hitler. Delusional lunatic. Seems to have forgotten it's the function of the media to expose this insanity to the public.

The problem with the nazi element is again the fact there is some truth to what they're trying to get across. But intentionally distort that truth to impose an agenda:

"And as LaPierre did, Loesch — who also wasn't officially on the pre-released CPAC agenda — blamed failures in law enforcement for the latest tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. "We will not be gaslighted into thinking that we are responsible for a tragedy that we had nothing to do with. It is not our job to follow up on red flags. It is not our job to make sure that states are reporting to the background system," Loesch said."

Indeed, great truth to the above, but egregious distortion of reality. The Left is not blaming NRA for any of its (NRA) failures. It's delusionally blaming guns themselves. Wants an unarmed citizenry. That's not going to happen.

"LaPierre said that in the past, he had worked with Democrats who wanted to work to reduce gun violence, but that leaders now only cared about exploiting tragedy for political gain, calling them a "tidal wave of new European socialists" in charge of the party and name-checking Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn.; and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., to boos in the crowd."

Again, there's a modicum of truth to his assertions. Democrats do indeed focus on the gun, not on the psychotic individual pulling the trigger. Have certainly been absent without leave, out to lunch since November 22, 1963. LaPierre seems to have conveniently forgotten, however, when you fail to do your homework, all the due diligence and research necessary, then point the finger at someone else, the remaining four point back at you. LOL. Both extremes make this mistake.

Here's further proof:

"The elites care not one whit about America's school system and schoolchildren," LaPierre added."

They don't? Who are the elites? Corporate management suite and top 1% who run and own this country? Bought and paid for their lackeys in government? Dictate what we can and cannot do? Liberty being no more than the 'freedom' to do what you're told? What they tell you to do? Is that what this nazi is talking about? That is, the corporate management suite and the rest of the top of the food chain?

"I hear a lot of quiet in this room, and I sense your anxiety," LaPierre said, turning to the political consequences of the debate. "And you should be anxious, and you should be frightened. If they seize power, if these so-called 'European socialists' take over the House and the Senate, and God forbid they get the White House again, our American freedoms could be lost and our country will be changed forever."

You nazi bastards are already attempting to do precisely that. Transitioning the de facto fascist police-state we already live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

Insult to injury? Epitome of bullshit? Shameless grandiosity coming from a lunatic narcissist? Get this. The Washington Times reports:

"President Trump Monday criticized Florida deputy sheriffs who didn’t confront the gunman at a Florida high school, saying he would have gone in unarmed to stop the slaughter. “I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon,” Mr. Trump told governors meeting with him at the White House on ways to improve school safety. The president called the actions of a deputy sheriff who waited outside during the shooting “disgusting.”

This, coming from a guy who reportedly did all he could to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War a half century ago. Reportedly, sought and received five draft deferments during the conflict. There are people in this country who would have run into that school unarmed to confront the shooter. Truly believe the blowhard Trump nazi one of them?

NBC News reports:

"President Donald Trump is telling the nation's governors that he would have run into the deadly Florida high school shooting "even if I didn't have a weapon." The president is again finding fault with officers who didn't stop the Florida gunman who carried out the massacre earlier this month. Trump said the deputies "weren't exactly Medal of Honor winners." He told 39 of the nation's governors, "I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon."

Talk is cheap. Bullshit? Worthless. Unbecoming the sham now residing in the Oval Office.

NBC News reports:

"The sheriff's deputy blamed for failing to enter a Florida high school while 17 people were killed said Monday that he's been unfairly labeled a coward and that he did nothing wrong."

Fascinating turn of events, isn't it?

"A lawyer representing Scot Peterson said in a statement that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel "maligned" the deputy in public statements in which he said Peterson should have gone into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and killed alleged gunman Nikolas Cruz. Israel said last week that he'd suspended Peterson after seeing video footage that captured Peterson's response, hearing witness accounts and getting a statement from the officer. Peterson then resigned, Israel said."

Amazing how truth remains a moving target, isn't it?

"Peterson's lawyer, Joseph DiRuzzo III, said in a statement Monday that Israel had rushed to judge his client without taking into consideration all the facts. "Let there be no mistake, Mr. Peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the seventeen victims on that day, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims in their time of need," DiRuzzo said. "However, the allegations that Mr. Peterson was a coward and that his performance, under the circumstances, failed to meet the standards of police officers are patently untrue. Mr. Peterson is confident that his actions on that day were appropriate under the circumstances and that the video (together with the eye-witness testimony of those on the scene) will exonerate him of any sub-par performance," the statement said."

Think so? Consider the following:

"The statement quoted Peterson saying that when the gunfire first erupted, he "thought that the shots were coming from outside," which was why he "took up a tactical position." Peterson was the first member of the Broward County Sheriff's Office to report the gunfire, DiRuzzo said. He also gave the local SWAT team keys to the building where the shooting happened, drew diagrams of the campus for them, and helped school administrators access security videos, DiRuzzo said."

This catastrophe certainly continues to become increasingly convoluted by the day. Think all those involved aren't desperately trying to cover their ass? One thing for sure, this massacre remains a massive failure of the entire system. Bottom to top. Top to bottom.

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve.

3-2-18

Some salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."It's none of the goddamned officer's business. What crime is this son of a bitch alleging? Clearly, the piece of shit was on a fishing expedition. Getting his cookies off harassing an innocent citizen he had no probable cause to stop.

"In the exchange, the officer also asks the man about where he lived and whether he was "killing time, The Boston Globe reported. The man also asked the officer why he was being stopped and why the officer was "bothering" him."

With no probable cause, none of the officer's goddamned business. You have the right to be left the hell alone.

"Are your parents proud of you for flipping off the police?" the officer asks at one point, apparently after the man gave him the middle finger, the local newspaper reported."

Big mistake. You do, however, have the right to flip off the f--ker. It is, however, an incredibly stupid thing to do. These pieces of shit could beat the living shit out of the 'offender.' Murder with virtual impunity. Falsely, charge the individual with "disorderly conduct." -- The catch all charge. Better to get the identity of the officer. File a complaint. Inform the media. Expose this shit to the light of day. Sunlight, and/or a lawsuit, best disinfectant.

"The video ends peacefully, according to The Boston Globe. On Monday, the man appeared in a press conference alongside Boston civil rights leaders, who called for a department-wide directive focusing on street patrol training, among other issues. “This has been an ongoing situation, when the interactions between the police department and members of our community, particularly those who are black and brown and male, are not friendly," said Jamarhl Crawford, an activist with both Blackstonian, a newspaper for "black Bostonians," and Mass Police Reform, an organization "working to reform police practices to improve respect for basic human and civil rights," according to their respective websites."

This shit goes on all over the country including right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff? Aggressive stupidity at its very worst. Needlessly endangers all involved. Eviscerates all faith and trust in law enforcement.

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..."Nothing quite like a drunken cop, is there? The Statesman reports:

"An Austin police officer was arrested early Monday on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a fellow officer spotted him doing 65 mph on West Sixth Street, according to an arrest affidavit. Shawnn Williams, 34, was pulled over around 1:36 a.m. Austin police confirmed Williams is an officer with the Police Department. The document says an officer was parking in a garage in the 1200 block of West Sixth Street when he heard a loud car approaching. The officer saw a red Corvette speeding by and rolled out on the street to catch up."

The offending officer was indeed arrested by one of his own:

"The affidavit says the officer first clocked the car with front-moving radar at 65 mph on West Sixth Street between Lamar Boulevard and Mopac Boulevard (Loop 1)."

That's nuts. Extremely dangerous. ... Your goons look the other way, Sheriff? Protect their own, Bill? No matter what they do, Sheriff?

..."APD has had, and does have, more than its share of problems. For decades. Certainly, did not need this:

"Williams is a corporal and works in Central East Austin, the Austin Police Department confirmed. He is currently on restricted duty. Williams was suspended for six days in 2013 after failing to write an offense report or ticket a minor who admitted to drinking and driving, according to a disciplinary memo. He served the suspension from Aug. 15 through Aug. 20, the memo says."

Why wasn't he fired back in 2013? Why is it so difficult to weed out bad officers? Why are they protected and coddled by the system, civil service statutes, as well as their unions who usually support the bastards no matter the transgression? ... Right, Sheriff?

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The following email was sent to the Llano County Attorney 2-8-18:

Rebecca Lange, Llano County Attorney Copyright 2018 Tim Chorney, Publisher, Liberty In Peril
Llano County Attorney's Office
Llano, Texas 78643

February 9, 2018

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Counselor:

Tim Chorney, Publisher
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Formerly,
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Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

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3-2-18

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-seven weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-seven weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-seven weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

3-2-18

The following is appalling. An egregious failure of law enforcement, sadly, par for the course in many communities across our formerly great country. CBS News reports:

"Two veteran Los Angeles police officers who sexually assaulted women while on duty have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison. James Nichols, 46, and Luis Valenzuela, 45, entered no contest pleas Monday as they were set to stand trial on charges of rape and forced oral copulation. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office says the men, who were partners on the force, assaulted four women between 2008 and 2011."

How could this go on as long as it did? Where were fellow officers who had to have known this shit was going on? Get this:

"The victims ranged from 19 to 34 years old and all were involved in drug-related investigations. At least one of the victims acted as an informant for the police, reports CBS Los Angeles. The women accused the officers of pressuring them to perform sex acts to avoid going to jail, saying they were attacked in alleys, apartments and the officers' patrol car. One victim said that she was sexually assaulted on four separate twice by Nichols, once by Valenzuela and once by both of the officers, all taking place over a period of about 18 months. Another woman accused Valenzuela of assaulted her with a gun."

Yet, these pieces of shit only get 25 years? Nothing quite like 'protect and serve,' is there? Ferociously pointed question to be asked? Whom?

"After the plea deal was accepted, a deputy district attorney called the crimes "particularly heinous" because of the authority officers have when they put on their badge. "Prior to being a judge, over 33 years ago, I was in law enforcement as a member of the DA's office and head of organized crime," said Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen to the former cops while in court, reports CBS Los Angeles. "This hurts."

Certainly, does. Eviscerates faith and trust in the law enforcement community. Devastating to good officers who do their jobs faithfully, lawfully, constitutionally, non-abusively.

Inexplicable? Get this:

"Since being arrested in February 2016, both Nichols and Valenzuela have remained in jail. The two were placed on unpaid leave from the LAPD in 2013 and had been relieved of duty, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plea reportedly paves the way for their formal termination."

Jesus Christ. Still haven't been fired? Took this long to criminally charge and prosecute? Coup de grace? Kicker?

"Last year, the Los Angeles City Council agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the women."

Carefully, re-read the last quote. Anything wrong with this picture? Anything at all? Timeline not ass backwards? How is it criminal proceedings are delayed until after the lawsuit gets settled?

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3-2-18

More of the same. Appalling criminal behavior by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. CBS News reports:

"An officer who flies helicopters for police in North Carolina's largest city was charged Tuesday with 28 sex crimes after a woman reported she was abused several years ago starting as a preteen, authorities said. The victim, now 17, told investigators that Matthew Porter sexually assaulted her for three years from 2010 to 2013, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Deputy Chief Katrina Graue said. Graue said the sex assaults happened in Charlotte where her family was friends with Porter, but the victim reported them to deputies in Nye County, Nevada, where she now lives."

Never ends.

"It is not uncommon for child victims to delay reporting as they grow a little more mature and seek counseling," Graue said. "It is not uncommon for disclosures to come out years later." Porter, 54, is charged with eight counts of first-degree sex offense and 20 counts of indecent liberties. Graue said police aren't aware of any other victims, but continue to investigate. Porter has been placed on unpaid leave. The assaults did not happen on duty. Porter was hired by Charlotte police in 1995 and began flying helicopters two years later, Graue said."

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3-2-18

Bullshit harassment from law enforcement never ends. ABC News reports:

"The Boston Police Department is facing criticism from civil rights activists after video emerged appearing to show a tense exchange between a white police officer and the black pedestrian he stopped and questioned for more than two minutes. The man says he was walking to the barbershop last week in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood when he noticed an unmarked police cruiser circle around him and stop, ABC Boston affiliate WCVB reported. In the video, recorded on the man's cellphone, the officer in the passenger seat of the car asks the man if his name is Kevin. "You look like someone we're looking to speak to," the officer is seen saying in the video."

Think so? Wake up.

"After the man tells the officer that his name is not Kevin, the officer replies, "You sure?" before asking for his name again."

Apparently, the jackbooted bastard is deaf.

"Why you wanna know my name?" the man behind the camera responds."

Wrong question. Should have asked what is your probable cause for stopping and harassing me? What crime do you allege I committed? Unless the jackbooted bastards have probable cause, you have the goddamned right to walk in public without being harassed by these sons of bitches.

"The officer, dressed in jeans, a beanie hat and a Boston Police vest, then gets out of the car and continues to question the man. "It's noontime on a Thursday," the officer said. "What are you doing today?"

It's none of the goddamned officer's business. What crime is this son of a bitch alleging? Clearly, the piece of shit was on a fishing expedition. Getting his cookies off harassing an innocent citizen he had no probable cause to stop.

With no probable cause, none of the officer's goddamned business. You have the right to be left the hell alone.

"Are your parents proud of you for flipping off the police?" the officer asks at one point, apparently after the man gave him the middle finger, the local newspaper reported."

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3-2-18

Nothing quite like a drunken cop, is there? The Statesman reports:

The offending officer was indeed arrested by one of his own:

"The affidavit says the officer first clocked the car with front-moving radar at 65 mph on West Sixth Street between Lamar Boulevard and Mopac Boulevard (Loop 1)."

That's nuts. Extremely dangerous. ... Your goons look the other way, Sheriff? Protect their own, Bill? No matter what they do, Sheriff?

"The report says Williams’ eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his speech was slurred and confused and he smelled of alcohol. Williams refused to take a field sobriety test, and declined to take a breath test, the affidavit says. “Williams said he couldn’t remember how much alcohol he had to drink, nor could he remember where he was coming from on 6th Street,” the affidavit says."

APD has had, and does have, more than its share of problems. For decades. Certainly, did not need this:

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3-2-18

Think justice not bought and paid for? CBS News reports:

"A federal judge sentenced a former Arkansas judge Wednesday to five years in prison - a stiffer punishment than prosecutors recommended - after he admitted giving young male defendants lighter sentences in return for personal benefits that included sexual favors."

This crap went on for years.

"Joseph Boeckmann's lawyer had wanted home detention for the 72-year-old, and prosecutors said he should go to prison for just over three years. After hearing from two of the ex-judge's victims, U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker said she had no choice but to impose an even longer sentence. "He acted corruptly while serving as a judge. When his back was against the wall, he obstructed justice," Baker said. "That sets his crime apart."

Indeed. One of the reasons there is so little faith and trust in the judiciary.

"Prosecutors said Boeckmann's pattern of misbehavior dated at least to the 1990s, when he was investigated while a part-time deputy Cross County prosecutor. Federal prosecutors decided against charging him after he agreed to give up his post in 1998."

How could he then subsequently become a judge?

Think great damage wasn't done? Wake up. Get this:

"Richard Milliman of Memphis, Tennessee, became one of Boeckmann's victims after being stopped for driving five miles per hour over the speed limit four years ago, then forgetting his trial date. The judge summoned Milliman to his house and took photos of him from behind as he picked up cans under the guise of performing community service, then shot photos of some of Milliman's tattoos. Milliman, then 23, said he refused to pose David-like, even though he was offered $300 to mimic the Michelangelo work. "I've never felt more betrayed by the justice system," Milliman told Baker, imploring her to impose a longer sentence than the 30- to 37-month term called for in federal sentencing guidelines. "How can a mere 37 months be a means to pay back society?"

Good question.

"Boeckmann sat with his lips pursed at the defense table."

Jesus Christ. Give me a break.

Gets worse:

"Prosecutors said the number of victims could be in the dozens or hundreds. Typically, the former district court judge dismissed traffic citations and misdemeanors in exchange for "community service" that, in some cases, required some young men to submit to photographs in compromising positions, but in others, required sexually-related conduct. Kyle Butler said he was also forced to pose for photos and was threatened with his life if he didn't recant information he had given to state investigators."

No problem with that?

"In a letter written before Wednesday's hearing - a portion of which was read to the judge - Hunter said that after Boeckmann had helped him following a traffic accident, the judge required him to routinely clean up a laptop computer that had been slowed down by a cache of X-rated pictures and videos. "I had to do as he said. He held all the keys to my freedom," Butler said. Boeckmann's lawyer did not want the judge to consider the 1990s investigations, saying the ex-judge's memory was such that he couldn't refute any allegations. Baker said she found the misconduct pertinent, given that FBI agents were told then by Boeckmann's secretary about her finding nude photographs of young men in his office."

Pathetic. Egregious miscarriage of justice.

"The ex-judge spoke to Baker briefly and in a barely audible voice said he had tried to convince himself that he wasn't doing anything wrong. He later added, "I've had time to reflect."

That right? Think so?

"Boeckmann had faced up to 260 years behind bars if convicted of all charges in the 21-count indictment. He pleaded guilty last year to mail fraud and witness tampering."

Needs to spend the rest of his life in prison. Why has this corrupt son of a bitch been granted special treatment, allowed to skate?

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3-2-18

In stark contrast to our outrageously bought and paid for judiciary, Llano County prosecutors, Sheriff Bill Blackburn and his criminal SS jackbooted bastards in black who continue to egregiously disgrace themselves and the badge, do as they please regardless of the law and Constitution, carefully consider how other officials honorably, heroically conduct themselves elsewhere in the country.

In follow up to a case covered extensively in this publication and elsewhere, CBS News reports:

"President Trump promised in November to bring the killers of border patrol agent Rogelio Martinez to justice and used his death to renew calls for a wall on the Mexico border."

Trump shamelessly talked out the ass, had no basis to label the death a murder. None at all.

"The FBI poured its resources into the investigation, conducting more than 650 interviews and 26 searches. While the president and others used agent Martinez's death to make a political point, the FBI believes this was likely an accident, not a crime."

Carefully, consider the following:

"It all happened in the town of Van Horn – more than 100 miles from El Paso and about 30 miles from the border, reports CBS News' David Begnaud. Agent Martinez was found dead in November in a culvert located along a quiet interstate – an area that looks like the middle of nowhere. Martinez was responding to a tripped sensor along a known drug smuggling route. He radioed for backup. A law enforcement source tells CBS News Martinez then parked on the eastbound side of Interstate 10. He turned off his headlights and kept his emergency lights off so potential smugglers wouldn't see him coming. It was a moonless night. There are no street lights there, so really the only light you have would be a flashlight, or the headlights of a passing vehicle. The source says Martinez was not using night vision equipment. He then ran across the eastbound lane, the grass divider, then the westbound lanes and ran right off the edge of a culvert – about a nine or 10 foot drop – that had no guardrail or barrier to stop him."

Sound plausible?

"Agent Stephen Garland, who arrived after Martinez, may have made the same mistake, running across the interstate and right off the edge. The FBI suspects he fell off at a different point because his blood was found about 22 feet away from Martinez's body. A border patrol dispatcher was able to make contact with Garland after his fall. Despite his injuries, Garland was able to get back to his vehicle and turn on his emergency lights."

Interesting, isn't it? Far more interesting? Get this:

"At that time, Garland told the dispatcher something to the effect of "we ran into a culvert," or "I ran into a culvert," or "I think I ran into a culvert." The dispatcher wrote in his log, "(he) thinks they ran into a culvert." The FBI found no other foot prints at the scene, no defensive wounds on either men, or DNA belonging to anyone other than the two agents."

Yet to some, conspiracy theory is preferable to science:

"More than three months after Martinez's death, his fiancée Angie Ochoa isn't convinced by the FBI's theory. She says Martinez's injuries were too severe to have been caused by a fall. She is also suspicious because toxicology tests found a pain medication – butalbital – in his system. "Somebody convinced him to take that medication I think. Um, to make it seem like it was an accident," Ochoa said. "At this point, I think it was probably given to him intentionally."

Say what?

"Even in a normal dose, sometimes there could be some impairment of ability to function, but very little impairment," said forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. We asked Dr. Baden to look at Martinez's autopsy report, which states he died of blunt injuries to the head, but classified the manner of his death as "undetermined." "This is all very typical for a fall, and not for a fight," Baden said. CBS News has learned that Garland suffered multiple broken vertebrae and a brain bleed. The FBI believes he has amnesia, and he has nothing to do with Martinez's death. They found no evidence of animosity or conflict between him and Martinez."

Clearly, there's a political agenda:

"Despite the FBI's findings, union officials at the National Border Patrol Council call Martinez's death a "heinous attack."

There's absolutely no evidence of that. None.

"No smugglers were ever found. CBS News asked the White House for comment on this story. It told us no. We called union officials 40 times, left at least 15 voicemails, and sent 10 emails and five text messages. When they finally got back to us, they said the people authorized to talk were unavailable."

Like the Trump nazi, congenital liars. With an agenda. Truth? What's that?

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3-2-18

Once again, the Trump nazi talked out both sides his ass. LOL. The Washington Times reports:

"President Trump voiced frustration Thursday with California’s status as a statewide sanctuary for illegal immigrants, including gang members, and said he’s considering pulling federal immigration enforcement agents out of the state as a response."

Do it, Donny Boy, do it. BP and ICE goons are no more than SS jackbooted bastards. SS nazi storm troopers. Clearly, out of uniform. No swastika armbands. Do California a favor, Mr. 'President.' Remove your storm troopers. These criminal bastards present an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

“If we ever said, ‘Hey, let California alone let them figure it out for themselves,’ in two months they’d be begging for us to come back,” the president said during a White House meeting on law enforcement issues. “They would be begging. And you know what? I’m thinking about doing it.”

You're an achingly clueless jackass, Mr. 'President.' An embarrassment to yourself, your office, and the nation you allegedly serve, fool.

Think his equally fascist henchmen aren't towing the mark? Get this. NPR reports:

"United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing its mission statement to eliminate a passage that describes the U.S. as "a nation of immigrants." The agency's new mission statement as it appears on the agency's website reads:

"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services administers the nation's lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values."

"Here is USCIS's previous mission statement:

"USCIS secures America's promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system."

Raw nazism ala Nazi Germany, circa 1933. Just the beginning, readers. Just the beginning. -- Frog lulled to sleep in an increasingly heated pot of water.

Here's the truth:

"Opponents of the Trump administration's immigration policies criticized the change. In a statement, Eleanor Acer, senior director for refugee protection at D.C.-based Human Rights First, said: "Our nation is one built by immigrants—removing this language does nothing to change that fact, it only reveals the insidious racism harbored by those in this administration. It is clear from the language and policies put forth by President Trump and his hard-line immigration extremists that they will stop at nothing to demonize and dehumanize immigrants and refugees, who have often fled violence and persecution in search for a better life for themselves and their children."

As did Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini eight decades ago. How soon the clueless, achingly ignorant forget. Think Trump Aryan arrogant enough to demand France dismantle and remove its gift greeting immigrants in New York Harbor, that is, the Statue of Liberty?

Kicker? Get this. The Washington Post reports:

"The director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, who eliminated the words “nation of immigrants” from his agency's mission statement Thursday, is the proud son of an immigrant. At least that was Lee Francis Cissna's position before he got the job leading the government agency tasked with processing legal immigration and citizenship applications to this country."

Galling hypocrisy:

“The immigrant experience has always been a fundamental part of my family life, and I would be proud to carry that heritage with me,” Cissna, whose mother immigrated to the United States from Peru and whose wife's mother came from the Middle East, told the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearing in May. Cissna said he grew up speaking Spanish at home and speaks it exclusively with his children. “Our family is literally a product of our nation’s legal immigration system,” he told the panel. “Should I be confirmed, these experiences will undoubtedly illuminate everything I do as USCIS director.”

Jesus Christ. Got to be a place in Hell reserved for hypocritical pieces of shit like this.

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2-23-18

Yet another horrific school shooting. The Washington Post reports:

"The 19-year-old accused of gunning down 17 people at his former high school admitted he carried out the shooting rampage, authorities said in court papers filed Thursday. Police wrote that Nikolas Cruz, who has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, told officers that he walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday wielding an AR-15 rifle and began shooting students in the hallways and outside on the school’s grounds. Once students began to flee the carnage, Cruz dropped his rifle and vest packed with additional ammunition “so he could blend into the crowd,” an officer wrote in a probable-cause affidavit. Cruz had taken an Uber to the school, officials wrote, so he fled on foot along with those running from the scene. An officer found him not long afterward walking on a residential street."

Good he was able to be taken alive. Certainly, much to be learned since he is cooperating with authorities.

"What unfolded inside the high school was a grimly familiar sight, as another school turned into a war zone in an otherwise quiet suburban community transformed by a hail of bullets and a torrent of anguish. In the aftermath, investigators sifted through the background of Cruz, who had been expelled from the same school. He had a history of disciplinary issues and a fascination with guns, people who knew him said. A witness whose name is redacted from the report filed in court Thursday recognized Cruz as a troubled former student when he arrived at Douglas before the shooting, carrying a black duffel bag and wearing a black backpack. Cruz told police that he had extra loaded magazines in the backpack, they wrote in the report."

Frightening, isn't it?

"The witness quoted in the report said they radioed a co-worker to say that Cruz was approaching, and within a minute, heard gunshots and called a “Code Red,” which announced an emergency."

Security needs to be improved at every school. Obviously, not good enough in this latest catastrophe. Readers are reminded this is all preliminary information.

"Early Thursday, Cruz was booked on 17 counts of “murder premeditated.” He briefly appeared in court and was ordered held without bond. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel vowed that law enforcement officials would make sure Cruz was convicted on all charges.

"In addition to the 17 killed in the school and outside, 15 people were wounded, authorities said. Three of them remained in critical condition Thursday, while some others were still hospitalized. Israel said it was “a pretty good assumption” that the shooter had unspecified mental-health issues. During a news conference after Cruz’s court hearing, the public defender representing him described the 19-year-old as a “broken young man “ who is “very saddened” by what happened. Cruz is on suicide watch, he added. “This is an emotionally broken young man,” Gordon Weeks, the public defender, told reporters. “He has been through a lot of trauma. He has suffered significant mental illness, and significant mental trauma.”

Again, this is all preliminary information.

"But while school officials, students and others who knew him had sensed that something was off with Cruz before the attack, none of that was enough to stop the teenager from purchasing the gun officials said was used in the attack. Cruz bought the AR-15 himself legally, and so far it is the only gun authorities have recovered as part of the investigation, said Peter J. Forcelli, special agent in charge of the Miami field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The court filing Thursday said Cruz bought the gun in February 2017."

Here's what's particularly chilling:

"In his social media postings, Cruz was shown wielding other firearms, so officials continue looking for any additional weapons, but they have not found any so far, Forcelli said in an interview Thursday morning. Investigators are also reaching out to gun shops across the region to check whether Cruz had attempted to buy other weapons."

How is it this kid had obvious mental issues yet no one did anything?

Gets worse:

"Federal authorities were looking Thursday into whether Cruz had come up on their radar before. The FBI said agents investigated a comment on YouTube last year that threatened a school shooting but were unable to identify the person who posted it. “The comment simply said, ‘I’m going to be a professional school shooter,'” Robert F. Lasky, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami division, said at the news briefing Thursday. “No other information was included in that comment.”

Hard to believe they couldn't get to the bottom of if. Then again, the investigation is just beginning.

"Lasky spoke after BuzzFeed News reported that a YouTube user had contacted the bureau after seeing someone with Cruz’s name post that same message. Lasky said that authorities, who investigated the comment last year and were looking at it again after the Parkland shooting, still do not know if the comment was posted by Cruz. The tip to the FBI came in the fall of 2017, but when agents checked the name Nikolas Cruz against their internal databases, they could find no other derogatory information on him, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation."

Fascinating, isn't it? Seems those at the school were well aware this kid had severe mental problems. As a society, clearly we're going to have to get far better at addressing mental illness.

Egregious dereliction of duty. NPR reports:

"The FBI says that someone called its tip line to report concerns about Nikolas Cruz, who has told police he killed 17 people in a Florida high school this week — but that the bureau failed to follow protocols to assess the threat. The bureau says a person close to Cruz contacted the FBI's Public Access Line on Jan. 5 to report concerns about him. Those concerns included information about Cruz's gun ownership, a desire to kill people, erratic behavior and disturbing social media posts. The caller specifically mentioned the potential for Cruz to carry out a school shooting. Under FBI protocols, that information should have been assessed as a potential threat to life and forwarded to its Miami field office for further investigation. But that never happened."

Massive failure. Inexcusable.

"The information wasn't sent to the Miami office, and the FBI did not investigate. More than five weeks after the FBI received the tip, 14 students and three staff members were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

"We are still investigating the facts," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. "I am committed to getting to the bottom of what happened in this particular matter, as well as reviewing our processes for responding to information that we receive from the public. It's up to all Americans to be vigilant, and when members of the public contact us with concerns, we must act properly and quickly.

"We have spoken with victims and families, and deeply regret the additional pain this causes all those affected by this horrific tragedy," Wray added. "All of the men and women of the FBI are dedicated to keeping the American people safe, and are relentlessly committed to improving all that we do and how we do it."

Incomprehensible.

"Florida Gov. Rick Scott is calling for Wray to resign over the matter. "Seventeen innocent people are dead and acknowledging a mistake isn't going to cut it," Scott said in a statement Friday. "We constantly promote 'see something, say something,' and a courageous person did just that to the FBI. And the FBI failed to act. 'See something, say something' is an incredibly important tool and people must have confidence in the follow through from law enforcement."

Amazing, isn't it? Frightening, as well.

"On Friday afternoon, the Justice Department was also critical of the FBI's handling of the tip. "It is now clear that the warning signs were there and tips to the FBI were missed," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement. "We see the tragic consequences of those failures." Sessions said that he has ordered Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to review how the Justice Department and FBI process and respond to indications of potential violence."

Jesus Christ. Isn't this supposed to be one of the legitimate functions of government? Instead and ferociously pointedly, innocent unarmed civilians are constantly harassed by abusive, inept, jackbooted police all across our country. Yet, this latest shit somehow, someway slips under their radar? Gets worse:

"Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said in a press conference Friday that his office had received approximately 20 calls about Cruz. He said the calls for service were "assorted," with some coming from callers in other states. His deputies did not necessarily go out and respond to each of the calls, he explained. Israel said that acting on the tip the FBI received would not necessarily have averted the shooting. "We still want to encourage our community to 'see something, say something,' " he said."

Jesus Christ. Is this clueless son of a bitch making excuses for his own failures and that of the FBI?

"FBI Special Agent In Charge of the Miami Division Robert Lasky said the potential of the FBI to miss something "is always there." "We do our best," Lasky said, and the bureau has protocols to prevent this sort of thing from happening. "We will be looking into where and how ... the protocol broke down. And we will come back stronger than we ever were before."

This sounds far worse than 'missing something'. Dereliction. Then, making an excuse for the inexcusable. Clearly, our formerly great country is coming apart at the seams.

CBS News reports:

"The revelation that the FBI botched a potentially life-saving tip on the Florida school shooting suspect is a devastating blow to America's top law enforcement agency at a time when it is already under extraordinary political pressure. Even before the startling disclosure that the FBI failed to investigate a warning that the suspect, Nikolas Cruz, could be plotting an attack, the bureau was facing unprecedented criticism from President Trump and other Republicans, who have accused it of partisan bias. The agency and its supporters had been able to dismiss past criticism as just politics, but this time it had no option but to admit it made a disastrous mistake. The FBI's acknowledgment that it mishandled the tip prompted a sharp rebuke from its boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and a call from Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a Trump ally who is expected to run for U.S. Senate, for FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign."

Seems this government at all levels and branches is deteriorating.

"Wray, on the job for just six months, had already been in a precarious position defending the bureau from relentless attacks by Trump and other Republicans. They are still dissatisfied with its decision not to charge Hillary Clinton with crimes related to her use of a private email server, and they see signs of bias in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of possible Trump campaign ties to Russia. As evidence, they've cited the former deputy director's connection to Clinton allies, and they've publicized anti-Trump text messages exchanged between an FBI agent and a bureau lawyer. Democrats have said the accusations are aimed at damaging Mueller's investigation and protecting Trump."

Republicans won't be confused with the truth. Democrats remain absent without leave, out to lunch, since November 22, 1963.

"Through it all, Wray has repeatedly stood up to Trump, defending the bureau's independence and publicly praising its agents in implicit rebuttals to the president's criticism. Wray unsuccessfully fought to block the release of a classified Republican memo accusing the FBI of abusing its surveillance powers in the Russia probe — a document Trump wanted aired. Wray also publicly contradicted White House accounts of how it handled recent domestic abuse allegations involving a now-former aide, Rob Porter."

Wray has to be given credit for standing up to the Trump nazi. Needs to continue doing so. Precisely why he should not resign despite the following:

"The shooting provides fresh grounds to criticize the FBI. First it was revealed that the FBI failed to delve into a YouTube comment posted by a "Nikolas Cruz" that said, "Im going to be a professional school shooter." The FBI said it could not determine who made it. On Friday, the bureau said it had failed to act on a tip that Cruz had a "desire to kill people," disturbing social media posts and access to a gun. Cruz is charged with killing 17 people in the school he once attended."

Yet, shortsighted idiots on the Left are using this as a convenient excuse to take another raucous hard dump on the Second Amendment. Readers are reminded the Founders intended the right to bear arms the last best defense against outrageously corrupt, abusive, murderous government. In response to the catastrophe, surviving students of the most recent massacre are shortsightedly demanding for far more stringent gun control. Inadvisably, so.

Fail to understand the problem is not the weapon itself, but the psychotic individual pulling the trigger. While not a member of the NRA, this group is certainly quite right about the slippery slope. At a time when our formerly great country seems headed for an unwanted dreaded second American revolution, all the more reason gun rights must be vigorously preserved not abrogated. Ferociously pointedly, authorities had more than sufficient prior indication, warning of the latest massacre. Yet, egregiously failed to take action.

"Sessions, a Trump loyalist who has at times seemed to welcome criticism of the FBI, called the massacre a "tragic consequence" of the FBI's failure. He ordered a review of the Justice Department procedures."

The latest carnage in a Florida school is, again, proof positive our formerly great country continues to deteriorate at an increasing pace. So much so, even the racist AG Sessions nazi cannot ignore the obvious. CBS News reports:

"Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed the deadly school shooting in Florida calling it a "tragedy" and urging the country to "reverse these trends we're seeing in these shootings" while delivering remarks at a sheriffs conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Sessions was addressing the Major County Sheriffs of America conference where he later discussed the nation's opioid epidemic as well as violent crime in the U.S..

"I think we can and we must do better. We owe it to every one of those kids crying outside their school yesterday and all who never made it out of that school. Our hearts are hurting today," AG Jeff Sessions tells sheriffs' conference https://t.co/dgUt8Ycc4W pic.twitter.com/5PV2uOKPMZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 15, 2018"

Wake up, Jeff. You and your fuhrer, the Trump nazi are leading the charge, -- backward. Your phony crocodile tears ignore all the innocent unarmed people murdered by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue you falsely believe do no wrong. Worse? You and your fuhrer remain an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

"We are once again, watching the images of our children— terrified— streaming from their school with their hands above their heads. It's image we don't need to continue to see. When parents, once again, go to sleep in fear that their kids will not be safe when they go to school," said Sessions."

Wake up, Jeff. What about all those who are innocent, unarmed get into their vehicles not knowing if a criminal jackbooted bastard in blue will leave them dead on the road? How about the SWAT criminal jackbooted bastards in black who break down a door with no knock and murder innocent unarmed occupants at the wrong goddamned address? Yet, nothing is done. You and your henchmen protect these jackbooted pieces of shit.

"We've got to confront the problem, there's no doubt about it," he said, adding, "It cannot be denied that something dangerous and unhealthy is happening our country."

Goddamned right. Called nazism. Rise of the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Sessions noted that importance of early indicators of such crimes taking place, saying "every one of these cases we've had advanced indications and perhaps we haven't been effective enough in intervening immediately to deal with that."

You think? Light bulb suddenly turn on? Give me a break. Take your head figuratively out of your ass, you ignorant son of a bitch.

"He added, "Perhaps we've seen that again in this case," pointing to Cruz's history of mental health problems."

Jesus Christ. Not only is this guy achingly ignorant, he's hopelessly aggressively stupid. This achingly psychotic shit happens all over this country over and over again, -- and this inept piece of crap finally sees the light of day? No credibility. None. Out to lunch.

"While not explicitly addressing gun control legislation, Sessions said an "effective enforcement of our gun laws, focusing on criminals and dangerous people, mentally ill people that have been, where we have legal ability to do so, can reduce violence in our communities and improve public safety."

Say what? Got to speak in coherent English, Mr. Attorney General. Otherwise, no one will understand what the hell you're trying to say.

"He added, "it's not good if we got gun laws that say criminals can't carry guns that never get enforced so we intend to enforce our laws and if anything the recent events have caused us to know we need to do even more in the future."

Jesus Christ. This guy's a bumbling fool. Where did he get his law license? Out of a Crackerjack box? Isn't a day that passes that someone, somewhere doesn't get arrested for illegally carrying a weapon. Give me a break. This son of a bitch is full of shit.

"Sessions told the sheriffs, "I think we can and must do better. We owe it to every one of those kids crying outside their school yesterday and all those who never made it out. Our hearts are hurting today."

What you need to do is investigate credible threats. Not sit on your ass, as what apparently happened in this case.

CBS News reports:

"The U.S. Army is awarding its Medal of Heroism to three Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadets killed in last week's school shooting in Parkland, Florida, an Army spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Alaina Petty, Peter Wang and Martin Duque were all students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the deadly attack unfolded. The Army awards the Medal of Heroism to JROTC cadets who perform "acts of heroism." "The achievement must be an accomplishment so exceptional and outstanding that it clearly sets the individual apart from fellow students or from other persons in similar circumstances," the Army said in a statement. "The performance must have involved the acceptance of danger and extraordinary responsibilities, exemplifying praiseworthy fortitude and courage."

Uncommon valor:

"Wang, 15, was shot while he stood holding the door open so other students could escape the shooting. Ernie Rospierski, a history teacher at the high school, witnessed Wang's heroics on Wednesday. Rospierski told "CBS This Morning" that he saw Wang "holding the door pushing kids through the door while bullets are coming at him. I don't know many adults who could have done that, let alone a 14-year-old boy."

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2-23-18

You've heard of service dogs and rescue animals, but have you heard of a horse that's both? Seatbelts on. Fox News reports:

"Christine Carbonneau was feeling depressed after recovering from a monthlong induced coma after being struck down with pneumonia following an operation to remove an abdominal blockage.

"While recovering at a long-term facility in Land O’Lakes, Florida, the 65-year-old got the surprise of her life when her fiancé Gary Stephens decided to bring her rescue horse “Ireland” from their home in Thonotosassa, Florida, to cheer her up.

“When Christine woke up at the end of January, she wasn’t able to talk and just too tired to write, “I could tell she was just a bit down and I thought I would hatch a plan to cheer her up,” the boyfriend, 52, told news service SWNS. The couple, who got engaged on Christmas Day, rescued the abused horse in February 2016, but Gary said "Ireland" always had a special relationship with Christine. "He was so horribly abused before he came to us through the work of the SPCA, and he and Christine just hit it off," he said. Christine burst into tears when she was wheeled outside to see the horse. Gary recalled, “It was such an amazing moment and it was special to see Christine smile.” "I’m really grateful to all the staff at the hospital who helped me make it happen,” he added."

2-23-18

A few are finally beginning to wake up. NPR reports:

"Criminalization is frequently America's answer to social issues. This country criminalizes people experiencing drug addiction and homelessness, women seeking abortions, people who are LGBTQ, students who skip school, immigrants and refugees, and more. Decarcerating America, edited by Ernest Drucker, collects essays by criminal justice leaders who argue that public health, not retribution, is empirically and morally the correct frame for protecting public safety."

Seems every social issue or failure is now considered a crime.

"The United States is in the midst of an incarceration crisis — in a chapter on the failures of America's drug policy, Gabriel Sayegh writes that with 5 percent of the world's population, we hold nearly 25 percent of the "people in cages on the planet." 2.3 million people are in American prisons and jails, and, as Drucker notes, an estimated 4.7 million adults were under community supervision at the end of 2014 — "approximately 1 in 52 adults in the United States."

Not surprising, is it? Especially, considering the fact this country has been nazifying at least since the 1950s. An increasingly fascist police-state now transforming to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Statistics are particularly startling around incarcerated women. More than 65% of women in state prisons report being parents of children under the age of 18; 1 in 25 women in state prisons and 1 in 33 in federal prisons are pregnant when admitted to prison. Elizabeth Gaynes and Tanya Krupat of the Osborne Association make a chilling observation: "America's incarceration policies have led to the greatest separation of families since the end of chattel slavery."

Fascinating, isn't it? Especially, in light of the fact Republican nazis have been the 'law and order' party, ironically, at least since the days of a criminal named Richard Nixon occupied the Oval Office. While at the same time, hypocritically and achingly falsely, claiming to be the party of the family. Clearly a crock of shit to this very day. Forget? Republicans do all they can to break up the families of the undocumented by deporting their loved ones.

Lie like hell about the violence supposedly perpetrated by immigrants both documented and not. While the direct opposite is the case, that is, most immigrants are law-abiding, productive, pay taxes, etc.. Conveniently forget our UNDOCUMENTED forebears came to this continent centuries ago. STOLE this land from its native inhabitants. Then BROKE every goddamned treaty signed.

"The fallout from miscarried criminal justice tears at our social fabric. No punishment seems enough; people who have served their time are handicapped with criminal records that render them unable to obtain jobs and housing, unable to vote and rejoin society, often leaving them no choice but to re-offend. Families are destroyed and communities of color devastated."

A truth Republican nazis remain unwilling to accept, gutlessly and determinedly ignore. While Democrats remain absent without leave, out to lunch since November 22, 1963.

"It cannot be overstated: structural racism undergirds the whole enterprise. "The use of criminalization as a means to target and control certain populations — particularly people of color — has been a centerpiece of U.S. drug policy since the late 1800s," writes Sayegh. Scholars and advocates have persuasively connected the dots from slavery to lynching to mass incarceration."

Certainly, one of the reasons why our formerly great country is failing, continuing to deteriorate. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

2-23-18

Some salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."No justice. Certainly, not in a fascist police-state, right, Sheriff? In follow up to an earlier edition here, and elsewhere, CBS News reports:

"A police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill woman in her New York apartment in 2016 after she brandished scissors and a bat was acquitted by a judge Thursday."

"Par for the course in Nazi America, right, Sheriff? Makes one goddamned proud to be an American, doesn't it, Bill?"

"New York Police Department Sgt. Hugh Barry was found not guilty of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Deborah Danner. Barry said Danner swung the bat before he opened fire, but another responding officer, Camilo Rosario, testified that Danner did not swing the bat before Barry shot her."

"Yet, the criminal jackbooted bastard was acquitted. Convenient, isn't it, Sheriff?"

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..."Trust in law enforcement remains in the tank. This has to change. Police must clean up their act.

"Authorities say they're determined to mend fences in a city struggling with a corrosive mix of narcotics, illegal guns and despair rooted in generational poverty. But the attitudes of the many Baltimoreans who mistrust their law enforcers has only been reinforced by the scandal."

"The solution to this problem is ongoing rooting out and prosecution of offenders in the law enforcement community. Better vetting and ongoing vetting of officers. Higher standards and training. To say nothing of a college degree in police science, a masters in one of the social sciences, or vice versa. Pay starting at $100K. All the above would result in policing being considered a profession, a need for far fewer officers.

"Of equal importance? Creation of a new federal agency whose only function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and try criminal officers in a special court hearing only these cases. Total independence. Otherwise? Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming."

..."Do nothing? Here is what continues:

"It's only going to make it harder to build the kinds of coalitions for public safety that everybody knows Baltimore needs. It's going to make people suspicious of all officers — not just the bad ones — all of them," said David Harris, who researches police behavior as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Many locals snort in derision when asked if they trust city police officers. A statehouse lawmaker this week even proposed dismantling the 165-year-old force and rebuilding it from scratch."

"This is a problem all over the country. Not just in Baltimore. Right here in Nazi Llano County. ... Right, Sheriff?"

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..."A nazi round up of 'undesirables' remarkably reminiscent of Hitler's Third Reich. The jackbooted bastards remain out of uniform, however, -- no swastika armbands.

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Danielle Bennett tells NPR in an email that the agency is going after "individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security."

"Unadulterated horse shit. They're concertedly, determinedly, deliberately breaking up families. Readers are reminded nearly all immigrants, legal or illegal, are law-abiding, productive, pay taxes, contribute to society. Unlike the jackbooted bastards in ICE, who remain no more than leeches firmly planted on the taxpayer tit. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Bennett blamed "uncooperative jurisdictions," like Los Angeles, for making the agency use "additional resources to conduct at-large arrests in the community, putting officers, the general public and the aliens at risk and increasing the incidents of collateral arrests."

"More horse shit. Blatant distortion of reality. Lying, gutless, jackbooted sons of bitches. ... Right, Bill?"

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..."No more than a pernicious repeat of history. Trump's Fourth Reich. Silence is not golden. In the presence of great evil, gutless.

"I had recently seen the video of Border Patrol officers dumping bottles of water that had been left by humanitarians in the desert to stop people from dying of thirst. The apparent glee with which some of them were condemning people to die sickened me. It didn’t seem like an agency of people reluctantly doing a job or making a tough choice because they had to feed their family. They were enjoying it."

"These criminal bastards are an evil reincarnation of Hitler's jackbooted SS. -- Sans swastika armbands. ... Right, Sheriff?"

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..."No question. Great evil must be courageously stood up to. Here is the bottom line:

..."Anything I did in the department would forever make me a part of a machine that was going to be used to break up families. I thought about how I had struggled, as a child, to find anything resembling stability; how I found a family as a teen and held on tight. My best friend’s mom had a soft spot for stray cats and stray kids, and was more of a mom than the woman who birthed me was ever capable of being. I thought about my own child and how I couldn’t comprehend us being separated. There was no way I could have a part in this and live with myself.

..."I went home and picked up my wife. We drove to my in-laws, who had been watching our kid. From their driveway I emailed my manager, formally putting in my two weeks’ notice."

"Uncommon valor. At tremendous personal cost."

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The following email was sent to the Llano County Attorney 2-8-18:

Rebecca Lange, Llano County Attorney Copyright 2018 Tim Chorney, Publisher, Liberty In Peril
Llano County Attorney's Office
Llano, Texas 78643

February 9, 2018

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Counselor:

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

c. Liberty In Peril

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2-23-18

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-six weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-six weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-six weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

2-23-18

In follow up to an earlier edition, NPR reports:

"New York City is one step closer, as part of a larger plan, to shutting the doors on the Rikers Island jail complex. On Wednesday, city officials announced an agreement to start a public review process of proposed sites for smaller jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. This agreement marks a huge step forward on our path to closing Rikers Island," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "In partnership with the City Council, we can now move ahead with creating a borough-based jail system that's smaller, safer and fairer."

About time to finally close the gulag. Way overdue.

"If you've ever watched a TV crime drama set in New York City, you likely have a passing knowledge of the 10-complex jail facility on the 400-acre island in the East River. However, the nearly 90-year-old facility has drawn attention for its conditions, and a 2017 government report slammed Rikers for its "culture of violence." Late last year the city settled a class action lawsuit with 470 inmates who said they were illegally put in solitary confinement."

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2-23-18

No justice. Certainly, not in a fascist police-state, right, Sheriff? In follow up to an earlier edition here, and elsewhere, CBS News reports:

"A police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill woman in her New York apartment in 2016 after she brandished scissors and a bat was acquitted by a judge Thursday."

Par for the course in Nazi America, right, Sheriff? Makes one goddamned proud to be an American, doesn't it, Bill?

Yet, the criminal jackbooted bastard was acquitted. Convenient, isn't it, Sheriff?

Galling insult to injury?

"Defense attorney Andrew Quinn said "we've always felt confident we would win but you never know" until the verdict is announced."

How do assholes like you sleep nights, Counselor?

Moreover:

"The October 2016 shooting drew rare rebukes from New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill and Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said "something went horribly wrong here."

You think? Worse? No justice. A murderer went free. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

Achingly, poignant?

"Less than five years before she died, Danner wrote a searing, eloquent essay on living with schizophrenia, agonizing over the deaths of mentally ill people like her at the hands of police. "We are all aware of the all too frequent news stories about the mentally ill who come up against law enforcement instead of mental health professionals and end up dead," she wrote. Danner called for "teaching law enforcement how to deal with the mentally ill in crisis."

Not like the criminal jackbooted bastard didn't know the nature of the call:

"Officers had been called to her Bronx home several times before, and had taken her to hospitals."

Jesus Christ.

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2-23-18

Sad saga continues. ABC News reports:

"Confidence in Baltimore's sworn protectors has badly deteriorated in recent years, but it may be hitting rock bottom after admissions that corrupt police detectives on an out-of-control unit resold looted narcotics, conducted home invasions and falsified evidence."

Damage done? Unfathomable. Confidence? Gone.

"With the city under a federal consent decree requiring expansive police reforms, recent courtroom revelations outlining an astounding range of abuses by rogue officers stretching back to 2008 is making it far tougher to convince people in this starkly divided city that a shiny badge promises integrity."

Think the racist AG Sessions nazi who delusionally believes police do no wrong can afford to rescind the decree?

"The Gun Trace Task Force, described by federal prosecutors as a "perfect storm" of corruption, was a more chilling reality for some residents than any street gang. Earlier this week, a jury found two Baltimore detectives guilty of robbery and racketeering in an explosive federal investigation that's seen six disgraced law enforcers plead guilty."

That's right. No foreign power, no terrorist organization, not even the criminal element present a far greater exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties than all levels and branches of government. Yet, we cannot live without police. An absolute necessity. Quite a conundrum.

"A lot of people were seriously traumatized by these cops," said Akai Alston, a 26-year-old youth outreach coordinator who has turned his life around after a grim adolescence dealing drugs and a conviction for accessory to murder."

Trust in law enforcement remains in the tank. This has to change. Police must clean up their act.

The solution to this problem is ongoing rooting out and prosecution of offenders in the law enforcement community. Better vetting and ongoing vetting of officers. Higher standards and training. To say nothing of a college degree in police science, a masters in one of the social sciences, or vice versa. Pay starting at $100K. All the above would result in policing being considered a profession, a need for far fewer officers.

Of equal importance? Creation of a new federal agency whose only function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and try criminal officers in a special court hearing only these cases. Total independence. Otherwise? Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

Do nothing? Here is what continues:

This is a problem all over the country. Not just in Baltimore. Right here in Nazi Llano County. ... Right, Sheriff?

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2-23-18

The nazi round up continues. Certainly, transitioning from the de facto fascist police-state we already live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. NPR reports:

"Federal immigration agents have reportedly detained more than 100 people in ongoing sweeps in the Los Angeles area, targeting people in the country illegally. The immigration enforcement operations, which began Sunday, are pursuing roughly 400 people across seven Southern California counties, according to the Los Angeles Daily News."

A nazi round up of 'undesirables' remarkably reminiscent of Hitler's Third Reich. The jackbooted bastards remain out of uniform, however, -- no swastika armbands.

Unadulterated horse shit. They're concertedly, determinedly, deliberately breaking up families. Readers are reminded nearly all immigrants, legal or illegal, are law-abiding, productive, pay taxes, contribute to society. Unlike the jackbooted bastards in ICE, who remain no more than leeches firmly planted on the taxpayer tit. ... Right, Sheriff?

More horse shit. Blatant distortion of reality. Lying, gutless, jackbooted sons of bitches. ... Right, Bill?

"The whole state of California began limiting cooperation with federal immigration officials this year after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill in October to create a "sanctuary state." As Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler reported, "it bans state and local agencies, excluding the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, from enforcing 'holds' on people in custody. It blocks the deputization of police as immigration agents and bars state and local law enforcement agencies from inquiring into an individual's immigration status."

Nazism must be ferociously, but peacefully, resisted. Unlike Nazi Texas, California is doing its best to stick it to the nazi element. Think we'll ever wake up here? LOL.

The Washington Times reports:

"Federal deportation officers staged one of the biggest enforcement actions in years against businesses in Los Angeles this week, arresting 212 people and serving audit notices to 122 businesses who will have to prove they aren’t hiring illegal immigrants."

That right? Think so? Supposed to be the other way around. That is, up to prosecutors and law enforcement to prove someone is guilty. Not for the accused to prove their innocence. These criminal SS jackbooted bastards have it ass backwards. Remain an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

"Nearly all of those arrested were convicted criminals, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."

That right? These bastards, like their nazi fuhrer in the Oval Office, are congenital liars. Remain out of uniform, -- no swastika armbands. Show us the proof, you sons of bitches.

Resistance to these pieces of crap is increasing. The following is an example of uncommon valor. The writer is Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts. The Washington Post reports:

"My job as a legal secretary for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry was not an easy one. I juggled a long list of constantly shifting priorities, and if I missed a deadline, we could lose a case. But it was also repetitive: updating case management software, drafting motions, revising motions, adding new court dates to the calendar, scanning in copies of documents, opening new cases and processing subpoenas. It was tedium compounded by volume. So when an attorney stopped by my desk one Tuesday afternoon and said, “Keep an eye out for some ICE subpoenas coming in tomorrow,” I barely processed it. My brain heard “subpoenas” and “tomorrow,” and I squeezed it into the ever-expanding mental list of tasks I would need to complete.

..."It wasn’t until I’d gotten home that evening that I fully comprehended what I had been told. Had the attorney really said “ICE subpoenas”? Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency rounding people up for deportation? I knew our department had plenty of data that could be used by ICE to track someone down, but I still doubted my ears.

..."I stepped away from my desk to talk to my wife on the phone. “I may be asked to help process some subpoenas for ICE, and I don’t think I can do that,” I told her. I braced myself for A Conversation. My wife was still in graduate school, with 15 more weeks of late nights and frantic scrambling to turn in huge projects while caring for our toddler. We were hoping her master’s would lead to a new job, which could upgrade us from drowning in debt to merely struggling financially. Me quitting my job was not in the plan. I prepared to explain that I didn’t want to participate in preparing information for ICE, nor did I want to sign my name to the cover letter I would have attached to whatever I had to put in the mail. But my wife just said, “Okay.” We didn’t discuss it further."

This guy heroically placed principle ahead of personal interest. Nearly non-existent in a fascist police-state soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Equally stunning? His wife stood tall. Despite the negative consequences and hardships that would ensue. Uncommon valor.

..."I also spoke briefly to my manager, and after explaining that I couldn’t be complicit in sharing information with ICE, he asked, “So are you quitting?” “If I have to turn over this information, then yes.” “Let me make some calls.” On the way back to my desk, I dashed off a quick tweet. Three simple words. “Seriously, f— ICE.” It was some needed catharsis. I attempted to get some work done, but my heart wasn’t in it."

Indeed. F--k ICE. Nazism in our formerly great country must be ferociously but peacefully resisted. Had the German public courageously done the same in 1933, the world could have been spared Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich.

..."I’ve always believed in the mission of the Department of Labor. Ensuring people are protected in the workplace and are paid for their work is something I can get behind, but it felt tainted now. All the data that was part of keeping the department running was going to be turned from a tool used to protect workers into a weapon used to hunt down some of the most vulnerable among us. I’d seen it in the news: a working father of three in New Jersey, whose wife is now terrified of also being deported; the people without criminal records who were supposedly “low priority” for deportation."

No more than a pernicious repeat of history. Trump's Fourth Reich. Silence is not golden. In the presence of great evil, gutless.

These criminal bastards are an evil reincarnation of Hitler's jackbooted SS. -- Sans swastika armbands. ... Right, Sheriff?

..."I give credit to the department for how they handled the situation. They gave me time to think about it. There were some on and off discussions about maybe moving me around in the department or me holding on until I had found another job, but I knew what I had to do."

No question. Great evil must be courageously stood up to. Here is the bottom line:

..."I went home and picked up my wife. We drove to my in-laws, who had been watching our kid. From their driveway I emailed my manager, formally putting in my two weeks’ notice."

Uncommon valor. At tremendous personal cost.

..."Then I went inside and hugged my child before explaining to my mother-in-law that I had just blown a massive hole in my family’s future. Things were a little muted as we were invited to stay for dinner. While my mother-in-law started cooking, I went to Twitter to write out my frustration, then I put my phone away and went to set the table. I had no idea that while we ate waffles and talked about new plans for a new future, the magic of Twitter had already started.

..."When we got home that evening, my phone began seizing. My Twitter app kept crashing. I had no idea what was going on. My mentions and DMs, when I could manage to access them, were flooding with words of encouragement. People were telling me my action had restored some of their faith in humanity. In turn, their responses have restored mine. I had started to give up hope that the actions of everyday people could possibly mean anything or make a difference. I have never been so happy to be wrong."

Not good enough. Those who courageously stand up to great evil, need to be supported by the community. This guy needs help finding new employment. May need housing assistance, etc..

..."Even as I’m surrounded by the warm glow of love and support from strangers, I still have a cold feeling in the pit of my stomach. I wonder how many other people, working in other government offices, have unwittingly or unwillingly been drafted into ICE’s service. How many felt trapped by circumstance, or found a way to justify it to themselves. I stumbled into public service, but I stayed because I felt like I was doing something good. With the specter of ICE looming over all of that now, it has a chilling effect on the good work public servants are trying to do. But they don’t have to comply. They can say no. They can refuse to work with an agency that taints everything it touches."

Here, here. Uncommon valor displayed by both this guy and his wife. Hat's off.

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2-23-18

In follow up to the last edition, ABC News reports:

"A lawyer for the former chief counsel of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle says her client is not offering any excuses for stealing the identities of immigrants. Raphael Sanchez pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle on Thursday to charges that he stole immigrants' identities and used them to defraud credit card companies and banks of more than $190,000. His lawyer, Casey Stamm, said in a written statement after the hearing that Sanchez is a "good person who has made serious mistakes."

Steals a couple of hundred grand and considered a 'good person' who made a mistake? Think so? What he is is a goddamned thief.

"She added that he "does not offer excuses for his acts; rather, he simply provides his sincere and immense regret."

Bet he does, -- that he got caught.

Insult to injury? Get this:

"Sanchez was taken into custody following the hearing. Prosecutors and Stamm agreed to recommend a four-year term when he's sentenced May 11."

Steal a couple of hundred grand and get four years? Where? In a minimum security country club where white collar criminals do time?

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2-16-18

As always, when a cop does something heroic, and/or of exceptional benefit to the community, it leads. Always. The following is indeed above and beyond the call of duty. Involves several officers. Seatbelts on. Fox 6 reports:

"While many are preparing for the latest winter storm to hit southeast Wisconsin, sometimes the worst part of it is the cleanup. One Greenfield woman is thankful officers were able to help her dig out. “Called me on the radio and asked if I wanted to come out,” said Officer David Vitek, Greenfield Police Department. It is not your normal call for backup, but it was one Greenfield Police Officer David Vitek, didn’t hesitate to answer. “We’re all happy to step in and help out,” said Officer Vitek. Wednesday afternoon, February 7th another officer noticed something wasn’t right. There was no crime scene or suspicious activity, but an elderly woman shoveling her rather large driveway all alone. “He said it looked like she was kind of having a little bit of an issue, struggling with shoveling,” said Vitek. He pulled over and helped out. Two other officers quickly joined in. Within 15 minutes, they had the driveway clear."

Protect and serve. Well beyond the call of duty. Hat's off.

“All of us are police officers because we have a commitment to serve our citizens,” said Vitek. Officers happy help proved a simple gesture can go a long way. “We saw somebody that needed some help and we were ready to step in,” said Officer Vitek. Officer Vitek says he is really surprised by all the attention they’ve gotten."

Attention well-deserved.

2-16-18

Prior to posting, another senseless, psychotic school shooting. This time, in Florida. Reportedly, 17 killed, more than a dozen wounded. Appalling atrocity. Perpetrated by a deranged former student. More in the next edition as this story develops.

2-16-18

In follow up to an earlier case covered here and elsewhere, CNN News reports:

"West Virginia city has agreed to pay a former police officer $175,000 to settle a wrongful-termination lawsuit after he was fired following his decision not to shoot a distraught suspect who was holding a gun. The lawsuit accused the Weirton Police Department of wrongfully terminating officer Stephen Mader after he chose not to shoot a 23-year-old man while responding to a domestic disturbance in 2016. "At the end of the day, I'm happy to put this chapter of my life to bed," Mader said in a news release by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia. "The events leading to my termination were unjustified and I'm pleased a joint resolution has been met. My hope is that no other person on either end of a police call has to go through this again." The incident occurred May 6, 2016, when Mader responded to a domestic-disturbance call and found Ronald "R.J." Williams Jr. with an unloaded handgun."

Uncommon Valor. Hat's off, to this most exceptional officer.

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2-16-18

The following email was sent to the Llano County Attorney 2-8-18:

Rebecca Lange, Llano County Attorney Copyright 2018 Tim Chorney, Publisher, Liberty In Peril
Llano County Attorney's Office
Llano, Texas 78643

February 9, 2018

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Counselor:

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

c. Liberty In Peril

2-16-18

Salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."Surprised? Think police don't lie? ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Other possibility? There was no gun. ... Right, Bill?"

..."Remain non-violent. Otherwise, you grant the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue carte blanche to murder on the job. Don't give the bastards the satisfaction."

..."Think so? Or, are the bastards lying like hell to protect their asses?"

..."First, never, ever, never run from the police. The criminal bastards in blue take it as carte blanche to murder on the job. Second, where is dash cam, body cam, and other video of the incident?"

..."Indeed. Makes no sense, does it? Cannot be forgotten law enforcement remains out of control all over our formerly great country. Worse? They're now backed by the Trump nazi's sidekick at the Department of 'Justice,' the racist Sessions nazi. Sessions delusionally believes police do no wrong. Tickles you pink, doesn't it, Sheriff? Just the way you and the boys like it, right, Bill?"

..."Fascinating, isn't it? Agonizingly sad, as well, the father apparently could not trust the medical examiner, and wished to be present."

..."Exactly, right. Highly, unlikely. Precisely, why a new federal agency desperately needs to be created whose only function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and try criminal officers all across our formerly great country in a court which only hears these cases. Total independence. Until that happens, expect no justice. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Encouraging, isn't it, Sheriff? That their criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, black, etc., continue to be protected and coddled just like yours. Not held legally accountable for their crimes. ... Right, Bill?"

..."Egregious police malfeasance remains a problem all across the nation, including right here in Nazi Llano County. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Yet, the racist AG Sessions nazi falsely believes the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue do no wrong. Precisely, why the 'Justice' Department is now ignoring these cases, protecting the bastards. No longer aggressively investigating and prosecuting these goddamned thugs for civil rights violations."

..."Again, someone's lying. Guess who. ... Amazing how truth remains a moving target across our formerly great country, -- including right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff?"

..."Then, why weren't your jackbooted thugs properly instructed, trained, educated prior to this incident? The problem is not isolated to immigrants, moreover. Millions of citizens have been abused, shaken down, harassed, f--ked over by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue over the years. Precisely, why they avoid them like the plague. Are tired of the endless bullshit. Yet, these clueless turds remain too aggressively stupid to understand their tactics are counterproductive. Destroy public trust. Lead to crimes not being reported."

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Readers, we have an outrageously corrupt, abusive, achingly inept Llano County Sheriff's Office here in Nazi Llano County. Worse, the Llano County Attorney aids and abets these SS jackbooted bastards in black. Think not? Wake up. The issue at the moment is the same it's been the last five months. How is it two surveyor companies, the Appraisal District, the Precinct 3 Commissioner, even the goddamned Sheriff himself now states Kingsland resident James Berardi owns the lots in contention all these months?

Yet, Madam County Attorney Rebecca Lange claims that's not the County's legal position. It's not? Why not? Madam County Attorney states she's not a real estate expert. Rather than accept the advice of two surveyor companies, the Precinct 3 Commissioner, the Appraisal District, and even the Sheriff himself, she's chosen to follow the advice of property owner Johnny Greene, -- who conveniently happens to be reportedly in the oil industry.

Question to be asked. Could Madam County Attorney have received any 'consideration' in return, -- up to and including a bribe? Only way to know for sure is to conduct a criminal investigation. Apparently, there has been none. If not, why not? Equally pointedly, why hasn't Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 been held criminally accountable for egregious abuse of power involving denial of property rights to this Kingsland property owner? To say nothing of consequent resultant physical damage done to a motor home on that property. Much more on all this as this fiasco continues.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril

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... Hey, Sheriff? Why hasn't Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 been held criminally accountable for egregious abuse of power involving denial of property rights to a Kingsland property owner? To say nothing of consequent resultant physical damage done to a motor home on that property.

Where's "Sonny Boy?" Our outrageously incompetent, apparently bought and paid for County Attorney? Why are they protecting and coddling your SS jackbooted bastard in black?

Delusionally believe his photo and that of a fellow goon in a local weekly collecting Christmas gifts for impoverished kids somehow, someway exonerates the criminal SS jackbooted bastard in black of his criminal activity?

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2-16-18

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-five weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-five weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-five weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

2-16-18

Never ends. KTLA 5 reports:

"In the same South Los Angeles neighborhood where 16-year-old Anthony Weber was shot dead by a sheriff's deputy nearly a week ago, protesters gathered and demanded answers in a shooting where a gun's still missing. After Weber was fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy last Sunday, law enforcement officials alleged he was armed at the time. But the gun they said he had has still not been found."

Surprised? Think police don't lie? ... Right, Sheriff?

"On the night of the shooting, some people gathered near the scene in Westmont just after shots rang out. Officials from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it's possible one of those bystanders — which they estimated to be around 30 to 40 people — actually took the gun from the scene."

Other possibility? There was no gun. ... Right, Bill?

"But in the days since, neighbors, local activists and members of the Weber family have spoken out — mostly refuting the Sheriff's Department's recollection of events and insisting Weber wasn't armed when he was shot.

“We’re fed up. We’re not going to keep getting shot down," Scott Iyzayria, a South L.A. resident, told KTLA during Saturday's protests. "Because the way it’s been going, for the last five years, they shoot us down, get away with it and then they do the same thing in another six months," he said."

Remain non-violent. Otherwise, you grant the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue carte blanche to murder on the job. Don't give the bastards the satisfaction.

"Just before the shooting, a 911 caller said a young man on foot was pointing a gun at his car as he drove down West 107th Street, according to the Sheriff's Department. Deputies arrived to the 1200 block of that street, near Budlong Avenue, at about 8:15 p.m. There, they spotted a young man who matched the suspect's description. As they approached the young man, they noticed there was a "handgun tucked into the waistband of his pants," officials later said."

Think so? Or, are the bastards lying like hell to protect their asses?

"That person was Anthony Weber, and as deputies tried to make contact with him, he ran into a nearby apartment complex, authorities said. The 16-year-old turned toward the deputies and reached down "toward his waistband, where the gun was located that they first saw," sheriff's homicide Capt. Christopher Bergner told reporters the following day. The deputies opened fire, striking Weber several times in his upper torso, Bergner said. He was pronounced dead at the scene."

First, never, ever, never run from the police. The criminal bastards in blue take it as carte blanche to murder on the job. Second, where is dash cam, body cam, and other video of the incident?

"While waiting for additional deputies and trying to control the situation, it is believed that someone may have been able to gain possession of the gun and take it," a Sheriff's Department statement later said. "The gun that they were chasing him for holding and shot him for holding, somebody took that same gun from him?" Cliff Smith, a South L.A. resident, said. "To make themselves the target?" "In what world or in what universe … is that possible?" he asked."

Indeed. Makes no sense, does it? Cannot be forgotten law enforcement remains out of control all over our formerly great country. Worse? They're now backed by the Trump nazi's sidekick at the Department of 'Justice,' the racist Sessions nazi. Sessions delusionally believes police do no wrong. Tickles you pink, doesn't it, Sheriff? Just the way you and the boys like it, right, Bill?

"At a meeting held in a nearby church on Wednesday, John Weber demanded answers in the death of his teenage son, the Los Angeles Times reported. "Where's the gun? Where's the gun?" he asked officials with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. "I know where the bullets are — they're right in my baby's back," he yelled. On Saturday, Weber said he contacted the attorney general and requested to be present for his son's autopsy. Law enforcement officials have not released information about how many times the 16-year-old was shot."

Fascinating, isn't it? Agonizingly sad, as well, the father apparently could not trust the medical examiner, and wished to be present.

"If I could just get a fair and impartial investigation — that’s what I want," he said during Saturday's protests."

Exactly, right. Highly, unlikely. Precisely, why a new federal agency desperately needs to be created whose only function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and try criminal officers all across our formerly great country in a court which only hears these cases. Total independence. Until that happens, expect no justice. ... Right, Sheriff?

"The deputy-involved shooting is still being investigated, as Sheriff's Department officials cope with backlash in a South L.A. neighborhood that's within a mile of five shooting deaths by law enforcement within the last five years, according to the Times. Carnell Snell Jr., whose death in 2016 drew widespread outrage and protests, was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Department officers in an area also near West 107th Street and less than a mile from where Weber was shot."

Encouraging, isn't it, Sheriff? That their criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, black, etc., continue to be protected and coddled just like yours. Not held legally accountable for their crimes. ... Right, Bill?

"We hear them. We know their voices are being heard," Sheriff's Department Capt. April Tardy said just ahead of Saturday's demonstrations. "We just want them to be safe and protest safely."

Think the Captain credible? Not lying like hell? ... Right, Sheriff?

"Meanwhile, local activists against racial profiling and police brutality — along with neighbors and friends and family of Weber — have said his death is another case of an unarmed black man or boy being shot dead by law enforcement. "If the sheriffs can produce a gun, then it’s a different situation," Smith said. "Until then, they shot an unarmed person."

That's right. If the kid was indeed armed, brandished the weapon, threatened officers? Totally different story.

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2-16-18

In follow up to a case covered extensively in this publication and elsewhere, NPR reports:

"Two Baltimore plainclothes police detectives were convicted Monday of racketeering, robbery and fraud in a trial involving a wide range of criminal activities by an elite police unit charged with reducing the number of illegal guns on that city's streets. Detectives Daniel Hersl, 48, and Marcus Taylor, 31, were members of the Gun Trace Task Force. They were convicted with the help of testimony by four former members of the unit."

"As The Washington Post reports:

"Over two weeks in federal court, four former members of the once-lauded unit who earlier pleaded guilty took the stand in their new prison uniforms and admitted crimes denied for years during internal investigations and lawsuits. The cops stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, drugs, guns, and luxury accessories while pretending to be seizing the goods for legitimate enforcement objectives. They concocted reasons to chase and search suspects or enter houses without warrants to sift through goods they wanted. They covered up their involvement in car crashes when rogue pursuits went bad."

This remains one of the most corrupt, abusive, inept law enforcement agencies in our formerly great country.

"The scandal leaves Baltimore officials with the job of determining whether corruption within police ranks has been rooted out, or if that job is just beginning. The Baltimore Sun reports that a new anti-corruption team is investigating at least 10 other officers suspected of being involved with the disgraced gun unit."

Egregious police malfeasance remains a problem all across the nation, including right here in Nazi Llano County. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Federal scrutiny of the Baltimore Police Department came in the aftermath of the 2015 death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died of injuries while in police custody."

Yet, the racist AG Sessions nazi falsely believes the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue do no wrong. Precisely, why the 'Justice' Department is now ignoring these cases, protecting the bastards. No longer aggressively investigating and prosecuting these goddamned thugs for civil rights violations.

"Detectives Hersl and Taylor face up to 60 years in prison. A sentencing hearing has not been scheduled."

Nowhere near enough. Should spend the rest of their lives in prison.

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2-16-18

Think eugenics ala Adolf Hitler and his Nazi henchmen isn't alive and well in our formerly great country? Wake up. The Washington Post reports:

"In her 34 years, Summer Thyme Creel has passed a lot of bad checks, taken a lot of drugs and borne a lot of children (seven). After her sentencing today in federal court in Oklahoma, her involvement with checks and drugs will stop at least temporarily, but she will never have another baby. That’s because the judge in her case suggested, in writing, that Creel consider getting herself sterilized before the sentencing, and Creel proceeded to do just that."

'Judge's' head? Clearly, up his ass. Who the hell is this goddamned 'judge' to make such a suggestion? Disingenuous nazi son of a bitch. Effectively legislated his perverse ideological views from the bench.

"The judge, Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Friot of Oklahoma City, had taken a guilty plea from Creel for making and cashing a counterfeit check in January 2017, but had to postpone subsequent sentencing hearings because Creel was either in jail or testing positive for drug use, court records show. When Creel didn’t show up for her sentencing last June, the judge looked at her pre-sentence report and observed that Creel was a user of both crack cocaine and methamphetamine.

“It appears highly likely,” Friot wrote, “that some of Ms. Creel’s children were conceived, carried and born while Ms. Creel was a habitual user of these illicit substances.” He noted that she had relinquished custody of six of her seven children in 2012, with the seventh born in 2016. And so the judge concluded that, at the sentencing, “Ms. Creel may, if (and only if) she chooses to do so, present medical evidence to the court establishing that she has been rendered incapable of procreation.”

Jesus Christ. Reincarnation of Hitler's Third Reich. Eugenics. Who the hell is this goddamned 'judge' to make such a suggestion? Disingenuous nazi son of a bitch. Effectively legislated his perverse ideological views from the bench.

"Creel took the hint. In November, she underwent a voluntary sterilization procedure, court records show. Federal prosecutors argued that the judge should not consider that fact in determining a sentence for Creel, because she “not only has a fundamental constitutional right to procreate,” but also because her decisions to do so are “irrelevant to determining a sentence.” Creel faces a 12-month term for her counterfeit check scheme."

Who the hell is this goddamned 'judge' to make such a suggestion? Disingenuous nazi son of a bitch. Effectively legislated his perverse ideological views from the bench.

"Creel’s bond was revoked after a failed drug test in December, and she could not be reached for comment. Her lawyer, W. Brett Behenna, said he did not know where Friot got the idea to suggest his client undergo sterilization. He said the judge called him and the prosecutor into chambers and read them the order. “I was surprised,” Behenna said. “That’s a very serious thing to bring up in the context of a criminal case, and I’ve never seen it before.”

Why the f--k didn't you challenge the goddamned 'judge?' Immediately file an appeal? Lodge a complaint with the bar? Instead, of aggressively stupidly 'going along to get along' with this nazi son of a bitch, sad excuse for a 'judge.'

"So he took it to his client. “It is my belief,” Behenna said, “that when I discussed it with Summer, she wanted to do it, 100 percent. No coercion, no force.”

Counselor? Wake up. You're an aggressively stupid son of a bitch. Where'd you go to law school? Get your law license out of a Crackerjack box? You miss the point. While there is nothing wrong in principle about voluntary sterilization, in the context of a court order it is coercive. Disingenuously, so. Can't be considered anything less than coercive. Your head is up your ass. You failed your client. Egregiously, so.

"Creel’s case has echoes of Americas long history of forced sterilization, though she was not ordered to do so by the judge. The states of North Carolina, Virginia and California have apologized in recent years for state-run sterilization programs, which happened as recently as 1974 in North Carolina. “This case harkens to a long legacy of coercive reproductive policies and practices,” said Eesha Pandit, a longtime women’s rights advocate and managing partner of the Center for Advancing Innovative Policy."

The 'judge' has obviously bought Hitler's perverse view of eugenics. Presents an exigent threat to all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

For you achingly ignorant nazis out there, here is the problem:

“For decades,” Pandit said, “sterilization was used as a way to control populations considered ‘undesirable’ — immigrants, people of color, poor people, those with mental illnesses and disabilities. Tying Ms. Creel’s sentencing to her sterilization formalizes the coercion — the threat of a harsher sentence is manipulative and dangerous, and aligns with a legacy of eugenic practices through the U.S.”

Still don't get it?

"Deborah A. Reid, senior health policy attorney for the Legal Action Center, said that “substance use disorder is a disease, not a character flaw to be used against somebody in sentencing.” Reid said that “sterilization should never be a consideration in sentencing. The courts shouldn’t be involved in a person’s reproductive decision-making.” And, Reid asked, “How can the person give informed consent to be sterilized in this situation?”

He or she cannot. Still don't get it? 'Can fix ignorant, can't fix stupid.'

"A person’s reproductive choices should never be tied to anything having to do with crime or sentencing,” Pandit said. “Those things are distinct and should never be formally or informally part of the equation.” Pandit added that “it’s impossible for the impact, even of the suggestion that she should be sterilized, not to affect her choices when facing a sentence. It’s coercive at its core — to claim otherwise is \unbelievable…We’ve learned this lesson over and over again, trying to control the reproductive lives of vulnerable communities is harmful and unethical.”

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2-16-18

In follow up to a case covered in this publication and elsewhere, CBS/AP reports:

"Prosecutors have charged three Milwaukee County jail staffers for their role in the dehydration death of an inmate who spent a week without water. All three face felony charges. The three employees were suspended as of Monday morning, Milwaukee County Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt told reporters Monday afternoon. A separate disciplinary process is expected to conclude on Friday. No cash bail was imposed, and it is not likely they will be taken into custody, according to Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisolm."

Special treatment? Think anyone else charged with a felony would not have bail imposed, not be booked into jail?

"The charges announced Monday come almost a year after jurors recommended jail staff should be liable after prosecutors presented them with evidence."

Nothing quite like foot dragging, is there?

"The investigation revealed 38-year-old Terrill Thomas had water to his cell shut off as punishment for flooding it in April 2016. Supervisor Kashka Meadors and jail deputy James Lee Ramsey-Guy are both charged with abuse and neglect of an inmate, a felony that punishable by up to 3 ½ years in prison. Prosecutors say Meadors ordered Ramsey-Guy to shut off the water. Jail Cmdr. Nancy Lee Evans is charged with misconduct and obstructing an officer. Prosecutors say she failed to preserve surveillance video showing the water turned off. If convicted of both charges, Evans could face more than four years in prison."

The inmate had severe mental issues, yet jailers couldn't care less. ... Think gulags only exist overseas?

"Police detectives asked Evans in a questionnaire during their investigation whether there was any documentation showing whether the water was turned off the whole time or intermittently. The document Evans signed off on answered that "there is no documentation indicating this." However, prosecutors say Evans was aware of the tape and that it showed the water to Thomas' cell being turned off and never turned back on again."

Yet, not considered murder?

"Thomas' family has said he was having a mental breakdown when police arrested him April 14, 2016, for shooting a man in front of his parents' house and later firing a gun inside a casino."

So jailers become judge, jury, and executioner? Think that appropriate in a supposed democratic republic?

"Thomas' case wasn't the only time an inmate was punished by being deprived of water. Prosecutors presented jurors with jail logs documenting two cases in which disobeying inmates had water to their cells turned off -- both within a month of Thomas dying. One of the cases happened a week after Thomas' death."

A gulag.

"At the time of Thomas' death, the jail was overseen by conservative firebrand Sheriff David Clarke, who resigned in August to join a political action committee in support of President Donald Trump. Clarke was not the target of the inquest because he wasn't directly involved in Thomas' death."

Think Clarke didn't receive special treatment? Forget? The sheriff is in charge of the jail. Ultimately responsible for the welfare of his prisoners. Was egregiously negligent in oversight. Should have been prosecuted for that negligence which resulted in the death of a prisoner. Forget? Clarke has quite a colorful history as reported in this publication and elsewhere.

"Thomas is one of seven prisoners to have died in the jail since mid-2016, prompting Milwaukee County Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt to assign a command-level staffer to monitor inmate health, according to CBS affiliate WISC."

Amazing, isn't it?

"Expressing his regret for Thomas' death, Schmidt said, "This family has gone through a horrific ordeal. Saying I'm sorry -- is that good enough? I don't think that it is." "Law enforcement is sworn to serve and protect. To the family, I have nothing but deepest sympathies for their loss."

This jail has quite a colorful history:

"The jail's troubled history also includes a 2006 contempt of court charge for failing to fix unsanitary and "appalling" conditions in accordance with an agreement between the county, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Legal Aid Society. A district judge found the county to have violated the agreement at least 16,662 times between November 2001 and April 2004."

Still delusionally believe there are no gulags in Nazi America?

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2-16-18

In follow up to an earlier case covered extensively here and elsewhere, CBS News reports:

"FBI officials said the investigation into the November death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has yielded no evidence that there was a "scuffle, altercation or attack" more than two months after President Donald Trump and others used the suggestion of an attack to promote the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Investigators have conducted more than 650 interviews and involved 37 field offices in their probe, but have not found definitive evidence of an attack, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday."

Fascinating, isn't it? Yet, the Trump nazi quickly concluded the men were attacked by illegal immigrants. So did our nazi Governor. So did our nazi GOP Senator, --"Screws Loose" Cruz.

"To date none of the more than 650 interviews completed, locations searched, or evidence collected and analyzed have produced evidence that would support the existence of a scuffle, altercation, or attack on November 18, 2017," said the release from the El Paso office of Emmerson Buie, a special agent in charge."

Wouldn't want to confuse the racist Nazi Right element with the truth, would we?

To remind readers:

"Rogelio Martinez died from injuries he sustained while he and his partner were responding to reports of unknown activity the night of Nov. 18 near Van Horn, a Texas town near the Mexico border about 110 miles southeast of El Paso. Martinez's partner radioed for help before both agents were airlifted to the hospital, where 36-year-old Martinez died a few hours later. The partner- who suffered from head injuries- was released from the hospital after several days, but told investigators he could not remember the incident."

Here's what's interesting:

"The FBI release Wednesday noted that a dispatcher, who was among the people interviewed by investigators, took the call from the surviving agent. According to the release, the dispatcher wrote in his log that, "(He) thinks they (both agents) ran into a culvert."

Readers are also reminded a local sheriff opined at the time both men may have been sideswiped by a tractor trailer.

"An autopsy report from the El Paso County medical examiner's office released Tuesday night shed little light on what caused the serious injuries that Martinez suffered. The report listed "blunt force trauma" as the cause of death, but said the manner of his death was undetermined.

"Dr. Janice Diaz-Cavalliery, assistant medical examiner, found that Martinez had a skull fracture, a fractured eye socket, multiple rib fractures and a broken collarbone, according to the 11-page report. She found brain hemorrhaging but no other internal injuries."

Yet, with nothing conclusive at the time, the Nazi Right went hog wild. Unsubstantiated bullshit claims. Nothing to back them:

"A Border Patrol union, the National Border Patrol Council, has previously said the pair was attacked and struck with a rock or rocks. Messages left with representatives of the group were not immediately returned Wednesday."

No truth to their bullshit. How can these criminal jackbooted bastards be trusted when they lie like hell?

Not to be outdone, "Screws Loose" Cruz and our nazi Governor also lied to advance the very same agenda.

"Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also have said the two were attacked, with Mr. Trump using the incident to renew his call for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico."

How can repeatedly lying government bastards, firmly clamped to the taxpayer tit, ever be trusted?

"Mr. Trump has repeatedly linked immigration to criminality in making his case for tighter border security. Earlier this week, Mr. Trump called on Democrats to "get tough" on immigration, citing the death of Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, who was killed in a suspected drunken-driving crash involving a Guatemalan citizen living illegally in the U.S. Manuel Orrego-Savala was charged Wednesday with two counts each of causing death while driving intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident."

Again, the Trump nazi self-servingly cherry picks to impose his nazi agenda. Statistics indicate the vast majority of immigrants both legal and illegal are law-abiding, pay taxes, contribute to the community. As Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, the Trump nazi distorts reality to suit and impose his agenda. Raw nazism.

"Investigators had looked into tips about several persons of interest including two in New Mexico. While other charges were filed against several individuals, none of those charges are related to Martinez's death, the FBI release said, adding that they are not "currently a subject in the investigation."

Fascinating, isn't it?

"The FBI widened its search for information on Martinez' death to several states, even putting up billboards asking for help in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, reported CBS El Paso affiliate KDBC-TV."

A goose chase. Sad, isn't it? To impose the Trump nazi's agenda. The Fourth Reich.

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2-16-18

Think the undocumented will call police to seek help, report crimes, other emergencies? Wake up. CNN reports:

"Wilson Rodriguez Macarreno and his family heard an intruder so he called police for help. About an hour later, he was in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rodriguez's detention Thursday sent shockwaves through the Seattle suburb of Tukwila and is now garnering national attention from immigration advocates, warning that the way authorities handled the case could make immigrants scared to call police to report crimes. Early Thursday morning, Rodriguez saw someone trespassing on his property in Tukwila. In the last few weeks, someone had been repeatedly trying to break in to his home and car."

Here's what ensued:

"Police arriving on the scene apprehended a trespasser, according to Rodriguez's attorney, Luis Cortes. Officers then put Rodriguez in handcuffs after he gave them his ID for what he thought was "report purposes," the lawyer said. Officers saw he had an outstanding warrant when they ran his information through the National Crime Information Center database. Less than an hour after making the trespassing call, Rodriguez faced an uncertain future as he was driven to an ICE field office in Seattle for processing. His attorney said ICE never arrived to pick up his client, so Tukwila police volunteered to take him to the ICE field office."

Moral of the story? Got an outstanding warrant? Whether legally here or not? Need to report a crime? Need assistance? Think most carefully.

Coup de grace? Get this:

"Police told The Seattle Times they did not have probable cause to arrest the trespasser."

Jesus Christ. Think this entire fiasco in the best interest of law enforcement, and more importantly, public safety?

"As with every incident, we establish the identity of those involved," the department said in a Facebook post, explaining why it ran Rodriguez's information through the database. In a separate post, the department said that "officers believed that they were executing a valid order from a judge in the form of a criminal warrant." In reality, officers executed an administrative ICE warrant. Tukwila police said on Facebook that ICE told the department that it's been entering administrative warrants into the database the same as criminal warrants. And that "we may be encountering more of these types of warrants in the future."

These aggressively stupid bastards intend to repeat history? Figuratively, stupidly shoot themselves in the ass, destroy all public trust in police by aiding and abetting these criminal jackbooted bastards in ICE?

Here is the problem:

"Jorge Barón, executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, said the ICE warrants are a big problem. "When people think of a warrant, (they think) a judge has signed off on it. An independent fact finder has said whatever the police officer or law enforcement said appears to meet a threshold," Barón said. "That's the thing with these ICE 'warrants,' they're not approved by an immigration judge. They're not approved by a federal judge. Nobody independently reviews them."

Direct violation of the Fourth Amendment. The criminal jackbooted bastards don't have the constitutional authority.

"ICE warrants for civil immigration violations issued by US immigration officers are administrative and not reviewed by any independent authority that examines the case or the facts. "In the criminal justice system, it would never fly," Barón said. Barón said even though the Tukwila police officers were mistaken, ignorance of the law is not an excuse. "I think that there is an obligation on local law enforcement to be paying attention to these issues," he said. "Local law enforcement (needs) to educate themselves."

Unconscionable, this crap continues to go on.

"Tukwila police said on Facebook that they have instituted a new directive to prevent such an incident from happening again. But Barón's main concern isn't the blurred lines between the criminal and administrative warrants. He said he believes what happened will strike fear into immigrant communities so they won't call police when they need help or when they have information about possible crimes. "It's not just going to hurt immigrant communities," he said. "It's going to hurt all of us."

That's right. Crimes will go unreported. People who desperately need help won't get it. Aggressive stupidity at its very worst.

"Speaking at a City Council meeting Monday evening, Tukwila Assistant Police Chief Rick Mitchell said the department will work to reassure the community, "We are there for them."

No, you're not. Certainly, not in this case.

"It is vital that every member of the community feels safe and comfortable when calling our police department for help," Mitchell said. "Our mission as a department has always been to welcome and educate those that come from others countries that are oftentimes wary or scared of law enforcement due to their interactions with police in their home country."

Then, why weren't your jackbooted thugs properly instructed, trained, educated prior to this incident? The problem is not isolated to immigrants, moreover. Millions of citizens have been abused, shaken down, harassed, f--ked over by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue over the years. Precisely, why they avoid them like the plague. Are tired of the endless bullshit. Yet, these clueless turds remain too aggressively stupid to understand their tactics are counterproductive. Destroy public trust. Lead to crimes not being reported.

"Records show Rodriguez is now being held in a detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, awaiting deportation processing. His attorney said authorities denied his bond and would not allow his release under ankle monitoring."

Republican nazis are pointedly, caustically, ferociously reminded our UNDOCUMENTED forebears came to this continent centuries ago. STOLE this land from its native inhabitants. BROKE every goddamned treaty they signed. Now, you hypocritical nazi bastards want to build a wall? Squander billions? To line the pockets of the corporate management suite? Who conveniently lines yours. For a wall that can be gone under, over, or through. You greedy bastards remain aggressively stupid, hopelessly ignorant morons.

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2-9-18

As always, when a cop does something heroic, and/or of exceptional benefit to the community, it leads. Always. Imagine being a desperate grandparent in the following situation. From a New Jersey State Police Facebook post:

"New Jersey State Police
Yesterday at 6:10am ·

Off-Duty Trooper Saves Choking Infant

Piscataway, N.J. – An off-duty New Jersey State trooper cleared the airways of a choking two-week-old infant after his neighbor came to his home seeking help.

On Saturday, February 3, at 1:15 p.m., Trooper Robert Meyer was asleep after working a night shift when he was awoken by his neighbor. The victim was seeking help for her two-week-old granddaughter, who was choking, and went to Trooper Meyer’s residence after seeing a marked troop car parked outside.

Without putting on a pair of shoes, Trooper Meyer immediately responded to his neighbor’s home, which was four houses away. Upon his arrival, the baby was blue and struggling to breathe. Using a bulb syringe provided by the grandmother, Trooper Meyer cleared the baby’s nose and mouth, which immediately cleared her airway of mucus that was obstructing her breathing. Shortly after his arrival, Piscataway Police and local emergency medical personnel arrived to assist.

Baby Elizabeth was transported to an area hospital where she was treated and released the same day. Elizabeth suffered no serious injuries, and she is expected to make a full recovery.

Great job, Troop!"

The trooper stepped up, magnificently rose to the occasion. Hat's off to this fine officer. The link to this Facebook post came courtesy of ABC News.

2-9-18

Obviously, this is a dangerously cold time of the year across the country. The following should never ever happen to a kid or anyone else for that matter. Seatbelts on. CBS News reports:

"Police in Akron, Ohio, are investigating how a 2-year-old girl died after she was found unresponsive outside an apartment in freezing weather. The young girl was taken to Akron Children's Hospital on Friday where she later died, CBS affiliate WOIO reports. Police said the mother discovered the girl outside and frantically called 911. Officers arrived at the scene on Doty Drive at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The temperature in Akron ranged from 12 to 19 degrees on Friday. The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office identified the young girl as Wynter Parker and will conduct an autopsy Monday to determine her cause of death."

Imagine what this kid must have gone through. Imagine what her mother has to live with the rest of her life.

"Police did not say whether anyone will face charges in the child's death. Residents created a stuffed animal memorial outside the apartment complex. A neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, wants to know why the young girl was left unattended outside in the cold. "She shouldn't have been outside," he told WOIO, "I hope they find out what happened to the child, and see if there was foul play involved or not." Another resident who lives in the apartment complex told WJW-TV that the woman also has a son."

2-9-18

The following email was sent to the Llano County Attorney 2-8-18:

Rebecca Lange, Llano County Attorney Copyright 2018 Tim Chorney, Publisher, Liberty In Peril
Llano County Attorney's Office
Llano, Texas 78643

February 9, 2018

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Counselor:

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

c. Liberty In Peril

2-9-18

In follow up to an earlier edition, the Llano City police chief and four of his officers are under indictment. More as this fiasco develops.

2-9-18

Salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."Imagine that. Couldn't be, could it? Unlike here in Nazi Llano County, at least in Baltimore their jackbooted thugs are eventually brought to justice, right, Sheriff?"

..."How about that? How is there any difference between the SS jackbooted bastards in black, Sheriff, and the people they arrest? ... Almost forgot, Bill, they're lining the pockets of the corrupt, abusive, thieving bastards who falsely believe they run and own this hell hole Country, right, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney?"

..."Your SS jackbooted bastards in black wouldn't be similarly shaking down the innocent in this hell hole County, would they, Sheriff? Never happen, you claim, Bill?"

*******************************

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril

*******************

Where's "Sonny Boy?" Our outrageously incompetent, apparently bought and paid for County Attorney? Why are they protecting and coddling your SS jackbooted bastard in black?

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2-9-18

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-four weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-four weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-four weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

2-9-18

The ACLU recently won a big one vis a vis government surveillance policies. Consider the following from ACLU of Northern CA:

"ACLU Wins Transparency for Government Surveillance Policies
For Immediate Release :
January 18, 2018

"Media Contact: (415) 621-2493 (press@aclunc.org)

"San Francisco – The ACLU of Northern California prevailed in court today in a suit under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) seeking the Department of Justice’s policies related to the use of location tracking surveillance technology in criminal investigations.

"The ACLU filed this lawsuit because of the enormous secrecy surrounding the government’s use of new surveillance technologies. If the government uses a surveillance tool without any court authorization at all, it is virtually impossible for the public or criminal defendants to learn about the technique. Even when the government seeks court authorization, those proceedings are under seal and ex parte, meaning they happen behind closed doors and without the participation of any other party to challenge the government’s position. In the past, the government has taken advantage of this secrecy and avoided public scrutiny of its surveillance practices: For example, it used invasive cell-phone surveillance tools commonly known as Stingrays for a decade and half before the public learned of their existence or the policies that govern them. After much public outcry, the Department of Justice adopted a policy under which it will seek a warrant before using such devices."

Fourth Amendment is abundantly clear. Probable cause and a warrant are required. How is it Stingrays were used for some 15 years without the public being aware, as well as with no warrant? The criminal jackbooted bastards deliberately, concertedly, treasonously abrogated their oaths of office to protect and defend the United States Constitution.

"Today’s Ninth Circuit decision prevents the government from cloaking its surveillance policies in secrecy simply because they were written by lawyers or because they implicate potential criminal prosecutions. The public now has a right to know basic information about some of the government’s surveillance techniques and what type of court authorization, if any, the government seeks before using such techniques.

“This ruling is a victory for democratic accountability and government transparency. It will shed much needed light on the government's surveillance efforts,” said Linda Lye, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU of Northern California."

The problem remains no one in the 'Justice' Department run by the racist AG Sessions nazi, at behest of his fuhrer, the Trump nazi, will likely enforce this ruling.

Think this isn't an enormous problem as our formerly great country transforms from the de facto fascist police-state we already live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich? Consider the following. NPR reports:

"Branches of America's federal law enforcement and intelligence services may be secretly helping state and local police arrest suspects every day in ways that raise fundamental questions about defendants' civil and due process rights, according to a recent Human Rights Watch report. The report makes the case that federal law enforcers, police and local prosecutors are concealing the origins of evidence and intelligence in scores of criminal cases, especially drug arrests. The intelligence may include National Security Agency mass surveillance programs, wiretaps, computer and phone surveillance, and physical surveillance. Defendants, the report says, often have no idea about the underlying investigative tactics and constitutionally dubious methods, including warrantless searches, that may have been used in gathering evidence against them."

A fascist police-state. Reincarnation of Hitler's Third Reich.

"The report's lead author, Sarah St. Vincent, says hiding the evidentiary trail opens the door to law enforcement abuse and misconduct. "You could have interactions between the prosecution and the intelligence community that are preventing this stuff from coming to light," St. Vincent says. "People may be imprisoned without ever knowing enough to challenge the potentially rights-violating origins of the cases against them." That is because police and prosecutors routinely create alternative or parallel stories for how they discovered the information to hide the intelligence-gathering techniques from wider courtroom or legal scrutiny. This concealment practice, known as "parallel construction," most often involves traffic stops and car searches."

A fascist police-state. No justice. A bastardized United States Constitution.

"Civil libertarians won a potentially important victory on the issue this week when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the government will need to reveal more via the Freedom of Information Act about location-tracking surveillance technology used in criminal investigations." (Already referenced and described above.)

"But one problematic area the Human Rights Watch report mentions — the legal analyses and specific arguments U.S. attorneys make in response to suppression motions — was ruled exempt from disclosure as privileged "attorney work product."

Most convenient for the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, nazi prosecutors, and their shills on the bench.

"The report identified several agencies — including the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — that often secretly feed information to local law enforcement."

A fascist police-state. No longer ruled by the United States Constitution.

"But the report singles out the Drug Enforcement Administration as the most active in helping to mask the origins of evidence by tipping off police to vehicle searches, traffic enforcement that police call "whisper" or "wall" stops. "Under this practice, a law enforcement or intelligence agency, possibly using information obtained by various forms of surveillance, asks state or local police to find a pretext — often a minor traffic violation — to stop a suspect and then develop a reason to search their vehicle," the report says."

Nazi justice. Phony probable cause. Manufactured by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue.

"The rights group says most defendants and their attorneys often have no idea and would find it difficult to prove that the government is using evidence gathering like parallel construction."

Precisely, what abusive prosecutors and their criminal jackbooted bastards in blue want. Founders? Spinning in their graves. No longer a democratic republic ruled by the United States Constitution. Rather by outrageously abusive prosecutors, criminal jackbooted law enforcement, as well as their nazi shills on the bench.

"Taken to its worst logical conclusion, parallel construction risks creating a country in which people and communities are perpetually vulnerable to investigations based on prejudice, vast illegal operations or official misconduct, but have no means of learning about these problems and holding agents to account," the report says."

Adolf and Benito? Grinning ear-to-ear on their fiery perches. High-fiving. Nazi America.

"The report is based on court records from 95 federal and state criminal cases; two dozen interviews with defense attorneys, current and former US officials, and other people with specialized knowledge about the potential deliberate concealment of evidence; and analyses of executive branch documents."

Tip of the iceberg. As our formerly great country continues to deteriorate.

"As far as many defendants know, their case started with a broken tail light or improperly tinted windows. It's only if the government later decides to reveal its underlying source — which it almost never does — that the defense can challenge whether the car stop was done constitutionally. Otherwise, a defendant may never know."

Nazi justice. Wake up. No foreign power, no terrorist organization, not even the criminal element pose a greater threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties than all branches and levels of our nazi government.

Human Rights Watch reports:

"The 77-page report “Dark Side: Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases,” documents the use of alternative explanations for how evidence was found, a practice known as “parallel construction.” This practice could prevent courts from scrutinizing the legality of questionable investigative methods, including surveillance. Such scrutiny can deter misconduct, since judges normally bar illegally obtained evidence from trial.

“Covering up how evidence was originally found deliberately hoodwinks defendants and judges, severely weakening constitutional fair trial rights,” said Sarah St.Vincent, researcher on US surveillance at Human Rights Watch. “If the government is allowed to violate the US Constitution’s protections and then cover its tracks, this could undermine human rights for people whose liberty is at stake, or anyone else subjected to illegal government surveillance or other unlawful procedures.”

Have only scratched the surface. Much more to come as this story develops.

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2-9-18

In follow up to an earlier case covered here intensively and elsewhere, ABC News/AP reports:

"Several admitted drug dealers with federal immunity deals have testified against Baltimore Police Department Gun Trace Task Force officers. The Baltimore Sun reports the dealers took to the stand Wednesday, describing theft, intimidation and extortion by the officers."

Imagine that. Couldn't be, could it? Unlike here in Nazi Llano County, at least in Baltimore their jackbooted thugs are eventually brought to justice, right, Sheriff?

"Ronald Hamilton was one of those testifying — he said Detective Jemell Rayam stole $3,400 from him. Rayam has admitted to this robbery and pleaded guilty."

How about that? How is there any difference between the SS jackbooted bastards in black, Sheriff, and the people they arrest? ... Almost forgot, Bill, they're lining the pockets of the corrupt, abusive, thieving bastards who falsely believe they run and own this hell hole Country, right, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney?

"Hamilton says Sgt. Wayne Jenkins — who also pleaded guilty — then pretended to be a federal prosecutor before the two officers stole $25,000 from Hamilton's home."

Your SS jackbooted bastards in black wouldn't be similarly shaking down the innocent in this hell hole County, would they, Sheriff? Never happen, you claim, Bill?

"Several task force members are accused of scamming suspected drug dealers and stealing thousands in unearned overtime pay; six have pleaded guilty, four are testifying for the government and two are being tried on racketeering charges."

All in the family, right, Sheriff?

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2-9-18

The following is a stunning example of police doing all they can to right an egregious wrong. ... Most unlike Llano County Sheriff Bill Blackburn who wouldn't know the right thing to do if it figuratively bit him hard on his egregiously inept, gutless, sorry ass.

ABC News reports:

"Nearly 14 years after she reported being sexually assaulted by former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, Brianne Randall-Gay heard words she thought she would never hear from the authorities who took his word over her's and caused her to be consumed by self-doubt and emotional turmoil.

"I want to first start with the most important reason we're here and that's to apologize on behalf of the community and the police department," an emotional Frank Walsh, the manager of Meridian Township, Michigan, told Randall-Gay during a news conference on Thursday. "We failed you. We let you down."

No kidding.

"Randall-Gay went to the Meridian Township Police Department in 2004 and told them that Nassar had sexually abused her. She even submitted to a rape kit."

Rape survivors have opined the rape kit is akin to a second rape. Insult to injury? Get this:

"But the officer who took her report did not pass it on to prosecutors to consider charges, officials said. Instead, he believed Nassar's over the victim when the doctor told him that the then 17-year-old girl had mistaken his medical procedures for deviant behavior."

Jesus Christ.

"We were deceived. We wish we had this one back," Police Chief Dave Hall, told Randall-Gay. Hall added: "I think I could apologize everyday for the rest of my life."

Better late than never. Regardless, the victim will live with this the rest of her life.

"Randall-Gay, now a 30-year-old married mother, listened to the apologies via Skype video connection from her home in Seattle. The outpouring of public regret came after Hall and Walsh first privately apologized to her in a phone call on Jan. 19. "I immediately broke down as they apologized," Randall-Gay said of the phone call she got from the Meridian Township officials. "This was a phone call I had been waiting almost 14 years for."

Hopefully, provide some semblance of closure.

No question, Ms. Randall-Gay stood tall, courageously confronting this monster:

"Last week, Randall-Gay faced Nassar in Ingham County Circuit Court and gave a victim statement along with 155 other women and girls -- including Olympic gymnastic stars Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Jordyne Weiber and Jamie Dantzcher -- who say they were sexually abused by the former doctor.

"You had the audacity to tell [police] I misunderstood the treatment because I was not comfortable with my body," Randall-Gay told Nassar. "Sadly, they took your word instead of mine."

Imagine having to deal with this after the assault:

"During the emotional news conference Thursday, Hall and Walsh promised Randall-Gay they will adopt a series of initiatives and department training so that no other victim of sexual assault will feel their complaints are disregarded. "When I reported my abuse to Meridian Township in 2004, I was disappointed that there were no charges," Randall-Gay said on Thursday. "I felt my complaint was ignored. I felt like I was ignored." After being told Nassar's treatments were "legitimate medical procedures," she said, "this caused me to question myself. For over a decade I struggled."

Incredible injustice.

"She said it wasn't until 2016 when the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported Nassar, who was also a former sports medicine doctor at Michigan State University, had been abusing young girls for years and prosecutors launched an investigation of the physician, that she realized she was finally going to be vindicated.

"This has been a difficult 16 months as I have had to process the abuse I suffered at the hands of Larry Nassar and to realize the breadth of his abuse on so many young women and children," Randall-Gay said."

No one should have to deal with this. Blame goes far beyond Nassar. There was no way this abuse could extend some two decades with no one knowing. No one questioning. No one protecting these girls and young women.

"As part of the new initiatives on how his department will handle sexual assault victims in the future, he said Randall-Gay has offered to do a training video to tell her story and work with McCready on developing a community outreach program that instructs victims on how to report sexual abuse. Hall said that beginning immediately, he's taken it upon himself to review and sign off on all sexual assault cases his department investigates "just to make sure we're doing what we say we're doing." Randall-Gay said she believes Hall and Walsh are sincere."

Such change and more needs to occur across the country.

"They discussed specific actions they would be taking as a department to ensure this never happens again," she said. "Although it dose not erase the pain I have suffered ... this process has allowed me to take steps in letting go of the anger I had."

CBS News reports:

"In 2004, Randall-Gay was 17 when she and her mother visited Nassar to discuss treatment for scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. He sent her to physical therapy but saw her again, this time alone. Randall-Gay had a back problem. But she told police that Nassar had removed her underwear, forcibly cupped her genitals with his hand and rubbed her breasts - all without gloves. "She thought it was 'weird' and it 'freaked her out,'" the police report says."

Sound right to you? Think the sick son of a bitch wasn't getting his cookies off? Get this:

"Nassar told police he applied pressure to the "perineum," using a formal word for an area between the legs, and said it was done to manipulate a ligament, according to the report. Nassar provided a paper version of a PowerPoint presentation about the ligament procedure, titled "The Grand Junction." There's no indication that police shared his technical explanation with an outside expert. The case was closed."

There's the problem. Police failed to follow through, that is, check it out with the medical community. Missed an opportunity to put this charlatan out of business years ago. Failed to spare so many others being victimized by this sick puppy. Can only wonder how many other opportunities had been missed right from day one.

... If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, guess what? Almost always, it's a duck.

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2-9-18

The following is appalling, but at least authorities are trying to get to the bottom of what happened and why. CBS News reports:

"Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a motion Wednesday calling for a full investigation into an incident in which a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy was recorded dropping off a homeless man, who displayed signs of mental illness, on the streets of San Pedro. Some believe he was dumped there, CBS Los Angeles reports. "The video clearly showed an individual who was not in the right frame of mind, was let go holding his own shoes," Buscaino said Wednesday. "That was troubling for us."

No kidding.

"He went on to imply the actions of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department put undue burden on L.A.'s emergency response resources when police and firefighters tended to the man, identified as 54-year-old Shawn Bryan."

Fascinating, isn't it?

"Buscaino said earlier in a Facebook post he was "deeply concerned" after seeing the video of the deputies "unloading a homeless individual with an outstanding arrest warrant, displaying characteristics of mental illness on San Pedro streets near the border with Rancho Palos Verdes."

Get this:

"He said the incident, on Jan. 30, happened to fall "on the same day that the LA County Board of Supervisors called for an updated definition to make it easier for first responders to place gravely disabled persons into care."

Interesting, isn't it?

"We cannot abandon people who are in serious need of services," read a tweet posted by Buscaino. "Every city must do it's part to address homelessness and mental illness."

That's right. Legitimate function of government.

"L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn also took to Facebook, saying she had asked Sheriff Jim McDonnell to investigate the incident."

As Blackburn here in Nazi Llano County, McDonnell seems to be covering the asses of his jackbooted bastards.

"The LASD denies the dumping allegations. They said in a statement the man asked for a ride to Pasadena where he said he lives. The deputies told him they couldn't drive him there but would take him to a bus stop.

"En route, Mr. Bryan requested that the deputies let him out a few blocks from the bus stop" to visit a local convenience store, the LASD said in a statement. Buscaino, however, said, "If you look at the location where this individual was dropped off, there is no bus stop in the near vicinity."

How about that? 'Can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit.' ... Right, Bill?

"Our deputies performed an act of compassionate service to the best of their abilities," the LASD said."

Think so?

"Capt. Michael Oreb with the LAPD has heard the allegations of dumping from the community.

"I'd like to think that other agencies would not do that, they would not try to bring some of their issues into another jurisdiction," he said. "But I think the key is to conduct a thorough investigation."

Jesus Christ. Think any of them get it? Or care?

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2-9-18

Never ends. CBS News reports:

"The Stockton Police Department arrested one of their officers after allegations surfaced that he had inappropriate contact with a minor, according to CBS Sacramento. Officer Matthew Huff, who has been with the department for five years, was taken into custody Saturday morning. Huff faces charges including contacting a minor to commit a felony, harmful matter sent to seduce a minor and annoying or molesting a child under 18. Police have not said when the alleged incidents took place or how far back the investigations go. However, they did confirm the victim was a female."

Vetting certainly has to improve. So does supervision, follow up, oversight, etc..

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2-9-18

The following is appalling. Fox News reports:

"Sheriff Oddie Shoupe of White County Sheriff’s Office has come under scrutiny for disturbing comments he made before ordering the killing of an unarmed man last year. A Tennessee widow is suing a county sheriff who was caught on a body camera ordering police to shoot her late husband during a vehicle chase because ramming him would ‘tear up my cars.”

Jesus Christ.

“They said, ‘we’re ramming him,’” White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe said, according to the tape. “I said, ‘Don’t ram him, shoot him. F--- that s---. Ain’t gonna tear up my cars.’” Shoupe made the disturbing comments before he ordered the shooting of Michael Dial, according to video obtained by News Channel 5."

Procedure in Nazi Llano County, Sheriff?

"Dial, who had a suspended license but was unarmed, led Smithville police on a low-speed chase after officers tried to pull him over last April. Dial gave chase in his 1976 truck, which was hauling a trailer, at speeds that never exceeded 50 miles per hour. After Dial crossed county line, White County deputies took over the chase. Shoupe, who was not involved in the chase, gave the radio dispatcher orders to “take him out.”

Jesus Christ. Nazi America. Fascist police-state.

"Michael Dial's widow, Robyn, filed a federal lawsuit “alleging the use of excessive force against her late husband.” (Facebook)"

The American Way. Fascist police-state. ... Right, Sheriff?

"When Shoupe arrived on the scene, he was heard boasting about what happened. “I love this s---,” he said, according to the tape. “God, I tell you what, I thrive on it.” Then he’s heard laughing. “If they don’t think I’ll give the damn order to kill that motherf----- they’re full of s---,” he said, according to the tape. “Take him out. I’m here on the damn wrong end of the county.”

"It did not appear Shoupe was aware that he was being recorded. But he was defiant in an interview with SpartaLive. “I hate that this happened," he said. "But we are not going to tolerate people coming into this county and running over our citizens and our officers, and we will deal with them severely.”

This jackbooted son of a bitch is judge, jury, and executioner.

Insult to injury? Get this:

"The District Attorney Office ruled the “shooting was justified” but admitted it did not know about Shoupe’s comments during its investigation."

Precisely, why a new federal agency needs to be created to investigate, arrest, prosecute criminal police officers across our formerly great country in a court that only hears these cases. Total independence. So this goddamned jackbooted shit finally comes to an end. So officers are held criminally accountable for their crimes.

"Robyn Dial, the man’s widow, filed a federal lawsuit “alleging the use of excessive force against her late husband.” “It was not only inappropriate but also unconscionable for Defendant Shoupe to give the order to use deadly force,” the filing said."

Called legalized murder, right, Sheriff?

"The widow’s attorney, David Weissman, told The Guardian the recording left him in disbelief. “The comments as seen on the video are extremely disturbing,” Weissman said. “I’m not sure how anybody can thrive on the taking of a life, let alone somebody in law enforcement.”

This piece of shit is a psychopath. Presents an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Yet, the dopey bastards in his county voted him into office. What does that say about the electorate? ... Right, Sheriff?

"Robyn Dial said her husband would still be alive if not for Shoupe’s order, which she said was excessive and unnecessary."

If this stands, called legalized murder. ... Right, Sheriff?

"They could have let him go 10 more miles down the road, he probably would have run out of gas,” she told News Channel 5. “I just hope he knows I loved him.”

Readers, never, ever, never run from police. Grants these perverse, outrageously criminal jackbooted bastards carte blanche to murder on the job. Don't give them the satisfaction.

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2-9-18

The jackbooted bullshit has no end. CBS News reports:

"Christian Gomez Garcia went to court this week for a traffic ticket, but was subsequently arrested by immigration officers. CBS Chicago spoke to the DACA recipient, who was released from jail Thursday morning. "I step out of the courthouse. They say my name. I never expect they would be ICE agents," the 29-year-old said, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "I thought they were regular people. As soon I said, 'Yes, my name is Christian,' I just basically got turned around and handcuffed." Garcia was transferred by deportation officers from the courthouse to a holding facility in Wisconsin. He was jailed for nearly three days."

Imagine that. Despite a court order protecting DACA recipients from such bullshit.

"ICE officials announced Garcia's release, but did not explain why he was detained."

No explanation necessary. Certainly, not in Trump's Fourth Reich. These bastards remain an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

"Garcia says he was told it was a computer glitch."

Jesus Christ. The lying bastards couldn't come up with a better, more credible lie? The bastards did this to him because they could. Ultimately, we the people are ultimately responsible for this because we tolerate it. Remain gutlessly silent. Seem to have cowardly forgotten the Founders intended the people to be the ultimate masters of this democratic republic. Not the other way around.

"For us to be treated as criminals, that tells you that they don't care about us," he said."

Worse than that, Trump and his henchmen retain the mentality of their mentors, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini. Consider all immigrants vermin. Precisely, why the nazi in the Oval Office and his henchmen are doing all they can to drastically reduce all immigration, both legal and illegal.

-- Why they lie like hell falsely claiming immigrants are a violent threat to the public. Direct opposite is the case. Most immigrants are law-abiding, hard working, pay taxes, etc.. Yet, the Trump nazi and his henchmen falsely claim otherwise. The goddamned Fourth Reich.

"An attorney representing Garcia says he should not have been arrested, citing a federal court order that protects him while his application is being processed. They plan to file a complaint in federal court."

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2-9-18

Another example of SS jackbooted bastard in black behavior. CBS News reports:

"A Kansas teacher who lived in the United States for 30 years was recently taken into custody by immigration officials, CBS News affiliate KCTV reports. Syed Jamal, a father of three, was arrested in his yard in January as he was getting ready to take his children to school.

"Jamal's attorney, Jeffrey Bennett, said his client is now being held in Missouri. Jamal had overstayed a voluntary departure notice in 2011, but the government allowed him to stay in the country under supervision. "He was granted prosecutorial discretion on an indefinite basis, but that can be taken away at any time, and that has happened just recently," Bennett said."

Productive member of society:

"Jamal taught chemistry at several community colleges. He also coached youth sports, did science demonstrations and ran for the school board last year. Dozens of Jamal's friends are now writing letters to the immigration judge who is handling his case, emphasizing his work in the community. His loved ones are pleading for his release. A GoFundMe account has been set up to assist Jamal's family with legal fees."

Clearly, Trump, his henchmen, and other fascists in the Republican Party are proof positive the GOP is not the party of the family.

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2-2-18

As always, when a cop does something heroic, and/or of exceptional benefit to the community, it leads. Always. CBS News reports:

"Twenty-five-year-old Detroit police officer Glenn Doss has died, the Detroit Police Department announced Sunday. His death comes days after he was shot in the head while responding to a domestic violence call, CBS Detroit reports."

One of the most dangerous calls for officers.

"Doss had been in critical condition since Wednesday night when he was shot in the head outside a home on McDougal Street. His father, Glenn Doss Sr., spoke with the media outside Detroit Receiving Hospital shortly after his son died. "I didn't tell my son to become a police officer that was his decision," said Doss, a 19-year police veteran. "He fell in love with the job and he died doing something he loved."

Indeed. 'To protect and serve.' No greater love.

"The shooting happened as officers responded to a home on the city's east side, near Chene and Interstate 94, following a report a man arguing with his wife had fired gunshots. Officers encountered the man outside the home when he opened fire. Doss was a passenger in a police car and was shot before he exited his patrol car."

Outrageous loss of life.

"Police said the suspect, Decharlos Brooks, fired 32 shots before going back into the house where he remained for more than three hours. Police eventually fired tear gas into the house early Thursday and arrested the 43-year-old when he came out. He now faces 33 charges with additional charges expected."

Great credit must be given to the officers. Could have killed him. Chose not to. Let justice run its course in court.

"A GoFundMe account has been set up on behalf of Doss, who leaves behind a 9-month-old baby. He had been on the force for only about two years at the time of the shooting."

2-2-18

Imagine being a police chief and having to deal with the following. ABC News reports:

"The son of a police chief in Georgia has been charged with murder in the beating death of his 3-year-old stepson. Villa Rica Police Capt. Keith Shaddix tells news outlets that Brentley Gore died Sunday afternoon, following his Tuesday hospitalization for multiple skull fractures. Police had determined 21-year-old Joshua David Richards caused the injuries to the child. Investigators believe Richards used a belt to beat the boy. Richards was jailed Tuesday on aggravated assault, aggravated battery, first-degree cruelty to children and possession of marijuana. Shaddix said murder charges were expected Monday, and online records listed the murder charge. Richards is the son of Carrollton Police Chief Josh Richards. It's unclear whether he has a lawyer. He's being held in Carroll County Jail without bond."

2-2-18

Salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."Sounds like your kind of law enforcement, doesn't it, Sheriff? Think your criminal SS jackbooted bastards in black are beyond planting evidence? Lying like hell on the stand?"

..."How could they? Lied like hell. Precisely, why law enforcement cannot be trusted. Does not tell the truth. ... Right, Sheriff? Deception? Modus operandi, right, Bill? ... Your criminal SS jackbooted bastards in black wouldn't know truth if it figuratively bit them hard on the ass, right, Sheriff? Certainly, par for the course here in Nazi Llano County."

..."Fox guarding the chicken coop. -- Just like the Texas Rangers investigating law enforcement malfeasance here in Nazi Texas, right, Sheriff? Remains a desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole function would be to investigate, charge, and prosecute criminal law enforcement officers in a court whose sole function is to try these miscreants. Total independence. So these outrageously corrupt, abusive, murderous officers cannot be protected and coddled by local jurisdictions. ... Right, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney? "Sonny Boy?"

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Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril

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Where's "Sonny Boy?" Our outrageously incompetent, apparently bought and paid for County Attorney? Why are they protecting and coddling your SS jackbooted bastard in black?

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2-2-18

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-three weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-three weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-three weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

2-2-18

Surprising decision from what is usually a nazi Texas court. The Statesman reports:

"Court tosses out drug evidence found in minivan pulled over for crossing painted shoulder stripe. In second case, appeals court upholds frisk of car’s passenger that discovered crack cocaine."

Imagine that. Couldn't be, could it? Got it right on the first case, achingly wrong on the second. Batting average .500. Good for this appeals court since it nearly always butt f--ks the accused.

"The state’s highest criminal court clarified the rules for police stops and searches with opinions in separate drug cases Wednesday. In the first case, a divided Court of Criminal Appeals said methamphetamine found in the spare tire of a stopped minivan could not be used as trial evidence because the drugs were obtained after an illegal stop by a Department of Public Safety trooper."

Surprising since this court usually grants police carte blanche to do as they please.

"Jose Luis Cortez was pulled over near Amarillo in 2014 after his vehicle’s tires touched the white painted “fog line” that separated the road from the shoulder. After consenting to a search of his trunk, Cortez was charged with intent to deliver more than 400 grams of methamphetamine."

Stupid to ever grant consent to search no matter the circumstances. Whether or not guilty or innocent. Always demand a warrant. The jackbooted bastards may search regardless, but does make it easier to sue the living shit out of them, the department, and government entity having jurisdiction. Especially critical if the bastards plant drugs or other contraband.

"In a 6-3 ruling, however, the appeals court said the trooper did not have a valid reason to pull Cortez over for merely drifting onto or across the painted fog line."

Got to have probable cause to initiate a stop. Of course, in a fascist police-state probable cause is whatever the jackbooted bastards define it to be. Courts are supposed to run interference. Keep their goons honest. Most of the time don't. Grant carte blanche.

“Even a driver who is sober, alert and careful may occasionally drift within their lane only because the roadway surface is not perfectly smooth,” Judge Bert Richardson wrote for the majority. Even if the fog line is considered part of the road’s shoulder, state law allows vehicles to travel on improved shoulders for a variety of reasons, including to slow down before turning right, to allow another vehicle to pass or to avoid a collision, Richardson wrote."

That's right. Gratifying to see the jackbooted bastard reined in. At least in this case. Apparently, the judge and his colleagues have heard the rumble. An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

"When a police officer pulls over a driver without a warrant, the prosecution has the burden of proving that the stop was reasonable. Because there was no evidence that Cortez broke the law by touching the fog line, the stop was illegal and the seized drugs cannot be used in Cortez’s trial on the drug charge, Richardson concluded."

More to the point, how does one know whether or not the drugs were planted? Officers can no longer be trusted.

“Cortez allowed the trooper to search. However, the consent of the search, the severity of the charged offense, and the quantity of the drugs found cannot justify an illegal stop by the trooper,” he wrote. The ruling upheld similar decisions by the trial court and the 7th Court of Appeals, which said the traffic stop was improper."

How about that? Breath of fresh air. A court finally willing to uphold the Bill of Rights. Law enforcement need not worry. If the son of a bitch they stopped was indeed a drug courier, they'll get another crack at nailing him. Lure of the quick easy buck.

The second ruling turned out to be a butt f--king. Not that the guy was not guilty. Police, however, abused their authority. Consider the following:

"In the second case, a unanimous Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a lower-court ruling that said Corpus Christi police lacked reasonable suspicion to frisk Ernesto Lerma during an unjustifiably prolonged traffic stop in 2014. Writing for the court, Judge David Newell said the search, which led to the discovery of 17 rocks of crack cocaine, was justified because the officer was acting alone, at night, after stopping a car with three adults that included Lerma, who had earlier admitted that he had a pocket knife."

Jesus Christ. A pocket knife is not an illegal weapon. Was not brandished. Equally to the point, he admitted to the officer he had it.

"Even though the police are not allowed to frisk suspects as a matter of routine — and the officer who arrested Lerma said he routinely pats down suspects — the circumstances of the stop meant that the officer was “justified in fearing for his safety and thus conducting a pat-down search for weapons,” Newell wrote."

Jesus Christ. Aching non-sequitur. The jackbooted bastard admits he routinely illegally, flagrantly pats down his victims and the judge lets it go? Grants the criminal jackbooted bastard carte blanche to flagrantly break the law? Protects and coddles the criminal.

Makes excuses, distorts reality falsely stating safety was an issue when the bastard's target did not threaten, brandish a weapon, and admitted to having a pocket knife? Clearly, the jackbooted bastard was on a fishing expedition.

Otherwise, why would the lower court had ruled otherwise during the "unjustifiably prolonged traffic stop?" The jackbooted bastards need probable cause to stop a vehicle. Apparently, they were looking for it after the stop:

"The court also rejected arguments that the officer unnecessarily prolonged the traffic stop to question Lerma, who was a passenger in the car."

A hunch by a jackbooted bastard to initiate a stop is not probable cause despite the fact Lerma may have indeed been a criminal, -- if the cop is to be believed:

"Newell noted that the stop had lasted only nine minutes, and that the officer had not yet checked the driver for outstanding warrants, when Lerma fled and was arrested after a 15-second chase. The officer also discovered within five minutes that Lerma had provided a false name, justifying further questioning of the suspect, Newell said."

Readers, understand the point being made here. A lower court ruled against the officer. Rightfully, so. While this guy may have indeed been guilty as hell, -- if police did tell the truth and did not plant the drugs, there is a principle here.

Police don't get to stop anyone on the basis of a hunch. Must have probable cause a crime has occurred, the law has been broken. This prevents them from stopping innocent people and harassing them. To conduct a fishing expedition.

The lower court apparently understood this, ruling against police. The appeals court reversed this. Terrible ruling. The jackbooted bastards in blue will take it as carte blanche to do as they please. Deaf to the rumble. An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

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2-2-18

In follow up to a case repeatedly covered here and elsewhere, carefully consider the following. CBS News reports:

"A Baltimore police officer has been indicted by a grand jury six months after body camera footage surfaced that led to accusations he planted drugs during an arrest, Baltimore State's Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Richard Pinheiro Jr. was charged Tuesday with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and common law misconduct in office. In footage recorded by Pinheiro's own body camera on Jan. 24, 2017, he can be seen appearing to place evidence -- a red can with suspected narcotics inside it -- beneath some trash, before walking away and soon returning to the same spot, where he retrieved the evidence."

Guess what? Get this:

"The tampering charge, a misdemeanor, carries a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine, according to Mosby's office."

Anything wrong with this picture? Anything at all? Wake up. An officer plants drugs and the charge only a misdemeanor? Give me a break. Gets worse:

"As State's Attorney, I've made a pledge to apply one standard of justice for all. It's critical we remain transparent throughout the process to the extent the law allows as we continue to rebuild community trust," Mosby said in a press release. "Yesterday's indictment is another example of our office applying justice fairly and equally."

Jesus Christ. Crock of shit. Had the offense gone undetected, the jackbooted bastard's victim could have been convicted on a phony drug charge, spent years in jail or prison. This goddamned prosecutor then has the gall to crow 'justice' is being applied "fairly and equally?" Give me a goddamned break. Nowhere near good enough. The criminal jackbooted bastard in blue is skating. Protected and coddled.

Coup de grace? Insult to injury?

"In the same press release, Mosby's office announced that three other officers will not face charges in connection with a separate June 2017 incident involving allegations of evidence planting captured on body camera."

Nazi justice. Clearly, nothing has changed in Baltimore. Goddamned de facto fascist police-state soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

Guess what? There were 53 cases this bastard was involved in that have been called into question. NPR reports:

"After the video surfaced in July, a man who was arrested and jailed for months on charges related to that incident was released and the public defender's office said it was questioning 53 cases Pinheiro was involved in. Pinheiro was suspended with pay, and two other officers at the scene were put on administrative duty."

Precisely, why planting evidence needs to be a felony. Think the following isn't demonstrative of egregious Aryan arrogance of the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue?

"Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis had suggested it was also possible that officers were simply re-creating the finding of drugs that "they had already discovered, in order to document their discovery with their body-worn cameras on."

Jesus Christ. How was this piece of shit ever fit to be an officer? Clearly, his head is up his ass. Protecting his own.

"Davis was fired last week, as Baltimore's mayor criticized him for failing to reduce the city's homicide rate."

Think anything has changed? Truly changed? Think it can without a complete cleaning of house? Get this:

"Another video that emerged over the summer showed Baltimore police swiftly finding bags of drugs in a second search of a car. Taken together, hundreds of criminal cases could be tossed as a result of the videos."

... Sounds like your kind of law enforcement, doesn't it, Sheriff? Think your criminal SS jackbooted bastards in black are beyond planting evidence? Lying like hell on the stand?

"'I would say there are hundreds and hundreds of cases directly affected between the two cases,' Debbie Katz Levi, director of special litigation for Baltimore's Office of the Public Defender, tells NPR. 'I think it's safe to say if you included all of the officers, you're probably at around 500 cases,' "The Baltimore police internal affairs office is investigating."

Fox guarding the chicken coop. -- Just like the Texas Rangers investigating law enforcement malfeasance here in Nazi Texas, right, Sheriff? Remains a desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole function would be to investigate, charge, and prosecute criminal law enforcement officers in a court whose sole function is to try these miscreants. Total independence. So these outrageously corrupt, abusive, murderous officers cannot be protected and coddled by local jurisdictions. ... Right, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney? "Sonny Boy?"

Baltimore continues to have its problems. Another fatal shooting. ABC News reports:

"A man who police say pulled a semi-automatic handgun on an officer during a foot chase has been fatally shot in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun reports the unidentified man died at a hospital Sunday night. Police spokesman Chief T.J. Smith says the incident started when officers tried pulling a car over earlier that night. The car fled and was followed by a helicopter. Smith says police arrived on scene once the car stopped and arrested a woman who had been in the car, but the man bolted. Smith says the man drew a gun and pointed it at a pursuing officer who then shot the man. Police say the man also had a replica handgun."

Not clear from this report if the replica handgun was in addition to the alleged semi-automatic handgun.

"It's unclear if the man fired his gun and how many times he was shot."

Not clear whether or not this was a 'good shoot.' Police need to quickly release information. No matter what and as always, never, ever, never flee. Grants law enforcement carte blanche to murder on the job. Almost always, with impunity.

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2-2-18

The following is appalling. CBS News reports:

"An FBI agent fatally shot the victim of a kidnapping during a raid early Thursday at a Houston home, authorities said. FBI spokeswoman Christina Garza said the agent shot the man shortly before 4 a.m. during an "operation" at the home. The man, who wasn't immediately identified, died later at a hospital. Police in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston, confirmed the man had been kidnapped and held for ransom. "The system failed. Whether it was accidental or not, the man is not going home to his family," Conroe Police Chief Philip Dupuis said."

This is quite a complicated case. Carefully, consider the following:

"The man's 12-year-old son told Conroe police that two armed men came into their house demanding $8,000 they said the father owed them. After tying up the boy and his father and ransacking the house, they left with the father, the station reports. The man's brother reportedly told police he received a call later that day from a man who said he was with "the cartel" and he wanted $20,000 in ransom money or his brother would be killed. The FBI was called in and they traced the call to a motel near Houston. Nicholas Cunningham, 42, who officials say had family ties to the victim, and Jimmy Sanchez, 38, were arrested at the hotel and charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, KHOU reports."

So far so good, no?

"They told agents the victim was being held at the northeast Houston home, where police responded just before 4 a.m. Thursday. Another suspect - a woman - was located there along with the man who was being held captive. Other people, including children, also were at the home, according to authorities."

That's when things went quickly south:

"Conroe officers waited outside while the agents went in, and that's when the shooting happened, the station reports. It's unclear what led to the gunfire. Charging documents show the victim was still bound when he was killed, KHOU reports. The FBI's shooting incident review team is now investigating what happened. Garza said the agent who fired the fatal shot is on administrative leave pending an investigation."

Same old, same old.

"After the shooting, the woman inside the home, Sophia Perez Heath, 35, was also arrested and charged with with aggravated kidnapping."

Hopefully, she was truly involved in the kidnapping, not just a patsy conveniently used by agents to protect the ass of the shooter. -- Truly sad, the FBI can no longer be trusted to do the right thing. Certainly, not the last four decades or so since 'excesses' of the J. Edgar Hoover era were disclosed.

"Dupuis said all three suspects could face murder charges even though they didn't shoot the man because their crime lead to his death."

Jesus Christ. This a problem. An officer mistakenly, or intentionally, winds up murdering on the job, and the alleged criminals they target are then charged with the murder. Anything wrong with this picture? Anything at all? Yet, in Nazi America the criminal jackbooted bastards kill innocent unarmed civilians with impunity. Seldom tried. Almost never convicted. Protected. Coddled. In a goddamned de facto fascist police-state soon to become the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

Achingly, sad?

"The victim's 12-year-old son is in state custody and hasn't been told about his father's death, Dupuis said."

Doesn't get any 'better' than this, does it?

ABC News reports:

"A kidnapping victim was killed after an FBI raid went wrong in Texas on Wednesday, according to authorities. “FBI was conducting an operation at a home in the 7300 block of Elbert Street in Northeast Houston. During the course of the operation, an individual was fatally injured,” reads a statement from the FBI. The FBI said it was still investigating who fired the shot which killed the man who had been kidnapped. The identity of the victim has not being disclosed."

Identities of the victim and officers should have been quickly released. Why are they sitting on this information? -- Making sure all their 'i's are dotted, 't's crossed? To cover their asses vis a vis the f--k-up resulting in the victim's death?

Think this case isn't highly convoluted? Get this:

"In a twist revealed late Thursday, court documents show the Conroe kidnapping victim, who was killed during an FBI raid, was related to the wife of one of the suspects. https://t.co/6IiwrZl7ga pic.twitter.com/OW4XKB69s6
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) January 26, 2018"

Fascinating, isn't it?

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2-2-18

Never ends. Another criminal jackbooted bastard in blue skates. No justice in a goddamned de facto fascist police-state, soon to become the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

In follow up to a case covered in this publication and elsewhere, CBS News reports:

"Prosecutors announced Wednesday that no charges will be brought against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who fired a gun during a scuffle with a 13-year-old boy in February 2017. Cellphone recordings of the incident, involving officer Kevin Ferguson and a group of children, went viral, leading to widespread protests in southern California."

Rightfully, so. Outrageous abuse of power by a lunatic clearly unfit to 'serve' as an officer.

"The videos showed Ferguson exchanging angry words with several teenagers who had walked across the front lawn of his Anaheim home. The argument with the boy turned physical, and Ferguson pulled out a gun and fired it into the ground, sending the teens running and screaming."

Why wasn't he charged with reckless endangerment, discharging the weapon? Think if Joe Blow up the block did the same his sorry ass wouldn't have been hauled to jail? Why wasn't this out of control son of a bitch afforded similar treatment?

"An Orange County District Attorney's Office official said at a press conference Wednesday that the incident began when Ferguson confronted a 13-year-old girl and called her "a very vulgar and derogatory name. A name that most reasonable people will tell you no woman should ever be called....let alone a 13-year-old child." Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas condemned Ferguson's behavior during the incident, while defending the decision not to charge him."

Called talking out both sides the ass. To protect and coddle the jackbooted bastard. 'Justify' not holding the bastard criminally accountable.

"I think we all understand that's a pretty unreasonable position to take....that behavior, going out there and yelling at the kids is not good behavior," Rackauckas said. "If you watch the video, it doesn't look like they did anything wrong."

Then why the f--k didn't you charge him with recklessly discharging the weapon?

"A 13-year-old boy stepped in to defend the girl, they said. As the situation escalated, one of the key contentions in the case occurred when the boy said if Ferguson touched him, he would "sue" Ferguson. The officer insists the boy said "shoot," not "sue." Investigators determined the mixup was not unreasonable."

Crock of shit. The sons of bitches took the word of an off duty, lying, out of control jackbooted bastard in blue. Let the criminal skate. The kid, 13-years-old and unarmed. A gutless officer unfit to wear the uniform, a badge, sporting a gun, enjoying near carte blanche to murder on or off duty.

"At that point, the boy repeatedly tried to get away, and Ferguson pursued. Ferguson kicked the boy in the groin and put him in a chokehold while pursuing him."

Gutless jackbooted piece of shit. Disgrace to himself, the badge, and law enforcement. Yet, protected, coddled by a goddamned prosecutor clearly beholden to the jackbooted bastards in blue.

"Children could be heard on video yelling, "You're choking him!"

Why wasn't the officer charged with attempted murder? Any other civilian would have been. Why no equal justice in our formerly great country?

"At one point, Ferguson told investigators he decided to detain the boy until on-duty police arrived. At one point Ferguson said he was a police officer, and at least one child could be heard replying that it's not clear if they should believe him."

How the hell could they believe the out of control thug? Insane piece of shit.

"Ferguson eventually held the boy and backed toward a hedge, while surrounded by a group of more than a dozen teens, one of whom punched him, investigators said."

Jesus Christ. They didn't know if the out of control jackbooted bastard was whom he claimed to be. Could have killed the kid he was choking.

"At one point a boy removed what may have been a pen from above his ear and placed it in his back pocket. Investigators determined that as the boy's hand moved up from his pocket, Ferguson may have feared he was lifting a weapon."

A pen. A goddamned pen. Sounds like 'investigators' were doing all they could to protect one of their own.

"Ferguson fired one shot toward the ground, and many of the children scattered. Investigators said Ferguson had the right to conduct a so-called private person's arrest, "based on the appearance of danger." They said they could not conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Ferguson used unreasonable force."

Jesus Christ. Clearly, there is no justice. A jackbooted bastard is nearly always protected and coddled. Granted carte blanch as in this case. Clearly, demonstrative of the need of a new federal agency whose sole responsibility would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and try criminal officers in a special court which adjudicates only these cases. Total independence.

"Ferguson's attorney Larry Hanna has said Ferguson feared for his own and his sick father's safety because of the teens, who he had reported to police before."

This sick son of a bitch is a liar. Unfit to be an officer. An exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. A predator.

"The boy and one other teen were arrested but Ferguson was not, fueling the anger of hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in the nights that followed. Dozens were arrested after blocking traffic. Ferguson was pulled from the street and put on desk duty for the LAPD at the time. It's not clear what his current status is."

Why not? This piece of shit is an exigent threat to the public he clearly does not serve. No question, the problems in LAPD have not been resolved.

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2-2-18

Think problems in LAPD don't still run rampant? CBS News reports:

"Video of an officer dragging a teen off a Los Angeles Metro train after she apparently put her foot on a seat is causing controversy."

You think?

"The teen, identified by CBS Los Angeles as 18-year-old Bethany Nava, was reportedly asked to take her foot off the seat Monday by a Los Angeles Police officer. He then orders Nava to get off the train, which she refuses. "I paid to be on this train," Nava is heard saying in the cell video captured by a fellow train rider. The officer then grabs her by the arm and drags her off the train."

Always better not to resist. Then sue the living shit out of the bastard, the department, and city. Take them for all you can get.

"This is not [expletive] fair that you took me off the train because I had my foot there, because I was comfortable like that," Nava tells the officer as they are both on the platform."

Should have remained silent. Invoked her right to silence and counsel.

"Another woman, identified by the station as Selena Lechuga, 22, approaches the officer in an attempt to intervene. After asking Lechuga to back away from the scene, the officer warns her she is "impeding" the investigation and radios for backup."

Big mistake to intervene.

"I'm not going to leave because I'm going to stand up for my people no matter what," Lechuga is heard responding to the officer. Moments later, five additional officers arrived on scene and took both Nava and Lechuga into custody. During her arrest, Lechuga is heard yelling expletives at the officers and shouting, "This is racism! This is what we are!" She is also seen on video spitting at one of the officers and was arrested on suspicion of battery. Both women were cited and later released, the station reports."

Both women played into the hands of law enforcement. Never resist. Never interfere or intervene. Remain silent. Demand counsel. Then sue the living shit out of the bastards, the department, and the city. Take them for all you can get. Interestingly, what happened in this case must scare the living shit out of law enforcement. They know they have a problem. Portend of things to come. That is, an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Hear the rumble?

"Police later told CBS Los Angeles that Nava was being loud and boisterous on the train and had violated the disorderly conduct code under Metro rules."

Disorderly conduct is the catch all charge that enables corrupt, abusive, inept officers to abuse authority.

"Both Metro and the LAPD are investigating the incident."

Fox guarding the chicken coop. No credibility. Nazi justice.

"I am extremely disappointed, our riders deserve better," Metro CEO Phil Washington said in a statement released to the station. "We want the Metro system to be a safe environment for everyone. I expect more from our law enforcement partners. This incident is still under investigation, but I want to be clear: this is not the kind of policing I want on our system."

Fascinating, isn't it? Encouraging, as well.

"Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the officers' body cameras will help shed more light on the incident. "My expectation of the MTA... is that there will be courtesy from everyone. I expect that from the individuals who ride – I expect that from law enforcement," Garcetti said. "I know MTA and LAPD has launched an investigation. I also know that videos sometimes tell one picture. We'll have the videos that officers have – as well as the videos that were made."

Sounds like the Mayor is gutlessly talking out both sides his ass. Apparently, careful not to offend his jackbooted bastards in blue. Be interesting to see where this all goes.

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2-2-18

Republican undue pressure on the FBI increases. Clearly, to protect the Trump nazi. CBS News reports:

"FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is retiring from the FBI, CBS News' Pat Milton has confirmed. According to Milton, a source familiar with the matter confirms that McCabe was urged to step down. He is currently on leave and will official[ly] retire in March."

Republicans and the Trump nazi are desperate to get him out. Imagine that. Couldn't be, could it?

"McCabe was under considerable scrutiny from Republicans, as special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and any ties to Trump associates continued. McCabe took temporary charge of the FBI after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey earlier this year, and some skeptics viewed McCabe as too close to his former boss."

Called desperation. Apparently, Republicans fear Mueller is closing in on the president.

"After the president fired Comey, he asked McCabe, who was then the acting FBI director, whom he voted for in the 2016 presidential election. Mr. Trump also expressed his anger with McCabe over his wife's ties to the Clinton family during the same meeting in May, the Washington Post reported last week."

Called obstruction. Aggressive stupidity.

Insult to injury?

"Also last week, Axios reported that the FBI director, Christopher Wray, threatened to resign after he was pressured by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to fire McCabe. President Trump has denied that Wray threatened to resign."

Someone's lying. Any clue?

"Republicans have long been skeptical of McCabe, who was connected to the FBI Clinton email investigation, because of his wife's ties to Democratic politics. McCabe's wife, Jill McCabe, received $500,000 in donations in 2015 from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a close ally of the Clintons, in her bid for statewide office. Republicans asked why McCabe didn't remove himself from the Clinton email probe, perceiving a conflict of interest. McCabe's wife's campaign ended months before he become involved with the investigation, according to the FBI."

Truly amazing how desperate Republicans are becoming. Precisely, why they do all they can to distract attention from Trump and continue to redirect it to Clinton. ... Can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit.

"Some of that skepticism intensified when Republicans learned earlier this month that Mueller removed former FBI agent Peter Strzok from his team over allegations that Strzok exchanged anti-Trump texts with another now-former member of Mueller's team, Lisa Page. Strzok was also key in the Clinton email investigation, which McCabe was a part of leading up to the 2016 presidential election."

Grasping at straws. Heartrending, isn't it? What are they complaining about? Strzok got the boot from Mueller, didn't he? This is the same old tired bullshit. While both Clintons are and remain unfit for office, decades of investigation have resulted in zero, zilch, nada. If there was any there there, don't think Republican nazi prosecutor Ken Starr would have unearthed it? Prosecuted the living shit out of both?

The quotes are courtesy of an exceptionally gifted writer, Kathryn Watson.

NBC News reports:

"McCabe has been at the center of ongoing tensions between the White House and the FBI and has reportedly been under pressure to quit from President Donald Trump, whose campaign is being investigated for possible collusion with Russia."

Called obstruction.

"A long-time career servant, McCabe had served at the FBI since 1996 under former directors Robert Mueller and Comey. Trump was asked on Monday whether he knew McCabe was stepping aside and the president did not answer."

Think Trump wasn't instrumental? Believe Mueller and his team haven't taken notice? Think this isn't driving Trump up a wall?

Get this:

"In recent weeks, Trump has taken aim at McCabe, whose office first arranged the FBI's interview with then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn was fired after just 24 days on the job and pleaded guilty last month to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with the Russia investigation."

Think Flynn's cooperation with Mueller hasn't enraged the Trump nazi?

"Last week, White House spokesman Raj Shah fanned reports of pressure from the White House to fire McCabe by saying in a statement that Trump "believes politically motivated senior leaders" of the FBI "have tainted the agency's reputation for unbiased pursuit of justice" and that the new director he appointed will "clean up the misconduct at the highest levels of the FBI."

Blatant obstruction.

Further indication?

"How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin’ James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife's campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?" Trump tweeted on Dec. 23."

Clear indication, Trump is rattled. Increasingly desperate.

"FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. 90 days to go?!!!" he added."

Truly believe this president in full command of his faculties? Not shitting in his pants?

"FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is, and has been, a dedicated public servant who has served this country well," former Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted Monday. "Bogus attacks on the FBI and DOJ to distract attention from a legitimate criminal inquiry does long term, unnecessary damage to these foundations of our government."

President Clinton and Hillary have certainly done damage to this country. Nothing, however, compared to what has transpired at the hands of the Trump nazi and his henchmen the last year.

The above quotes are courtesy of two exceptionally gifted writers, Julia Ainsley and Adam Edelman.

NPR reports:

"McCabe was named deputy director in January of 2016 by then-Director James Comey. As the second-in-command at the bureau, McCabe oversaw domestic and international investigations, including two politically charged probes—into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, and possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. In 2015, McCabe's wife, Jill, ran for state Senate from their home across the river in Virginia. She accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions including from organizations connected to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a longtime ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton. McCabe did not win and FBI and Justice Department ethics officials have said she and her husband satisfied the various requirements about disclosure and other process."

Fascinating, isn't it? If true, what's the problem?

"Andrew McCabe continued his work at the FBI, but became a target of Trump and Republicans over what they called the conflict between Jill accepting Clinton-linked donations and Andrew's responsibilities."

Called desperation. Anything to throw Mueller and his dogs off the trail.

Here's precisely the reason why Trump has his shorts in a wad:

"McCabe entered the public spotlight in May of 2017 when he became acting FBI director after President Trump fired Comey. Days after stepping into the job, McCabe briefed the Senate Intelligence Committee before a packed open hearing broadcast live on TV. He undercut one of the initial reasons Trump gave for firing Comey — the director had not "lost the confidence" of rank-and-file FBI employees, McCabe said."

Unforgivable faux pas:

"After that, Trump went after McCabe in public and reportedly complained about him to aides in private. Much of the criticism ties back into McCabe's role overseeing the Clinton and Russia investigations."

Anything to distract the public and his base from the truth. Partisanship at its worst, most toxic. Readers are reminded GOP nazis have desperately tried to lay something, anything on both Clintons. Well over twenty years. While both are disingenuous, phony pieces of crap, unfit for office, where is any evidence of their 'crimes?' After all the years of scrutiny, where's the beef?

"Trump has repeatedly questioned why the FBI isn't looking into the Clinton matter and has also publicly faulted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others for not prosecuting Clinton."

After decades of close scrutiny, nothing to prosecute.

"The Justice Department's inspector general is looking into its handling of that case and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says it will issue a report when the process is complete."

Should they find anything, prosecute. Otherwise, move on.

In another article, NPR reports:

"President Trump and his allies are harnessing their control over the levers of power to lean harder than ever into their narrative about the FBI, the Justice Department and the Russia imbroglio – while stopping short of actually replacing any more top leaders."

To boot any more would be viewed as prima facie evidence of obstruction. Consequently, Trump and his fellow nazis have to walk a very narrow tight rope.

"Republicans went on offense Monday by voting to authorize the release of a much-discussed memo that alleges the FBI and Justice Department abused their authority while investigating the Trump camp's connections to Russia."

The fascist bastards, however, neglected to vote to release the results of the Democratic response, -- which purportedly argues strongly the GOP memo is no more than Republican talking points. Fascinating, isn't it? Both memos need to be released.

"And they hailed the resignation of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, long a target of partisan ire. His retirement had been expected but what looked like an abrupt departure played well with the critics who have been taking aim at the FBI."

At expense of a career agent who from all all non-partisan accounts seems to have had a storied career, was a stand up guy.

"So far, the actions by the president and his supporters have been about turning up the volume on the storyline they say should be the focus in Washington, as opposed to actually shaking up the leadership of the FBI or Justice Department."

For one reason and one reason only, would be viewed by the public as obstruction.

Consider the following:

"Democrats say they tried to rebut the points in the Nunes memo with their own secret memo, which is on file behind closed doors in the Capitol. But Republicans used their majority on Monday to block its release along with the Nunes document, meaning the Republican memo can stand alone for some days or weeks as Republicans press their case about the abuse of power by the FBI and Justice. Ryan and Texas Republican Rep. Mike Conaway, who has been leading the Intelligence Committee's Russia work, both said they supported the Democrats' memo coming out eventually."

Surprising coming from both men, especially Conaway. His weekly newsletters are nothing more than Republican talking point drivel. Then again, he wants to be returned to office. -- Prime directive of all politicians. If Mueller's investigation turns up evidence of obstruction or any other crimes committed by the Trump nazi, the House would be under extreme pressure to impeach. Otherwise, would not be returned to office.

In yet another article, NPR reports:

"The House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines Monday to release a controversial memo aimed at bolstering Republicans' attacks against the FBI and Justice Department, over the objections of both."

How about that? For clear partisan advantage.

"The decision starts a process seldom, if ever, glimpsed inside Washington's national security world: Now that members of Congress have sought to release the secret document, President Trump has five days to notify the committee of any objection. But the White House wants the memo out and appeared ready to give a green light. So it wasn't clear on Monday night whether the clock needed to run until Saturday or the memo might appear sooner."

If the GOP memo is released, so should the Democratic one. The public has the right to judge both.

"The document was prepared by Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and the Republican majority staff of the committee. It's been described as an indictment of alleged abuse by the FBI and Justice of their surveillance powers, specifically the quality of evidence they presented in asking to monitor at least one person in Donald Trump's campaign."

GOP talking points. How about all the classified evidence that supposedly backs it up? Without the back-up evidence, no more than talking points.

"Republicans say the FBI and Justice are infested with Democrats out to get Trump because of partisan animus. Nunes' memo is believed to charge that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein presented weak evidence to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in asking it to reauthorize surveillance on an American."

Republican nazis cannot, will not, be confused with the truth. Their man can do no wrong. "Infested with Democrats?" Republicans consider Democrats rats? LOL.

"But this time, Democrats complain they are being denied their chance to fire back at what they call the cherry-picked version of events in Nunes' file. House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff told reporters on Monday evening that the majority used another party-line vote to reject his motion to release his secret memo responding to Nunes' memo."

Both memos need to be immediately released. Better than that, why not wait until Mueller releases the results of his criminal investigation? Could it be Republicans are desperate to influence the jury pool should any possible criminal charges arise? Or, influence public opinion vis a vis Trump's possible impeachment should Mueller have any evidence of obstruction or other crimes committed by the president?

"Schiff said Republicans said they might consider that in another week. So depending on when the Nunes memo becomes public, it could dominate the discussion in Washington and TV airwaves for several days before Democrats' counterpoint is unveiled."

Extreme Republican partisanship at its very worst. LOL. The nazis have no shame. Certainly, no honor.

The Washington Post reports:

"People familiar with the Intelligence Committee’s memo say its main target is the FBI’s relationship with Christopher Steele, a British ex-spy who was hired in 2016 by a Washington research firm to examine any connections between Trump and Russian leaders. The work, which was funded by Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, led to a dossier of allegations against Trump and some of his advisers — allegations that the president has denied. Within the FBI, some of Steele’s work was eventually incorporated into a 2016 application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to conduct surveillance on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser, according to people familiar with the matter. Republican lawmakers have suggested that Steele provided bad information to the FBI, leading to a broader probe of Trump associates. People familiar with the memo said it does not conclusively say whether Steele intentionally passed suspect information to the FBI or simply made a mistake."

No matter what the memo does or does not say, without classified back up evidence, remains no more than Republican talking points masquerading as truth. "Alternative facts."

CBS News reports:

"The FBI has "grave concerns" about releasing a controversial, classified memo created by GOP staffers on the House Intelligence Committee. In a rare public statement on Wednesday, the FBI blasted "omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy." FBI Director Christopher Wray told the White House Monday he is opposed to releasing the GOP memo because he is concerned it depicts a slanted narrative and because it contains inaccuracies, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News' Pat Milton. Wray, along with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appealed to White House chief of staff John Kelly to not release the memo. The memo apparently details allegations of abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by the Department of Justice and FBI around the time of the 2016 presidential campaign."

Fascinating, isn't it? Again, without classified substantiation to back it, the memo is no more than GOP talking points.

"The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen by career professionals in the Department of Justice and the FBI," the FBI said in a statement. "We are committed to working with the appropriate oversight entities to ensure the continuing integrity of the FISA process."

FISA is outrageously unconstitutional, total abrogation of the Bill of Rights. -- Despite rulings to the contrary by nazi judges legislating their outrageously perverse ideological views from the bench. Exigent threat to the rule of law, the United States Constitution, our supposed democratic republic.

"With regard to the House Intelligence Committee's memorandum, the FBI was provided a limited opportunity to review this memo the day before the committee voted to release it," the statement continued. "As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy."

How about that? Couldn't be, could it?

"Meanwhile, a House Intelligence Committee spokesman said that during reviews of the memo by Wray and two other FBI officials, "they did not cite any factual inaccuracies."

How does that square with the quote above? LOL.

"The White House does not appear to be heeding that request. On Wednesday, Kelly said he believes the memo will be released "pretty quick" for all to see. President Trump on Tuesday night, after the State of the Union address, said he "100 percent" supports the release of the memo, after the House Intelligence Committee voted Monday night to release the memo along party lines."

Bet he does. Growing increasingly desperate. Precisely, why he remains deafeningly silent vis a vis release of the Democratic rebuttal memo Republicans on the committee refused to release. Fascinating, isn't it?

"Democrats are concerned Republicans might use the memo to undermine the credibility of the Department of Justice and intelligence community, while Republicans insist it has nothing to do with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling."

Has everything to do with protecting the sorry ass of their fuhrer, the Trump nazi.

The Washington Post reports:

"The public statement underscores the concerns among federal law enforcement officials and intelligence officials that the memo is an inaccurate attack on the FBI, and that its release will set a dangerous precedent for future releases of classified information that touches on political issues."

Republicans are clearly politicizing the FBI to protect the Trump nazi.

"The FBI statement follows President Trump’s Tuesday night statement that he would “100 percent” authorize the public release of a GOP memo of alleged surveillance abuses at the FBI and Department of Justice."

Trump is willing to release it despite the following:

“There are no current plans to release the House Intelligence Committee’s memo,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday morning on CNN, noting that Trump had not “seen or been briefed” on the memo’s contents before he made those comments Tuesday night."

Amazing, isn't it? This sound like a man fit for the presidency?

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1-26-18

As always, when a cop does something heroic, and/or of exceptional benefit to the community, it leads. Always. Fox News reports:

"An Indiana cop jumped into action to save a toddler choking on an apple at a Chick-fil-A — his first work as a paid police officer. Hobart Police Officer Richard Mayer was dining at the fast food restaurant in Merrillville with a few of his colleagues when Melanie Hasse ran to him for help, WLS reported. Hasse told the news station her daughter Charlotte choked on a piece of apple. "I looked over and she started gagging. I could see something kind of in the back of her throat, mistakenly reached in to try to grab it out, I think that pushed it back into her throat," Hasse recalled."

Parent's worst nightmare.

"Mayer said the worried mother “came running over” to him about her choking daughter and he immediately sprang into action. “I grabbed her and Officer Ramos to my right flipped her over, we did back slaps on her and got food dislodged from her throat right away," Mayer said, adding that the incident “caught us all off guard.” The piece of fruit dislodged from the toddler’s throat, allowing oxygen back into her body, WLS reported. Mayer revealed saving the toddler was his first act as a paid police officer."

Good day for the toddler. Good day for the family. Good day for law enforcement. Auspicious start for a rookie officer. ... The community well-served. Hat's off.

1-26-18

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril

1-26-18

Once a Marine always a Marine. Seatbelts on. KMOV reports:

"Retired marine James Sperry says something made him take Eads Bridge last Tuesday instead of his usual route home. That decision might have helped save a life. On Tuesday, Sperry was driving home to Illinois on the Eads Bridge when he saw a man on the outside of the rail, and another man trying to help. He didn’t hesitate to pull over. “First thing I did was put my foot on the ledge, hook his arm and said ‘Hey brother, I’m a Marine, I’ve lost 40 friends, spent two years in the hospital, I’ve been exactly where you are right now,” said Sperry."

Duty, Honor, Country.

"Sperry was 19 years old when he was shot in the head and chest during the Battle of Fallujah."

Readers will recall the Marines fought valiantly, took quite a few casualties.

"He and his fellow Marines thought that was it. But Sperry survived. That though was just the beginning. Like many, Sperry suffered from PTSD. That experience is what he used to talk the man down from the ledge last week, ignoring the icy waters of the Mississippi below."

Uncommon valor. Unbridled determination:

“Does he go in the river, do I go after him? because I was trained in the Marine Corp as a swimmer,” Sperry said he likely would have jumped in after him. But it didn’t come to that. With the help of two other strangers, they were able to bring the man back over the ledge just as police arrived on scene. “He never said a word, the whole time we were there, I just gave him a hug,” Sperry said. “I knew he needed hope. He needed to understand people cared about him even though we were strangers.”

No greater love.

"Sperry has used what he calls his borrowed time to help others, from fellow veterans to a person stranded with a flat tire.

“I feel like there’s a reason why I’m here, there’s a reason why I’m left here," [said] Sperry.

Indeed. Great good borne despite and in spite of great evil.

1-26-18

Seatbelts on. The following is horrendous. Hard to believe such goes on in 2018. Then again, this is Nazi America. Callousness and greed reign supreme. CBS News reports:

"Overnight, Imamu Baraka was walking past a Baltimore hospital when he noticed something he says he'll never forget. The hospital's security guards had just wheeled a patient to a bus stop, and in the freezing temperatures they left her there. The only thing she had on was a hospital gown. "It's about 30 degrees out here right now," Baraka says in a recording of the encounter. "Are you OK, ma'am? Do you need me to call the police?" he asks."

The bastards who dumped her could have killed her by their action.

"It's called "patient dumping" and it doesn't just happen in Baltimore. In 2007, "60 Minutes" investigated the practice of removing homeless patients from Los Angeles hospitals and leaving them downtown."

Jesus Christ. Makes one proud to be an American, doesn't it?

"Often the patients are not insured or have other financial issues, but it's unclear if that was the case in Baltimore. "Come on and sit down," Baraka repeatedly says to the patient in the recording. "I'm going to call and get you some help."

Saved her life.

"In a statement, the University of Maryland Medical Center said that they "share the shock and disappointment of many who have viewed the video. In the end we clearly failed to fulfill our mission with this patient."

Jesus Christ. This facility needs to be criminally investigated.

"The man who recorded the video called 911, and says medics ended up taking the patient back to the same hospital. Now a review is underway that could lead to personnel action against the hospital employees involved."

Unbelievable.

In follow up, CBS News reports:

"The man who said he came to the aid of a visibly disoriented woman discharged from a Baltimore hospital wearing only a gown and socks on a frigid winter's night said Friday that she's been reunited with her family. Imamu Baraka, a psychotherapist who has an office across the street from the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, said he was so angry at the woman's treatment that he decided to record Tuesday night's events on cellphone video, fearing no one would believe him if he reported a patient being left at a bus stop like that on a cold January night. "I knew that she was not supposed to be discharged from a hospital with no clothing on and no shoes," he said Friday."

Unbridled callousness.

"Baraka's cellphone video shows several guards strolling back to the hospital after escorting the patient out wearing only a hospital gown and socks. He described temperatures in the 30s and a cold wind blowing at the woman's hospital gown, exposing her to the elements. Her street clothes were stuffed in plastic bags and dropped at an open-air bus stop. She appeared disoriented and distressed as she stumbled along the sidewalk, making keening vocalizations but unable to formulate any words."

Jesus Christ. We've lost ourselves.

"Baraka said he's been in regular contact with the 22-year-old woman's mother, who is grateful for his intervention, since his video went viral. The video alerted the woman to the whereabouts of her daughter, who had been missing for two weeks, he said. "She's doing a lot better. She's getting the treatment that she needs. She's in the company of family. This is a good thing now, because now she is getting things she could not get before because of this video," he said. Baraka said he was furious at the hospital security guards. Of those who brought her outdoors, he said: "I asked them three times, I asked them specifically, 'Are you going to leave this lady out here like this?' They kept walking."

Unbridled callousness that would have resulted in the death of this young woman had Baraka not taken action:

"He then went and tried to help the woman shelter in the bus stop while calling 911 for an ambulance. He said he asked the arriving ambulance crew where they would take her, and they replied "back to the hospital." That's exactly where she went. That same night, she was put in a taxi and sent to a homeless shelter, according to Baraka. Baraka questioned the judgment of the medical professionals who authorized her release, asserting that they failed to avoid doing preventable harm. "They failed that simple test. They put her in an environment where she could have literally ended up dead because it was cold that night," he said. "She's in the heart of downtown Baltimore with no clothing on, vulnerable, fully exposed, literally, I became enraged," Baraka said."

Criminal charges need to be filed against the guards.

"The mother of the woman has spoken out to correct misconceptions about her daughter. The mother, who asked to be identified only as Cheryl, said she wants to "correct the misinformation that's out there" because her daughter, Rebecca, "was humiliated" by the incident. "There are people who are saying that my daughter is a drug addict, my daughter's a prostitute, that she's deaf," Cheryl told CBS News. "She's not deaf, not a prostitute, not a drug addict. My daughter has mental illness." "My daughter was disposed of. She literally was disposed of. It's disgusting, heartbreaking, horrifying," Cheryl continued. "And if it's all of those things for me, I want people to know how does Rebecca feel? This was done to her. She was on the street with her body exposed. There was no human dignity at all."

Not in a de facto fascist police-state soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Anything goes. We've lost our country.

Coup de grace? Get this. The 'hospital' doesn't get it:

"Dr. Mohan Suntha, president and CEO of University of Maryland Medical Center, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon that there were no excuses for what happened. "We believe firmly that we provided appropriate medical care to a patient who came to us in need, but where we absolutely failed, and where we own that failure, is in the demonstration of basic humanity and compassion as a patient was being discharged from our organization after having received that care," he said."

Say what? This woman was dumped on the street undressed in extreme mental and physical distress. Why the f--k was she discharged in the first place?

In additional follow up, CBS News reports:

"According to Cheryl, Rebecca was diagnosed with mental illness — bipolar schizoaffective disorder — when she was 16 years old, and also has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. Rebecca lived in a residential youth program called Pathways from the time she turned 18 until Christmas Eve, when she was discharged for not taking her medication. "She has to be on meds, otherwise she has psychosis," Cheryl said. "She will have, uh, a manic episode." Cheryl says she has been trying to get legal guardianship of her adult daughter to gain control of her medication, housing and Social Security. But because of HIPAA patient privacy laws, she says doctors will not speak with her. "This is a byproduct of what the mental health system is," she said. "I cannot get any help for my daughter."

This, in a country where the cost of healthcare is astronomical and growing.

Imagine being a parent and having to deal with the following:

"Last month, Rebecca stopped reaching out to her family members so Cheryl tried to file a missing persons report with police. During the process, authorities notified her that Rebecca had been admitted to a hospital in Baltimore. Cheryl says she came across the disturbing video while scrolling through Facebook. At first, she didn't even realize that the woman in the clip was her daughter. "I didn't even know that it was my daughter initially," she said. "As he got close enough, I saw it was her and I got hysterical because in that moment, it was sheer fear that my daughter was going to die. I still haven't watched all of the video."

Gets worse:

"Cheryl says she tried to contact the hospital and was told to reach out to their media relations department about the incident by email. "The hospital wasn't being helpful. I called the security department (and) they laughed at me. When I told them, 'That's my daughter in the video and I just need to find out if she's in the hospital,' they laughed at me," Cheryl said. "Every person that I talked to at the hospital either hung up on me or told me to email the hospital, and that everyone was going to tell me the same thing."

Find an attorney. Sue the living shit out of the bastards.

"The video of Rebecca went viral earlier this week on social media. It shows four University of Maryland Medical Center security guards wheeling her to a bus stop in her hospital gown. She can be heard crying out after they walk away. "It's obvious with looking at the video — even someone who doesn't know her, someone who doesn't know anything about mental illness — it was very apparent that she was having some sort of medical issue," Cheryl continued. "You could see she has a large lump on her forehead and her face was bloody. So, there was a medical issue. She was incoherent. A blind person, Hellen Keller, could see that my daughter was in need of medical attention."

This is an extremely complicated case. The above just scratches the surface. This young woman is receiving care at another facility. Not clear yet whether or not there is an ongoing criminal investigation. What is clear is the fact this is yet another example of egregious failure within the healthcare system.

In follow up shortly before posting, there will be a federal investigation.

1-26-18

Salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

..."Certainly, not in a fascist police-state where nearly anything goes. ... And does. -- Right, Sheriff? Where is the criminal investigation and prosecution of Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764?"

..."Usually, there are no repercussions. Just a cover up, right, Sheriff? Certainly, here in Nazi Llano County, right, Bill?"

..."Sue the living shit out of the goddamned jackbooted bastards, right, Sheriff?"

Just a small sample of what's to come in this edition.

Where's "Sonny Boy?" Our outrageously incompetent, apparently bought and paid for County Attorney? Why are they protecting and coddling your SS jackbooted bastard in black?

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1-26-18

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Ninety-two weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Ninety-two weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Ninety-two weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

1-26-18

Baltimore Police have more than their share of egregious problems. Not only are these criminal jackbooted bastards in blue outrageously corrupt and abusive, they're incredibly inept. So much so the Commissioner got the boot. ABC News reports:

"Following a record year in per-capita homicides, Baltimore's mayor on Friday fired the city's police commissioner after roughly 2 years at the helm, saying a change in leadership was needed to reduce violent crime more quickly. Mayor Catherine Pugh announced that Deputy Commissioner Darryl DeSousa, who has steadily risen through the ranks during a 30-year career with the police department, will take Commissioner Kevin Davis' place immediately. "My decision is because I'm impatient," Pugh said at a news conference at City Hall. "My decision is based on the fact that we need to get these numbers down. ... I'm looking for new and creative, innovative ways to change what we're seeing here every day."

What took so long?

"While violent crime rates in Baltimore have been notoriously high for decades, Baltimore ended 2017 with 343 killings, bringing the annual homicide rate to its highest ever — roughly 56 killings per 100,000 people. Baltimore, which has shrunk over decades, currently has about 615,000 inhabitants. In contrast, New York City had 290 homicides last year, its fewest on record in the modern era for the city of 8.5 million people. Los Angeles, with about 4 million residents, saw 305 homicides last year."

Gross ineptness for a department known to be outrageously corrupt, abusive, and murderous.

"DeSousa has served in just about every police department role over the years and in 2017 was assigned to lead the patrol bureau, the largest in Baltimore's force. His appointment will be made permanent following "appropriate approvals," Pugh's office said. He appears to have the backing of the City Council and a number of Baltimore's activists. Councilman Brandon Scott, who described DeSousa's promotion as a "great decision," said he has received numerous phone messages from community organizers praising the move. "Never before did I get text messages from community leaders saying, 'Thank you, this is the right choice,'" Scott said, describing the three previous times during his career as an elected official that a Baltimore police commissioner was replaced."

Breath of fresh air? We'll see. He'll have to deal with quite a bit of unresolved department baggage.

"The change comes as a monitoring team is overseeing court-ordered reforms to Baltimore's police department as part of a federal consent decree reached last January between Baltimore and the U.S. Justice Department due to widespread discriminatory and unconstitutional policing. Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said Davis had shown "unyielding commitment" to those reforms and they trust that DeSousa will bring "the same commitment to the consent decree process and to community-oriented reform."

Again, we'll see.

"Davis, previously chief of police in Maryland's Anne Arundel County and assistant chief in Prince George's County, was sworn in as Baltimore's commissioner in October 2015 after serving on an interim basis for several months. He replaced Anthony Batts, who was fired after homicides spiked following the death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose fatal spinal cord injury in police custody triggered massive protests that year and the city's worst riots in decades."

The jackbooted bastards skated in the death of Freddie Gray. Hard to believe anything has truly changed. Again, we'll see.

CNN reports:

"A reporter asked Pugh during Friday's news conference whether Davis' firing had anything to do with the unsolved killing of Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter. Suiter, 43, was shot in the head with his own gun after struggling with his killer on November 15 in west Baltimore, police said. The 18-year department veteran had been investigating a killing when he noticed a man acting suspiciously and ran toward him, investigators said.Suiter's death came the day before he was scheduled to testify before a grand jury in the case of several Baltimore police officers accused of seizing money from people they have stopped, claiming fraudulent overtime and filing false affidavits. Pugh, responding to the reporter's question, reiterated that her decision to replace Davis had to do with overall violence in the city. "My decision is because I'm impatient," Pugh said. "My decision is based on the fact that we need to get these numbers down."

Think the Mayor's response a bit disingenuous? Achingly evasive?

In follow up, NBC News reports:

"What does a crime-wracked city do if its most effective strategy against gun violence has also fueled allegations of abuse and corruption? The answer, in Baltimore, is to try again - but this time, more carefully. Frustrated by the city’s stubbornly high murder rate-including a record-setting 2017 - Mayor Catherine Pugh fired her police commissioner Friday and replaced him with a career Baltimore cop who promised to expand upon prior efforts at “hot spot policing.”

The problem with this approach is it leads to egregious violation of all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Exacerbates public distrust of the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Not clear what changes the Mayor and new Commissioner have in mind. If a repeat of past tactics, will again miserably fail:

"Baltimore, along with many other big American cities, has a complicated relationship with the tactic, which involves flooding high-crime neighborhoods with officers who target the most violent or chronic offenders. It has proven to curb gun violence, but at a steep price. Baltimore's version of hot spot policing has forced the city into costly settlements with people alleging violations of their civil rights - as documented by The Baltimore Sun. One unit, called the Gun Trace Task Force, turned out to be corrupt. And a detective who planned to testify against members of that unit was shot to death in November. That case remains unsolved."

Same old, same old? Hopefully, not. Otherwise, hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

"But in its new emphasis on hot spot policing, Baltimore is being watched by the federal government. The police department, under threat of a civil rights lawsuit by the Justice Department, has promised to change the way it operates, a result of an investigation that began with the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray from injuries sustained while in police custody. Gray’s death set off riots in the city, which were followed by a federal investigation documenting a pattern of unconstitutional stops and searches that eroded trust in the neighborhoods suffering the worst violence."

The problem with this is the fact the 'Justice' Department is now run and owned by the AG Sessions nazi. This racist fascist son of a bitch believes police do no wrong. Remain beyond reproach.

"After consulting with the Justice Department, Pugh said she has hired a guru of the modern hot spot policing movement: Sean Malinowski, a Los Angeles Police Department commander who advises cities on high-tech policing techniques, including the use of precinct-based “nerve centers” outfitted with software that helps officers predict where shootings will occur. That approach has been credited with Los Angeles' long-term drop in crime, and recent crime reductions in some of Chicago's troubled neighborhoods. This strategy is a modern iteration of the type of hot spot policing that grew popular during the 1980s, with officers plotting crimes with pins on maps, and expanded in the 1990s and 2000s with computerized Compstat crime-analytics programs. With advances in technology came the use of predictive policing software. Today's versions, including those embraced by Malinowski, rely on the rapid crunching of crime data, along with the use of surveillance cameras and sensors that alert police to the sound of gunfire, and downloading that information to officers' smartphones.

"The history of hot spot policing - an outgrowth of the "broken windows" philosophy of shootings. But the researchers also noted that many of the units that performed those duties ran into legal trouble. "Without sufficient professionalism, oversight and accountability, such units can cause serious harm to individuals in the communities they are supposed to protect and to the department’s reputation, undermining its long-term effectiveness," the researchers wrote. DeSousa, who'd served as an assistant commissioner under his predecessor, Kevin Davis, balanced tough talk for criminals with a promise to keep civil rights issues in mind."

Not good enough. Especially, with the fox guarding the chicken coop.

"I have a real strong message for the trigger pullers: It’s that we’re coming after them," DeSousa said Friday at a news conference. "It’s going to be accelerated pace. The district commanders in all nine districts know who they are, and we’re coming after them. And I want to let everybody know it’s going to be done in a constitutional manner."

Hard to believe, but we'll see. -- Especially, with a department to date that has miserably failed to be held legally accountable for its egregious ongoing criminal faux pas.

With all the ongoing problems in Baltimore policing, certainly don't need the following. ABC News reports:

"Baltimore police are asking for help identifying five suspects caught on surveillance video beating a cat with a cinderblock and setting it on fire in mid-December. Animal Control was called to the scene, where the cat was pronounced dead, police said."

Have to be one sick puppy to do this to a sentient creature. Worse? Think it couldn't extend, 'graduate' to doing the same to a human?

"A Facebook post on the Baltimore Police Department's page included video of the incident, as well as images of the suspects. A local resident who saw the incident unfold and called police told ABC affiliate WMAR that the suspects are teens who have been causing trouble for quite some time. "Damaging people’s property hanging outside the 7/11 and stores like that -- I don’t know where the parents are and I think they’re partly responsible for these cats being killed like this," the resident, who asked not to be identified, said. “I don’t think it’s kids being kids," the resident continued. "I think it’s the parents not looking at these group of kids that’s hanging together. To me, it’s like a babysitter that they’re letting these kids go out in groups and they figure they’re alright and they don’t know what they are doing.”

While Hillary Clinton took quite a skewering from the Nazi Right in our formerly great country, she was right about one thing. Does indeed take a village to raise a kid. Parents, however, do need to be held responsible for what their kids do and don't do.

"Anyone with information on the identity of the suspects is asked to call detectives at 443-681-0101 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup," police said."

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1-26-18

In follow up to an earlier case covered here and elsewhere, NBC News reports:

"The family of a man fatally shot by police in June 2017 has filed a $20 million civil lawsuit against the Washington state sheriff’s office and county they say is responsible. Jeffrey Campiche, an attorney representing the family of Tommy Le, said they allege that the King County Sheriff's Office and King County violated Le's Fourth Amendment right to be free from excessive force when detained and his parents' 14th Amendment right to a relationship with their child when he was killed on June 13, 2017."

Readers will recall:

"At around midnight on June 13, 2017, the King County Sheriff's Office received multiple 911 calls about gunfire and a man lunging “with a knife” in the city of Burien, a suburb of Seattle, according to a Sheriff’s Office statement. After deputies arrived on the scene, a witness identified the then 20-year-old Le as the suspect and pointed him out walking toward deputies while making stabbing motions, according to police. Two deputies told Le to drop what he was holding, but he allegedly continued advancing. The deputies then unsuccessfully used their Tasers before Deputy Cesar Molina then shot multiple times, hitting Le, according to the release."

A crock:

"More than a week after the incident, the sheriff's office said that Le was holding a pen in his hand at the time of the shooting. The lawsuit alleges that the Sheriff's Office knew Le was not armed when he was shot and killed. A spokesperson for the King County Sheriff's Office referred requests for comment to the King County Prosecutor's Office, which declined to comment on the pending litigation.

"A copy of Le's autopsy, which was released by his family, indicates he was shot twice in the back and once in the wrist. Campiche said the autopsy suggested Le was shot from behind and disputes the Sheriff’s Office’s account.

"This is a suit to change government behavior, to vindicate Tommy Le's rights and his family’s rights, and to make the police accountable for untruths in their behavior: concealing the truth about the killing of this young man and spinning it rather than just being honest about it,” Campiche said. “And that's not right, and the family’s hurt by that and they’re going to seek justice for that and the killing of their son.”

Never ends.

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1-26-18

More of the same. Never seems to end. In follow up to a case covered here and elsewhere, Fox News reports:

"An Austin police officer whose violent 2015 arrest of an elementary teacher received national attention and sparked reforms within the department is facing punishment that could include termination amid a new allegation involving excessive force."

These jackbooted bastards never seem to smarten up.

"Officials are expected early this week to complete the disciplinary process for Officer Bryan Richter and a second officer involved in the incident, sources told the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV on Sunday. Interim Police Chief Brian Manley and other department brass conducted an hours-long disciplinary hearing for the officers Friday that also included their attorneys and union representatives."

Imagine that.

"Four sources said the incident happened nearly six months ago when Richter and members of a specialized team in the department’s organized crime division tasked with serving felony warrants were trying to arrest a suspect, who has a criminal history that includes violent offenses. The officers used tactics that supervisors deemed inappropriate, which triggered an internal affairs investigation, said the sources, who declined to be identified because the matter is pending."

Had to have been quite egregious, otherwise this shit would have been swept under the carpet.

"The incident was captured on video by an Austin police helicopter, which investigators used as evidence in the case. It was not clear what, if anything, may have precipitated any use of force against the man, who is Hispanic."

The bastards don't need an excuse. Usually, receive carte blanche to do as they please. Forget? We live in a goddamned de facto fascist police-state soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Additional details of what happened will not be made public until Manley decides on the punishment and files documents about the case with the city’s civil service commission. If the officers are suspended or terminated, evidence in the case, including the video, may be released in coming days."

This remains an ongoing problem. No transparency.

"Police officials also alerted prosecutors in the civil rights division of the Travis County District Attorney’s office about the case, which they have been investigating."

Most likely? A waste of time. Usually, protect their own. No matter what they do.

"Erica Grigg, an attorney who represents Breaion King, who was thrown to the ground in 2015 when Richter arrested her, said she is not surprised that Richter’s tactics are again under scrutiny."

Certainly, not in a fascist police-state where nearly anything goes. ... And does. -- Right, Sheriff? Where is the criminal investigation and prosecution of Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764?

“Ms. King believes, and I think a lot of us believe, that if you do badly at your job, then there should be repercussions,” Grigg said."

Usually, there are no repercussions. Just a cover up, right, Sheriff? Certainly, here in Nazi Llano County, right, Bill?

"King has an ongoing civil lawsuit against the city."

Sue the living shit out of the goddamned jackbooted bastards, right, Sheriff?

Coup de grace? Readers will recall:

"Richter was widely condemned for his 2015 arrest of King, whom he stopped for speeding along Riverside Drive. The arrest had received little scrutiny until a year later, when the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV obtained video from Richter’s patrol car that showed the encounter quickly and dramatically escalating."

An out of control racist jackbooted thug:

"Richter, who is white, first commanded King, who is black, to close her car door but then forcibly removed her from the driver’s seat, pulled her across a vacant parking space and hurled her to the asphalt. Richter said in a written report at the time that he didn’t know if King had a weapon and that she resisted by wrapping her arms around the steering wheel of the car. Minutes later, as King was being taken to jail, officer Patrick Spradlin and King discussed race relations and interactions between police and African-Americans, and Spradlin made comments about the “violent tendencies” of blacks. Richter’s supervisors reviewed the incident at the time and gave him a reprimand — the lowest form of departmental discipline. Spradlin’s comments went unnoticed until the Statesman’s report. A Travis County grand jury later reviewed the case and did not indict Richter."

Nazi justice in a fascist police-state, soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. ... Think the racist AG Sessions nazi isn't proud of this jackbooted son of a bitch?

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1-26-18

The following is appalling. The 'judge' needs to be immediately removed from office. Goddamned unfit. The Statesman reports:

"A state district judge in Comal County said God told him to intervene in jury deliberations to sway jurors to return a not guilty verdict in the trial of a Buda woman accused of trafficking a teen girl for sex. Judge Jack Robison apologized to jurors for the interruption, but defended his actions by telling them “when God tells me I gotta do something, I gotta do it,” according to the Herald-Zeitung in New Braunfels."

Jesus Christ. This piece of shit is unfit to sit on the bench.

"The jury went against the judge’s wishes, finding Gloria Romero-Perez guilty of continuous trafficking of a person and later sentenced her to 25 years in prison. They found her not guilty of a separate charge of sale or purchase of a child."

Surprised?

"Robison, who also presides in Hays and Caldwell counties, did not respond to a message left with his court coordinator, Steve Thomas, who said the case is still pending. Robison is scheduled to return to the bench in Comal County on Jan. 31."

Why?

"The Herald-Zeitung reported that Robison recused himself before the trial’s sentencing phase and was replaced by Judge Gary Steele. The defendant’s attorney asked for a mistrial, but was denied."

Should have been granted. -- Despite the fact the defendant may have indeed been guilty as hell. Think any sentence and the conviction won't likely get thrown out on appeal? Obviously, the defendant did not receive a fair trial. The jury, in retaliation, may have convicted him simply because of the 'judge's' action.

"Robison’s actions could trigger an investigation from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which has disciplined Robison in the past."

Why is he still on the bench?

"In 2011, the commission slapped Robison with a private reprimand for improperly jailing a Caldwell County grandfather who had called him a fool for a ruling Robison made in a child custody case involving the man’s granddaughter. The reprimand, the commission’s harshest form of rebuke, said Robison “exceeded the scope of his authority and failed to comply with the law” by jailing the man for contempt of court without a hearing or advance notice of the charge."

Kangaroo justice in a failed system of justice.

"The act of intervening in a jury’s deliberations is not addressed in the state’s list of judicial canons, which serves as an ethical code for judges. However, it states judges shall “comply with the law and should act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.”

The son of a bitch on the bench clearly did not.

"Eric Vinson, executive director for the commission, said he would not be able to confirm or deny if a complaint had been filed against Robison."

Why not? Public has a right to know.

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1-26-18

The following is stunning coming from the Austin Police Department, -- one of the most corrupt, abusive, murderous, inept in the country. The Statesman reports:

"Austin police have enacted a new policy that requires officers to first try to tamp down a volatile situation before turning to more aggressive means, including using their guns, batons and Tasers. The move comes amid a national effort among law enforcement aimed at curtailing violent clashes between officers and suspects. According to a new de-escalation policy recently put in place by Interim Police Chief Brian Manley, officers must now work in a way to “minimize the possibility of having to use any force.” It directs them to “take steps to slow down or stabilize the situation so that additional time, options and resources can be directed towards achieving voluntarily compliance.”

Step in the right direction. Success will depend on officers and their superiors.

"If an officer ultimately deems force necessary, supervisors will now decide whether he considered options to de-escalate the situation. Failure to abide by the new rules could result in disciplinary actions similar to other infractions, including anything from a reprimand to termination."

Needs to extend to prosecution. If not, will only be a Band Aid on an arterial wound. Then again, there are times when officers must use force including lethal force. Certainly, a tightrope that needs to be very, very carefully walked.

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1-26-18

The criminal jackbooted bastards in the Border Patrol present an exigent threat to all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Nazi storm troopers. CBS News reports:

"U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are defending their right to detain and arrest a woman found on a Greyhound bus in Fort Lauderdale without legal documents proving her citizenship. According to CBS Miami, agents boarded the bus on Friday as part of a routine inspection and asked passengers for proof of citizenship."

In the United States, no one is required to carry identification to ride a bus. F--k the bastards.

"A video taken by a passenger, which was later posted on Twitter by the immigrant advocacy group Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), appears to show a border agent asking a woman the location of her belongings before taking her off the bus.

".@CustomsBorder got on a Greyhound bus yesterday at 4:30pm in Fort Lauderdale and asked every passenger for their papers and to prove citizenship. Proof of citizenship is NOT required to ride a bus! For more information about your rights, call our hotline 1-888-600-5762 pic.twitter.com/rWJn61o8VP
— FLImmigrantCoalition (@FLImmigrant) January 20, 2018"

Sue the living shit out of the traitorous bastards.

"The video went viral over the weekend amid the government shutdown and breakdown in immigration reform talks. It's been viewed over 3 million times. According to FLIC, the bus driver told passengers security was coming onto the bus for a routine inspection. Instead, agents entered and began asking passengers to demonstrate proof of citizenship."

... Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Papieren Bitte! Papers Please! Ala Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini. F--k the bastards.

ICE is no better. Jackbooted bastards. CBS News reports:

"Family and friends of a Michigan doctor who is facing possible deportation are fighting to keep him in the U.S. Lukasz Niec was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The 43-year-old emigrated to the U.S. from Poland when he was five. His family believes his arrest is tied to misdemeanor charges from more than 25 years ago. Although he's not an American citizen, Niec became a permanent U.S. resident with a green card shortly after he moved here with his family in 1979. He's now being held in a Michigan County jail. His family fears that even if he is allowed to stay in the U.S., the battle could take months."

Republicans, party of the family? Horse shit. Liars.

"Him being away this long really does, you know, take love to a whole new level," said Niec's wife, Rachelle Burkhart-Niec. Burkhart-Niec says she thought it was a prank when her husband Lukasz called to say he had been detained by ICE. She says three ICE agents came to their Michigan home and put the father of two in handcuffs. "We need him here. And we're lonely without him and he knows that," Burkhart-Niec said. "He is fighting to be in his home which is the United States. He doesn't even speak Polish," said Niec's sister, Iwona Niec-Villaire. She believes the detention stems in part from a 1992 misdemeanor arrest for property damage that Niec pleaded guilty to when he was 17."

Nazi storm troopers. In the mold of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini. The bastards are out of uniform. No swastika armbands. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

Think you've heard it all? Believe these bastards to be anything other than nazi storm troopers? Get this. The Washington Post reports:

"Last Wednesday, a nonprofit group that provides humanitarian aid to migrants in the Arizona desert released a lengthy report alleging Border Patrol agents were intentionally destroying supplies left for migrants in the desert, the group said, to “condemn border crossers to suffering, death and disappearance.” What received wider attention, however, was a video that the Tucson-based aid group, No More Deaths, also distributed with its report. The footage, taken between 2010 and 2017, showed Border Patrol agents kicking over water jugs that had been left in the desert. In one clip, a male agent sneers at the person filming him, demanding to know whom the water is for, as he empties a gallon bottle of water onto the ground."

Think they're not beyond doing such?

"Now the aid group is calling the arrest of one its volunteers suspicious. On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents arrested Scott Warren, 35, in the desert near Ajo, Ariz., about eight hours after the No More Deaths report and video were released. Warren, a longtime volunteer with the group and a faculty associate at Arizona State University, was detained on preliminary felony charges of alien smuggling; he appeared in court Thursday and was released on his own recognizance, the group said in a statement. Border Patrol agents also arrested two people who were with Warren on Wednesday and “receiving humanitarian aid” at the time, according to No More Deaths. Those two people remain in custody, the group said. Alicia Dinsmore, a volunteer with No More Deaths, told The Washington Post that the group felt it was “suspicious” that Border Patrol agents would arrest a known, longtime volunteer the same day the group released video that was critical of the agency. “I think the timing is suspect,” Dinsmore said. “I can’t speak to Border Patrol’s knowledge.”

Transformation of the de facto fascist police-state we already live in to Trump's Fourth Reich.

"A Border Patrol spokesman denied that the agency had targeted the aid group because of the video. “It’s not retaliation,” Carlos Diaz, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told The Post. “We’re protecting immigration laws in the area, and there was a situation in which we needed to do the arrest because there were some illegal individuals in that area.”

Say what? Non-sequitur.

"Border Patrol agents were conducting surveillance at a building in Ajo known as “the Barn” last Wednesday when they tracked two undocumented immigrants entering, according to a complaint filed against Warren in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The two Mexico natives, identified as Kristian Pérez-Villanueva and José Arnaldo Sacaria-Goday, told Border Patrol agents they had looked up online “the best ways and methods to cross the border illegally before crossing” and discovered the Barn was a place they could get food and water, the complaint stated. “After finding their way to the Barn, Warren met them outside and gave them food and water for approximately three days,” the complaint stated. “Sacaria said that Warren took care of them in the Barn by giving them food, water, beds and clean clothes.” Warren’s attorney, William Walker, was not immediately available for comment Tuesday. He told the Arizona Republic that Warren had been trying to save lives at “the Barn,” not act criminally. “We don’t smuggle them. We don’t do anything to help them enter the United States. We do nothing illegal,” Walker told the newspaper. “This place that they raided is not in the middle of the desert. It’s not hidden anywhere. It’s in the city of Ajo, and it’s been used for a long time, not to help smuggle migrants but to give medical care and food and water.”

Can't have that in Nazi America, can we?

"Dinsmore said it was not the first time Border Patrol agents have arrested its volunteers while they were giving aid to migrants. In 2005, two volunteers with No More Deaths were arrested and charged with felonies while they were actively providing aid, she said. A federal judge later dismissed those indictments."

... Trump nazi and his henchmen in the Border Patrol by fuhrer fiat now require Good Samaritans to let them die?

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1-26-18

In follow up to an earlier case covered here and elsewhere, CBS News reports:

"The family of a man fatally shot by police at the door of his home after a hoax emergency call has sued the city of Wichita and the unidentified officers involved. The federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of Kansas seeks unspecified damages related to the Dec. 28 death of Andrew Finch in Wichita. The unarmed 28-year-old man was shot by police responding to a California man's call with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch's Wichita home. Finch's mother, Lisa Finch, believes her son was murdered by police. "They didn't knock on the door. My son opened it because he heard something. He screamed and then they shot him," she told CBS News."

Nazi America. A goddamned de facto fascist police-state, quickly transforming to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

Believe ICE goons aren't beyond the unthinkable? CBS News reports:

"An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing federal charges after a Wichita television news anchor told local police that he was sending her sensitive law enforcement material and text messages that were sexual in nature, newly released court documents show. KAKE-TV Anchor Deb Farris was interviewed by the Wichita Police Department in March during which officers photographed about 185 screen shots of text messages between her and ICE Agent Andrew J. Pleviak, according to a probable cause affidavit.

"Farris told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Pleviak first came to her asking to be her source, saying he had all kinds of information she would need for future stories. "Then all of a sudden it turned inappropriate and he was texting me things that made me uncomfortable and I got scared," she said, adding she contacted the Wichita Police Department who advised her to put up security cameras and make a police report. She then agreed to be interviewed by police."

Fascinating, isn't it?

"Federal prosecutors indicted Pleviak in July with two counts of exceeding authorized access to a government computer for accessing information from the National Crime Information Center and one count of destruction of records in a federal investigation. He was jailed after allegedly violating his bond conditions and now faces a competency hearing on Feb. 5. It is unclear whether he is still employed with ICE. ICE emailed a statement saying all Department of Homeland Security employees are held "to the highest standards of behavior and ethics," but declined to comment on his employment."

Liars.

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1-26-18

The following is follow up on a case covered here and elsewhere. The Statesman reports:

"For more than two decades, Troy Mansfield was a registered sex offender for a crime he did not commit. And all that time, the prosecutors’ case file notes in the Williamson County district attorney’s office raised doubts about his guilt and pointed to evidence that could exonerate him. After he and his attorney discovered that evidence a few years ago, Mansfield got his 1992 child molestation conviction overturned in 2016. This week he filed a lawsuit against Williamson County alleging that then-District Attorney Ken Anderson and his staff failed to turn over key evidence in the case."

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1-26-18

In follow up to an appallingly atrocious case covered here and elsewhere, finally some closure. CBS News reports:

"A former Michigan sports doctor who parlayed his reputation and personal charm into years of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts and other young women was sentenced Wednesday following the riveting statements of more than 150 victims. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced Larry Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison on the seventh day of a remarkable hearing that has given the girls, young women and their parents a chance to confront Nassar in court. "I just signed your death warrant," Aquilina said, after saying earlier that Nassar will "be in darkness the rest of his life." "I find that you don't get it -- that you're a danger. You remain a danger," she said. Aquilina said it was her "honor and privilege" to sentence Nassar. "Inaction is an action. Silence is indifference. Justice requires action and a voice -- and that is what has happened here in this court," Aquilina said, before announcing the sentence."

The Judge stood tall. Despite the fact this sick individual with severe mental issues will be permanently removed from society, what about other physicians still in practice doing the same or worse? What about them? Complaints against Nassar date back over twenty years. Yet, his victims were not believed. Why not?

How could this guy get through four years of medical school undetected? Decades of practice after that? Those he abused live with this the rest of their lives. Despite his sentencing, this entire fiasco remains an egregious appalling failure of the entire system. What changes have been made to assure this does not occur again? Not enough to prosecute offenders. Change must occur to ensure history does not repeat itself.

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1-26-18

This shit never ends. 'Shoot first, ask questions later.' CBS News reports:

"The South Carolina Attorney General's Office says it won't prosecute a white sheriff's deputy who shot and paralyzed a black 911 caller after mistaking him for a burglar in 2015. Investigators concluded that Charleston County Deputy Keith Tyner acted appropriately in response to an apparent deadly threat and that there isn't enough evidence for criminal prosecution, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Heather Weiss said in a letter to state investigators Friday. The deputy was cleared by an internal investigation and returned to duty. Bryant Heyward now relies on his mother for round-the-clock care, The Post and Courier of Charleston reported."

Nazi justice in a fascist police-state soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Kangaroo justice.

"Heyward told investigators he had called 911 because two men were trying to break into the house he shares with his mother and brother in the rural community of Hollywood, South Carolina. Heyward, then 26, had used a gun to defend himself during the incident but didn't drop it before help arrived, the newspaper reported."

He was on the phone with 911. Had not pointed the weapon at the jackbooted son of a bitch who shot him:

"Tyner who responded to the 911 call, shouted commands at Heyward before firing and hitting him in the neck, an incident report says. Heyward's attorney, Democratic state Rep. Justin Bamberg, said he was not surprised by the decision, but he took issue with it. "I disagree that officer acted appropriately," Bamberg said. "I can't think of any situation where it's appropriate to shoot a homeowner who is on the phone with 911."

Murderous gutless incompetence at best.

"Whether Heyward pointed the gun does not matter, said Tyner's lawyer, Frank Cornely. He said the deputy perceived that to be the case and reacted."

Horse shit. 'Shoot first, ask questions later.' Gutless attempted murder perpetrated by a criminal jackbooted bastard in blue who successfully eluded justice. Pitiful.

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1-26-18

Never, ever, never run from the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Grants these murderers carte blanche to murder on the job. The Washington Post reports:

"Two U.S. Park Police officers stood within close range of Bijan Ghaisar as he sat behind the wheel of his stopped Jeep Grand Cherokee, then fired nine shots into his vehicle as it slowly veered into a ditch away from the officers, a video recording of the Nov. 17 incident released Wednesday shows."

Intent? Apparently, to murder their victim.

"The video reveals for the first time what happened after the 25-year-old accountant fled the scene of a fender-bender in Alexandria about 15 minutes earlier, and was pursued by Park Police and Fairfax County officers down the George Washington Memorial Parkway into the Fort Hunt area of Fairfax. The video also captures two brief encounters in which Ghaisar stopped for police, and shows that the two Park Police officers ran to his car and both times an officer pointed a gun at Ghaisar. Both times, Ghaisar then drove away without any apparent interaction with the officers."

Apparently, the bastards were toying with the victim. Getting their cookies off.

"In the moments before he was repeatedly shot, there also does not appear to be any interaction with or provocation by Ghaisar, whose window remained closed. But his Jeep began to move slowly forward again after stopping, the video shows, sparking the first set of five shots. When the Jeep drifted forward four seconds later, the officers fired two more times at close range. When it drifted again 11 seconds later, the officers fired a final two shots, the video shows."

Gutless thugs. An execution.

"Ghaisar’s lawyers said medical records now show he was shot four times in the head, not three as previously reported, and once in the wrist. The lawyers said he was unarmed, and the video does not indicate that he wielded a weapon. The video shows the officers were not in any apparent danger of being struck when the Jeep moved forward. Ghaisar died ten days later."

Criminal jackbooted murderers in blue. ... Right, Sheriff?

"The incident was recorded by the in-car camera of a Fairfax County police officer who followed the Park Police officers from the George Washington parkway to the final stop. The Park Police have not identified the officers or explained why they shot Ghaisar, and their faces have been blurred in the video. They remain on administrative leave, Park Police Sgt. James Dingeldein said."

Jesus Christ. The public has a right to this information. Why are these murderous bastards being protected and coddled?

"The FBI is investigating the shooting but has refused to release any information about the case. So Fairfax police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. took the step of releasing the video publicly Wednesday, after pushing federal authorities to let the Ghaisar family watch it, which they did on Sunday. Roessler said in December that he had provided the video to the FBI, but that they should release it as soon as possible, in the interests of transparency and aiding the victim’s family, who live in McLean, Va."

Pressure on the Chief must be enormous, ferocious:

“This disturbing video shows the senseless killing of a young man at the hands of those charged with protecting public safety,” Ghaisar family attorneys Roy L. Austin Jr. and Thomas Connolly said in a statement Wednesday. “Bijan Ghaisar was repeatedly threatened by over-aggressive and out-of-control law enforcement officers, after he drove away from a minor traffic incident in which he was the victim and in which there was little property damage and no known injuries.”

Never flee. Grants then carte blanche to murder.

"The Park Police investigated the shooting for three days, then shifted the case to the FBI. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington is overseeing the investigation, after the U.S. attorney’s office in Alexandria was recused from the case, along with the civil rights division of the Justice Department."

Not clear why. This appears to be an extremely complicated case. Inexplicable.

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