Decay In Law Enforcement 20

Liberty In Peril

formerly,

The Llano Ledger

4-27-18

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

..."Snowball's chance, -- with a clueless racist AG Sessions nazi at DOJ.

"Pantaleo was among those involved in the 2014 incident in which officers took Garner to the ground. Garner, whose gasps of “I can’t breathe” were caught on tape, later died and became a rallying cry for those angered by police treatment of African Americans."

"Legalized murder perpetrated by the NYPD criminal jackbooted bastards in blue with impunity. ... Right, Sheriff? -- Just like you and the Boys like it, right, Bill?

"While significant, the recommendation does not offer clarity on where the case might be headed. Career civil rights prosecutors had previously advocated for charges in the case, though they met fierce resistance from their colleagues in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York."

"-- Bastards got to protect their own, don't they? Nazi justice in a goddamned de facto fascist police state quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich, right, Sheriff?

"Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch authorized them to move forward with a grand jury, though her approval came so late in her tenure that the matter was essentially left to Sessions."

"Guess what? Stonewalled justice. What racist nazi wouldn't? ... Right, Sheriff? No need to be a racist to stonewall justice, however, is there, Bill?

"Got to take care of your own no matter what they do or don't do, right, Sheriff? That why you continue to protect and coddle Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764?"

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..."Rabid racism in a de facto fascist police-state, quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Nelson and Robinson, black men who became best friends in the fourth grade, were taken in handcuffs from the Starbucks in Philadelphia's tony Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, where Robinson has been a customer since he was 15. The video, recorded on a white customer's cellphone video, galvanized people around the country who saw the exchange as modern-day racism. In the week since, the men have met with Starbucks' CEO and have started pushing for lasting changes to ensure what happened to them doesn't happen to anyone else."

"Think it won't?

"We were there for a real reason, a real deal that we were working on," Robinson explained. "We put in a lot of time, energy, effort. ... We were at a moment that could have a positive impact on a whole ladder of people, lives, families. So I was like, 'No, you're not stopping that right now.'" Robinson said he thought about his loved ones and how the afternoon had taken such a turn as he was taken to jail. Nelson wondered if he'd make it home alive. "Anytime I'm encountered by cops, I can honestly say it's a thought that runs through my mind," Nelson said. "You never know what's going to happen."

"Not only true for blacks, but anyone stopped by a cop. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Ubiquitous problem all across our failing nation. ... Right, Sheriff?

"When you know that you did nothing wrong, how do you really react to it?" Nelson said. "You can either be ignorant or you can show some type of sophistication and act like you have class. That was the choice we had." It was hardly their first encounter with police, a rite of passage that becomes a regular occurrence for many black men their age. But neither had been arrested before, setting them apart from many of their peers in the gritty southwest Philadelphia neighborhood where they grew up. Robinson briefly wondered what he might've done to bring the moment on himself. "I feel like I fell short," he explained. "I'm trying to think of something I did wrong, to put not just me but my brother, my lifelong friend ... in this situation."

"The problem and fault lies with the racist who called police. ... As well as the police themselves who sorely lacked judgment. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."It was up to officers to properly investigate. Determine store policy. They didn't.

"You can't expect them to walk into every business and intuitively know what their policy is," Ross said."

"Beside the point. Up to officers to properly investigate, including learning precisely what store policy is. You're making excuses for the inexcusable, Commissioner.

"Ross had initially said the officers had done nothing wrong, but said Thursday that wasn't the best language to use. He said he should have said that the officers followed the law."

"Did they? Wound up making two false arrests. Held these men for hours, falsely imprisoning them. How is that following the law? To say nothing of the United States Constitution you bastards falsely swear to uphold. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Jesus Christ. You talked out your ignorant ass, accused these men of behavior they did not engage in. Here again is the offending quote from above:

"Police Commissioner Richard Ross, who's black, said in a Facebook post that arresting officers "did absolutely nothing wrong," and added that Nelson and Robinson were disrespectful to officers. Ross said officers did what they were supposed to do and were professional in their dealings with the men, "and instead they got the opposite back."

"Absolute horse shit, Commissioner. Boldfaced lie. Disgraced yourself. Unfit to be in law enforcement. Thinking like yours remains an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Your 'apology' rings hollow.

"He says the police department did not have a policy for dealing for similar situations, but does now. He says it will be released soon."

"Jesus Christ. How could you not have had a policy for dealing with a racist store manager? Does not compute.

"He apologized to the men, the officers and the city and pledged to "do better." "It starts with me and it starts with me grossly misunderstanding Starbucks policy," Ross said."

"No. It starts with racist officers who failed to properly investigate. Arrested, with absolutely no probable cause, two innocent people. Then, falsely imprisoned them for some eight hours. You need to resign in disgrace, Commissioner. Failed to do your job. Your first instinct, despite being black yourself and knowing better, was to defend the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. No matter what they do or don't do. Too little, much too late, Commissioner. ... Right, Sheriff?"

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..."Amazing how these gutless pieces of human excrement routinely use a badge, a gun, and a uniform to intimidate, bypass the rules. Ends justify the means to these achingly clueless pieces of crap. No class. No principles. No honor. No regard for the United States Constitution, rule of law. None. None at all. ... Right, Sheriff?"

... Small sampling of what's to come in this edition. Read on.

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

4-27-18

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? One hundred 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? One hundred 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. One hundred 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.

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.

4-27-18

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?

4-27-18

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.

The murder of any police officer is an outrageous criminal act. Two Florida officers were recently ambushed and killed while dining in a Chinese restaurant. Intolerable in what is supposed to be a democratic republic. So is the reaction of the local Sheriff. Seatbelts on.

NBC reports:

"The official story about how two Florida sheriff's deputies were gunned down in a Chinese restaurant shifted slightly Friday when a deputy standing in for Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz announced that they were shot inside the eatery — not through the window as officials first reported. "We know now that the assailant went inside the building and assaulted and killed them," said Lt. Scott Tummond, who works for the Levy County Sheriff's Office."

Needless loss of life. Horrendous tragedy. Horrific.

"Tummond, who said he had a "work history" with one of the slain men, Sgt. Noel Ramirez of the Gilchrist County S.O., also confirmed that the suspected shooter, 59-year-old John Hubert Highnote, killed himself after fatally shooting the deputies. "We have no information right now that our officers were able to return fire," said Tummond. "No officers engaged with the assailant."

Perpetrator gutlessly ambushed both officers.

"The Levy and Gilchrist departments patrol two neighboring counties just west of Gainesville, Florida. And Tummond addressed reporters in front of the Ace China restaurant in to the town of Trenton where Ramirez and Deputy Taylor Lindsey were killed Thursday afternoon. The front windows of the restaurant did not appear to be blown out."

Not clear why the story was incorrectly reported initially and who is responsible for that failure. Doesn't matter.

"When asked why he was presiding over the press conference, an emotional Tummond said Schultz was grieving with his family. He said they still don't have a motive. "Gilchrist has no idea what drove this man to this cowardly act," Tummond said. "I don't believe the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office has any history with this gentleman."

The following does matter:

"The fatal shootings of Ramirez, 30, and Lindsey, 25, made national news and got the attention of President Donald Trump after Schultz blamed their murders on hatred toward law enforcement. "What do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent it's been demonized? Every type of hate, every type of put-down you can think of," Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz said at a news conference."

Goddamned horse shit. Simply untrue. Gross distortion of reality. To say nothing of recent history. That is, all the murders perpetrated by police on innocent unarmed civilians. Sadly, every now and then, the chickens do indeed come home to roost. Especially, when the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue murder on the job with impunity. Suffer no legal consequences.

Fail to be held criminally accountable for these brazen, gutless crimes perpetrated by these cowards in uniform. By department admission, it is not clear why these two officers were ambushed and murdered. Yet, this grieving, achingly clueless Sheriff presumes to think he knows. Look in the mirror, Sheriff. It's the 'police mentality' that blinds you, sir. Where is your sympathy for all the innocent, unarmed civilians murdered by gutless officers? Where?

"This shooter was a "coward," the sheriff said. "The only thing these men were guilty of is wanting to protect you and me. They just wanted to get something to eat, and they just wanted to do their job," he said."

That may be so for these two slain officers. May even be so for your entire department. Sadly, far from being the case nationwide. ... As our formerly great country transitions from the goddamned de facto fascist police-state we already live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Trump called the slain deputies "HEROES" in a tweet sharing his condolences with their friends, families and colleagues.

"My thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the families, friends and colleagues of the two @GCSOFlorida deputies (HEROES) who lost their lives in the line of duty today.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018"

Ferociously pointedly, where the hell is the Trump nazi's sympathy for all those innocent, unarmed civilians murdered by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue? Doesn't exist. No nazi dictator has any. Forget? The Trump nazi and his racist AG sidekick, the Sessions nazi are clearly following in the footsteps of their mentors, Adolf and Benito, circa 1933.

"Highnote lived just up the road from the restaurant in the small town of Bell. But Highnote was originally from the Tampa Bay area and was arrested back in 1978 by the Pinellas Park Police Department on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, the Tampa Bay Times reported. That charge was eventually dismissed. "It appears he just walked up and shot them, then went to his car and shot himself. It's inexplicable," State Attorney Bill Cervone said of the suspect. "People will want to know why, and we may never have an answer for them."

Wake up, Counselor. Get a clue. The public knows. You don't? That blind? Too deaf to hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Due not only to problems in law enforcement, but across the board. At every level and branch of government.

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.

4-27-18

Finally, some semblance of justice? Maybe. Maybe not. We'll see. ... Highly unlikely, however, in the Trump Regime. The Washington Post reports:

"Career civil rights prosecutors have again recommended pursuing charges against the officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, whose videotaped takedown by New York City police officers sparked a national outcry, though it remains uncertain if a case will be approved at the highest levels of the Justice Department, a person familiar with the matter said. The recommendation to charge New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo came in recent weeks, and now must be weighed by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the person said."

Snowball's chance, -- with a clueless racist AG Sessions nazi at DOJ.

Legalized murder perpetrated by the NYPD criminal jackbooted bastards in blue with impunity. ... Right, Sheriff? -- Just like you and the Boys like it, right, Bill?

-- Bastards got to protect their own, don't they? Nazi justice in a goddamned de facto fascist police state quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich, right, Sheriff?

"Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch authorized them to move forward with a grand jury, though her approval came so late in her tenure that the matter was essentially left to Sessions."

Guess what? Stonewalled justice. What racist nazi wouldn't? ... Right, Sheriff? No need to be a racist to stonewall justice, however, is there, Bill?

Got to take care of your own no matter what they do or don't do, right, Sheriff? That why you continue to protect and coddle Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764?

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.

4-27-18

More of the same old shit. CBS News reports:

"Two officers who shot a man to death in the backyard of a home are back on the job. Sacramento Police say the officers are back at work more than a month after the shooting of Stephon Clark. CBS Sacramento reports the officers are not on patrol, due to safety reasons. The officers were responding to reports of someone breaking into vehicles when Clark was spotted by a police helicopter climbing into the backyard of a family member's home. Body camera video showed the officers confronting Clark, who fled. They pursued him into a dark backyard and when they rounded the corner saw an object they immediately identified as a gun. Within five seconds, they opened fire, killing Clark. It was later discovered that Clark did not have a weapon, just a cellphone."

As reported repeatedly in this publication and elsewhere, there is far, far more to this case than the above. ... As illustrated in the last edition.

"The officers' names have not been publicly released. The officers were placed on paid administrative leave after the shooting. Sacramento police would not confirm the exact day the officers were back at work."

Why not? The public is entitled to know the identity of its oppressors. These pieces of criminal jackbooted shit remain an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. ... Right, Sheriff?

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.

4-27-18

Amazing how nazi law enforcement expects special treatment. Wants it cake, -- and eat it too. The Washington Times reports:

"A federal appeals court said this week it will appoint a lawyer to argue that former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s contempt of court conviction should remain on his record, despite President Trump’s pardon."

Like a hemorrhoid, the Arpaio nazi is a pain in the ass that never goes away. ... Right, Sheriff?

"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that since the federal Justice Department is supporting both the pardon and Mr. Arpaio’s request to have his conviction stricken, someone else needs to argue the other side."

You think? The racist Sessions nazi-run 'Justice' Department wouldn't know impartiality if in fact it figuratively bit it hard on the ass.

"Mr. Arpaio argues that the pardon came before he had a chance to appeal his conviction, and even before the federal district judge in the case had a chance to rule on his request that it be set aside. Opponents of the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, had said not only should the conviction stand, but the pardon should be deemed invalid because it subverted the justice system."

Certainly, did. As did President Ford when he pardoned the Nixon nazi, -- who had conveniently appointed Ford to replace another criminal, the late Vice President Spiro Agnew. Thus, guarantying Ford would conveniently succeed the embattled president should he be forced from office as ultimately happened. Ford and the Trump nazi, however, as president of the United States, do have the constitutional power to pardon.

"The district judge split the argument, ruling the pardon was valid but leaving the conviction on Mr. Arpaio’s record."

Should remain. Arpaio did the crime, but spared the time. Removal of the conviction record would be a re-write of history. The Arpaio nazi is indeed lucky his sorry ass wasn't ultimately hauled to prison. Certainly, deserved it.

"Mr. Arpaio has appealed, and the Justice Department has sided with him."

Why wouldn't it. Forget? It's run by the racist AG Sessions nazi who is in bed with his fuhrer in the Oval Office, the Trump nazi, -- who pardoned the criminal son of a bitch. Cozy, isn't it? Convenient, as well.

"The 9th Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, acknowledged there’s no precedent for what it’s doing. “However, we see no reason why such appointment should not take place,” the court said in an order Tuesday. It has yet to name the special prosecutor."

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.

4-27-18

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

"Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn't use the restroom because he wasn't a paying customer. He thought nothing of it when he and his business partner, Donte Robinson, were approached at their table and were asked if they needed help. The 23-year-old entrepreneurs declined, explaining they were just waiting for a business meeting. A few minutes later, they hardly noticed when the police walked into the coffee shop -- until officers started walking in their direction. "That's when we knew she called the police on us," Nelson told The Associated Press in the men's first interview since video of their April 12 arrests went viral."

Rabid racism in a de facto fascist police-state, quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

Think it won't?

Not only true for blacks, but anyone stopped by a cop. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney, who is white, said what happened at the Starbucks "appears to exemplify what racial discrimination looks like in 2018." Police Commissioner Richard Ross, who's black, said in a Facebook post that arresting officers "did absolutely nothing wrong," and added that Nelson and Robinson were disrespectful to officers. Ross said officers did what they were supposed to do and were professional in their dealings with the men, "and instead they got the opposite back."

Ross clearly didn't know what he was talking about and was forced to walk it back as will become clear later on in this post.

"Nelson and Robinson originally were supposed to meet Andrew Yaffe, a white local businessman, at a Starbucks across town. But the plan changed, and they agreed to meet at the Rittenhouse Square location, where they'd met several times before on a potential real estate opportunity. The black men arrived a few minutes early. Three police officers showed up not long after. Nelson said they weren't questioned but were told to leave immediately. Yaffe showed up as the men were being handcuffed. He can be seen in the video demanding an explanation for the officers' actions. Nelson and Robinson did not resist arrest, confused and unsure of what to think or what might happen next."

Ubiquitous problem all across our failing nation. ... Right, Sheriff?

The problem and fault lies with the racist who called police. ... As well as the police themselves who sorely lacked judgment. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Attorney Stewart Cohen, representing Nelson and Robinson, said the men were illegally profiled. He pointed to Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in hotels, restaurants, theaters and other public accommodations.

"Nelson and Robinson spent hours in a jail cell with no outside contact and no sense of what would happen next. They were released after midnight, when the district attorney declined to prosecute them for trespassing. They had no idea the video of their arrests was making the rounds on the internet.

"Nelson and Robinson said they're looking for more lasting results and are in mediation proceedings with Starbucks to implement changes, including the posting in stores of a customer bill of rights; the adoption of new policies regarding customer ejections, racial profiling and racial discrimination; and independent investigations of complaints of profiling or discrimination from customers and employees. Robinson said he appreciates the public support the men have received but anger and boycotting Starbucks are not the solution. "We need a different type of action ... not words," he said. "It's a time to pay attention and understand what's really going on. We do want a seat at the table."

Hard to believe this shit still goes on. -- Some sixty years after blacks were denied service at Woolworths by racists.

As promised above, here's the Commissioner's walk back. CBS News reports:

"Philadelphia police apologized Thursday over the controversial arrests of two black men at a Starbucks April 12. The incident has sparked protests and calls for a boycott on social media, and the company has made repeated apologies. Commissioner Richard Ross said he didn't realize that people often spend time in Starbucks without the expectation that they make a purchase, and said the officers didn't realize that either. He said the "intent was not to intimidate."

Not credible. The officers could have questioned the manager, other customers in the shop. Were too quick to become judge, jury, and executioner, -- so to speak.

"In a recording of a 911 call placed by a Starbucks employee, the woman is heard saying, "Hi, I have two gentlemen in my cafe that are refusing to make a purchase or leave." She gives the address of the Starbucks store. The entire call lasts less than 30 seconds. Ross said that the responding officers at first tried for about 10 minutes to negotiate with the men in an attempt to get them to leave the store, operating under a mistaken understanding of the store's policy."

It was up to officers to properly investigate. Determine store policy. They didn't.

"You can't expect them to walk into every business and intuitively know what their policy is," Ross said."

Beside the point. Up to officers to properly investigate, including learning precisely what store policy is. You're making excuses for the inexcusable, Commissioner.

"Ross had initially said the officers had done nothing wrong, but said Thursday that wasn't the best language to use. He said he should have said that the officers followed the law."

Did they? Wound up making two false arrests. Held these men for hours, falsely imprisoning them. How is that following the law? To say nothing of the United States Constitution you bastards falsely swear to uphold. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Ross said that he "failed miserably" in the messaging around the arrests. He said that the issue of race is not lost on him and he shouldn't be the person making things worse."

Jesus Christ. You talked out your ignorant ass, accused these men of behavior they did not engage in. Here again is the offending quote from above:

Absolute horse shit, Commissioner. Boldfaced lie. Disgraced yourself. Unfit to be in law enforcement. Thinking like yours remains an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Your 'apology' rings hollow.

"He says the police department did not have a policy for dealing for similar situations, but does now. He says it will be released soon."

Jesus Christ. How could you not have had a policy for dealing with a racist store manager? Does not compute.

"He apologized to the men, the officers and the city and pledged to "do better." "It starts with me and it starts with me grossly misunderstanding Starbucks policy," Ross said."

No. It starts with racist officers who failed to properly investigate. Arrested, with absolutely no probable cause, two innocent people. Then, falsely imprisoned them for some eight hours. You need to resign in disgrace, Commissioner. Failed to do your job. Your first instinct, despite being black yourself and knowing better, was to defend the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. No matter what they do or don't do. Too little, much too late, Commissioner. ... Right, Sheriff?

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4-27-18

No end to the savagery of law enforcement. The Washington Post reports:

"Two police officers in Alabama wrestled a woman to the ground in a Waffle House on Sunday morning, exposing her breasts during the struggle and prompting comparisons to two black men arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks earlier this month."

Think the jackbooted bastards got their cookies off abusing this woman?

"The incident sparked a sit-in protest at the store Sunday afternoon and prompted responses from the NAACP and celebrities."

This shit never ends. -- Despite the fact an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. ... Too deaf to hear the rumble?

"A video that has gone viral shows Chikesia Clemons, 25, sitting on a chair at the diner in Saraland, north of Mobile, as one of the officers grabs her neck and right wrist in an attempt to subdue her. Clemons describes a disagreement with a store employee that triggered the police response. She soon appears conscious of her tube top and raises her arms to cover her bust line. “You’re not going to grab on me like that, no,” Clemons tells the officer, who appears to speak to another officer off-camera in the video filmed by Clemons’s friend, Canita Adams. What happens next is unclear. AL.com published an edited version of Adams’s video that jumps to the moment Clemons and the two officers go to the ground in a violent tumble. It is unclear from the video who initiated the struggle that forced Clemons and the officers to the floor."

Think these jackbooted bastards aren't out of control? Aren't getting their cookies off abusing civilians?

“What are you doing?” Clemons asks as the struggle continues on the tile floor.

“I’ll break your arm, that’s what I’m about to do,” an officer says.

"The struggle continues, with officers demanding Clemons to stop “resisting” as her breast is exposed.

"At one point, an officer places his hand around her neck.

“You’re choking me!” Clemons cries out.

"The officer releases his grip when a third officer nearby gestures with his hand. Clemons was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, her mother Chiquitta Clemons-Howard told AL.com."

Think this piece of shit choking her shouldn't be charged with attempted murder? Had it been a civilian doing so to an officer, think he or she wouldn't have been immediately arrested and charged with attempted capital murder? Double standard. In a goddamned fascist police-state. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Clemons-Howard told AL.com the dispute arose after her daughter refused to pay an extra 50 cents for plastic utensils. “They didn’t even ask her to leave, she was waiting for them to give her the district manager’s card so she could file a complaint on one of the waitresses,” Clemons-Howard told the outlet. “When they went to go get the card, that’s when the police showed up. The officer should’ve come in and said we need you to leave.”

Not how things are done in a fascist police-state. ... Right, Sheriff? -- Don't lie, Bill.

"The Saraland Police Department did not return a request for comment and told AL.com it was investigating the incident. It is unclear who called the police. In a statement to AL.com, Waffle House spokesman Pat Warner said the company is evaluating the incident but believes there is reason to doubt Clemons’s version of events. “[I]t’s fair to say that the information we have received at this point differs significantly from what has reportedly been attributed to Ms. Clemons and strongly supports the actions taken by the Saraland Police Department,” he told the outlet."

Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Remarkably, similar to a statement made by the police commissioner in the recent Starbucks fiasco, -- only to be later walked back by that very same commissioner. Fascinating, isn't it?

CBS News reports:

"An Alabama police department said it was investigating the arrest of a 25-year-old black woman at a Waffle House by three white officers over the weekend. The police department in Saraland, located just outside Mobile, said it was aware of video posted to social media that shows officers pushing the woman to the floor, during which her chest becomes exposed, and restraining her. The video captured one officer telling the woman on the floor that he was about to break her arm."

Nothing changes. Ever. Not in a fascist police-state.

"When the facts of the investigation are gathered, we will have a response," the police department said Sunday in a statement posted to Facebook.

"The Saraland Police Department is aware of the arrest at Waffle House and the accompanying video on social media. The...
Posted by Saraland Police Department on Sunday, April 22, 2018"

Forget? Got to get their stories straight. LOL.

"The arrested woman was identified as Chikesia Clemons, CBS affiliate WKRG-TV reports. Her mother, Chiquitta Clemons-Howard, told AL.com that the incident stemmed from her daughter asking for plastic utensils as she was placing her order at the Waffle House early Sunday. A woman working at the restaurant told Clemons that the utensils would cost 50 cents, Clemons-Howard told the website. Clemons and her friend, Canita Adams, told the woman that they didn't have to pay for utensils when they ate at the same Waffle House the previous night, according to Clemons-Howard. The woman canceled the order, the mother said. Officers arrived at the Waffle House after Clemons asked for the contact information for the restaurant's district manager. "They didn't even ask her to leave, she was waiting for them to give her the district manager's card so she could file a complaint on one of the waitresses," Clemons-Howard told AL.com. "When they went to go get the card, that's when the police showed up. The officer should've come in and said we need you to leave."

Police do as they please. Remain a law unto themselves. Do so with impunity. ... Just like right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff?

"Adams recorded some of Clemons' encounter with the officers on her cellphone. In the video, one officer is holding Clemons' right shoulder and wrist as she sits in a chair in the Waffle House. The video then cuts to the officer and another officer throwing Clemons to the floor. Her top somehow gets pulled down, exposing her chest. "What are you doing?" Clemons asks. "I'm about to break your arm, that's what I'm about to do," one officer told Clemons."

This, the best law enforcement has to offer? Think this goddamned jackbooted son of a bitch in blue fit to wear the badge?

"The officers then try to get Clemons to lay face-down on the floor. As she resists, one officer briefly wraps his arm around her neck and places his hand on her neck while a third officer leans over and tells Clemons that she's being placed under arrest and to roll over. "What am I doing wrong?" Clemons asks. "What did I do wrong? Y'all haven't told me anything that I did wrong." Clemons-Howard told AL.com that her daughter was booked on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Clemons was released on $1,000 bond, her mother said."

Welcome to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

In follow up, CBS News reports:

"Police and Waffle House corporate executives are defending police intervention at an Alabama restaurant where a black woman's arrest, captured on video, raised questions about mistreatment. In a Monday news conference, police in Saraland, a suburb of Mobile, said that they responded when employees called them reporting trouble with a woman who appeared drunk and had been asked to leave for bringing in what employees believed to be alcohol. When they arrived, witnesses told them that Chikesia Clemons had indicated she might have a gun and might shoot people. A video shows three police officers wrestling her to the floor and arresting her while she and a friend complain loudly. The video shows two officers throwing Clemons to the floor. Her top somehow gets pulled down, exposing her chest. "What are you doing?" Clemons asks. "I'm about to break your arm, that's what I'm about to do," one officer told Clemons. Police say this statement was not made as a threat, but a warning that if she continued to resist, he could hurt her."

That right? Think so? Amazing double standard. Had it been the other way around, she would have been charged with terroristic threat.

"Saraland Police said after reviewing the video multiple times and speaking with witnesses, they are "not choosing to take any action at this time" against the officers involved. Police also released a photo of Clemons holding a garbage can at the police station. They say she vomited into it."

Needless to say, this case will be closely followed. ... Amazing how law enforcement has a habit of quickly releasing information favorable to them well before completion of their 'investigation.' To influence public opinion. More importantly, to unduly influence the potential jury pool. This shit needs to end. Police need to quickly release all information, not cherry pick only what is favorable to them.

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4-27-18

Things have to be drastically out of whack in law enforcement and our formerly great country when churches make the decision to do the following.

The Washington Post reports:

"First Congregational Church of Oakland shares a neighborhood with many homeless people who often come to the church in times of mental health crises. Sometimes church members feel unequipped to deal with the erratic behavior: The most heart-wrenching scenes, volunteer leader Nichola Torbett says, are the times when the church is closing for the day, and a person with nowhere else to go absolutely refuses to leave the building. At least once or twice a month, at their wits’ end, the church members call 911. Now, the church has joined a small handful of like-minded congregations with a radical goal: to stop calling the police. Not for mental health crises, not for graffiti on their buildings, not even for acts of violence. These churches believe the American police system, criticized for its impact especially on people of color, is such a problem that they should wash their hands of it entirely. “Can this actually be reformed, when it was actually created for the unjust distribution of resources or to police black and brown bodies?” Torbett asked. For her and for her fellow church members, the answer is no — the police don’t just need reform. The police need to be abandoned altogether."

Stunning, isn't it? In the case of violence, however, police must be called.

"Those are hard questions. The churches that commit to ending their use of police resources are training members in alternate responses to danger. Torbett said at First Congregational, church leaders have invited experts from several nonprofits to train members on de-escalating mental health crises, and on self-defense in the case of a violent person at the church. “Our goal is to never call the police,” she said. As members discuss self-defense, they’ve also decided that they will not arm anyone at the church with any weapon."

Delusional. This is supposedly a democratic republic. Under the United States Constitution and rule of law. While it is true many of these problems can be handled internally, not all of them. Violence of any kind must be reported. Including sexual assault, child abuse, etc.. Someone opens fire in a church and kills? Police must be called.

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4-27-18

No justice in a fascist police-state. NPR reports:

"Jurors in Arizona found U.S. Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz not guilty of second-degree murder in a fatal through-the-fence shooting of a teenager from Mexico, but they deadlocked on a lesser charge of manslaughter. U.S. District Judge Raner Collins declared a mistrial, meaning that Swartz, 43, could be retried for the 2012 death of 16-year-old Antonio Elena Rodriguez of Nogales, Mexico, who was among a group throwing rocks at border agents during an attempt to smuggle drugs into the U.S. On Oct. 10, 2012, Swartz fired 16 times and hit Rodriguez 10 times — eight in the back — on a street that runs along the U.S.-Mexico border. Prosecutors acknowledged that Rodriquez was throwing rocks during a drug-smuggling attempt, but said that his actions did not warrant the use of lethal force. Attorneys for Swartz said the officer was justified in shooting and that he was acting in self-defense."

This kid was on the other side of the border. Throwing rocks. This criminal jackbooted piece of shit could have stepped away. Instead, became judge, jury, and executioner. Jurors have their heads figuratively, securely lodged up their clueless asses. Clearly, support the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue no matter what they do or don't do. Including murder. ... A goddamned de facto fascist police-state, quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

CBS News reports:

"A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a U.S. Border Patrol agent after an Arizona jury acquitted him of a second-degree murder charge in the killing of a teen from Mexico but deadlocked on lesser counts of manslaughter. The decision by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins means prosecutors could seek another trial for Agent Lonnie Swartz on the manslaughter charges in the 2012 death of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was fatally shot as he threw rocks at authorities during a drug smuggling attempt. Prosecutors say they were evaluating whether to pursue a retrial."

Jesus Christ. When will this shit finally end? When will there be justice for officers who murder on the job, shake down the innocent, abuse authority? Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

"U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has refused to release surveillance camera footage of the incident."

What does that tell you?

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4-27-18

Think the following not callous? To say nothing of outrageously Aryan arrogant? -- Then again, we're talking about the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue where nearly anything goes. ... Right, Sheriff? ABC News reports:

"After Linus Phillip Jr., 30, was killed by a police officer after he was stopped at a gas station in Largo, Florida, for heavily tinted car windows. Authorities went to the funeral home recently in an effort to use his finger to unlock his phone as part of an investigation, Phillip's family attorney confirmed. Days before the funeral on April 31, two detectives held the man's hands up to the iPhone's fingerprint sensor in the cold storage at the funeral home but did not successfully unlock it, John Trevena, the family's pro bono attorney told ABC News. Phillip's family was at the funeral home making arrangements when the detectives showed up. "So they are allowed to pull him out of the refrigerator and use a dead man's finger to get to his phone. It's disgusting," Phillip's girlfriend Victoria Armstrong told ABC affiliate WFTS in Tampa Bay, Florida. "We are fighting to find out what happened."

What happened is police were trespassing on property with no warrant. No exigent circumstances. Funeral home personnel should have asked the bastards to leave, return with a warrant.

"The Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, where Phillip's funeral was held, did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment."

Surprised? Why? Clearly, funeral personnel were intimidated by the jackbooted bastards. Gave police access to a corpse police killed. Did so with no warrant. Without permission of the family.

"Lt. Randall Chaney confirmed the incident at the funeral home to the Tampa Bay Times, saying that detectives didn't think they would need a warrant since there's no expectation of privacy after death."

Disingenuous bullshit. Beside the point. This goddamned cop knows better. The bastards were trespassing, should have been asked to leave. Return with a warrant signed by a judge. Why should the family have had to put up with this shit without a judge signing off on it? With no exigent circumstances, no warrant, these callous pieces of shit should have been asked to leave the premises.

Amazing how these gutless pieces of human excrement routinely use a badge, a gun, and a uniform to intimidate, bypass the rules. Ends justify the means to these achingly clueless pieces of crap. No class. No principles. No honor. No regard for the United States Constitution, rule of law. None. None at all. ... Right, Sheriff?

Coup de grace?

"When reached by ABC News, the Largo Police Department declined to provide further information about the case. "The case is still presently active, however, sometime in the near future the investigation should be concluded and the report will be available for any public records requests," a spokesperson for the police department said."

With rare exception, law enforcement presents an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. ... Right, Bill?

"On March 23, Largo police officers saw Phillip's vehicle had heavily tinted windows, which violates Florida law, according to a press release that the police department shared with ABC News."

Here in Nazi Llano County, civilians can be ticketed for the same. Yet, the jackbooted bastards patrol in vehicles with windows tinted so heavily one can't see into the vehicle at all. Goddamned double standard. Clearly, the Sheriff and his goons don't believe the public has a right to see their oppressors, visually identify them behind the wheel.

"Phillip was driving a rental car and stopped at a Wawa gas station when the officers approached him. Phillip provided police with paperwork showing the car was a rental before an officer asked him why the car smelled like marijuana."

Officers do this all the time. Ruse to search the vehicle. Fishing expedition.

"The officers told Phillip they were going to search him, according to the press release. When the officers attempted to lawfully detain Phillip, police said he jumped into the driver's seat and tried to flee."

Big mistake. Big, big mistake. Never, ever, never run from an officer. Grants law enforcement carte blanche to murder on the job.

"An officer was hanging onto the car when Phillip allegedly put the car in reverse and accelerated nearby the gas pump, which made the officer fear for his life and fire his weapon, according to the press release."

Police do indeed have the script down pat. What the release didn't indicate is why the officer simply didn't immediately let go. Then, give chase in his vehicle, call for backup, etc.. -- Why do what's sensible when you can get your cookies off killing someone stupidly running from you?

"Phillip was shot four times, killing him. "It is the conclusion of the State Attorney's Office that the death of Linus Phillip Jr. was the result of having been shot by Officer Matt Steiner in the legal performance of his duty and the shooting was justifiable homicide," the press release said."

Sign, sealed, and delivered. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. ... Hear the rumble?

"The Largo Police Department reviewed multiple Wawa cameras and said that the footage is "limited" and does not show the encounter between Phillip and the officers. "Did they really need to kill him to stop him?" said Trevena. "It makes no sense."

Doesn't have to. Certainly, not in a goddamned de facto fascist police-state, quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. ... Right, Sheriff?

"The family of Phillip is demanding that all of the camera footage be released, according to WFTS."

Good luck. Think the jackbooted bastards aren't doing all they can to cover their sorry, gutless asses?

"Phillip had marijuana, crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, hydromorphone pills, and over $1,500 in cash in his pockets at the time, according to the police report."

Think police might not have planted it to cover their asses? Especially, in light of the following:

"He did not have a gun in his possession and had a past criminal history, reported WFTS."

What better way to nail someone fleeing with a criminal record than by planting contraband? Did it ever occur to these bastards, if indeed contraband was present, there was in fact a far, far better way to handle this? Than, clinging on to the vehicle to kill the perpetrator? No matter what, no excuse for this killing. The jackbooted bastards remain out of control. An exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

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4-20-18

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

..."No justice. Another murderous jackbooted bastard in blue skates. Not held legally accountable for murdering an innocent unarmed man.

"The shooting death of Andrew Finch, 28, in December 2017 drew national attention after a California man was arrested for allegedly making the call to Wichita authorities that led them to respond to Finch's home. "The shooting should not have happened," Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said in a statement Thursday. "But this officer's decision was made in the context of the false call."

"Horse shit. What the District Attorney is doing is protecting and coddling a murderous officer who shot first, asked questions later. His victim, unarmed. Did nothing more than answer the door. Only to be shot and killed by a hopelessly gutless piece of shit.

"Swatting is the act of making a false police report -- usually of an urgent or violent crime -- to lure law enforcement or SWAT teams to a location. Finch's family, which later sued the city of Wichita and the police department, expressed disappointment with the decision."

"Law enforcement is well aware of this problem. Has clearly chosen to do nothing to rein in its trigger-happy goons. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Andy was unjustifiably and unconstitutionally executed in the sanctity of his home," Andrew Stroth, an attorney for Finch's family, said in a statement. He added that the family would "continue to pursue the truth and justice with the civil rights lawsuit pending in federal court."

"A suit is better than nothing. Yet, fails to correct the ongoing problem of officers continuing to murder innocent unarmed civilians. Worse, prosecutors, courts, and juries continue to protect and coddle these murderous jackbooted bastards. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Two young children no longer have their father because of the policies and practices of the Wichita Police Department," the family statement said."

"That's right. A gutless 'shoot first, ask questions later' mentality that continues to result in the murder of innocent unarmed civilians.

"In the lawsuit, Finch's mother, Lisa, said the officers who responded to the home were inadequately trained and used excessive force."

"Obviously. Otherwise, this man would not be dead. His kids, fatherless. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."A crock of shit. The guy was answering the door. Unarmed. Officer, that blind? Gutlessly, trigger-happy? Doesn't belong in the job. Remains an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Why wasn't this gutless goon named? The people have a right to know the identities of their oppressors. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Coup de grace? Insufferably galling? The following self-serving, coddling, inexcusable bullshit:

"Given the evidence provided to the officers by dispatch and Mr. Finch's physical movements after opening the door, there is insufficient evidence to establish that (the officer) acted in an unreasonable manner in the defense of the officers east of the house," Bennett said."

"Jesus Christ. Reread the last quote. Get it? The criminal gutless jackbooted bastards in blue enjoy carte blanche to murder innocent unarmed civilians on the job with impunity. Remain protected and coddled no matter what they do or don't do. No matter how ludicrous. Always receive the benefit of the doubt whether or not deserved. Gutless murderers. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."This gutless criminal jackbooted son of a bitch in blue 'choked.' A man is dead. His killer, -- off the hook, criminally. The suit? Never enough to bankrupt the agency and government entity ultimately responsible. Precisely, why there will be no end to this carnage. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Unsustainable. ... As our formerly great country continues to come apart at the seams.

"CBS News reports:

"The Kansas police officer who fired the shot that killed a man during a hoax emergency call will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor announced Thursday. District Attorney Marc Bennett said there was reasonable concern at the time that Andrew Finch may have been armed with a weapon."

"Anything to justify the unjustifiable. ... Right, Sheriff? That why you refuse to hold one of your own, Leroy Rodriguez, responsible for his crimes?

"The officer who fired the shot, identified only as "officer number one," was stationed across the street, and fired believing Finch was reaching for a weapon when he moved his arm, Bennett said."

"The bastard was across the street. What could he possibly have seen? Pulled the trigger without knowing what he was shooting at. At the very least, called manslaughter. Not, however, when a jackbooted thug commits the offense. ... Right, Sheriff? Anything goes.

..."No justice. Legalized murder. No accountability:

"The family believes Wichita city leaders and the officers are responsible for his death, Stroth said. Police failed to vet the "SWATting" call, the Finch house did not match the description given by the caller, and there was no hostage situation or criminal activity taking place in the home. The family has filed a civil rights lawsuit."

"Not good enough. Nowhere near. When will your boys be held legally accountable for their criminal activity, Sheriff, here in Nazi Llano County?

"After the announcement from the district attorney's office, Wichita police released a news release saying the incident has weighed on the hearts of the department and the community. The police department also outlined a series of "next steps" it was taking regarding the incident, including an internal investigation to determine if policies and training were followed, and a review of training and policies to include any recommendations. Those entail both administrative reviews as well as reviews by a Citizens Review Board. The department said it "recognizes the concern this tragedy has caused and is committed to do everything it can to prevent an incident like this from occurring again."

"Horse shit. Achingly empty rhetoric. Rings hollow. Abjectly, meaningless. Only way to prevent recurrence is criminal prosecution. Not to be in a goddamned de facto fascist police-state quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. ... Right, Sheriff?

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

..."More of the same. Another outrageously corrupt, abusive sheriff. CBS News reports:

"A South Carolina sheriff has been indicted on charges he obstructed a state investigation into his conduct and misused his office."

"Couldn't be, could it? A sheriff wouldn't do anything like that, would he, Bill?

"A grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday against Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis. Gov. Henry McMaster immediately removed Lewis and replaced him with former sheriff Johnny Mack Brown."

"Amazing, isn't it? Here in Nazi Llano County abusive officers are protected and coddled, right, Sheriff? Still no charges against Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764, Bill? Still protecting and coddling this outrageously inept jackbooted goon, Sheriff?"

... Small sampling of what's to come in this edition. Read on.

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:

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

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

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:

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

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

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:

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

4-20-18

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? One hundred 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? One hundred 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. One hundred 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.

4-20-18

'Shoot first, ask questions later' is now the mantra of law enforcement. Including those, allegedly most highly trained, SWAT. In follow up to a case extensively covered in this publication and elsewhere, CNN reports:

"The Wichita police officer who shot and killed a man last year while responding to what turned out to be a prank call will not face charges, the district attorney's office announced."

No justice. Another murderous jackbooted bastard in blue skates. Not held legally accountable for murdering an innocent unarmed man.

Horse shit. What the District Attorney is doing is protecting and coddling a murderous officer who shot first, asked questions later. His victim, unarmed. Did nothing more than answer the door. Only to be shot and killed by a hopelessly gutless piece of shit.

Law enforcement is well aware of this problem. Has clearly chosen to do nothing to rein in its trigger-happy goons. ... Right, Sheriff?

A suit is better than nothing. Yet, fails to correct the ongoing problem of officers continuing to murder innocent unarmed civilians. Worse, prosecutors, courts, and juries continue to protect and coddle these murderous jackbooted bastards. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Two young children no longer have their father because of the policies and practices of the Wichita Police Department," the family statement said."

That's right. A gutless 'shoot first, ask questions later' mentality that continues to result in the murder of innocent unarmed civilians.

"In the lawsuit, Finch's mother, Lisa, said the officers who responded to the home were inadequately trained and used excessive force."

Obviously. Otherwise, this man would not be dead. His kids, fatherless. ... Right, Sheriff?

"In his report, Bennett said that charging the officer, who has not been named, "would require evidence -- not 20/20 hindsight -- that it was unreasonable for him to believe in that moment that the man who came to the door posed a risk to the officers near the house."

A crock of shit. The guy was answering the door. Unarmed. Officer, that blind? Gutlessly, trigger-happy? Doesn't belong in the job. Remains an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Why wasn't this gutless goon named? The people have a right to know the identities of their oppressors. ... Right, Sheriff?

Coup de grace? Insufferably galling? The following self-serving, coddling, inexcusable bullshit:

Jesus Christ. Reread the last quote. Get it? The criminal gutless jackbooted bastards in blue enjoy carte blanche to murder innocent unarmed civilians on the job with impunity. Remain protected and coddled no matter what they do or don't do. No matter how ludicrous. Always receive the benefit of the doubt whether or not deserved. Gutless murderers. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Tyler Barriss, the 25-year-old accused of making the "swatting" call, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer. A judge has set his bond at $500,000."

While this son of a bitch should be rightfully prosecuted, so should the jackbooted SWAT bastard who pulled the trigger. Clearly, these pieces of shit enjoy a license to murder on the job. Will not be held criminally accountable for their murderous goddamned gutlessness. Unsustainable.

"It appears the prank call stemmed from an online multiplayer session of the the video game "Call of Duty: WWII." According to court documents, one member of the gaming community -- identified only by his Twitter name Baperize -- threatened to swat another when they got into a dispute. As they were "talking trash," the threatened gamer, identified by his initials SG, posted Finch's address, according to the affidavit. It's not clear why. Finch didn't even play video games, according to his family. Baperize then provided the address to Barriss, and asked him to swat the player. Barriss, who later admitted to making the call, told dispatchers that he "shot his dad in the head and that he was not breathing." He also said he was holding his brother, sister and mother hostage. A man who claims to know Barriss through the gaming community told CNN that Barriss had a reputation "for doing stuff like that." The source did not want to give his name for fear of backlash from fellow gamers. When police arrived at the given address, Finch opened the door and an officer fired his weapon moments later. Police said they shot Finch after he moved his hands to his waistline, according to Wichita police Deputy Chief Troy Livingston. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died."

This gutless criminal jackbooted son of a bitch in blue 'choked.' A man is dead. His killer, -- off the hook, criminally. The suit? Never enough to bankrupt the agency and government entity ultimately responsible. Precisely, why there will be no end to this carnage. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Unsustainable. ... As our formerly great country continues to come apart at the seams.

CBS News reports:

Anything to justify the unjustifiable. ... Right, Sheriff? That why you refuse to hold one of your own, Leroy Rodriguez, responsible for his crimes?

The bastard was across the street. What could he possibly have seen? Pulled the trigger without knowing what he was shooting at. At the very least, called manslaughter. Not, however, when a jackbooted thug commits the offense. ... Right, Sheriff? Anything goes.

"This shooting should not have happened," Bennett said. "But this officer's decision was made in the context of the false call. To charge 'officer number one' would require evidence, not 20/20 hindsight, that it was unreasonable for him to believe in that moment that the man who came to the door posed a risk to the officers near the house."

Jesus Christ. Unadulterated horse shit. Any excuse. Any at all. Anything to protect and coddle a criminal, gutless jackbooted thug. ... Right, Bill?

"Chicago civil rights attorney Andrew M. Stroth, who is representing the Finch family, said in a phone interview after the DA's announcement that the family is devastated. "The district attorney's failure to indict the officer is a disappointment," Stroth said. "Andy Finch was unjustifiably and unreasonably executed in the sanctity of his home."

No justice. Legalized murder. No accountability:

Not good enough. Nowhere near. When will your boys be held legally accountable for their criminal activity, Sheriff, here in Nazi Llano County?

Horse shit. Achingly empty rhetoric. Rings hollow. Abjectly, meaningless. Only way to prevent recurrence is criminal prosecution. Not to be in a goddamned de facto fascist police-state quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. ... Right, Sheriff?

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4-20-18

Think we don't live in a fascist police-state? How would you like to live in chicken shit Alpharetta, GA? Get this. CBS46 News reports:

"According to a memo written within the Alpharetta Police Department, officers are supposed to charge drivers with a criminal misdemeanor anytime two cars bump into each other within city limits. This applies to car accidents where the damage is minor and there are no injuries. Officers do not have discretion to give warnings."

Cash cow for the city. Same kind of thing goes on right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff? To line County coffers. Matters not whether or not those falsely ticketed and/or charged are guilty or innocent. 'It's the money, stupid.' ... Right, Bill?

"Drivers who exchange information at accident scenes without calling 911 don't have to worry, but if an officer is requested to write an accident report, he or she is not allowed to leave without giving at least one of the drivers a ticket."

'It's the money, stupid.'

"Alpharetta city councilman, Dan Merkel, says his daughter was the target of strict enforcement. "There was no damage to her car and no visible damage to the other car, but she got a ticket for following too close."

Amazing, isn't it?

"CBS46 asked Merkel if he believes the motive for this policy is a financial one. "I've seen the numbers in the past. If you write a lot of tickets, let's face it, you need a lot of resources. I mean, you're burning fuel, cars, payroll, court system... No. As a matter of fact, you can look through the open records and see only a small portion of their budget comes out of tickets."

... Not if you're intentionally writing tickets to innocent people to line County coffers, right, Sheriff? Cleverly finding a way to steal that money. That why the last County audit of your predecessor at the Sheriff's Office couldn't determine what went where and why, Bill?

"It's not like Alpharetta is a small rural town that depends on revenue from traffic fines. We tried to find Alpharetta Police Chief, John Robison, to explain the reasoning for the policy, but he was out of town, Tuesday, and not taking calls. "To have a blanket policy that applies to all kinds of incidents, doesn't make a lot of sense to me," said Charles Westover."

You think? Here's where things get interesting:

"Westover was recently involved in an accident in Alpharetta where he rear-ended another driver at a low speed. Officer Daniel Capps was dispatched to write the accident report. Westover described Capps as "Extremely courteous. Very professional, acknowledging it was a minor fender bender and there was no need to issue a ticket." According to the police report, no one was injured, and Westover said only the bumpers of each car were damaged. Capps didn't write anyone a ticket at that crash scene, and it led to him losing his job."

Outrageous, isn't it?

"I was pretty appalled, I am appalled. That doesn't seem right to put that kind of mark on this gentleman's life," said Westover. In the official memo forwarded to police officers by Lt. James Little, it says anytime there is "damage that needs to be fixed with more than a little wax and elbow grease, you need to write the citation." As noted in the accident report, the victim from Westover's fender bender was okay with his not receiving a citation. It should also be noted that Capps does not personally know either driver from that accident."

Makes no sense. This cop shouldn't have lost his job.

Consider the following:

"CBS46 tried to reach Capps for an interview, but he was unavailable. We asked Alpharetta Police for an explanation, and assistant city manager, James Drinkard, sent us this:

“While the decision to terminate employment was based, in part, on the former employee’s decision to ignore lawful departmental policy and refuse to properly cite at-fault drivers who caused traffic crashes that resulted in property damage, that behavior was part of a pattern of performance and poor decision making that was simply not acceptable. The City of Alpharetta makes no apology for holding our personnel responsible for properly carrying out their assigned duties, being stewards of the public trust, and advancing our mission to enhance the quality of life of our residents, businesses, and visitors.”

Think so? Think this was a bad cop? ... Or one, who although not perfect, wisely used good judgment most of the time:

"We looked at Capps' disciplinary record from the past nine years and, in summary, this is what it contained:

"-One time he was seen wearing earrings which are against dress code.

"-Another time, he left his gun unattended on the range during a police training.

"-He occasionally stopped to use the bathroom at his house instead of using public restrooms along his patrol route.

"-He once charged a juvenile with shoplifting at Macy's, then released her to the custody of her parents instead of putting her straight in jail."

Think any of the above worthy of termination?

"Finally, after being reprimanded for not writing enough tickets in January, Capps asked around to his fellow officers if they also thought the lieutenant's policy was unfair, and several others echoed his dissatisfaction. According to official documents, Lt. James Little considered that an attempt to undermine his authority, and Capps was suspended, and later fired."

Jesus Christ. Sounds like the not-so-good Lieutenant has his head figuratively, -- securely lodged up his ass. ... Right, Sheriff?

"When CBS46 called Alpharetta Municipal Court's chief judge asking for comment, he said it's not his job to have an opinion about police department policies, but he also said he was unaware that officers were being directed to write tickets like this."

Certainly is, -- if the U.S. Constitution and/or rule of law are abrogated.

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4-20-18

Think the Border Patrol doesn't have serious problems? CBS News reports:

"A supervisor for the U.S. Border Patrol killed a woman with whom he was romantically involved and her 1-year-old child before calling 911 claiming to have discovered the bodies near a park along the border with Mexico, Texas authorities said Tuesday. Ronald Anthony Burgos Aviles, 28, was being held without bond in the Webb County jail on two counts of capital murder. Joe Baeza, police spokesman in the border city of Laredo, said Burgos Aviles was identified as a person of interest within an hour of the 911 call Monday, but Baeza declined to elaborate. He said Grizelda Hernandez, 27, and her son, Dominick Alexander Hernandez, likely were killed Monday near the park, which is adjacent to the Rio Grande and just south of the World Trade Bridge that carries traffic between the U.S. and Mexico."

Appalling, isn't it?

"Burgos Aviles was a nine-year veteran of the Border Patrol, Baeza said, and had been promoted last year."

No rookie. An experienced officer.

"Jason Owens, Border Patrol chief for the agency's Laredo sector, said at a news conference Tuesday that the deaths represent a "horrific tragedy."

Far worse than that. Strikes at the core of law enforcement at a time where faith and trust in it are tanking.

"The actions of this individual, if true, are both inexcusable and reprehensible," Owens said. "No one is more sickened than we are at the thought of someone wearing this uniform committing such a heinous act."

Certainly, a serious blow to good officers who follow the Constitution and rule of law.

"Baeza said investigators are working to learn more about Burgos Aviles' relationship with Hernandez and many other aspects of the case, such as whether the suspect acted alone or had help. Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said it's too early to determine if prosecutors will seek the death penalty, adding that the case "is being given extreme priority."

The public is closely watching. This officer needs to receive equal treatment accorded to any other civilian in such circumstances. Not be protected and coddled because he is a cop.

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4-20-18

Think 'Officer Friendly' can be trusted? The Washington Times reports:

"A patrolman in West Virginia who authorities say searched for child pornography on his work computer has been arrested."

Think this guy intelligent enough to be a cop? To say nothing of his fitness for office.

"Wyoming County Sheriff C.S. Parker tells The Register-Herald that 31-year-old Josh Lumbo was arrested Wednesday on one count of possession of child erotica, following a two-month investigation."

What took so long?

"Parker says the Mullens Police Department patrolman had left a website open on his work computer after searching for child pornography sites, which was reported to Police Chief Ray Toler. Toler turned the case over to the sheriff’s department to investigate."

If the above is indeed true, this guy's too stupid to be a cop. Sad, isn't it? ... Unless there's far more to this story than what's been reported.

"Parker said a forensic computer analysis determined there was child pornography on the computer. Wyoming County Chief Deputy Jeremy White says Lumbo has resigned from the Mullens police force."

If he's indeed innocent, why resign? Why not fight like hell? Especially, if he was set up.

"He’s free on $10,000 bond. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer."

None of this makes sense. Needless to see, this case will be closely followed.

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4-20-18

Lawsuit filed. In follow up to a case covered extensively in this publication and elsewhere, NBC reports:

"The family of Danny Ray Thomas, an unarmed black man whose encounter with a Texas sheriff's deputy last month was captured by a bystander's cellphone right before the deputy shot him dead, filed a federal civil lawsuit Thursday against Harris County, Texas, citing a violation of Thomas' constitutional rights. On the steps of the Harris County Civil Court in Houston, Thomas' grieving family and friends surrounded lawyers Robert Hilliard and Benjamin Crump as they held a news conference to announce the lawsuit. “The videotape of Danny Ray Thomas fairly shows that this was an unarmed man in broad daylight," said Hilliard, a high-profile attorney who is known for cases involving wrongful death and personal injury. "The officer was not in danger of his life. He was clearly concerned that he did something that he shouldn’t have done.”

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4-20-18

We have to do better. Far better. NPR reports:

"Police in Cambridge, Mass., tackled and punched a black Harvard student who was standing naked on a traffic island on Friday night. The incident was captured on video by witnesses, and the city's mayor called the video "disturbing." Officers responded to a call from a woman who said a man had thrown his clothes in her face. Police say they received approximately six other calls about a naked man, and a police report stated that women who "appeared to be acquaintances" of the man told officers that he had possibly taken a hallucinogenic drug."

... Or, had severe mental issues.

"The video shows the man, who police identified as 21-year-old Selorm Ohene, standing in the middle of a traffic median, surrounded by officers. Ohene takes steps toward one of the officers and then is tackled from behind by another. Ohene and the two officers fall to the ground, and more officers step in to help subdue Ohene, who is heard shrieking. Ohene is punched multiple times. Bystanders stopped to watch from sidewalks and are heard criticizing the officers' response."

Multiple trained officers are incapable of doing anything other than administering a beating to subdue this individual?

"It's difficult to make out exactly what is happening on the ground, but in the police report, Officer Steven Burke describes it this way:

"Every attempt that was made to calm Ohene down and reason with him was met with opposition. We informed him that we were only there to help him and were concerned for his safety. It was made very clear that our pleads were not going to be received by Ohene. Ohene's behavior became aggressive, unreceptive, and intimidating almost immediately. Ohene's hostility rapidly escalated. As Ohene and I conversed, I observed him clinch both his fists. Ohene started to take steps towards officers in a an aggressive manner. I perceived this as a threat and thought an attack was imminent. Ohene's goal was to seriously hurt himself or one of the officers on scene. It was clear, Ohene absolutely could not be reasoned with. Ohene's behavior could only be summed up as chaotic and tumultuous. Ohene then turned from me and started walking in the direction of Officer Maziarz. At that point, I made a tactical decision to grab his legs and bring him down to the ground. This maneuver was effective in getting Ohene to the ground but Ohene continued to resist us with all of his strength.

"We gave Ohene verbal commands to give us his hands which he did not. Unable to pry Ohene's hands from underneath his body, I delivered approximately 5 strikes with a closed fists to the area of his stomach. These seemed ineffective. Eventually Officer Maziarz was able get control of Ohene's right arm and place it behind his back where it was placed in a handcuff by Officer Harney."

Get your cookies off beating the living shit out of this man, Officer? Make you and your fellow goons perversely 'feel like a man' beating the shit out of someone psychotic or drugged? That your definition of 'courage?'

"The Harvard Black Law Students Association, some members of which witnessed the incident, released a statement that disputed the police account:

"A naked, unarmed Black man, stood still on the median at the center of Massachusetts Avenue across from Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church. He was surrounded by at least four Cambridge Police Department (CPD) officers who, without provocation, lunged at him, tackled him and pinned him to the ground. While on the ground, at least one officer repeatedly punched the student in his torso as he screamed for help. The officers held him to the ground until paramedics arrived, placed him on a stretcher, and put him in the ambulance. A pool of blood remained on the pavement as the ambulance departed."

This has to change. Is not sustainable. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

"In a statement on Sunday, Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern said that in his experience as a social worker, he had to "engage in physical restraints," which he said can be traumatic for all those involved, including those witnessing it:

"What is shown on the video is disturbing. We have high standards for our police officers in Cambridge. In most cases, the extensive training our officers go through results in the de-escalation of dangerous situations. When confrontations cannot be averted and include the use of physical force, we must be willing to review our actions to ensure that our police officers are providing the highest level of safety for all.

"Cambridge affirms that Black Lives Matter, but it must be true in practice as well. Policing in Cambridge is far ahead of many communities across the country, and yet we can always strive to do better. As Mayor, I will continue working with my colleagues to make sure that the horrific treatment of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement has no place in Cambridge."

You're gutlessly talking out both sides your ass, Mr. Mayor. Excusing the inexcusable to placate out of control criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Too deaf to hear the rumble? ... Or, too goddamned gutless?

There is continued desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole mission would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute corrupt, abusive, murderous officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court whose sole function would be to try such cases. Total independence. Unwanted alternative? Unthinkable.

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4-20-18

Think racism isn't alive and well in the fascist police-state we now live in? NBC reports:

"Two black men who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last week for allegedly trespassing are now going to the front of the line — they'll be meeting with the CEO, a company spokesperson said on Monday. The men have agreed to meet with Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, according to Reggie Borges, Starbucks’ senior manager of global corporate communications. The timing of the meeting was not immediately clear. The planned meeting comes amid growing outrage and a second day of protests in the City of Brotherly Love, after video of the arrests went viral and sparked accusations of racism against both the police and baristas."

Amazing how aggressive stupidity remains so alive and well in our formerly great country.

"On Monday morning, Johnson reiterated that the arrests were "reprehensible" and said he hoped to meet with the men to discuss "a constructive solution,” speaking to ABC’s "Good Morning America." He also said he will order store managers to undergo training for how to spot "unconscious bias." Previously, Johnson appeared in a video apologizing to the two men and promising changes at the company. Meanwhile, about two dozen protesters gathered outside the coffee shop in the pouring rain, starting before 7 a.m. on Monday morning, while inside it looked like business as usual, according to the Associated Press. Most people drinking coffee at the tables, however, were regional leaders from the company's corporate side, the AP reported."

Too little, much too late. Yet, better than nothing.

"Just before 7:30 a.m., the protesters moved inside and stood in front of the counter, some holding banners reading "End Stop and Frisk," chanting slogans like, "A whole lot of racism, a whole lot of crap, Starbucks coffee is anti-black," according to the AP. Protester Shani Robin told NBC News that the demonstrators want the manager who called police and the arresting officers fired. “If you can’t even go into a Starbucks to wait for a friend to come, you’re not safe anywhere,” she said. “We're going to occupy space, were going to make it very uncomfortable until they make changes and until specifically they meet the demands we set forth,” Robin added. Another protester, Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, told NBC Philadelphia, "We don't want this Starbucks to make any money today. That's our goal."

... Think Starbucks will have their asses hauled off to jail? LOL.

"On Sunday, demonstrators carried megaphones and signs that said phrases like, “Too Little Too Latte,” and confronted the employees behind the register, according to NBC Philadelphia."

Sad, isn't it, that racism remains so alive and well in 2018?

"The two black men, whose identities were not been released, were arrested Thursday after a Starbucks employee called 911 because they were sitting inside the café and allegedly refused to leave. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, who is black, said the men hadn't purchased anything and refused to leave, which led to the arrest. The men were eventually let go after about eight hours in police custody — Starbucks did not press any charges. Michelle Saahene, who witnessed the incident, told NBC News on Sunday that after the men were not permitted to use the bathroom because they had not purchased anything, they sat at a table silently while using their phones as they waited for a friend. "The cops were asking them to leave because they weren’t purchasing anything," Saahene said. "[The two men] said they were confused. This is a Starbucks. Since when are people asked to leave a Starbucks who are just sitting there?"

CBS News reports:

"Another incident of alleged racial bias at Starbucks is stirring new outrage. A black man claims he was denied access to a bathroom at a Los Angeles store, even though a white man was given the entry code. Neither were paying customers. The incident in Los Angeles, along with the one in Philadelphia last week, has left Starbucks struggling with accusations of racism from coast to coast. Both events appear to have started when Starbucks employees refused to let black men use their store bathrooms, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller."

Unabashed racism. Can't have one policy for whites, another for blacks, other minorities, etc.. Hard to believe this shit still goes on in 2018. Clearly, we have a long, long, long way to go.

"Once the thing happened this past weekend in Philadelphia, that's when I was like, 'Hey, the same thing happened to me,'" Brandon Ward said. In the newly resurfaced video that was originally posted in January, a white Starbucks customer named Westin tells Ward he had no problems getting access to the bathroom. "You asked for the code and they just gave it to you, right?" Ward could be heard asking. "Yeah," Westin responded. "Before you made a purchase?" "Yeah," Westin said."

Remarkable, isn't it? Blatant racism. The following is indicative of precisely how clueless management remains:

"Ward, who was refused the code minutes earlier, then confronts a Starbucks manager about the apparent double standard.

"This is a private business," the Starbucks employee said.

"This is not your business though," Ward said.

"I am the store manager."

"Okay, you may be the store manager –" Ward started.

"And I'm asking you to leave right now. You're actually not allowed to be in here anymore. You need to leave," the manager said.

"Ward said a security guard escorted him out before police arrived.

"There should have been a sign right there that says whites only, because that's how they treated it," Ward said."

Precisely, so. Starbucks has figuratively shot itself again in the ass. Apparently, this may be a problem nationwide with this company.

"Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson wouldn't answer questions about the latest video. He was in Philadelphia meeting with the city's mayor and police chief amid growing outcry and protests over the arrests of two black businessmen in a Starbucks last week."

Needs to do precisely that. Otherwise, will deal a severe blow to Starbucks business-wise as word spreads. -- Think non-racist whites will patronize an establishment that is clearly racist? ... Won't make a point of taking their business elsewhere?

The Washington Post reports:

"Starbucks will close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for an afternoon next month to train employees after two black men were arrested while waiting at one of the coffee chain’s Philadelphia stores last week. The “racial-bias education” training will occur on May 29 and be provided to nearly 175,000 employees, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Starbucks’s chief executive Kevin Johnson said he had spent the past few days in Philadelphia listening to the community, learning what the company did wrong and what steps were necessary to fix the problem. “Closing our stores for racial bias training is just one step in a journey that requires dedication from every level of our company and partnerships in our local communities,” Johnson said in the statement. The curriculum will be developed with input from national and local experts confronting racial bias. They include Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; Heather McGhee, president of policy center Demos; and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League."

Hopefully, a step in the right direction. Police, however, still don't get it. Continue to defend the indefensible. Need to show better judgment. Think there won't be a lawsuit? Forget? These guys were racially discriminated against, then arrested and held for some eight hours before being released with no charges filed.

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4-20-18

More of the same. Another outrageously corrupt, abusive sheriff. CBS News reports:

"A South Carolina sheriff has been indicted on charges he obstructed a state investigation into his conduct and misused his office."

Couldn't be, could it? A sheriff wouldn't do anything like that, would he, Bill?

"A grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday against Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis. Gov. Henry McMaster immediately removed Lewis and replaced him with former sheriff Johnny Mack Brown."

Amazing, isn't it? Here in Nazi Llano County abusive officers are protected and coddled, right, Sheriff? Still no charges against Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764, Bill? Still protecting and coddling this outrageously inept jackbooted goon, Sheriff?

"The indictments gave few details, but the State Law Enforcement Division started an investigation into Lewis last year after a woman sued the sheriff, saying she was drugged and he had sex with her without her consent in a Charlotte, North Carolina, hotel room during a work trip. Lewis had hired the woman as an assistant shortly after taking office in Dec. 2016. He admitted to an affair, but said the sex was consensual."

That right?

"The woman filed a lawsuit in October against Lewis and Greenville County officials, reports CBS affiliate WSPA. Elected officials asked Lewis to resign amid the allegations. Prosecutors say the investigation is continuing and more charges are possible."

Unlike here in Nazi Llano County, -- where anything goes. ... Right, Sheriff?

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4-20-18

Follow up to Sacramento atrocity. The Washington Post reports:

"The Sacramento Police Department on Monday released dozens of videos related to the Stephon Clark killing — new material that has raised more questions about police action in the moments after the fatal shooting of the unarmed black man. Clark, 22, was hit by eight of the 20 rounds fired by two officers on March 18 in his grandmother’s backyard, according to an independent autopsy requested by his family. He was unarmed. Police have said they believed he was raising a gun at them, but only a white iPhone was found near his body."

Think the following appropriate behavior by the jackbooted bastards in blue?

"Videos show six minutes pass between shots fired and responders attempting chest compressions. Police handcuffed and searched Clark before they began first aid. As the case gained national attention last month, police released videos that showed the two responding officers muting their body cameras, sparking waves of protests and leading the department to alter its policy, providing stricter rules for when police can disable their cameras."

Too little, much too late.

"Monday’s release of more than 50 videos and two audio clips shows several more officers, who arrived in the minutes after the killing, being asked to mute their cameras or deciding to disable them on their own — occurrences not previously disclosed."

Covering their gutless, cowardly, criminal, jackbooted asses. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Those actions occurred in numerous instances. In one, a female officer recounts to other police what she believed was the version of events. “We got a call, somebody is breaking into things, then he breaks into this guy’s slider,” she says, describing their belief Clark was breaking into a home nearby. “Um, hold on,” she says, and her body cam audio is cut. Other videos show officers disabling their audio as they canvass the area or converse with other members of the force. Few provide clear context for why the officers disabled their highly regulated equipment."

Why are these gutless jackbooted bastards protected and coddled? Not held accountable for covering up their crimes?

"The videos released Monday also document the unfolding discussion how and if to approach Clark as he lay on the ground bleeding to death. And one of the new videos complicates the police portrayal of immediate urgency and danger on second glance. Responding officers are shown keeping their pistol-mounted flashlights on Clark, urging him to show his hands at a distance. A female officer who arrives later says: “Let’s have the next unit bring a nonlethal in case he’s pretending,” appearing to refer to a shotgun loaded with less-lethal ammunition like bean bags. The female officer returns to the car for the weapon, and as she collects it, her colleagues call over the radio to say they already have started to move in on Clark — without waiting for her to return with a weapon officers said they needed for safety. A call for medical responders goes out 14 seconds later. That delay was appropriate, Plumas County deputy and police training expert Ed Obayashi said, because the officers may have been concerned Clark or someone else would raise a weapon, the Bee reported."

Crock of shit. Forget? Pumped round after round into him. Kept pistol-mounted flashlights on their victim. Give me a break. These gutless pieces of shit couldn't care less. Got their cookies off murdering this kid. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Moments later, the female officer walks back amid calls for a “rescue mask,” referencing an oxygen mask. Clark was already found unresponsive in those moments, according to a separate video depicting a methodical, calm walk up to Clark’s body where a responder starts chest compressions on Clark."

No hurry. No concern. Clearly, couldn't care less.

"She begins a jog and says to herself: “I don’t know if we have it,” in reference to the mask. The officer rummages in a trunk to find the mask and returns to the scene, struggling to put it together before she hands it off to another first responder. Another officer says he is about to mute his body camera minutes later. She apparently follows suit. Her entire feed, including video, ends there. Chandler said the decisions of how and when to apply aid will be investigated, declining to explain why officers did not have medical equipment ready to go as soon as Clark was handcuffed. He said he was unaware of any policy that standardizes where medical equipment is kept in squad cars. All officers carry a tourniquet and basic first aid tools, he said."

Jesus Christ. Clearly, these jackbooted bastards couldn't have cared less.

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4-13-18

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

..."Never ends. Carnage, that is. NBC reports:

"The New York attorney general opened an investigation Thursday into the fatal shooting of a black Brooklyn man who police believed was pointing a gun at them — but who was actually holding a piece of metal pipe with a knob at one end. Saheed Vassell was mortally wounded on Wednesday afternoon when at least three plainclothes and two uniformed officers fired 10 shots at him, police said. He was pronounced dead later at Kings County Hospital. “The attorney general’s special investigations and prosecutions unit has opened an investigation into the death of Saheed Vassell,” Amy Spitalnick, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said in a statement. "We're committed to conducting an independent, comprehensive and fair investigation."

"Think that possible? Truly believe the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue won't skate? ... Right, Sheriff? American Way, isn't it, Bill?

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

..."Another appalling example of police malfeasance, profound hypocrisy. CBS News reports:

"A San Francisco police officer known as the "Hot Cop of Castro" was sentenced to nine months in county jail for his involvement in a hit-and-run collision that left two men injured, CBS San Francisco reports. In addition to the nine month sentence, a judge also sentenced Christopher Kohrs to three years probation, along with various conditions including paying restitution to the victims."

"A cop wouldn't gutlessly hit and run, would he?

"A jury found Kohrs guilty last month of two counts of felony hit-and-run for the collision that occurred on Nov. 29, 2015."

"Jesus Christ. Couldn't be, could it? Officers don't do that, do they? ... Right, Sheriff?

"After the verdict, Yaggy remanded Kohrs into custody without bail, explaining that her decision was partly based on the fact that Kohrs had fled from the collision and made himself unavailable to police for about eight hours."

"Finally, equal justice. Imagine that. Can we stand it? ... Right, Sheriff? Not in Nazi Llano County, though, right, Bill?"

..."Couldn't be, could it?

"A crowd immediately appeared after Kohrs struck the two victims as they crossed the street. Some recognized him and began yelling "hot cop."

"His unlucky day.

"Kohr's defense attorney, Peter Furst, argued that some of the people in the crowd also shouted epithets and threatened Kohrs with physical violence, which prompted him to flee on foot from the scene while his brother and friend stayed behind. During the trial, prosecutors accused Kohrs of fleeing in order to avoid a blood-alcohol test and left the two victims for dead."

"Gutless piece of shit.

"He turned himself in at police headquarters after he was identified by investigators as the registered owner and driver of the Dodge at the scene."

"Had no choice, did he? At least, investigators did their job. Did not protect one of their own. Encouraging, isn't it? ... Same happen in the Llano County Sheriff's Office, Bill? -- Don't lie, Sheriff. LOL. Unbecoming. ... Par for the course, though, isn't it, Bill? That why you're still protecting Deputy Rodriguez?

"One of the hit-and-run victims suffered a missing tooth, a broken jaw, a fractured ankle and an injured shoulder ligament. The other victim suffered a broken nose, a broken eye socket, a broken neck, a brain hemorrhage, a spinal fracture and memory impairment. Kohrs settled a civil lawsuit filed against him by one of the victims in March 2017."

"Nothing quite like 'good policing,' is there? Indeed, warms the cockles of the heart, doesn't it, Sheriff?"

... Small sampling of what's to come in this edition. Read on.

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:

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

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

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:

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

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

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:

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

4-13-18

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? One hundred 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? One hundred 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. One hundred 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.

4-13-18

The gutless jackbooted nazi in the Oval Office has made it abundantly clear what he thinks vis a vis the press. What fascist dictator wouldn't? Hitler certainly did. So did Mussolini. Difference here? Media will not remain gutlessly silent as it did eight decades ago. Nazism will be challenged no matter the personal cost. We see this throughout media. No one's backing down. No one will.

Forget? This is the United States. Don't cower here. Don't seek cover. Don't cowardly stick our heads in the sand. Won't remain gutlessly silent as our formerly great country continues to nazify under Trump and his henchmen. Protest against this sick narcissistic fascist remains highly reminiscent of fifty years ago. Will certainly increase as life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties are abrogated.

Silence is not golden. Gutless. Equally important? Exponentially increasing protest has to have rattled the cage of Trump and his henchmen. Precisely, why Homeland 'Security' is seeking bids for a contract for "Media Monitoring Services." Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Certainly, worthy of the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc.. Not the United States. Yet, here we are.

CBS News reports:

"The Department of Homeland Security posted a contract request this week for "Media Monitoring Services," which will compile a database of hundreds of thousands of journalists, bloggers and "media influencers" for the federal government. After an outcry on social media, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman tweeted "this is nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in the media."

The hell it is. No more than a blatant attempt at intimidation. By a nazi dictator and his henchmen who resent, fear, do all they can to discredit news coverage. Have no tolerance for the truth. Ferociously pointedly and worse? Trump remains a congenital liar. Wouldn't know truth if it figuratively bit him hard on the ass. The truth is the truth. Bedrock of a democratic republic. 'President' doesn't like it? Tough shit.

"The work request from DHS seeks a firm that has the ability to monitor up to 290,000 global news sources; ability to track media coverage in up to 100 languages and the ability to "track online, print, broadcast, cable, radio, trade and industry publications, local sources, national/international outlets, traditional news sources, and social media."

To what end? For what purpose? Eviscerate free speech? F--k the nazi. What's his intention? Spark the unthinkable? Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

"The work request also seeks the ability to build lists of journalists based on beat, location, outlet type/size and journalist role. Creating an online "media influence database" is also included."

Raw nazism. Blatant attempt at intimidation. Again, f--k the nazi bastard and his henchmen. What business is it of government? Think this won't get challenged in court? A government shit list. Repeat of history. Certainly, indicative of precisely how fearful the traitorous, treasonous, treacherous nazis in the White House are of exposure for whom and what they are.

"DHS spokesman Tyler Q. Houlton tweeted that "despite what some reporters may suggest," this is "standard."

How? Until now, never occurred before. At least, not to this extent. J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI, and Richard Nixon on steroids.

"Any suggestion otherwise is fit for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists," Houlton wrote.

"Despite what some reporters may suggest, this is nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in the media. Any suggestion otherwise is fit for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists. https://t.co/XGgFFH3Ppl
— Tyler Q. Houlton (@SpoxDHS) April 6, 2018"

Aren't you precisely describing yourself, Mr. Houlton? You're out of uniform, you nazi son of a bitch. Where is your swastika armband?

"Responses are due April 13."

Imagine that. F--k the nazi. Needs to be challenged every step of the way. Highly indicative of a nazi dictator well aware his stranglehold on power grows increasingly tenuous. As protest, resistance increases, Mueller zeroes in on Trump and his henchmen.

"The news comes amid attacks on the media by President Trump, who frequently calls mainstream media outlets "fake news." Watchdog organization Freedom House said in its 2017 press freedom report that global media freedom has reached its lowest level in 13 years -- including attacks by Mr. Trump."

Precisely, the intention of a nazi dictator who remains no more than a congenital liar.

"But it is the far-reaching attacks on the news media and their place in a democratic society by Donald Trump, first as a candidate and now as president of the United States, that fuel predictions of further setbacks in the years to come," the report said."

Think so? Certainly, not in this publication. Certainly, not elsewhere. Just getting started. Will not under any circumstances remain gutlessly silent. No matter the personal cost.

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4-13-18

Never ends. Carnage, that is. NBC reports:

Think that possible? Truly believe the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue won't skate? ... Right, Sheriff? American Way, isn't it, Bill?

"In New York state, the attorney general has the power to act as a special prosecutor in cases in which police officers kill unarmed people. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called Vassell's death "a tragedy by any measure" but stopped short of blaming the police. He said the responding officers were unaware that he had "a profound mental health problem."

That's not true. Not credible. As will become clear, shortly. Patience.

"People in the community thought he had a weapon and was aiming at residents," he said Thursday. "There is a lot more we need to know." The NYPD did not identify any of the officers involved in the shooting of Vassell, 34, a welder born in Jamaica. But police took the unusual step of releasing surveillance footage of Vassell just before he was shot, including a still obtained by NBC New York that showed him running and pointing the pipe at a bystander on Utica Avenue."

Police are covering their gutless ass. Story is far, far more complicated than this.

"The footage appears to corroborate earlier assertions by Chief of Department Terence Monahan that Vassell "took a two-handed shooting stance and pointed an object at the approaching officers” seconds before he was killed. And it appears to show Vassell accosting a woman and a child with the pipe and menacing another man with it."

Anything at all to cover their ass, -- as will become clear, shortly:

"Vassell's family and friends told The Daily News that the slain man was a “quirky neighborhood character” who was widely known to be bipolar and who had been hospitalized multiple times before for mental issues — often after crossing paths with police. “Every cop in this neighborhood knows him,” John Fuller, a local resident, told The New York Times."

While it's way too early to pass final judgment on this killing, quite necessary to keep an open mind. No matter what, this case will be closely followed.

"The chain of events that ended with Vassell dying at the corner of Utica Avenue and Montgomery Street began around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday when police responded to three 911 calls that described a black man in a brown jacket waving what the witnesses mistakenly described as a silver gun, Monahan said. Witnesses said the officers jumped out of an unmarked car and started shooting without warning."

If true, that's a problem. Officers don't get to shoot first, ask questions later. Certainly, not in what is supposed to be a democratic republic.

“It’s almost like they did a hit,” one told The Daily News. “They didn’t say, 'Please.' They didn’t say, 'Put your hands up!' Nothing.” So far, the NYPD has not said whether the officers who fired the fatal shots warned Vassell first."

Why not? Why are they sitting on this information? ... Information, they could have quickly ascertained, confirmed.

NPR reports:

"The man, identified by The New York Times as 34-year-old Saheed Vassell, was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. Vassell's father, Eric Vassell, told the Times that his son had bipolar disorder and had been hospitalized multiple times in recent years. Vassell told the New York Daily News that his son refused treatment and had not taken medication for the condition in years. "We were always worried for him. We would say should anything happen to him, we just have to do what we can do," he told the newspaper."

Police were indeed aware of this guy and his mental illness:

"Residents told news outlets that the younger Vassell was well-known in the neighborhood as "mentally ill but generally harmless." "All he did was just walk around the neighborhood," 38-year-old Andre Wilson, who said he knew Vassell for 20 years, told the Daily News. "He speaks to himself, usually he has an orange Bible or a rosary in his hand. He never had a problem with anyone." "Every cop in this neighborhood knows him," resident John Fuller told the Times, saying police should have been familiar enough with Vassell to not shoot him. Three of the four officers who fired at Vassell were not in uniform, Monahan said. He told reporters that they fired a total of 10 rounds at Vassell. None of them were wearing body cameras. The Times spoke to witnesses who said that "the police officers appeared to fire almost immediately after they got to the corner around 4:45 p.m. Some of the witnesses said they did not hear the officers say anything to the man before firing, while another witness said she heard the officers and the man exchange some words."

CBS News reports:

"Vassell's father told WABC-TV that his son was bipolar and had not been taking his medication at the time of his death. Neighbors told CBS New York that he was known to be mentally ill but at least those who spoke to the station considered him harmless -- a neighborhood fixture. According to the New York Times, the NYPD had encountered Vassell before and classified him as emotionally disturbed. The NYPD did not immediately answer CBS News's questions about whether officers on the scene knew Vassell had a history of mental illness, nor about whether the department has increased or modified training since the 2013 fatal shooting of a mentally ill man near the Empire State Building. The Attorney General's Office said in a statement Thursday that its Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit "has opened an investigation into the death of Saheed Vassell."

No matter what, tactics need to change.

The Washington Post reports:

"Vassell’s father, Eric Vassell, told the New York Times that his son, a welder, had moved to the United States from Jamaica when he was 6. Saheed Vassell had bipolar disorder and had been hospitalized several times in recent years, the elder Vassell told the newspaper. He was a fixture in the neighborhood — and his mental illness was widely known to residents and police, the Times reported, according to interviews with multiple residents. “Every cop in this neighborhood knows him,” John Fuller told the newspaper."

Readers are reminded this happened in the afternoon, not at night. The piece of pipe does not look like a gun. Hard to believe it could have been mistaken for a gun in broad daylight by police. The officers may have 'choked.' In fear. Again, too early to tell.

"On Thursday morning, Vassell’s grief-stricken aunt, Nora Ford, went to the corner where her nephew was shot so she could “touch the blood where he died,” the New York Daily News reported. “It’s a piece of iron and they kill him for a piece of iron,” Ford told the newspaper. “I bet if he was a white kid, they wouldn’t fire a shot at him like that.”

Readers are again reminded, statistically, more unarmed whites are killed by police than minorities.

"Jaccbot Hinds, 40, told the Daily News that he witnessed the shooting and said officers did not warn Vassell before opening fire. “They just hopped out of the car,” Hinds told the newspaper. “It’s almost like they did a hit. They didn’t say please. They didn’t say put your hands up, nothing." Police on Wednesday did not address whether they gave Vassell any warnings. NYPD representatives did not immediately respond to questions sent by email Thursday morning."

Covering their ass? Not clear yet. We'll see.

"The shooting drew an angry crowd Wednesday night to the busy Crown Heights intersection to confront about a dozen additional police officers who had arrived at the scene. “It’s not a crime scene! You murdered him!” a woman can be heard screaming, hoarsely, between expletives. “A young man in his own community, shot down — yet again!” “Ten times?” another man demanded, referring to the number of rounds reportedly fired. “For what?”

Good question. We'll see.

"The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund expressed outrage over Vassell’s death Thursday and demanded that New York police release all surveillance footage they had of the shooting. The civil rights group noted that Vassell’s death came nearly two years after both de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill condemned the police shooting of Deborah Danner, an “emotionally disturbed” woman in the Bronx. “We’re left wondering what’s changed as NYPD officers have once again killed an innocent New Yorker struggling with mental health issues,” Sherrilyn Ifill, the group’s president, said in a statement. “Mr. Vassell and his mental health issues were reportedly well-known to the Crown Heights community and NYPD officers.”

Sadly, police still don't get it:

"Around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, police received several 911 calls reporting a black man in a brown jacket pointing what was “described as a silver firearm” at people on the street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, said Terence Monahan, the New York Police Department’s chief of department.

"When asked at a news conference Wednesday how the Crown Heights shooting compared with similar incidents across the country — and how police could prevent future shootings like it, including their responses to people with mental illness — Monahan declined to answer."

What could he say? Hopelessly, gutless. Doesn't dawn on him his officers are indeed quite capable of doing great harm. Happens all over our formerly great country. Achingly, clueless.

“Again, this is officers facing an incident on the street. Let’s stay focused on what they did today,” he said. “This was not an emotionally disturbed call. This was a call of a man pointing what 911 calls and people felt was a gun at people on the street. When we encounter him, he turns what appears to be a gun at the officers. We have to stay straight on the facts of this incident today.”

Precisely, the problem, sir, you're not. You're defending the sorry gutless asses of the jackbooted bastards in blue. No matter what they do. No accountability. No desperately needed change in tactics to avoid such killings. No more than empty excuses, hollow rhetoric. An ongoing problem that remains unsustainable.

ABC News reports:

"The fatal encounter between New York City police and a bipolar Brooklyn man waiving what looked like a gun lasted no more than 10 seconds, police sources told ABC News. Saheed Vassell was warned to drop what turned out to be the top of a welding torch before four officers opened fire, the sources said. Vassell was struck at least seven times and maybe as many as nine times, according to the medical examiner. None of the officers had been involved in previous on-duty shootings, police said, and they remain on active duty while the state attorney general investigates. “You saw how quickly that transpired,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Friday. “Those officers didn’t have much time. Being presented with immediate threat is different from being able to step back and talk.”

What threat? This guy had severe mental issues. Was carrying a welding torch. Happened during broad daylight, not at night. Are officers blind?

"Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the officers’ actions. “You can see in those transcripts how fearful the people on the streets were for their own safety,” de Blasio said during his weekly appearance on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show. Critics wondered whether the outcome would have been different had beat cops -– who patrol the neighborhood and may have known Vassell and his condition, and not officers from a specialized unit -- responded to the scene."

'Shoot first, ask questions later.' Fear of the public should not be the determining factor as to whether or not police use force.

“We do know this took place in such a fast time sequence that the normal concepts of reaching the officers who normally are on the beat, etc., may not have even been conceivable in this kind of – literally a few minutes time span,” de Blasio said."

No excuse. Not at all. Bullshit excuse for the inexcusable. Did not happen at night when police may not have been able to see what he was carrying.

"The mayor said he would like to see more mental health help available for someone like Vassell, whose family said suffered from bipolar disorder."

Vassell would not accept treatment. Was off his meds. Police need to smarten up. Stop acting like military personnel. Serve the public. Instead of deliberately murdering unarmed civilians.

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4-13-18

Another appalling example of police malfeasance, profound hypocrisy. CBS News reports:

A cop wouldn't gutlessly hit and run, would he?

"A jury found Kohrs guilty last month of two counts of felony hit-and-run for the collision that occurred on Nov. 29, 2015."

Jesus Christ. Couldn't be, could it? Officers don't do that, do they? ... Right, Sheriff?

Finally, equal justice. Imagine that. Can we stand it? ... Right, Sheriff? Not in Nazi Llano County, though, right, Bill?

"Kohrs gained online fame from his time spent patrolling the Castro District and participating in events such as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Big Gay 10K race. However, his fame apparently backfired on the night of the crash as he drove an orange Dodge Charger alongside his brother and friend."

Couldn't be, could it?

"A crowd immediately appeared after Kohrs struck the two victims as they crossed the street. Some recognized him and began yelling "hot cop."

His unlucky day.

Gutless piece of shit.

"He turned himself in at police headquarters after he was identified by investigators as the registered owner and driver of the Dodge at the scene."

Had no choice, did he? At least, investigators did their job. Did not protect one of their own. Encouraging, isn't it? ... Same happen in the Llano County Sheriff's Office, Bill? -- Don't lie, Sheriff. LOL. Unbecoming. ... Par for the course, though, isn't it, Bill? That why you're still protecting Deputy Rodriguez?

Nothing quite like 'good policing,' is there? Indeed, warms the cockles of the heart, doesn't it, Sheriff?

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.

4-13-18

Rampant gutlessness in law enforcement. ... Right, Sheriff? ABC News reports:

"Two Louisville police officers shot and killed a homeless man after he lunged at them with a screwdriver, according to body camera footage released Monday. The officers were responding to a disorderly conduct call on Sunday evening when they encountered 45-year-old Russell Bowman, who they said became confrontational and told them to shoot him, the Louisville Metro Police Department said Monday. Officers Devin Dawes and Matthew Aden, who joined the department in 2015, fired their weapons in self-defense, the department said."

The hell they did. Gutless idiots, grossly untrained to deal with the mentally ill.

“In this situation you will see from the video that two of the officers, or actually three of the officers Tased the individual, prior to the shooting,” Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad said during a press conference. “Unfortunately they were not effective, which resulted in the officers having to resort to the use of deadly force.”

Bullshit. An incompetent chief making excuses for the inexcusable. A suicide-by-cop. These egregiously unfit excuses for officers couldn't have used batons, effected an arrest without executing the sick bastard? Give me a break.

"Body camera footage from the scene shows Bowman pacing with the screwdriver in his right hand as the officers yell for him to “drop it.” “Just drop it, we’re not trying to hurt you,” one officer yells, while other officers deployed their Tasers unsuccessfully."

Gutless pieces of incompetent shit. Ever occur to you goddamned boobs the bastard was trying to commit suicide by cop?

"It ain't working," Bowman screams, before charging toward one of the officers. Aden and Dawes immediately opened fire."

What does that tell you, Chief? Anything at all? You and your gutless goons are unfit for office. Disgrace to the badge.

"Conrad did not take any questions after the press conference, but he did reiterate the department’s use of deadly force policy."

Too goddamned gutless to stand there and answer extremely pointed questions?

“Police work is a dangerous job that often requires difficult split-second decisions that others will judge and scrutinize for a lifetime,” Conrad said. “We hope that we never have to fire our weapons, but when we’re forced to do so, we understand and accept the high level of public scrutiny that will result from those actions.”

The hell you do. Jesus Christ. What a goddamned crock of shit. Hear the rumble? Too deaf to hear? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

"He said the department is investigating the shooting."

Fox guarding the hen house. Blind leading the blind. Incompetent boobs leading incompetent boobs. This country cannot survive this. Appalling.

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4-13-18

More of the same. Another apparent execution. ABC News reports:

"A deadly shooting in Portland, Oregon, between cops and a knife-wielding carjacker was captured on video by a terrified witness. The footage showed the man, who relatives later identified as 48-year-old John "John-John" Elifritz, ducking into a shelter in southeast Portland at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night. Residents of the Cityteam Ministries Portland Shelter frantically fanned out of the armed stranger's way, as flickering blue police lights appeared to be pulsing from the front glass doors. Dogs were barking loudly as more than a dozen policeman, some with rifles drawn, slowly entered the main room. An enclosure in the middle of the room with a tall, white railing appeared to be separating the cops and the man. Numerous police officers appear to point their flashlights at the man as they announced, "Drop the knife!" The command was repeated several times. After seconds passed and the man failed to surrender, several shots were fired. Again, a man who may have been recording the footage yelled, "Oh my God!"

Gutless pieces of shit determinedly became judge, jury, and executioner:

"When the suspect was tracked into the homeless shelter where police "contacted" the man they believe stole and crashed the vehicle, then fled the scene, the statement said that was when "shots were fired." Emergency medical professionals were called to the scene, but were unable to resuscitate the man, who police have not officially named pending the results of an autopsy. Protesters have been flocking to the shelter, calling the fatal shooting unjustified."

Apparently, executed this guy. We're not talking about one lone cop in a dark alley desperately trying to defend himself. We're talking about murder, an execution by gutless criminal jackbooted bastards in blue who had other means of adequately defending themselves. Not only that, enjoyed a numerical advantage.

"Some carried signs in front of the homeless shelter blaming the police for what they say were overly aggressive tactics. The signs had charged messages like: "Murder is not protection," "This is not a local problem!" and "Cops Stay out of my Sanctuary!" Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw asked the public to wait for the results of the department's investigation before drawing conclusions."

The problem, Chief, is the same old shit will likely occur here. That is, a whitewash. Precisely, why there is no faith or trust in law enforcement. Exactly, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms.

"The Portland Police Bureau values human life and accepts the authority to use lethal force with great reverence," Outlaw said in a statement. "I am aware a video was taken of this incident by a community member and that video was posted to the internet. Please be reminded that deadly force investigations are extremely complex and take time. The Police Bureau is committed to transparency and will ensure the entire investigation is released in a timely manner that does not impact the integrity of the investigation."

Horse shit. Too many police do not value human life, -- other than their own. Precisely, why there is an epidemic of unarmed innocent individuals being murdered by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Gunned down in cold blood. ... Right, Sheriff? With rare exception, 'investigations' of these atrocities committed by officers are no more than whitewashes.

"While Portland Police Department initially was going to release the names of the cops who fired on Elifritz on Sunday -- in keeping with their policy to do so in 24 hours -- they have since delayed the release citing "credible threats" lodged against the officers, Portland Police Department spokesman Sgt. Chris Burley confirmed to ABC News on Monday."

Threats against officers are inexcusable. Cannot be tolerated. The public, however, does have the right to know the identities of their oppressors.

"In the meantime, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler also pleaded with people to not rush to any judgment regarding the fatal incident with police. "The loss of a life is always tragic," he wrote in the statement. "My priority is to discover the facts and circumstances regarding this incident. Already, there are those who want to immediately define what happened. It would be highly irresponsible for me to participate in speculation at this time. I urge us all to allow investigators to do their work, to uncover the facts, and to report on their findings."

The problem with this is the fact such delaying tactics are repeatedly used to defuse public anger, -- enable an ultimate whitewash of the murder. Hopefully, this time will be different, -- either way. That is, police will have been rightfully determined to have properly acted. Or, if guilty, will be prosecuted for murder.

"David Rogers, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Oregon issued a rebuke after seeing the video footage of what took place inside the shelter on Saturday. "The video shows a disturbing and chaotic scene of people in the shelter running and yelling in fear, while others looked on, including one person in a wheelchair, as Portland Police officers enter the building with guns drawn," Rogers stated. "In less than a minute, officers shoot and kill the man, while members of an already traumatized population, Portland’s homeless community, watch in horror. Was there any attempt to de-escalate the situation before officers open fire inside the homeless shelter full of innocent bystanders? If not, why not?"

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.

4-13-18

We've lost ourselves. No heart and soul. The following? Appalling. NBC Universal reports:

"A video obtained by NBC News shows U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to break international law by forcing an injured and mentally unstable man back into Mexico by falsely claiming that he is not in their custody, failing to identify him and assuming he is Mexican because "he looks like it." U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided the video after a whistleblower first alerted NBC News to the existence of the footage. The anonymous videographer was ready to film the encounter because Mexican agents had identified the area as a place where American agents frequently tried to deport migrants covertly, according to a source close to the Mexican government."

If true, raw nazism. Highly reminiscent of Nazi Germany circa 1933.

"The incident occurred at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California on March 27, 2017 and sparked a complaint by Mexican officials to CBP, which launched an investigation that ended with the agents being reprimanded, but ultimately keeping their jobs."

Couldn't be, could it? Surprised? Why? Forget? We live in a goddamned fascist police-state quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Under an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, Mexican nationals must be properly repatriated through the Mexican consulate, a process that includes fingerprinting and confirming the person's identity. Only then can they be sent back across the border on foot or by other means. If a migrant is not Mexican, such as the tens of thousands crossing from Central America each month, the migrant must be deported by plane back to his or her home country. The identities of the persons in the video are unknown to NBC News and CBP is withholding their names for privacy reasons. After being deterred by Mexican agents, as seen in the video, the U.S. border agents allowed the man to walk into traffic on the U.S. side of the border."

Jesus Christ. This, now, the American Way?

"Later, and not captured on film, U.S. agents left the man in a park on the American side of the border and lost track of his whereabouts for nearly a month, NBC News has learned. A concerned citizen called the local police when she noticed the man's "erratic" behavior in the park and he was taken to a hospital for evaluation, according to a law enforcement source."

Again, this now, the American Way?

"On April 19, U.S. border agents encountered him again trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico. Only then was the man taken to be processed at the Mexican consulate, where it was determined he was in fact a Mexican national and had been arrested 16 times for illegal entry to the U.S. in Arizona, Texas and California, the law enforcement source said. Without following the proper procedure, the agents had previously been unable to determine the man's identity, if he had a viable case for asylum or whether he had a criminal background. The breach of protocol would have also allowed CBP to avoid cataloging the apprehension in the agency's database — numbers that President Donald Trump has sought to drive down under his administration to show the rewards of his tough stance on immigration."

Precisely, why nothing ever changes.

"In the video, our actions were not consistent with our normal procedures. Corrective action was taken to ensure all our agents understand their responsibilities of adhering to established processes, practices, and policies," said Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David S. Kim."

Think so? Think the very same won't happen again? Hasn't already?

"A spokesman for CBP said the footage captured is an "isolated incident."

Think so?

"But a recent survey by the American Immigration Council of 600 immigrants who were sent back to Mexico found that more than half of the respondents did not receive their repatriation documents and just as many were not asked if they feared returning home, the preliminary question for assessing asylum claims."

Imagine that. Couldn't be, could it?

"The advocacy group's study also found that almost a quarter of the respondents reported being victims of abuse or aggression by U.S. immigration authorities."

Then again, what would one expect from a de facto fascist police-state soon to become the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich?

"In a recent high-profile case involving the deportation of a recipient of DACA, a federal program that has allowed children brought into the U.S. illegally by their parents to remain, Juan Manuel Montes, 23, claimed he was forcibly returned to Mexico by CBP agents in the middle of the night. Montes said in a lawsuit that he was told to keep walking until he found himself on the Mexican side of the border. Montes, who was later arrested for attempting to re-enter the U.S., has since dropped the lawsuit."

Fascinating, isn't it?

"Immigration attorneys say that agents failing to follow proper deportation protocol is not new to the Trump administration, but they fear these incidents could become more frequent as agents have been given more power to enforce immigration law against non-criminal migrants."

Jackbooted storm troopers. Reminiscent of Hitler's Third Reich. Circa 1933. Worst? Likely to come. Unless we finally wake up. Before too late.

"Attorneys have seen for years the denigration of legal protections for immigrants at the border when CBP fails to follow proper procedure, including turning away asylum seekers at the border and denying them the opportunity to seek protection and summarily deporting people without due process in clear violation of U.S. and international law," said Greg Chen, director of government relations for the American Immigration Lawyers Association."

Matters not to the Trump nazi and his henchmen. As our formerly great country continues to deteriorate.

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.

4-6-18

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

..."More of the same. CBS News reports:

"In the wake of the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police, the city's mayor said Wednesday that "implied racism" is behind police shootings. Clark was shot to death in his grandmother's yard last week, and officers said they believed he was carrying a gun but it turned out he was only holding a cellphone. "I do not believe our police force is racist in any way," said Mayor Darrell Steinberg on CBSN. "I don't think that's intended but I do think that implied racism is an undeniable factor in the way these sorts of tragedies play out -- not just in Sacramento but throughout the country."

"That's called double talk. Unadulterated horse shit. Best you can do, Mr. Mayor? Racism is goddamned racism no matter how you parse it. Your ignorance? Achingly stunning, worse, unbecoming. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Gets worse:

"Steinberg expanded on this, saying that not just in law enforcement but "all of us" have "preconceived attitudes and stereotypes" that cause people to act differently "depending on the color of one's skin."

"Called racism. No more complicated than that. Amazing how politicians so easily delude themselves, worse, those around them. Ferociously pointedly, in the world of the nazi element, day is night, night is day, and shit smells perversely sweet. ... Right, Bill?

"Insult to injury?

"Steinberg said he feels the "anguish" and "trauma" of both the family and the community."

"Jesus Christ. Absolute horse shit. This guy cluelessly talks out his ass. Empty, placating, phony bullshit. No respect or regard for the intelligence of the community. Has no interest in justice. Had he? What he'd do is immediately demand the arrest of the sons of bitches in blue responsible for the murder of this young man. ... Right, Sheriff? Then again, there is no honor among thieves, is there, Bill?"

..."Certainly, a step in the right direction.

"The ACLU says California would be the first state to adopt such a standard, though some other law enforcement agencies including San Francisco have similar or even more restrictive rules."

"Such a standard needs to be set nationwide. Accompanied by a new federal agency whose sole function would be to criminally investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court mandated to adjudicate such cases. Total independence. Sovereign immunity statutes need to be revised, standardized across the nation to rein in out of control government officials determined to abuse authority.

"Separate legislation proposed by Democratic state Sen. Nancy Skinner of Berkeley would make law enforcement records on officer use of force, on the job sexual assault or dishonesty available to the public. Current California law is among the nation's most secretive, Skinner says, arguing that more disclosure would promote better public trust."

"Certainly, needs to happen here in Nazi Llano County. ... Where the criminal out of control jackbooted bastards in black are protected and coddled, not held legally accountable for their criminal activity. ... Right, Sheriff?"

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

"More of the same. CBS News reports:

"A Louisiana police chief announced on Friday disciplinary action against two white officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man whose death set off widespread protests. At an evening press conference, Baton Rouge police Chief Murphy Paul also released disturbing body camera footage and other videos of the officers' deadly encounter with Alton Sterling outside a convenience store in July 2016."

"Yet, these two goddamned criminals will not be prosecuted. No justice. ... Just like right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff?

"Officer Blane Salamoni shot Sterling six times during a struggle outside the Triple S Food Mart, where the 37-year-old black man was selling homemade CDs. Officer Howie Lake II helped wrestle Sterling to the ground but didn't fire his weapon. Paul said that Lake followed training, but Salamoni violated the department's use of force policy and has been fired effective Friday. Paul said Lake would be suspended for three days."

"Jesus Christ. No justice. None at all.

"The officers recovered a loaded revolver from Sterling's pocket. As a convicted felon, Sterling could not legally carry a gun."

"Yet, the criminal jackbooted bastard in blue opened fire, murdering Sterling. No justice. None at all. Fascist police-state soon to become the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. ... Can't wait, right, Bill? Your criminal jackbooted bastards in black remain out of uniform, Sheriff. Where are their swastika armbands, Bill?

"Paul said Friday it was his responsibility to conclude an administrative investigation after the federal and state investigations wrapped up. He said the actions of the officers were not "minor deviations" from policy because they resulted in the death of another person."

"Then, why the f--k wasn't he charged with manslaughter? Any other civilian would have been so charged. Yet, this jackbooted bastard received a free pass. Why? Because he's a jackbooted thug? Is that why Leroy Rodriguez has been protected and coddled, Sheriff?"

... Small sampling of what's to come in this edition. Read on.

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:

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

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

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:

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

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

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:

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

4-6-18

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? One hundred 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? One hundred 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. One hundred 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.

4-6-18

More of the same. CBS News reports:

That's called double talk. Unadulterated horse shit. Best you can do, Mr. Mayor? Racism is goddamned racism no matter how you parse it. Your ignorance? Achingly stunning, worse, unbecoming. ... Right, Sheriff?

Gets worse:

Called racism. No more complicated than that. Amazing how politicians so easily delude themselves, worse, those around them. Ferociously pointedly, in the world of the nazi element, day is night, night is day, and shit smells perversely sweet. ... Right, Bill?

Insult to injury?

"Steinberg said he feels the "anguish" and "trauma" of both the family and the community."

Jesus Christ. Absolute horse shit. This guy cluelessly talks out his ass. Empty, placating, phony bullshit. No respect or regard for the intelligence of the community. Has no interest in justice. Had he? What he'd do is immediately demand the arrest of the sons of bitches in blue responsible for the murder of this young man. ... Right, Sheriff? Then again, there is no honor among thieves, is there, Bill?

Instead, cluelessly bullshits:

"I feel the trauma of the community and it's my job to help lead – not just a conversation but a plan of action to translate that trauma and grief into justice and change and that's what we intend to do," Steinberg said. While there will be an investigation in Clark's shooting, Steinberg said the police will be undergoing an "immediate" review of its policies, protocols and training around the shooting."

Get it? Understand what he's doing? Does all he can to avoid the achingly pressing issue at hand, no justice:

"But Steinberg also noted some of the problems plaguing Sacramento -- and cities all over the country -- of increasing gentrification and the high cost of living that have pushed out communities, especially communities of color. "The conversation needs to be brought," Steinberg said. "If it's not a city for all, it's not doing enough."

You're not doing your job, Mr. Mayor. Not reining in your murderous jackbooted bastards in blue. Desperately seek to avoid laying the blame precisely where it belongs, -- on out of control, outrageously corrupt, abusive, murderous law enforcement. Precisely why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. As you lamely talk out both sides your achingly clueless ass.

"While the White House said Wednesday that Clark's death is a "local matter" for Sacramento, Steinberg said it is a "national matter" since these "horrific tragedies" have occurred throughout the country."

Continues to happen because there is absolutely no willingness to hold murderous officers criminally accountable. None at all. Insult to injury? The racist AG Sessions nazi, on behalf of his fuhrer, the Trump nazi, refuses to hold criminal officers accountable for their crimes. Both fascists delusionally believe police do no wrong.

"It's not unique to Sacramento but now the spotlight's on us and we have a moment in time to lead towards justice and real change and that's exactly what we intend to do," Steinberg said."

Empty rhetoric, Mr. Mayor. Where is your demand all officers involved in this murder be arrested, charged, and tried? Had it been the other way around and an officer had been killed by a civilian even in self-defense, his sorry ass would have been immediately arrested. Not so, when an officer murders an unarmed civilian. Goddamned double standard that remains unsustainable as our formerly great country continues to deteriorate. Transforms from a de facto fascist police-state to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

NPR reports:

"Friends and family are gathering for Stephon Clark's funeral at 2 p.m. ET Thursday in Sacramento, Calif. where Rev. Al Sharpton scheduled to deliver a eulogy. More protests are expected that day in a city that has experienced nearly two weeks of continuous unrest after the shooting of the 22-year-old Clark, an unarmed black man, by two police officers."

Still no arrest of the jackbooted thugs involved.

"Sharpton spoke to reporters before the funeral. "This is not local issue, but national issue. The life of this young man is not expendable. We cannot continue to have unarmed men be shot," he said in front of the church."

He's right. Outrageously, unacceptable. Must be pointed out as well, statistically, more unarmed innocent whites are killed than minorities by police.

"He added that the police officers, who turned off the audio on their body cameras minutes after the shooting, "hit the mute button like President Trump has been mute" on this issue."

Both Trump and Sessions believe police do no wrong. Protect and coddle the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue.

"Protests have gripped Sacramento since the police shooting. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who previously said he would not "second guess" the officers who shot Clark but later called his death "just plain wrong," is struggling with keeping order and allowing the community to express outrage."

Too little, much too late.

"I did not want mass arrests," he told Capital Public Radio on Wednesday, adding that if the police department had not shown such restraint in the past week the city "would have risked a full-scale riot."

Certainly, would have. A full-scale riot is low-grade insurrection. Dangerous portend of far worse to come. Unless this growing problem of out of control, corrupt, abusive, murderous law enforcement is solved, the worst is yet to come.

CBS News reports:

"Stephon Clark was shot eight times by officers on March 18, and at least six of the bullets entered his back, an expert who conducted a second, independent autopsy said at a press conference Friday. Clark was unarmed when two officers killed him."

The jackbooted bastards lied:

"The family's attorney, Ben Crump, on Friday released results of the independent autopsy, which he said contradicts the police narrative of the shooting. The autopsy was conducted this week by former San Joaquin County forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. The Sacramento County coroner has not released details of its autopsy."

Why not? Because the first autopsy doesn't confirm the story told by the criminal jackbooted bastards who murdered Clark?

"Omalu said he found a total of eight gunshot wounds on Clark's body. Six of the bullets entered in his back, Omalu said. The seventh gunshot wound was slightly to the side of his body but towards the back, according to Omalu. "You can reasonably conclude he received seven gunshot wounds from his back," Omalu said."

What does that tell you? Anything at all?

"He was also shot in the neck and thigh, Omalu said. He said the gunshot wound to the leg happened when Clark was either falling to or on the ground. Each one of the bullets could have been fatal, Omalu said. Omalu also said Clark's death was "not instantaneous," and would have taken about three to 10 minutes. Clark received injuries to his aorta and suffered "massive bleeding," Omalu said. The bullets struck his lungs and vertebrae, Omalu said. He said his findings indicate Clark was not facing the officers when he was shot. "During the entire interaction, he had his back to the officers, not his front," Omalu said."

Again, what does that tell you? Anything at all? Worse, the jackbooted murderers failed to render aid. No problem with this?

Wake up.

CBS News reports:

"Calls for justice and charges against two police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black man aren't abating in California's capital city after an autopsy showed Stephon Clark was shot in the back, a counter to the department's statement that he was approaching officers when he was killed. "His back was turned -- he didn't get a chance," said Latarria McCain, who joined several hundred people protesting downtown Friday, a larger crowd than those at three previous protests."

Once again and par for the course, the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue are protected and coddled. Not held criminally accountable for their crimes.

"Earlier, the famed pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu announced Clark was hit by eight bullets -- seven times from behind -- and took three to 10 minutes to die. Each one of the bullets could have been fatal, Omalu said, and Clark's death was "not instantaneous." Police waited about five minutes before rendering medical aid."

No problem with this? None at all?

"The proposition that has been presented that he was assailing the officers, meaning he was facing the officers, is inconsistent with the prevailing forensic evidence," Omalu said at a news conference with family attorney Benjamin Crump. He said it was not clear if Clark would have survived had he gotten immediate medical attention."

Should have received it anyway. No excuse he did not.

"Sacramento police responded with a brief statement that said the department had not yet received an official autopsy report from the Sacramento County coroner's office. It said the coroner's death investigation is independent from the investigation being conducted by police and the state Department of Justice."

'Comforting', isn't it?

"A day after the shooting, police distributed a press release that said the officers who shot Clark "saw the suspect facing them, advance forward with his arms extended, and holding an object in his hands."

What does this tell you? Anything at all? Don't think the bastards lied? To cover their asses.

Regardless, all protest must remain peaceful. Otherwise, the criminal jackbooted bastards take it as carte blanche to murder on the job. Don't give them the satisfaction. Remain peaceful.

Here's precisely why the status quo remains unsustainable. The Washington Times reports:

"Police know that President Trump has their backs, and that message is clearer than ever in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by cops in Sacramento, California. The Trump White House has carefully avoided calling into question law enforcement’s actions in the March 18 death of Stephon Clark, who was shot eight times by police while holding only a cellphone in his grandparents’ backyard. Pressed by reporters about the shooting, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said it was a “local matter” best handled by local authorities and “not something for the federal government to weigh into.” That position drew a bitter response from the Rev. Al Sharpton, who spoke at Clark’s funeral. “This is not a local matter,” Mr. Sharpton said. “They’ve been killing young black men all over the country.”

They are. No question. Readers are also advised, -- statistically, more innocent unarmed whites are killed by police than blacks. This remains a problem across all races and ethnicities. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble?

"Such shootings often were followed by the swift announcement of a civil rights investigation by the Obama Justice Department. Mr. Trump hasn’t spoken or tweeted about the Clark case."

What nazi, following in the steps of his mentor, Adolf Hitler, would?

"But in a speech about the economy in Ohio on Thursday, the president once again left no doubt where he stands on questions of policing. “We’ll always protect the people that have protected us,” Mr. Trump said. “We have to. And that goes for law enforcement. We’re going to protect our law enforcement, our military, our vets.”

Raw nazism. He protects the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue no matter what they do. Including the murder of innocent unarmed civilians.

"That attitude from the White House has been a sea change for law enforcement, said Nate Catura, national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association. “Cops love Trump,” Mr. Catura said. “They think that Trump has their backs, and he has exhibited that. Under Obama, we never saw that. We felt like we were on our own.”

What you truly are are criminal murderous jackbooted bastards in blue. Disgrace to the badge, traitors to the Constitution you gallingly, falsely swore to protect and defend, uphold. Present an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Too deaf to hear the rumble?

"Cecilia Munoz, who served as Mr. Obama’s domestic policy adviser, agrees that Mr. Trump is taking a vastly different approach to law enforcement — and that the nation will be worse off for it. “There’s no question that the Trump administration has taken their eye off the ball of the community relations side of policing,” she said. “The end result of that ultimately undercuts the safety of whole swaths of the American community. If Americans live in fear of civic authorities, then they are less safe.”

Hear the rumble?

CBS News reports:

"Several state lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man fatally shot by police are proposing Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restrict when officers can open fire."

What took so long?

"The proposed legislation would change the current "reasonable force" rule to a "necessary force" standard."

Should have always been the standard.

"That means officers would be allowed to shoot only if "there were no other reasonable alternatives to the use of deadly force" to prevent imminent serious injury or death, said American Civil Liberties Union legislative advocate Lizzie Buchen, whose organization is among the groups behind the bill."

Ferociously pointedly, and once again, why hasn't that always been the standard? "Reasonable force" has been egregiously bastardized to mean 'shoot first, ask questions later.'

"The goal is to encourage officers to try to defuse confrontations or use less-lethal weapons, said Terry Schanz, a spokesman for Assemblyman Kevin McCarty of Sacramento. McCarty is co-authoring the bill with fellow Democratic Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San Diego."

Isn't that what officers are trained to do as rookies? Minimum force necessary. If not, why not? Makes no sense.

"Leslie McGill, executive director of the California Police Chiefs Association, and Cory Salzillo, a lobbyist for the California State Sheriffs' Association, said they hadn't seen the proposed bill and couldn't comment."

Amazing, isn't it? Hard to believe they haven't thought this through.

"California's current standard, set in law and by court decisions, means it is rare for police officers to be charged following a shooting and rarer still for them to be convicted. Frequently it's because of the doctrine of reasonable fear: If prosecutors or jurors believe that officers have a reason to fear for their safety, they can use force up to and including lethal force."

Precisely the problem. 'Shoot first, ask questions later.' Abject gutlessness, resulting in unnecessary murders of innocent unarmed civilians.

"That standard "gives very broad discretion for using deadly force," said Buchen. "It doesn't mean there has to have been a threat. If a reasonable officer could have perceived a threat and responded with deadly force, then it's legal."

Called legalized murder.

"The proposed standard could require officers to delay confronting a suspect they fear may be armed until backup arrives, for instance, or to give explicit verbal warnings that the suspect will be killed unless he or she drops the weapon, she said. Officers might also have to first engage in de-escalation techniques or try non-lethal weapons if possible before shooting."

Again, isn't that precisely what they're supposedly trained to do as rookies? Minimum force necessary.

Here's the clincher:

"The proposed bill would also make it clear that the use of deadly force wouldn't be justified if the officer's gross negligence contributed to making the force "necessary." It would open officers who don't follow the stricter rules to discipline or firing, or sometimes to criminal charges."

Certainly, a step in the right direction.

"The ACLU says California would be the first state to adopt such a standard, though some other law enforcement agencies including San Francisco have similar or even more restrictive rules."

Such a standard needs to be set nationwide. Accompanied by a new federal agency whose sole function would be to criminally investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court mandated to adjudicate such cases. Total independence. Sovereign immunity statutes need to be revised, standardized across the nation to rein in out of control government officials determined to abuse authority.

Certainly, needs to happen here in Nazi Llano County. ... Where the criminal out of control jackbooted bastards in black are protected and coddled, not held legally accountable for their criminal activity. ... Right, Sheriff?

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.

4-6-18

More of the same. CBS News reports:

Yet, these two goddamned criminals will not be prosecuted. No justice. ... Just like right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff?

Jesus Christ. No justice. None at all.

"The officers recovered a loaded revolver from Sterling's pocket. As a convicted felon, Sterling could not legally carry a gun."

Yet, the criminal jackbooted bastard in blue opened fire, murdering Sterling. No justice. None at all. Fascist police-state soon to become the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. ... Can't wait, right, Bill? Your criminal jackbooted bastards in black remain out of uniform, Sheriff. Where are their swastika armbands, Bill?

Then, why the f--k wasn't he charged with manslaughter? Any other civilian would have been so charged. Yet, this jackbooted bastard received a free pass. Why? Because he's a jackbooted thug? Is that why Leroy Rodriguez has been protected and coddled, Sheriff?

"Both faced disciplinary hearings Thursday night, and each officer had an opportunity to speak and provide an explanation."

Jesus Christ. No justice. None at all.

Galling coup de grace? Get this:

"Our actions as law enforcement officers need to reflect both legal and community stands as well as policies and practices of our police department," Paul said."

They don't.

"Our officers should be guardians for the community," Paul said, and transition to "warrior" mentality only when their life or another's life is in imminent danger."

They're criminal jackbooted bastards who remain criminally unaccountable for their crimes.

"Paul pleaded with the community to cooperate with police officers."

When they do, still get murdered despite the fact they are unarmed. Happens all over the country. Repeatedly.

"Please stop resisting, stop running, when the police officer gives you direction, listen," Paul said."

Still get murdered. Your head figuratively remains securely up your ass, Chief. Precisely, why this shit continues unabated. Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. That deaf?

The Washington Post reports:

"As it announced Salamoni’s firing, the department also released new, graphic videos of the confrontation that led to Sterling’s death, captured by the body camera Salamoni was wearing. While the department had initially reported that the officer’s camera had fallen off and had not captured relevant video, one of the video clips released Friday shows Salamoni arriving on the scene and immediately shouting profanities at Sterling and threatening to shoot him in the head."

Policing at its best?

“What I did, sir?” Sterling responds at one point. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot your f—ing ass, b—h!” Salamoni replies. “Put your f—ing hands on the car or I’m going to shoot your f—ing head!”

'Officer Friendly' serving the public he's sworn to protect and defend?

"Sterling replies “All right” and tells officers that they are hurting his arm. The officers proceed to shock Sterling with a stun gun and tackle him before ultimately shooting him."

Readers are reminded these two jackbooted bastards in blue had their victim pinned to the ground when he was murdered. Coup de grace? Get this:

"Sterling’s death in July 2016 was captured in bystander-video footage that set off national outrage. In that recording, Sterling could be seen on the ground with two officers on top of him. One of them appeared to yell “He’s got a gun!” before shots rang out. According to Landry’s office, Sterling was shot six times — three times in the chest and three times in his back. An autopsy deemed his death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds."

As reported in the last edition, what does that tell you? Anything at all? Forget? These two pieces of shit claim the gun was found in Sterling's pocket, -- after they murdered him. Yet, no criminal charges. No legal accountability.

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4-6-18

In follow up to a recent edition of this publication, CBS News reports:

"Weeks after a North Carolina police beating became public, new footage is revealing what was said in the aftermath of the black pedestrian being punched and choked by the white officer. City officials in Asheville, North Carolina, released nine body camera videos Monday of the August 2017 encounter - most of it made public for the first time. Earlier this year, a shorter clip obtained by a newspaper sparked anger in the community and helped lead to assault charges against former officer Christopher Hickman. Hickman was charged last month with assault by strangulation, assault inflicting serious injury, and communication threats following controversy in the wake of the August video leak to the Asheville Citizen Times. In the body camera footage, Hickman can be seen beating and tasing 33-year-old Johnnie Rush after he was stopped for jaywalking on August 24, 2017. One of the new clips from an officer arriving as backup appears to show Hickman using both arms to restrain Rush by his neck. Rush can be heard yelling repeatedly, "Help!" and "I can't breathe!"

These are the pieces of jackbooted shit in blue the racist AG Sessions nazi, and his fuhrer, the Trump nazi protect and coddle. Delusionally believe do no wrong.

"After being punched, choked and shocked with a stun gun, pedestrian Rush incredulously asks Hickman's supervisor why she appears to find the officer's account more believable than his explanation of what happened. "You weren't even here to know what happened," Rush is heard saying to Sgt. Lisa Taube. "You're just going by what your officer told you. There are two sides to every story." Taube then responds: "There are. And, thankfully, I've got body-worn video camera to watch afterward."

-- Video that clearly proves the officer is a jackbooted piece of shit, a common criminal.

"Taube, who arrived on the scene after the altercation, was disciplined for her handling of the case, police have said."

Should have been fired. Egregiously unfit to wear a uniform, carry a gun, sport a badge that means absolutely shit squat.

"In the new clips, Hickman acknowledges several times to Rush and to his supervisor that he struck the pedestrian. When Taube asks if the Taser was effective, Hickman said: "I hit him in the face with it. I hit him in the face as if it was a club. That was effective."

You sick Trump sycophants approve?

"The Asheville Police chief put Hickman on desk duty immediately following the beating last August, and he resigned from the force in January after an internal investigation determined he should be fired. Still, the case remained a secret until the recording was leaked to the local newspaper, sparking community outrage.

Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Too deaf to hear?

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4-6-18

How can anyone expect justice from a U.S. Supreme Court that has at least 5 Republican nazis warming the bench? The following? Appalling. Nazi Germany circa 1933. The Washington Times reports:

"The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a police officer could not be personally sued for civil damages over a shooting where he felt the community was endangered by a woman wielding a knife — overturning an appeals court decision."

Jesus Christ. These nazis are determined to protect the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue no matter what they do. Where the f--k were the Democrats? Out to lunch as usual?

"The Arizona police officer, Andrew Kisela, had shot Amy Hughes four times after she ignored calls from three police officers to drop her weapon, which she held while standing within six feet of her roommate, Sharon Chadwick."

Couldn't have used a taser? Baton? Why the hell aren't these gutless jackbooted pieces of shit not trained as unarmed United States Marines, -- to disarm the perpetrator. 'Shoot first, ask questions later' has clearly become the mantra of gutless, cowardly law enforcement.

"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled the shooting appeared to be extreme and Ms. Hughes, who was seriously injured, could sue, but the Supreme Court said the officer appears to have acted reasonably."

F--k these nazis. These clueless fascists clearly support the jackbooted bastards in blue no matter what they do. In direct violation of their oaths of office to protect and defend the United States Constitution. Remain oblivious to the rumble. Too deaf to hear. -- An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming.

“This is far from an obvious case in which any competent officer would have known that shooting Hughes to protect Chadwick would violate the Fourth Amendment,” the Supreme Court said in its unsigned opinion Monday."

Jesus Christ. The heads of these clueless, achingly fascist 'justices' remain figuratively, securely lodged up their clueless nazi asses.

"The justices sent the case back to the 9th Circuit for more action."

Jesus Christ. 'Can fix ignorant, can't fix stupid.' As Nero fiddled when Rome burned, so do these pieces of shit ignore reality. As our formerly great country continues to deteriorate. Transitions from the goddamned de facto fascist police-state we now live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

Coup de grace? Kicker? Get this:

"The Supreme Court said given most officers would have believed the police conduct was lawful, Officer Kisela has qualified immunity from a civil suit."

Horse shit. Here's why:

"Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who dissented along with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said Ms. Hughes had the knife down at her side, didn’t commit any illegal act and wasn’t suspected of a crime. She noted the other two police officers didn’t open fire, and one of them testified he had wanted to continue using verbal commands. Ms. Chadwick later said said she didn’t feel threatened by her roommate. She said Ms. Hughes was threatening to hurt Ms. Chadwick’s dog if she didn’t make good on a $20 debt. “If this account of Kisela’s conduct sounds unreasonable, that is because it was,” wrote Justice Sotomayor."

This is precisely why this nazi court continues to present an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. Continues to legislate its outrageously perverse ideological and religious views from the bench.

NPR reports:

"The court's decision came without ordering full briefing or argument, a rare step indicating that the majority thought the case easy to decide."

Frightening, isn't it? Appalling, as well. This is a nazi court. Five Republicans. Clearly, the problem is bipartisan, however. Forget? Only two Democrats in dissent. That means seven bipartisan nazis remained able and willing to continue the outrageously egregious bastardization of this issue:

"The unsigned, eight-page opinion said that under clearly established law, "the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the vision of 20/20 hindsight," and the court reiterated that the "calculus of reasonableness" must allow for "the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments — in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving...." Even if the shooting in the Hughes case did amount to excessive force, "a proposition that is not at all evident on these facts," the court said, the officer who shot Hughes would still not be liable. Under the court's "qualified immunity" doctrine, said the court majority, the officer would be immune from any lawsuit because his conduct did not violate "any clearly established statutory or constitutional right" that "a reasonable person could have known" about."

They've bought the bullshit. Drunk the Kool Aide. -- Clearly, doomsday revolution clock advances dangerously close to midnight.

"Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for herself and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, strenuously dissented. Noting that two of the three officers on the scene thought it "unnecessary to use deadly force," the dissenters observed that Hughes was "nowhere near the officers, had committed no illegal act, was suspected of no crime, and did not raise the knife in the direction of the other woman or anyone else."

The seven nazis on this court could not, would not be confused with the truth.

"This is not the kind of case that the Supreme Court normally disposes of without briefing or argument, contended Sotomayor. "The relevant facts are hotly disputed" and the question of immunity in these circumstances is, "at the very best, a close call." Yet, instead of letting the case go to a jury, the court has "intervened prematurely, purporting to correct an error that is not at all clear."

Again, this remains an egregiously out of control nazi court that does not portend well for the future. Our formerly great country continues to come apart at the seems. An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Yet, fascists on the court remain oblivious, out to lunch.

"The court's "unwarranted" overturning of the lower court's decision in this case, she said, is "symptomatic" of a "disturbing" and "one-sided" approach to excessive force cases, where police are almost always protected, and the victims of excessive force have little to no recourse."

This continues? Could very well spark the unthinkable. Wake up. We already live in a de facto fascist police-state quickly transforming to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Increasingly, unsustainable.

Here's the bottom line as our formerly great country continues to deteriorate:

"In the hands of the current court, she charged, the doctrine of limited immunity for police is being transformed into "an absolute shield for law enforcement officers."

Hear the rumble?

"The court, she concluded, is not only "wrong on the law," it is sending "an alarming signal" to police and the public alike. It tells police they "can shoot first and think later," and it tells the public that "palpably unreasonable conduct will go unpunished."

... As repeatedly stated in this publication, ad nauseum.

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March 30, 2018

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. Uncommon Valor. CBS News reports:

"A French policeman who was shot by a gunman Friday after swapping himself for a hostage in a siege at a supermarket in the southwest town of Trebes is being praised as a hero. The policeman was among a group of officers who rushed to the scene after the attacker, who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, stormed the store and fired on shoppers and staff before taking them hostage.

"Speaking at the scene, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said a police team immediately intervened after the start of the siege at around 11 a.m. "They managed to get some of the people out," he said, but the attacker kept one hostage back as a human shield. A senior officer then offered to take the hostage's place and remained holed up with Lakdim while negotiations to end the standoff continued. Collomb said the officer "left his telephone on the table," allowing police to listen in as they surrounded the building. "When we heard shots the GIGN (an elite police force) intervened," the minister said, adding that the policeman was "seriously injured." The officer was later identified as Col. Arnaud Beltrame."

In update, CBS News reports:

"A French police officer who offered himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage died of his injuries, raising the death toll in the attack to four. The officer was honored Saturday as a national hero of "exceptional courage and selflessness." Col. Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was among the first officers to respond to the attack on the supermarket in the south of France on Friday. Beltrame, who first took his place among the elite police special forces in 2003 and served in Iraq in 2005, had organized a training session in the Aude region in December for just such a hostage situation. At the time, he armed his officers with paintball guns, according to Depeche du Midi, the local newspaper. "We want to be as close to real conditions as possible," he said then. But when he went inside the supermarket on Friday, he had given up his own weapon and volunteered himself in exchange for a female hostage."

Uncommon Valor. ... No greater love.

"Unbeknownst to the Morocco-born captor, he left his cellphone on so police outside could hear what was happening in the store. They stormed the building when they heard gunshots, officials said. Beltrame was fatally wounded. His death raises the toll to four. The gunman was also killed, and 15 people were injured in the attack. Announcing the police officer's death on Twitter, Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said: "He died for his country." "France will never forget his heroism, his bravery, his sacrifice," Collomb said, the BBC reports. "Arnaud Beltrame died in the service of the nation to which he had already given so much," President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement. "In giving his life to end the deadly plan of a jihadi terrorist, he fell as a hero."

Uncommon Valor. No greater love.

March 30, 2018

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

..."While police indeed need to pursue and arrest criminals, the jackbooted bastards in blue don't get to be judge, jury, and executioner. In Nazi America, a fascist police-state, apparently believe they do. CBS News reports:

"Community members and activists are gathering at Sacramento City Hall on Thursday to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by police. Black Lives Matter Sacramento is organizing the rally in honor of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old who was shot Sunday night in his grandparents' backyard, where he was staying."

"Sadly, not only do black lives not matter to the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, but all other ethnicities and races as well. Otherwise, these sons of bitches wouldn't gutlessly shoot first, ask questions later. Remains a problem all over our formerly great country. ... Right, Sheriff?

"The two officers yelled that they thought he had a gun in the moments before they shot him, according to audio from body camera footage released Wednesday by Sacramento police. But Clark was only holding a cellphone."

"How many times does this need to happen before these jackbooted murderers wake up? Held criminally accountable for these murders?"

..."Video released by the Sacramento Police Department depicts a frantic foot pursuit through darkened streets pierced by white slivers of police flashlight. The officers spot Clark approaching a house and shout: “Show me your hands! Stop! Stop!” Clark is seen running, and the two officers round the corner of the house and find him under a covered patio. An infrared camera on an overhead helicopter briefly loses sight of Clark. “Show me your hands! Gun!” an officer shouts and ducks behind the wall in a fraction of a second. The helicopter footage shows one of the officers appearing to grab his partner to pull him to cover. Clark steps toward the officers. Behind the wall, one of the officers issues another command. “Show me your hands!” And then: “Gun, gun, gun!” Both officers open fire. Sparks from the bullets light up the helicopter’s infrared camera in sharp white pops. The sequence, from the first glimpse of Clark on the patio to the first gunshot, unfolds in about six seconds. The officers are never heard identifying themselves as police before fatally shooting Clark."

"Gutless predators, getting their cookies off chasing and killing an unarmed man. Didn't even identify themselves as police. Quite possibly why their victim ran from them until cornered and summarily executed. Never, ever, never run from the jackbooted bastards in blue. Grants these gutless sons of bitches carte blanche to murder on the job. With impunity. ... Right, Sheriff?

"The gun officers thought Clark had in his hand was actually a white iPhone. “He was at the wrong place at the wrong time in his own back yard?” his grandmother, Sequita Thompson, told the Sacramento Bee. “C’mon, now, they didn’t have to do that.” The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has spoken with Clark’s mother and plans to travel to California to meet with the family, said in a statement: “It is an atrocity that an unarmed young man was shot at 20 times in his own backyard and shows the urgent need in these times for intervention against police misconduct.” Sharpton added: “We will call for a complete and thorough investigation into this young man’s death.”

"Not going to happen in a fascist police-state, right, Sheriff? You bastards always protect your own, right, Bill?"

..."The family was allowed access to the video before public release:

“As soon as they did the command, they started shooting,” Clark’s aunt Saquois Durham told the Bee. “They said ‘Put your hands up, gun,’ and then they just let loose on my nephew.” Said Les Simmons, a pastor and community activist: “Even if he did what they say was done, at the end of the day it does not justify his life being taken.”

"That's right. The jackbooted bastards in blue don't get to be judge, jury, and executioner in a supposedly democratic republic.

"Simmons called into question what was left off the released video, particularly at the end. Before the video concludes, the two officers walk to the street, nearly seven minutes after the shooting. Shimmering red and blue lights silhouette an approaching group of officers. Their faces are blurred. “Hey mute?” an officer says. The audio goes silent, and shortly after, the videos end."

"No problem with that? Think the jackbooted bastards weren't desperately trying to cover their asses? ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Clearly, there will be no meaningful, effective change any time soon. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble? The Trump nazi, and his equally racist and fascist AG, the Sessions nazi, delusionally believe police do no wrong. ... Right, Sheriff?"

..."Here's the kicker that seems to be the ongoing problem all over our formerly great country:

"Former Dallas Police Chief and ABC News contributor David Brown told ABC News police officers are supposed to overcome "challenges of fear" in law enforcement training and that a person without training may "pull the trigger multiple times" without being aware of how many times he or she fires. "Officers are supposed to know exactly how many times they're firing and look at the target and make sure that every shot is necessary to stop the danger," Brown said. Brown added that when a large number of shots are fired, such as 20 or 30, "it leads one to believe there's an overreaction and officers got too close." "They didn't follow their training, and they failed to de-escalate the situation," Brown said."

"Last quote points to the need for a total remake of law enforcement. Education standards need to be increased. Recruits should have a college degree in criminal science. Expected to earn a masters degree in one of the social sciences as a condition of promotion. ... Or, vice versa. Training should be at the level of what state troopers receive, -- or better.

"Starting salaries at $100K. Would need far fewer officers as the standards of the profession are increased. Improvement in professionalism would quickly lead to increased trust and support within the community. Officer safety would improve as the public becomes less combative in reaction to reduced outrageously abusive officer criminal behavior perpetrated within the community.

"The conundrum is indeed quite simple. The public cannot live without law enforcement. -- Good law enforcement that does its job professionally, non-abusively, lawfully, constitutionally. ... After all, someone has to haul in thieves, rapists, murderers, etc.. When out of control officers abuse authority, the jackbooted bastards stupidly forfeit all support, faith and trust within the community. Precisely, one of the reasons why our formerly great country is failing. ... Right, Sheriff?"

... Small sampling of what's to come in this edition. Read on.

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:

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:

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

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

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:

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

March 30, 2018

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? One hundred one 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? One hundred one 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. One hundred one 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.

March 30, 2018

While police indeed need to pursue and arrest criminals, the jackbooted bastards in blue don't get to be judge, jury, and executioner. In Nazi America, a fascist police-state, apparently believe they do. CBS News reports:

Sadly, not only do black lives not matter to the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, but all other ethnicities and races as well. Otherwise, these sons of bitches wouldn't gutlessly shoot first, ask questions later. Remains a problem all over our formerly great country. ... Right, Sheriff?

How many times does this need to happen before these jackbooted murderers wake up? Held criminally accountable for these murders?

"Footage from body cameras and an overhead helicopter does not clearly depict what Clark was doing just before police opened fire. Officers did not find a gun at the scene. The Sacramento Police Department said they were responding to reports of a man seen breaking into at least three vehicles and later into a neighbor's home. The break-ins were first reported by a 911 call also released by the police. The police said deputies in the helicopter saw Clark break a neighbor's sliding glass door before jumping a fence. The helicopter video does not show the alleged break-in. It picks up as he is running through a backyard and climbing over a fence into a neighboring property. It shows him looking into a truck in the driveway."

How the hell is it possible officers in the helicopter could allegedly see the victim breaking a sliding glass door, but the helicopter video does not back up the claim? How does that happen? Wouldn't officers do all they could to record it as evidence? Problem with this remains the fact it's the fox guarding the chicken coop. They'll lie like hell to protect their own. Wouldn't know truth if it figuratively bit them hard on the ass. Truly believe the bastards incapable of erasing video that doesn't conform with their story? Shape and mold 'evidence' to support their claims?

"The helicopter, flying over the house, then loses sight of the man. It briefly shows him in the backyard as the police are running up the driveway along the side of the house. "Show me your hands -- gun!" one officer yells, according to the body camera footage released Wednesday. It is dark outside and a flashlight from one body camera briefly shows the backyard, but the man is not visible. "Gun, gun, gun," one of the officers yells before they begin shooting."

There was no gun. The bastards lied. Apparently, did not have a 'throw-away' to plant on the victim after they murdered him.

"The helicopter footage shows Clark collapsing as they shoot. It's unclear from the helicopter and body camera video exactly how many shots were fired. Police previously said the officers fired 20 shots."

Took twenty rounds to murder the alleged perpetrator?

"The department had said he advanced toward the officers holding an object extended in front of him. The officers thought he was pointing a handgun, police said. After the shooting, the footage shows the officers taking turns reloading and keeping their guns trained on the man from a distance while they await backup."

Gutless pieces of jackbooted shit. Precisely, why there is so little faith and trust in law enforcement. In some communities, none at all.

"What'd he have on him?" someone asks. "Something in his hands, it looked like a gun from our perspective," one officer says. As several officers approach, the man is seen lying face down with a cellphone near his head. He's handcuffed and the officers discuss performing CPR. The officers who fired are taken to the street, where someone says "Hey mute" and the audio cuts out. The video continues without sound for about two minutes as the officers talk."

Jesus Christ. Why mute the audio? To get their stories straight? There was no gun. They murdered the man. Became judge, jury, and executioner. A de facto fascist police-state, transforming to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"Based on the videos alone, I cannot second guess the split-second decisions of our officers and I'm not going to do that," Mayor Darrell Steinberg said in a statement. "The investigation must be completed. We need more information in addition to the video before we can render any final conclusions."

Why was the audio deliberately muted by the jackbooted thugs, Mr. Mayor?

"Steinberg said appropriate questions have been raised about the protocols for using force and rendering emergency aid during police shootings and they must be answered in the investigation."

Think they will be? Truly believe that?

"The shooting has ignited questions by relatives, activists and others after it turned out he was holding only a cellphone."

Same old, same old. Precisely, why there is a desperate need for a new federal agency whose only mission would be to criminally investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute criminal officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court that would hear only these cases. Total independence.

"CBS Sacramento reports that Clark's relatives are determined to make sure Stephon is not forgotten, and that the family has hired civil rights attorney John Burris to represent them in any potential legal challenges in the case. "They will pay for this," said Stevante Clark, "like how you know Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice—you're going to know. You're going to know him. You're going to remember this."

The Washington Post reports:

"Video released by the Sacramento Police Department depicts a frantic foot pursuit through darkened streets pierced by white slivers of police flashlight. The officers spot Clark approaching a house and shout: “Show me your hands! Stop! Stop!” Clark is seen running, and the two officers round the corner of the house and find him under a covered patio. An infrared camera on an overhead helicopter briefly loses sight of Clark. “Show me your hands! Gun!” an officer shouts and ducks behind the wall in a fraction of a second. The helicopter footage shows one of the officers appearing to grab his partner to pull him to cover. Clark steps toward the officers. Behind the wall, one of the officers issues another command. “Show me your hands!” And then: “Gun, gun, gun!” Both officers open fire. Sparks from the bullets light up the helicopter’s infrared camera in sharp white pops. The sequence, from the first glimpse of Clark on the patio to the first gunshot, unfolds in about six seconds. The officers are never heard identifying themselves as police before fatally shooting Clark."

Gutless predators, getting their cookies off chasing and killing an unarmed man. Didn't even identify themselves as police. Quite possibly why their victim ran from them until cornered and summarily executed. Never, ever, never run from the jackbooted bastards in blue. Grants these gutless sons of bitches carte blanche to murder on the job. With impunity. ... Right, Sheriff?

Not going to happen in a fascist police-state, right, Sheriff? You bastards always protect your own, right, Bill?

"The Sacramento Police Department said the man they believed was breaking windows was the same man the officers killed in a hail of gunfire, identified by the 911 caller as a thin 6-foot male wearing a black hoodie and dark pants. Police have yet to identify Clark as the suspect or victim. But Thompson and other relatives identified him to media using variations of his name, Stephon and Stephan. (Public records list him as Stephon Clark, 22.) Thompson disputes the police department’s version of events. Her grandson was short, not 6 feet, she said in a video produced by the Bee. She believes another suspect was smashing windows, and that Clark was in the back yard at the wrong time. Their doorbell is broken, and relatives often tap on the back window for someone to open the garage door, the family told the newspaper. Clark was staying at his grandmother’s home at the time he was killed."

Here's some more:

"The gunfire startled her that night, she told the Bee. “The only thing that I heard was pow, pow, pow, pow, and I got to the ground,” she said in the Bee’s video. She said she began to suspect the police description of a dead person in her yard was a member of the family. “I told the officers, ‘You guys are murderers. Murderers,’ ” Thompson cried out. “You took him away from his kids.” The family said Clark had two young sons, Cairo and Aiden, and a fiancee, Salena Manni, the Associated Press reported."

Consider the following:

"An analysis by The Washington Post found that 987 people were killed by police last year — 68 of them unarmed. Of those unarmed victims, 30 were white, 20 were black and 13 were Hispanic, showing an overrepresentation of African Americans among the total U.S. population. Five of the remaining fatalities were of unknown or other race. At least 230 people have been killed by police this year, according to The Post’s database on fatal force.

"The police said five minutes passed before responding officers arrived to cuff Clark and render first aid, which ultimately proved futile: He died at the scene. That timeline is not precise, according to the footage. Five minutes and 16 seconds pass between the radio call of shots fired and when officers snap on the cuffs. Several more seconds pass before someone on scene begins chest compressions.

"In the video, the officers did not appear to be fearful of an attack once Clark was down. He wasn’t moving, an officer notes. One officer, showing no clear urgency to replenish his ammunition, waits a minute and a half before he reloads. “Sir, can you move?” an arriving officer calls into the night at Clark, minutes after the shooting, telling him they cannot help unless they know he does not have a weapon."

Gutless, disingenuous, lying, jackbooted bastards.

The family was allowed access to the video before public release:

That's right. The jackbooted bastards in blue don't get to be judge, jury, and executioner in a supposedly democratic republic.

No problem with that? Think the jackbooted bastards weren't desperately trying to cover their asses? ... Right, Sheriff?

ABC News reports:

"Hundreds of outraged demonstrators rallied Thursday in Sacramento, California, to protest the police shooting of an unarmed black man, 22-year-old Stephon Clark, who was killed in his grandmother's backyard. Police fired 20 shots at Clark. The crowd first went into Sacramento's City Hall, chanting "Stand up, fight back" and "No justice, no peace." The march then moved to Interstate 5 -- which was shut down as a result -- and then formed a human chain to block the entrance to Golden 1 Center, delaying a Sacramento Kings game."

Protest must remain peaceful. Otherwise, the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue are granted carte blanche to murder on the job. With impunity.

"Black Lives Matter Sacramento is hosting the demonstration, according to the Facebook event titled "Turn Up - for [Stephon] Clark!" "We are tired of Sacramento law enforcement killing us!" the event description reads. "We are tired of talking and meeting and sitting trying to convince our elected officials that there needs to be change!"

Clearly, there will be no meaningful, effective change any time soon. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble? The Trump nazi, and his equally racist and fascist AG, the Sessions nazi, delusionally believe police do no wrong. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Vivek Randadive, owner of the Kings, addressed the shooting after the game surrounded by his players.

"On Sunday we had a horrific tragedy in our community, and on behalf of players and management want to express deepest our sympathies to family," Randadive said. "What happened was absolutely horrific, and we are so very sorry for your loss. The Kings recognize the right to peacefully protest and we respect that, recognize we have a big platform. It's a privilege but also a big responsibility. We stand here before you, young, brown, black, white united in our commitment. We recognize it's not just business as usual. We will work really hard to make the world a better place starting with our own community, and will work hard to prevent this kind of a tragedy from happening again."

Need to put your money where your mouth is. Political independents need to be put in office that will finally end this bullshit. Neither major political party seems willing or able to affect desperately needed change. Until that happens, expect more of the same. ... As our formerly great country continues to deteriorate. From the de facto fascist police-state we now live in to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

Here's the kicker that seems to be the ongoing problem all over our formerly great country:

Last quote points to the need for a total remake of law enforcement. Education standards need to be increased. Recruits should have a college degree in criminal science. Expected to earn a masters degree in one of the social sciences as a condition of promotion. ... Or, vice versa. Training should be at the level of what state troopers receive, -- or better.

Starting salaries at $100K. Would need far fewer officers as the standards of the profession are increased. Improvement in professionalism would quickly lead to increased trust and support within the community. Officer safety would improve as the public becomes less combative in reaction to reduced outrageously abusive officer criminal behavior perpetrated within the community.

The conundrum is indeed quite simple. The public cannot live without law enforcement. -- Good law enforcement that does its job professionally, non-abusively, lawfully, constitutionally. ... After all, someone has to haul in thieves, rapists, murderers, etc.. When out of control officers abuse authority, the jackbooted bastards stupidly forfeit all support, faith and trust within the community. Precisely, one of the reasons why our formerly great country is failing. ... Right, Sheriff?

In follow up, protest must remain peaceful. Otherwise, the criminal jackbooted bastards are granted carte blanche to murder on the job. CBS News reports:

"Demonstrators broke at least one car window, doused a bystander with drinks, and blocked busy downtown Sacramento thoroughfares in a second day of protests over the fatal officer-involved shooting of an unarmed black man. The Sacramento Bee reports Friday's protests grew unruly and sometimes violent. About 200 protesters confronted drivers in traffic, breaking the rear window of one car as it made its way through the throng. One video shows a protester jumping on an SUV's hood and the vehicle starting to drive off with him on top. The man jumped off, and the SUV sped away. The California Highway Patrol blocked ramps to Interstate 5 from protesters trying to disrupt traffic for a second day."

Outrageously counterproductive. Needlessly distracts from the number one issue, -- egregiously out of control, criminal, jackbooted bastards in blue.

ABC News reports:

"The two officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento, California, have been receiving death threats, officials said."

Outrageous. Counterproductive. Accomplishes nothing. This, however, is happening directly due to the fact police are dragging their feet. Refusing to disclose the identity of the two officers responsible. The public has a right to this information. To know the identity of their oppressors.

"Linda Matthew, spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department, told ABC News the investigation into Clark's death is expected to take two months at least. She would not confirm the names of the two officers involved."

Dragging their feet. Taking their time to let public anger subside, likely ultimately rule the bastards involved were justified. As had happened so many times in the past. The public is losing patience. Doesn't justify, however, rioting or threats to officers. Indicative of exponentially increasing public dissatisfaction with outrageously abusive, murderous conduct by the jackbooted bastards in blue.

... As an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble?

CBS News reports:

"The family of Stephon Clark, the unarmed California man who was shot and killed by police last week, has engaged a prominent civil rights attorney, CBS Sacramento reports. Clark, 22, was standing in his grandmother's back yard holding a cellphone last Wednesday when police fired 20 shots at him, killing him on the spot. The fatal shooting sparked days of protests in Sacramento, followed by a candlelight vigil on Sunday. Nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced Friday that he will be representing the Clark family. Crump has represented families in other controversial police shooting cases, including the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice. "From what we have seen so far, Sacramento police have raised more questions than provided answers," Crump said in a video released on Twitter. He is expected to make a formal statement on Monday outside the federal courthouse in Sacramento."

CBS News reports:

"The California Attorney General has announced that the state Justice Department will be conducting an independent investigation into the shooting of Stephon Clark. Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Chief of Police Daniel Hahn and other Sacramento community leaders are holding a press conference to discuss the investigation. "Due to the nature of the investigation, the extremely high emotions, anger and hurt in our community," Hahn said, he decided it was best for attorney general to independently investigate the shooting. Becerra said he will also be reviewing police use-of-force training and protocols."

Fallout continues. Unabated. NPR reports:

"A special meeting of the Sacramento City Council called to hear local community reaction to the police slaying of 22-year-old Stephon Clark was disrupted by shouting demonstrators almost as soon as the meeting convened. Mayor Darrell Steinberg recessed the meeting for 15 minutes to restore order and then the forum continued. Steinberg began the meeting by telling residents that the entire City Council joined them in their grieving and that "in the days and months ahead, you will be heard and we will be listening."

Hard to believe. Nothing ever changes. Precisely, why demonstrators egregiously disrupted this meeting. Didn't buy the endless bullshit, lip service paid by clueless, achingly out of touch city officials.

"Council member Larry Carr had just begun his remarks when some members of the audience began chanting "Stephon Clark! Stephon Clark!" Clark's brother, Stevante Clark rushed to the front of the room and chanted his brother's name before launching into an expletive-laden speech denouncing gangs, poverty and high rents in Sacramento. When Clark refused to keep quiet, Mayor Steinberg recessed the meeting."

Smart move. To say the least, would have been maddeningly counterproductive had they arrested Clark's brother, hauled his ass to jail.

"When the meeting resumed, many of the protesters had left the council chambers and could be heard from inside still chanting Stephon Clark's name. Pastor Efrem Smith urged the council to find ways to bring the city together "and not deeper into a divide." He also lamented the fact that Clark was unarmed and carried only his cellphone when he was killed by Sacramento police, one of whom yelled "gun, gun, gun" before fatally shooting him in his grandmother's backyard."

This crap will end when murderous officers are arrested, charged, tried, and convicted. Until then, nothing changes. More of the same. -- Until the unthinkable. ... An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. -- Too deaf to hear the rumble?

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March 30, 2018

The following is another egregious failure of law enforcement. Totally unnecessary, uncalled for. Seatbelts on. ABC News reports:

"Police in Elgin, Illinois on Thursday released body-cam and dashboard video related to the March 12, 2018 shooting death of 34-year-old Decynthia Clements. Clements was killed by an Elgin police officer on the side of a busy highway in the overnight hours. In the edited video, Clements can be seen speeding as police squad cars attempt to pull over the vehicle. Clements doesn't stop and when officers finally catch up with her, she’s pulled over on the shoulder on a busy stretch of I-90."

Can't be repeated too many times in this publication: never, ever, never run from police. Grants the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue carte blanche to murder on the job. How the bastards get their cookies off. Don't give them the satisfaction.

"The driver’s side window is up. Clements can be seen in the driver's seat, smoking, and appears to be reaching for something, again ignoring officers commands and yelling at the officers. Officers shut down traffic in both directions, and tried for one hour to negotiate with Clements and get her out of the car. Throughout that hour, in the shortened video, Clements continues to put the vehicle in drive and slowly move it. That’s when officers decide to pin her vehicle between two squad cars. Clements can then be seen igniting something, and tossing it into the backseat, setting the car on fire."

Without question, this woman had severe mental issues. Police were clearly not sufficiently trained to deal with this, -- worse, didn't give a damn:

"The car fills with smoke and officers are unable to see clearly what is happening inside the vehicle. Through the haze of the smoke, an officer says he sees her with a knife, and can be heard on the video saying “She’s got the knife to her neck, she’s got the knife to her neck!” With the car smoldering, officers again repeatedly ask Clements to get out of the vehicle. With flames now coming out of the vehicle, Clements opens the drivers side door, and starts to exit with an object in hand. Officers can be heard yelling at her to drop the knife. A split-second later she is fired upon and killed."

Gutless, outrageously incompetent jackbooted bastards. Cowardly boobs. Achingly stupid dolts.

"Swoboda said investigators recovered two knives and that Clements had a knife in each hand."

Jesus Christ. They had an hour to decide how best to deal with this woman. A stun gun or baton couldn't have been used to subdue her? Apparently, the bastards 'choked.' In fear. Unarmed United States Marines are taught how to disarm someone with a knife. Why aren't police?

"He also said the officer involved, Lt. Christian Jensen, fired his weapon three times. Jensen was placed on administrative leave, Swoboda said."

Took three high-powered rounds? Gutless son of a bitch.

"The Illinois State Police is investigating the shooting."

Fox guarding the chicken coop.

"Attorneys for the Clements family said in a statement reported by the Elgin Courier-News that lethal force was unnecessary. “This situation did not have to escalate to such a degree that cost a young woman her life. As we move forward with this lawsuit, those responsible for Decynthia’s death must be held accountable,” attorneys Antonio Romanucci and Andrew Stroth said in their statement."

Indeed. Sue the living shit out of the bastards. Do all you can to cost the taxpayers as much as possible. When they tire of this bullshit, change will come. ... Or, the unthinkable: an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. Hear the rumble?

CBS News reports:

"In the video released Thursday, Elgin Police Chief Jeffrey Swoboda said his officers attempted to resolve the situation peacefully for about an hour before the fatal shooting. Officers in the video are seen shutting down lanes of traffic, talking about concerns that Clements was suicidal and discussing plans to use rubber bullets and a Taser should she threaten them."

Then why didn't these gutless bastards do precisely that, Chief?

"Clements at one point apparently lights a fire in her car, causing officers to approach. They order her to come out and hold her hands up. Clements can then be seen running out of the burning car, holding a knife in her hand. That's when an officer opens fire. Clements was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Swodoba said he hasn't spoken to the officer who fired at Clements, and doesn't know why he didn't use the less-lethal tactics. He said the Indiana State Police is conducting the investigation."

Jesus Christ. You're the goddamned police chief, Chief. Why the hell didn't you immediately talk to the bastard?

"Police first showed the video to Clements' family and their attorneys, who have said they plan to file a lawsuit, before releasing it publicly Thursday afternoon. Her family described her as a "loving, caring mom," reports CBS Chicago. They also said she was very small, and not a threat to officers trained in deadly force and equipped with shields and body armor."

That's right. Gutless bastards. Apparently, get their cookies off killing a woman who obviously had mental issues.

"The video of the fatal shooting of DeCynthia Clements released today by the Elgin Police Department raises questions about the unnecessary use of deadly force by an Elgin Police Officer," Antonio Romanucci, the Clements' lawyer, said in a statement released to the station. "This situation did not have to escalate to such a degree that cost a young woman her life. As we move forward with this lawsuit, those responsible for DeCynthia's death must be held accountable."

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March 30, 2018

Ends don't justify the means. Never have, never will. Consider the following. CBS News reports:

"The mother of a man who lived with suspected serial bomber Mark Conditt in a home north of Austin says her son was kept in police custody until after Conditt died in a fatal confrontation with officers. Jennifer Withers told The Associated Press that her 26-year-old son, Collin Thomas, was walking from work Tuesday night in Pflugerville to the house he and another man shared with Conditt when a group of officers "flew at him." Withers, who spoke during an interview Thursday, said Thomas, who is black, was handcuffed, taken into custody by SWAT officers and questioned about the bombings. She said he was held overnight but that none of his family was notified about where he was. Conditt died early Wednesday after detonating a bomb as police were about to arrest him. Thomas was eventually released."

If the above is precisely what happened, find a lawyer. Sue the living shit out of the bastards.

"Police said earlier Thursday that they'd released Conditt's other roommate. They refused to name him, saying he wasn't currently under arrest. Austin police spokeswoman Anna Sabana said neither roommate has been charged. She said she did not know why Thomas was detained forcibly in the way his mother described. Withers said Thomas lived with Conditt for more than three months in a home Conditt was renovating with his father. She said her son was close to a family at the Christian church he attended, and that they introduced him to Conditt's family who were also Christian."

The jackbooted bastards need to be reined in. Ends don't justify the means. Figuratively hit them where it hurts. In the pocketbook. Sadly, the Bill of Rights means nothing in a fascist police-state, soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

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.

March 30, 2018

Never ends. ABC News reports:

"Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was released from jail late Wednesday after posting bail on murder charges in connection to the shooting death of a 40-year-old Australian woman. Bail had been set at $400,000 Wednesday after Hennepin County prosecutors raised concerns that the ex-officer could be a flight risk, noting that he might try to flee to his native Somalia."

How many who murder a cop are released on bail? This son of a bitch wantonly killed this woman. Made no effort to justify his actions. Refused to be questioned. Remains an exigent threat to the community. Why is he free on bail?

"Noor turned himself in to authorities Tuesday after he was indicted on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond's death."

What took so long? Kill a cop in self-defense, the perpetrator is immediately arrested, quickly charged, and prosecuted for capital murder. Why special treatment for this son of a bitch?

"Noor's attorney said he "acted as he has been trained" and that he should "not have been charged with any crime." Noor's last day as an employee with the police department was Saturday, but Minneapolis police would not comment on whether he resigned or was fired ."

The public is entitled to this information. Taxpayers are looted to pay for the 'services' of these gutless pieces of shit.

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.

March 30, 2018

Aryan arrogance. Unbridled. A corrupt, thieving sheriff. Think you've heard it all? Get this. CBS News reports:

"An Alabama sheriff was defiant on Friday as he defended his practice of pocketing leftover money from inmates' food budget. It's been legal since 1939. But some accuse the sheriff of turning the jail into his personal piggy bank."

Legalized theft.

"Me, my family, my office, the citizens of Etowah County have been targets of miscellaneous fake news stories," Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said. He's proud of his jail food, the meal trays served to inmates every day. But critics say he has mostly fed himself."

Yet, another reason why there is no faith or trust in law enforcement.

Consider the Aryan arrogance of this nazi son of a bitch:

"This is a jail, this is not a bed and breakfast," Entrekin said. "If you're used to eating grandma's fried chicken, ordering pizza several times a week, you're not going to be happy." He told CBS News he "can't change the optics" of the scandal in Etowah County."

Certainly, can. Stop lining his pockets.

"In September, Entrekin and his wife bought this $740,000 beach house along Alabama's Gulf Coast."

How the f--k can any sheriff afford this based on salary? How?

"Because a Depression-era state law makes Alabama sheriffs personally responsible for feeding inmates, the performance bonus Entrekin gave himself is legal. "I haven't done anything wrong," Entrekin said. "If it's wrong, then somebody needs to change the law."

Jesus Christ. This piece of shit remains hopelessly clueless.

"He could have donated it to charity so there would be no question about it, but Entrekin said "it's just like anybody else -- anybody else who gets out here at the end of the day, you make a profit, it's yours."

The hell it is. One of the reasons why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble? Apparently, this son of a bitch is achingly deaf.

Coup de grace? Get this:

"Although this is public service, Entrekin said he asked to be sheriff "and it comes with that job and so I'm not going to make you happy. I promise you." Taxpayers are paying for this, and in Etowah County, the median income is $40,000. His bonus is the talk of the county and the running joke now is "I want to be sheriff."

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March 30, 2018

How would you like to be this guy? WPIX 11 New York reports:

"Julian Douglas is thankful to be free after spending three long years in Rikers Island for a crime he did not commit.

"On March 30 2015, 70-year-old Leta Webb was killed with a single gunshot to the head after answering the door to her family’s home in Jamaica, Queens. Detectives began a manhunt for Webb’s killer and brought Douglas in for questioning. He was on parole and lived in the area. From the very beginning he insisted he was innocent. A witness placed him near the scene of the crime, picking him out of a lineup.

"He was charged with murder and spent 35 months incarcerated waiting to see a judge. Bail was denied in his case. He had three different District Attorneys and judges. "It was like a case that nobody really wanted," he said. When he was finally brought before a judge earlier this month, the charges against him were dropped and he was released from jail. “It still feels unreal,” he said."

Coup de grace? The murderer is still free:

"The murder of Leta Webb remains unsolved, the NYPD told PIX11 there have been no updates on the case."

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.

March 30, 2018

Carnage continues. Unabated. When will the jackbooted bastards in blue be held legally accountable for their crimes? When? In follow up to an egregious case covered here and elsewhere, The Washington Post reports:

"Authorities in Louisiana said Tuesday that the Baton Rouge police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling will not face criminal charges, a decision announced nearly two years after his death prompted intense protests."

Not surprising, is it? The jackbooted bastards are nearly always protected and coddled. No matter what they do or don't do. A goddamned fascist police-state, soon to become the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich.

"The announcement makes Sterling’s death the latest high-profile police shooting to end without charges for officers involved, following on the heels of federal authorities last year declining to prosecute either officer in the case. Sterling was killed in July 2016 by officers responding to a call about a man who had threatened someone with a gun. The Baton Rouge officers then encountered Sterling, 37, selling CDs outside of a convenience store, and fatally shot him during an encounter that lasted less than 90 seconds."

Shoot first, ask questions later. Incompetent boobs. Gutless dolts. At war against their own citizens.

“This decision was not taken lightly,” Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said during a news briefing Tuesday morning."

Unadulterated horse shit. These murderous bastards were protected and coddled by both state and federal authorities.

Insult to injury? Hubris at its very worst? Pathetically disingenuous bullshit? Get this:

"He added: “I know the Sterling family is hurting. I know that they may not agree with this decision.”

You think? Give me a goddamned break. This piece of human excrement has no respect, no regard for the intelligence of the community he clearly doesn't serve. None at all. Shit squat. Officials like Landry are precisely why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble?

"The Justice Department said last year it decided against bringing federal charges against officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake, concluding that there was “insufficient” evidence to prove that they violated Sterling’s civil rights. Federal law sets a very high bar for civil rights charges against officers, requiring that authorities prove an officer’s intent at the time of the shooting."

The 'Justice' Department protects and coddles the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Especially, under the racist AG Sessions nazi. -- Who runs this outrageously corrupt department at behest of his fuhrer, the Trump nazi. ... Don't like the tone of the rhetoric? Read another publication. Better yet, move to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia, etc.. Be far more to your liking, fascist predilections.

"After Sterling was shot, Lake found and removed a loaded .38 caliber handgun from Sterling’s right front pocket, according to Landry’s office."

Did the bastard plant it?

"Landry also said toxicology reports showed that Sterling had drugs in his system at the time of his death, which Landry linked to Sterling’s behavior during his encounter with police. “It is reasonable that Mr. Sterling was under the influence and that contributed to his noncompliance,” said Landry, who did not take questions after announcing his decision."

Gutless shyster. Why not take questions? Afraid you might not be able to answer them, Counselor? You protected and coddled the bastards in blue. No more than a gutless son of a bitch.

"Landry’s office also released a 34-page report which said Sterling’s body tested positive for opioids, cocaine and other drugs, results that “clearly indicated that he was under the influence of a combination of illegal substances.”

That right? Were the officers involved immediately drug tested after this man was killed?

No matter what went down, readers, here is the problem:

"The same report also said Sterling’s autopsy showed he had been shot six times — three times in the chest and three more times in his back — with all six bullets recovered from his body. His cause of death was deemed a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to his heart, lung, esophagus and liver."

He was on the ground, pinned down on the ground, when they killed him. Any problems with this? Any at all? Wake up.

Consider the following:

"But while declining to pursue charges in Sterling’s death, federal authorities provided Sterling’s family with new details about his death. After meeting with investigators, Chris Stewart, the lead attorney for the Sterling family, told reporters that evidence shows that at the beginning of the interaction with Sterling, Officer Salamoni put his gun to Sterling’s head, and said, “I’ll kill you, b—-.”

"Video of the following 90 seconds shows officers telling Sterling to put his hands on the hood of a car. When he did not, a struggle ensued with Salamoni pulling out his gun and pointing it at Sterling’s head and later Lake shooting Sterling with a taser.

"Salamoni tackled Sterling and, with Sterling on his back with both officers on top of him, one of the officers appears to yell “He’s got a gun!” Then shots rang out."

If the above is true, they murdered this guy. Got away with it. No justice. Remember? By their own admission the gun was found in his pocket after they killed him. Ferociously pointedly, get this:

"The Justice Department’s decision not to pursue charges in the Sterling case marked the first time under Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the department declined to prosecute a police officer investigated for wrongdoing in a high-profile case. That decision caused frustration in Baton Rouge not only for the lack of charges, but also because the news was reported by The Washington Post before federal officials had informed Sterling’s family."

All courtesy of the racist AG Sessions nazi. On behalf of his fuhrer, the Trump nazi. Both fascists clearly believe police do no wrong.

This is an example of egregious excessive force resulting in the needless death of this man. In a supposed democratic republic, the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue don't get to be judge, jury, and executioner. There is no excuse for what happened. None at all. Police remain out of control. Granted carte blanche to murder on the job with impunity.

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3-23-18

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

..."The rot is systemic. Unbecoming a supposed democratic republic.

"While the researchers do not draw any conclusions about why more misconduct cases are being uncovered, they believe that it has something to do with the growth of specialized teams of investigators within prosecutors offices, known as conviction integrity units."

"Couldn't be any here in Nazi Llano County, could there? ... "Sonny Boy?" ... Madam County Attorney? ... Sheriff?

"There were 33 such groups in existence in 2017, up from a handful in 2011, according to the registry. They accounted for 42 of the 2017 exonerations. Charged with examining allegations of wrongful convictions and rooting out dubious cases independently, these government-sanctioned units "are more willing to search for and acknowledge misconduct and are less prone to denying it," said Samuel Gross, a University of Michigan law professor who co-founded the registry and edited it for years."

"Better solution? A new federal agency whose only duty would be to investigate, arrest, charge and try criminal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court that hears only these cases. Total independence."

..."The report said the most common type of misconduct documented in 2017 was police or prosecutors' failure to reveal exculpatory evidence to the defense."

"Precisely, why police and/or prosecutors failing to do so need to be sentenced to the very same prison sentences their victims suffered.

"Several units have been particularly aggressive. The most productive are in Harris and Dallas counties in Texas; Cook County, Illinois; and Brooklyn, New York."

"Certainly, not here in Nazi Llano County, right, "Sonny Boy," Madam County Attorney, Sheriff?

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:

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

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

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:

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

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

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:

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

3-23-18

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? One hundred 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? One hundred 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. One hundred 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.

3-23-18

Truly believe there aren't systemic problems within law enforcement, the prosecution, and the courts? NBC News reports:

"The number of exonerations involving wrongdoing by police, prosecutors and other government workers set a record last year, according to a report released on Wednesday. The findings are part of a larger trend that reflects America's more aggressive attempts to expose and understand the causes of wrongful convictions."

What took so long?

"The new statistics, released by the National Registry of Exonerations, documented 84 cases - half of them homicides - in which people were freed from prison in 2017 after their convictions were revealed to be tainted by official misconduct, as opposed to mistaken identifications, false confessions and false accusations."

Unbridled evil.

"That's the highest number of convictions overturned because of misconduct that the registry has ever documented in one year, even as the overall number of exonerations declined, from 171 in 2016 to 139 in 2017."

The rot is systemic. Unbecoming a supposed democratic republic.

Couldn't be any here in Nazi Llano County, could there? ... "Sonny Boy?" ... Madam County Attorney? ... Sheriff?

Better solution? A new federal agency whose only duty would be to investigate, arrest, charge and try criminal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court that hears only these cases. Total independence.

Achingly, sad? Get this:

"These units also have access to files that defense lawyers and civil rights organizations are often prevented from seeing, said Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia School of Law professor who sits on the registry's advisory board. "It's remarkable how much official misconduct plays a role in these exonerations, and it's remarkable when it comes to light, because it tends to stay concealed," Garrett said."

Precisely, why a new federal agency such as the one described above is so desperately needed.

"The report said the most common type of misconduct documented in 2017 was police or prosecutors' failure to reveal exculpatory evidence to the defense."

Precisely, why police and/or prosecutors failing to do so need to be sentenced to the very same prison sentences their victims suffered.

"Several units have been particularly aggressive. The most productive are in Harris and Dallas counties in Texas; Cook County, Illinois; and Brooklyn, New York."

Certainly, not here in Nazi Llano County, right, "Sonny Boy," Madam County Attorney, Sheriff?

Think the following 'detective' doesn't deserve capital punishment, that is, execution? Statutes need to change to facilitate capital punishment for rogue officers. Get this:

"In Cook County, which includes Chicago, State's Attorney Kim Foxx has overseen investigations into wrongful convictions obtained through the work of a rogue police detective, Reynaldo Guevara, found to have abused homicide suspects. Five exonerations in 2017 alone - and two so far this year - have involved misconduct by Guevara. Those cases included that of Jose Maysonet, who was convicted of murder in 1995 based on a confession he gave to Guevara following an interrogation in which the detective beat him with his fists, a telephone book and a flashlight and squeezed his testicles, according to the registry."

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3-23-18

Nothing quite like getting the shit beaten out of a victim at a white supremacist rally, then getting falsely charged. CBS News reports:

"A black man who was severely beaten during a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and then charged with misdemeanor assault in the same incident has been found not guilty. Local news outlets report a Charlottesville judge said Friday it was clear DeAndre Harris didn't intend to harm the man who made a complaint against him."

Remember? This is the very same nazi rally the Trump nazi defended at the time.

"Photos and videos of the Aug. 12 attack on Harris in a parking garage were widely shared online. Harris was left with serious injuries. Harold Crews, state chairman of the North Carolina League of the South, sought the charge against Harris, who turned himself in after a warrant was issued."

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3-23-18

Think the jackbooted bastards in ICE don't have blood on their hands? ABC News reports:

" A couple fleeing immigration officials in a rural California farm town died after losing control of their sport utility vehicle and crashing into a power pole, police said. The deaths on Tuesday happened as advocates for immigrants say U.S. immigration agents are increasingly using unmarked cars to pull over farmworkers in the state's agricultural heartland as part of the Trump Administration's heightened immigration crackdown in California."

Predators.

"The victims were identified as 35-year-old Santos Garcia and 33-year-old Marcelina Garcia. Diana Tellefson, executive director of the United Farm Workers Foundation, said they were farmworkers living in Delano, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, and were looking for work when immigration agents tried to stop them. The couple, originally from the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, mainly spoke Mixtec, an indigenous language. "The fact that they could not speak English or Spanish likely added to the fear they felt when they realized it was ICE stopping them," Tellefson said. She said the couple left behind six children, ages 8 to 18, and a 1-year-old granddaughter."

Don't Republican nazis continue to proclaim the GOP the party of the family?

"Jennie Pasquarella, director of immigrants' rights at the ACLU of Southern California, said in a statement that her office in recent weeks has received multiple reports from California's farm-rich Central Valley about immigration agents staking out the roads farmworkers travel to get to work and pulling them over during early morning hours. Pasquarella said immigration agents are reportedly pulling over farmworkers while in unmarked vehicles. "As in this case, drivers and passengers stop, after being signaled to pull over, believing the officers to be police, but only come to learn after being approached, questioned, and arrested that the officers are actually ICE," she said in a statement."

Jackbooted predators. A fascist police-state, --quickly transforming to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Should the nazi bastards ultimately succeed in removing millions, who will do the work American citizens remain unwilling to do? LOL.

"Agency spokeswoman Lori K. Haley said the officers first went to the couple's home looking for another man wanted for deportation and followed the couple as they drove away. Though Santos Garcia matched the description of the targeted man, the agency said he was not the person."

How about that? Got their pound of flesh anyway.

"Santos Garcia, who had a 2014 DUI conviction, had voluntarily returned to Mexico three times between 2008 and 2017 and was removed once more in 2017, Haley said."

No problem now that he's dead. Won't return. Mission accomplished. Unbridled evil.

"Marcelina Garcia had no prior encounters with the agency, she added."

Couldn't be, could it? No longer a problem regardless, -- since she's dead. Again, mission accomplished. America at its very 'best.'

"As the officers departed the location of the attempted engagement, they came across the overturned vehicle and immediately dialed 911 for assistance," she said."

Big of the bastards, isn't it?

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3-23-18

Forget? Nazism has no regard for civil and constitutional rights and liberties. None at all. NPR reports:

"Activists across the country say they are being targeted by federal immigration authorities for speaking out at protests and accusing the government of heavy-handed tactics."

Raw nazism. Egregious abrogation of the First Amendment.

"The Trump administration has warned that anyone in the country illegally could be arrested and deported under tough new enforcement rules. And federal officials deny allegations of retaliation."

Raw nazism. Callous denial of allegations? -- No more than blatant lies by these criminal jackbooted bastards:

"But the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups say they have documented two dozen cases of immigrant activists and volunteers who say they have been arrested or face fines for their work. They say many of the activists who are undocumented don't have criminal records and only came to the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of their activism."

Jackbooted nazis in the image of their mentors, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini.

"Several of the arrests have garnered national and international attention. Two of the undocumented activists who have been arrested and put in deportation proceedings have filed First Amendment lawsuits claiming their free speech rights have been violated. In one of those cases, the United Nations Office of Human Rights waded into the controversy, calling on the U.S. government "to guarantee that no action, including detention and deportation, as a means of retaliation, is taken against" the activist."

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3-23-18

At least a few federal judges are beginning to wake up. CBS News reports:

"A federal judge barred the city of Los Angeles from enforcing nearly all of its remaining gang injunctions, according to a newspaper report on Thursday. The order by U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips is the latest blow to one of the city's oldest and most controversial law enforcement initiatives, the Los Angeles Times said. Phillips ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is likely to prove that most of those subject to the remaining injunctions suffered a due process violation. The judge found the city did not give them an opportunity to challenge the civil restraining orders in court."

Ends don't justify the means. Never have, never will. Anyone denied due process means all of us are at risk of suffering the same.

"The decision is believed to mark the first time a judge has blocked Los Angeles officials from enforcing the injunctions, which were born from a time in the late 1980s and '90s when gang activity in the city gained national attention. Their use has been credited by law enforcement with helping reduce gang-related crime."

Ends don't justify the means. Anyone breaks the law, enforce it. Simple as that. Don't preemptively trample all civil and constitutional rights and liberties for the sake of expediency. If you do, who's next?

"The use of injunctions has been under increasing scrutiny since 2016, when the ACLU and the Los Angeles Youth Justice Coalition filed a lawsuit against the city. Following an audit by the Los Angeles city attorney's office and the Los Angeles Police Department, 7,300 people were released last year from the conditions of the injunctions, which are civil court orders that can restrict someone from associating with friends, or even family members, in neighborhoods considered to be havens for certain street gangs. Violating the orders can result in arrest."

Raw nazism. Blatant attack on all civil and constitutional rights and liberties for the sake of expediency. Consolidation of jackbooted nazi power.

"Since 2000, the city has enforced injunctions against 79 separate gang sets, encompassing roughly 8,900 people, according to the city attorney's office. There were about 1,450 people still subject to the orders after last year's purge, according to a February court filing from the city attorney's office. Thursday's order prevents the city from enforcing any injunctions that were granted before Jan. 19, 2018, the newspaper said."

What took so long?

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3-23-18

Same old, same old. Fox News reports:

"Wilfredo Benitez is facing an ethics case stemming from a 2016 arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, which he later was cleared of. (Belleville-nj.org) A New Jersey judge barred from hearing DWI cases after previously being accused in one is heard telling officers he is a “f----ing judge” in newly-released video of the 2016 incident."

Never ends, does it?

"Wilfredo Benitez, a municipal judge in East Orange, Belleville and Bloomfield, was found passed out in his vehicle in Teaneck with the car's emergency lights flashing in the early morning hours of Nov. 12, and was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, NJ.com reported, citing court records. Benitez blew a blood-alcohol level two times the legal limit in a police sobriety test, it added, but eventually was acquitted in the case due to flaws in the investigation."

How about that? Beat the rap. Who'd 'a 'thunk' it?

“You are wasting your time and you know it!” Benitez is heard telling a New Jersey state trooper as he is being read his Miranda rights. “I will f----ing fight you, and you know you’re being a d---.” At an earlier point in the video, Benitez says “look, I’m a f---ing judge. “I would never do anything to hurt you, man, c’mon,” he is heard saying."

The drunken bastard couldn't even get and keep his story straight. LOL. Get this:

"Benitez first told the troopers that he was dropping his daughter off at school and heading home, despite it being around 2 a.m. on a Saturday. Then he said he was dropping off his son. “You were driving your son? Or your daughter?” one of the troopers asks."

Jesus Christ.

"A police report of the incident said the judge struggled with the sobriety test but insisted he wasn’t “drunk” or a “drug addict,” NJ.com reported. Superior Court Judge Roy McGeady cleared Benitez in May 2017."

Protected and coddled.

"The incident was first made public in January after the state judiciary accused him of abusing his role. He is now facing an ethics case stemming from the incident and is barred from hearing DWI cases for the time being, according to NJ.com. The judge, in court papers, reportedly said he was “regretful and apologetic” for the foul language used during the arrest, but denied wrongdoing."

Give me a break. This son of a bitch is clearly unfit to sit in judgment of anyone.

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3-23-18

The following is appalling. Domestic terror. The Washington Post reports:

"A package believed to be bound for Austin exploded early Tuesday morning at a FedEx facility about an hour south of that city, expanding the investigation into the bombings that have rattled the Texas capital this month, officials said. Police have said the bombing campaign in Austin is the work of a skilled bomber or bombers, and they have expressed concerns that whoever is responsible has recently shifted tactics — moving from leaving package bombs outside homes to setting a device rigged with a tripwire — showing even greater sophistication than investigators first believed. The explosion Tuesday morning occurred while the device was on an automated conveyor belt at a FedEx center in Schertz, Tex., just outside San Antonio. One employee said it caused ringing in her ears, but no one else was wounded, police said."

Low grade insurrection. Domestic terror.

"Police have said they believe the explosions in Austin are the work of a “serial bomber.” While authorities have not conclusively linked the explosion in Schertz to the bombings in Austin, officials say they believe these blasts are all the work of the same person or people. Michael Hansen, the Schertz police chief, said investigators were “confident that neither this facility nor any location in the Schertz area was the target.” The explosion in Schertz opened up a new front in the investigation into the bombings that have killed two people, injured four others and sent waves of uncertainty and fear across the Austin region."

Precise intention of terror. Exactly, why law enforcement needs to quickly find the perpetrator(s).

The following, if true, is encouraging:

"The company also suggested that it had found evidence related to whoever shipped the packages and given that to investigators. “We have provided law enforcement responsible for this investigation extensive evidence related to these packages and the individual that shipped them collected from our advanced technology security systems,” the FedEx statement said."

These bombings have everyone on edge:

"The confusion underscored the frantic pace of the investigation, which has widened after five explosions in less than three weeks and now includes more than 300 federal agents along with scores of local law enforcement officers in Texas."

Discovering an unexploded bomb would provide investigators with valuable information:

"Investigators on Tuesday also searched a FedEx facility in Austin where the package that detonated in Schertz would likely have been sent next, looking to see if they could find other, similar package bombs there, according to one person familiar with the investigation. An Austin police spokeswoman said Tuesday afternoon that authorities were responding to a suspicious package at the FedEx facility there, though she said it was not immediately clear if this was connected to the explosion in Schertz. Any additional unexploded device could be crucial to the expanding investigation into the string of blasts that have shaken Austin in recent weeks, because a bomb that has not detonated could provide significant evidence to help authorities identify a suspect or suspects. In bomb investigations, unexploded devices can be critical to narrowing the search for suspects, because the materials used to assemble the device can be traced back to the supplier — and, in many cases, the individual purchaser."

In follow up, The Washington Post reports:

"The suspected serial bomber who terrorized Austin with a string of exploding packages died early Wednesday after detonating an explosive device in his vehicle as police closed in on him, authorities said. Austin police and the FBI tracked him to a hotel parking lot in Round Rock, about 18 miles north of Austin, where they found him inside his vehicle, Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said. Officers wanted to wait for tactical units to arrive before engaging the suspect, but he started to drive away. The man stopped on the side of the Interstate 35 frontage road, and as Austin SWAT officers approached, he detonated a bomb, knocking one of the officers backward and injuring him, Manley said."

Fortunately, the officer wasn't killed.

"A SWAT officer then fired at the suspect, who died inside the vehicle, the police chief said. It was unclear whether he died from the explosion or from gunfire. Manley said the suspect sustained “significant” injuries from the blast.

"While authorities have not publicly released his name, the suspected bomber has been identified as Mark Anthony Conditt, according to two officials familiar with the investigation. Police said Conditt was 24, while some public records suggested he was 23.

"In announcing Conditt’s death early Wednesday, authorities warned that he may have left additional explosives behind and urged residents of Austin and the surrounding communities to remain vigilant after a bombing campaign that has lasted for nearly three weeks.

“We are concerned that there may be other packages that are still out there,” said Christopher Combs, special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office."

Good they got him before any more carnage, injuries, deaths. Hopefully, didn't leave any other bombs behind.

"Austin Mayor Steve Adler said his city was breathing a sigh of relief after multiple days of terror. “They are confident that they have someone who has been responsible for these bombs going off,” he said on the “Today” show. “As a community we’re just really relieved and just incredibly thankful for this army of law enforcement that has been in our community here for the last week or so.”

Homegrown terror.

"News of the suspect’s death came after investigators spent days struggling to explain the bombs that had detonated in Central Texas since March 2, a series of blasts that killed two people in Austin, injured four others and frightened the region. That tension remained Wednesday, even after police said the suspect was dead."

Unbridled fear generated by terror is precisely why these insane criminal bastards engage in it.

“We don’t know if there are any other bombs out there and if so, how many and where they may be,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Wednesday morning on “Fox and Friends.” “Because this individual, either by mail or by placement or whatever the case may be, may have put other bombs out there.” The Austin police on Wednesday asked people to remain vigilant for anything that appears suspicious and call 911 rather than touching or trying to handle things themselves."

Someone had to have known something:

"Manley said police believe that the same bomber was responsible for all five explosions — four in Austin and one at a FedEx facility in Schertz, Tex. — and authorities were now investigating whether he had any accomplices. What may have motivated the bombings, Manley said, also remained unknown. “That’s the one thing we don’t have right now, is a motive behind this,” Manley said. “We do not understand what motivated him to do what he did, and that will also be part of the continuing investigation as we try to learn more about him.” Little was immediately known about Conditt in the hours after police said he was killed. Condit attended Austin Community College between 2010 and 2012, but did not graduate, according to the school. A spokeswoman for the school declined to answer questions about Conditt’s time there and whether he had any disciplinary issues, saying they were working with the Austin Police Department to offer “any information they need.”

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3-23-18

The following is appalling. Comes at a time law enforcement desperately needs every good female officer it can get. CBS News reports:

"A Florida sheriff's lieutenant is charged with driving under the influence after she was spotted driving backward and honking her horn in the middle of the night. Pinellas County Sheriff's Lt. Christi Ruhtz also was fired from the department where she had worked for 19 years. A deputy reported finding Ruhtz driving in reverse and honking her horn just before 2 a.m. Sunday in Largo. The sheriff's office said Ruhtz performed poorly on a field sobriety test and initially refused a breath test as part of a criminal investigation. She did provide a breath sample, which is a condition of employment in such circumstances, and that test showed a blood alcohol level of .14. The legal limit is .08. CBS affiliate WTSP reports she was hired by the office on Dec. 21, 1998, and worked as a lieutenant in the public records processing unit."

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3-23-18

In follow up to a number of earlier editions of this publication, Fox News reports:

"A Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman in July turned himself in Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest, his attorney said. A jail roster said he was held on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. Officer Mohamed Noor shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old life coach on July 15 minutes after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. Damond's death drew international attention, cost the police chief her job and forced major revisions to the department's policy on body cameras."

As long-term readers will recall, this is quite a complicated story. More to come, as this case proceeds.

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3-23-18

In follow up to an earlier edition of this publication, CBS News reports:

"A woman who was arrested by San Diego Border Patrol agents -- as seen in a viral video -- has been released on her own recognizance. She is now back with her daughters, CBS Los Angeles reports. Earlier in the day, The Associated Press reported that an immigration judge ordered Perla Morales-Luna released, saying the 36-year-old mother is neither a danger to society nor a flight risk. Video of Morales-Luna's emotional March 8 arrest as her teen daughters looked on spread quickly on social media. At least one person could be heard crying uncontrollably as agents forced Morales-Luna into a vehicle and drove away."

Certainly, the Border Patrol got its shorts in a wad after release of the video:

"After the arrest, Customs and Border Protection sent out several tweets, claiming Morales-Luna was a "human smuggling facilitator" for a large criminal operation."

Offered no proof, no evidence of this claim.

"Immigration judge Zsa Zsa Depaolo said Tuesday it was not her place to consider the smuggling claims, and she "noted that three other people accused of ties to the trafficking claims were exonerated," according to the AP."

Couldn't be the jackbooted bastards in the Border Patrol lied, could it?

"In the days following her arrest, an attorney representing Morales-Luna said, "She's never been arrested for anything as far as we can tell, so we're at bit of a loss as to why they're alleging the alien smuggling issue."

Imagine that. Couldn't be, could it?

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3-23-18

Abuse never ends. Get this. Texas Standard reports:

"The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has settled a lawsuit with Passion Star, a black transgender woman who was repeatedly raped and beaten while incarcerated in male prisons. Demoya Gordon is a staff and Transgender Rights Project Attorney with the LGBT advocacy group, Lambda Legal, who represented Star. She says, while in prison, Star was tenacious and resilient. “And despite filing dozens of complaints and grievances with Texas prison officials, they refused to do anything to help her other than move her from one general population unit to the next though it became clear pretty quickly that would not solve the problem,” Gordon says."

Couldn't be, could it? Never happen here in Texas, would it?

"Lambda Legal sued on behalf of Star in 2014, claiming prison official did not take steps to protect Star from abuse. That includes an attack in which a fellow inmate slacked [slapped? struck?] Star in the face eight times. Gordon describes how officials treated Star when she filed complaints about the abuse she was enduring. “They would call her derogatory slurs, they would tell her to stop acting gay. They would tell her to either fight or just have sex with people, so it was pretty egregious,” says Gordon. Star, who was in prison for 14 years, was moved to safekeeping in 2015. That’s a form of protective housing for vulnerable inmates. She was granted parole in December 2016 and released last June. Lambda Legal says the terms of the settlement are agreeable to all parties. And Gordon explains part of that settlement includes improving the agency’s policies for protecting LGBT inmates."

Should go without saying, shouldn't it?

“They’ve agreed to include improvements in the policies to the intake process to ensure that vulnerable people, like LGBT people, are identified and steps can be taken early in the process to protect them with respect to decisions around housing, and things like that,” Gordon says. A spokesperson for the TDCJ says the agency was already working to update LGBT policies before the settlement. However, the settlement specifically requires the state agency to train staff on the new policies."

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3-23-18

Serve your country honorably in combat? Then, get deported? Think that justice? ABC News reports:

"A U.S. Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan is in danger of being deported following a years-old drug conviction that sparked ICE's taking him into custody. Miguel Perez Jr., a native of Mexico, came to the United States legally when he was 8 and grew up in Chicago as a legal permanent resident. He served two tours of duty in Afghanistan prior to being discharged from the Army in 2010 with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to ABC station WLS-TV in Chicago. That same year, after he was discharged from the Army, Perez was convicted on a felony drug charge, for which he served about seven years in prison. After he got out, ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency took him into custody. An ICE spokesperson said Perez was targeted for removal after the conviction, WLS reported."

Remember, this man is a combat veteran. Served his country honorably. Two tours in hellhole Afghanistan. Raw nazism. Courtesy of the Trump nazi and his henchmen.

"The attorney is appealing the court ruling, WLS reported. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, has written a letter on Perez's behalf, according to WLS. Perez remains in ICE custody."

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3-16-18

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

..."Window dressing? Anything more? Rubber stamp? Appeasement with no substance? Repeat of history? All the above and more?

"Hickman was shown on body camera footage subduing and punching Johnnie Jermaine Rush, 33, after officers accused Rush of crossing outside of a crosswalk. Hickman resigned in January."

"Why wasn't the son of a bitch arrested, charged? Back in August?

"The case became public after The Citizen-Times newspaper published footage last week. On Wednesday night, angry residents questioned the police chief at a community meeting about why the case was kept from public view for so long."

"For the same reason the exact same shit goes on here in Nazi Llano County and never ever never sees the light of day, right, Sheriff?

"Rush was also shocked with a stun gun as he screamed in pain during the incident last summer."

"The jackbooted bastards remain out of control all across this country. How these sorry, sick pieces of shit get their cookies off. ... Right, Bill?"

..."Think blatant abuse of power by the jackbooted bastards in blue good for business, tourism, community relations, etc.? To say nothing of the blatant racism displayed by the worst of them?

"City Manager Gary Jackson wrote in a memo Monday that Hickman's use of "excessive and dangerous force" is "a source of great anger and concern within the community." Asheville's population of nearly 90,000 is 82 percent white and 12 percent black."

"Indeed, a sick, gutless society that refuses to rein in its criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Pastor Ronald Gates, who joined other black clergy members in voicing concerns to city leaders last week, said he was appalled not only by "the inhumane act" he saw on the video, but also the length of time it took for details to surface publicly."

"Again, this goes on all across this country including right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Bill?

"However, the leader of Greater Works Church said Tuesday that the memo's release is a step toward restoring trust: "There's a strong stance toward making things right."

"How? No more than window dressing. Nothing ever changes. Occurs over and over and over again. Excuses continue to be made by prosecutors to protect the criminal bastards in blue they work with on a daily basis. ... Right, Sheriff?"

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..."Cops don't do drugs, do they? ... Right, Sheriff? That why you won't release results of all drug testing of your criminal jackbooted bastards in black, Bill? Word has it you don't drug test on a regular basis anyway. That right, Sheriff? 'Personal matters,' you claim? Conveniently, forget? Taxpayers are looted to pay your salaries and perqs, Bill. Deserve better.

"Worthy – who has since been fired -- and Trexler are both facing charges of child neglect and possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Worthy left Brevard County Jail after posting a $5,000 bond on Thursday, according to FOX35. The status of Trexler, who was also taken to Brevard County Jail, wasn't immediately clear Friday."

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:

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

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

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:

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

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

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:

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

3-16-18

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-nine 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-nine 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-nine 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.

3-16-18

The following is pathetic. NBC News reports:

"Federal agents have opened a criminal investigation into a white North Carolina police officer shown on body camera footage beating a black man accused of jaywalking. State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Patty McQuillan said in an email Wednesday that an FBI criminal investigation was launched into the actions of Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman on Aug. 25, 2017. She said the state agency is assisting."

Window dressing? Anything more? Rubber stamp? Appeasement with no substance? Repeat of history? All the above and more?

"Hickman was shown on body camera footage subduing and punching Johnnie Jermaine Rush, 33, after officers accused Rush of crossing outside of a crosswalk. Hickman resigned in January."

Why wasn't the son of a bitch arrested, charged? Back in August?

For the same reason the exact same shit goes on here in Nazi Llano County and never ever never sees the light of day, right, Sheriff?

"Rush was also shocked with a stun gun as he screamed in pain during the incident last summer."

The jackbooted bastards remain out of control all across this country. How these sorry, sick pieces of shit get their cookies off. ... Right, Bill?

"The altercation unfolded around midnight near the city's minor-league baseball stadium and a cluster of breweries that help fuel a booming tourism industry."

Think blatant abuse of power by the jackbooted bastards in blue good for business, tourism, community relations, etc.? To say nothing of the blatant racism displayed by the worst of them?

Indeed, a sick, gutless society that refuses to rein in its criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. ... Right, Sheriff?

Again, this goes on all across this country including right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Bill?

"However, the leader of Greater Works Church said Tuesday that the memo's release is a step toward restoring trust: "There's a strong stance toward making things right."

How? No more than window dressing. Nothing ever changes. Occurs over and over and over again. Excuses continue to be made by prosecutors to protect the criminal bastards in blue they work with on a daily basis. ... Right, Sheriff?

"According to the memo, an extensive review of body camera footage from all of Hickman's encounters with the public — some 58 hours — revealed four other times in which he "displayed discourteous and rude conduct to members of the public." It's not clear if those four incidents were previously known to Hickman's superiors; Jackson wrote that they didn't result in complaints. The memo doesn't elaborate on what happened in those cases."

No transparency. Just like right here in Nazi Llano County? ... Right, Bill?

"The Asheville newspaper's story sparked recriminations over the handling of the case and the video leak. Under North Carolina law, a judge generally must sign off on any public release of police body camera video."

That's the problem. 'Judges' remain bought and paid for. In the pocket of law enforcement, right, Sheriff?

"District Attorney Todd Williams issued a statement last week that the video leak could compromise prosecutions and "may require its own independent investigation."

No kidding. Got to protect the jackbooted bastard in blue, right, Counselor? LOL.

"Asheville police Chief Tammy Hooper, who issued an apology to Rush, has also called for an investigation of the leak but also said she would resign if called on by the community."

Do the right thing, Chief. Resign in disgrace. Didn't do your job. Failed to manage your jackbooted bastards. Now, willing to figuratively 'fall on your sword?' Give me a break. Crock of shit. Phony, disingenuous bullshit.

"Hours after he was arrested, Rush filed an excessive force complaint. The memo says the police chief reviewed footage that day, ordered that Hickman turn in his badge and gun and placed him on administrative duty."

Why didn't she arrest the son of a bitch? Afforded him the very same treatment any other criminal would have received? Why the goddamned double standard?

"A supervisor who responded to the scene was also disciplined over the handling of information in the case."

That right? Why wasn't his sorry ass fired? No willingness to hold criminal officers accountable for their crimes. ... Just like right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff?

Get this:

"Charges against Rush, including impeding traffic and resisting arrest, were dropped in September."

Imagine that. Funny thing, no? Why drop the charges if in fact they were true? If not, why wasn't the son of a bitch in blue arrested for excessive force? Reeks. No justice.

Instead? Kangaroo justice:

"After the administrative investigation finished in December, the department concluded Hickman used excessive force. The memo states Hickman was due to be terminated Jan. 5, but he resigned instead at the start of that meeting."

Gutless piece of shit. Precisely, why an unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Hear the rumble?

Here's the take of CBS News:

"A former police officer in North Carolina was arrested and is facing assault charges after body camera video appears to show him beating a man for jaywalking. Footage showing then-officer Chris Hickman allegedly hitting and tasing Johnnie Jermaine Rush was leaked to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Hickman's arrest comes two months after he resigned from the Asheville Police Department and more than six months since he allegedly assaulted Rush in August. People there want to know why his arrest took so long when the incident is on tape, reports CBS News' Mark Strassmann."

To date, that question has yet to be answered. Clearly, the officer was being protected, coddled.

"Asheville police say they received a use of force complaint and removed Hickman from patrol the day after the incident then launched an internal affairs investigation and informed the district attorney. The DA's office says it chose not to file charges in September so the investigation could continue. In December, police returned with three new videos related to officer Hickman's use of force. Hickman resigned in January."

Still doesn't explain why police dragged their feet when any other citizen caught doing the same would have immediately had his sorry ass rightfully hauled to jail. Double standard.

"Community members this week grilled Asheville officials at a packed town hall meeting. "I don't understand why the DA didn't bring charges," said resident Al Whiteside. "We're no longer in the 60s, we're in the 2000s, 2018."

Despite changes over the years amounting to little more than window dressing, core problem remains intact six decades later.

"Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper did not try to defend Hickman's behavior and admitted her department is under scrutiny, even saying she's "happy to resign if that's going to solve the problems here." But the meeting left some with more concerns. "I don't know if we got a lot of questions answered though about the time frame – when people knew and didn't know," another resident said."

Par for the course in a de facto fascist police-state soon to be the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Smoke continues to be figuratively blown up your ass, readers. Wake up. Status quo, not sustainable.

"Hickman left jail Thursday night on a reported $10,000 bond. CBS News was unable to reach Hickman or Rush. State investigators say they are working with the FBI to investigate Hickman's behavior."

This animal remains an exigent threat to the public. Gets released on only $10,000 bond?

Here's the take of CNN:

"The release of body cam video in late February caused outrage in this North Carolina city in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The video shows Hickman and an officer in training stopping Johnnie Jermaine Rush, then 32, for allegedly jaywalking in the early morning hours of August 25, 2017. After initial words were exchanged, Hickman moves to arrest Rush, who then flees on foot, according to video of the incident published by the Asheville Citizen-Times on February 28. "(He) thinks it's funny," Hickman is heard saying as he chases Rush. "You know what's funny is you're gonna get f---ed up hardcore." The officers catch Rush and tackle him. As Rush is being restrained on the ground, Hickman punches him in the head several times, shoots him with a stun gun and chokes him. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" Rush repeatedly yells. "Help! Help!" Later in the video, Hickman speaks with another officer. "I beat the s--- out of his head," Hickman says. "Not gonna lie about that."

Your thugs don't do the same, Sheriff? Never, ever, never run from police. Grants the jackbooted bastards carte blanche to murder on the job with impunity.

Here's some more from CNN:

"The body camera video published online by the Citizen-Times begins as Hickman and an officer in training decide to get out of the car and talk to Rush. They say in the video that they had just warned him not to jaywalk.
"You ain't got nothing better to do besides mess with me, and I'm trying to go home," Rush says. "I just got off of work, man. I'm tired."
The officer in training says he saw Rush fail to use a crosswalk four times in a row.
"I was polite with you and asked you, use the crosswalk. I know what you're doing man," the officer in training says. "You think I'm a punk. Guess what, I'm not. I don't think you're a punk either."
The officer in training says he can either arrest Rush or write him a ticket. After more words are exchanged, the officer in training begins to write a ticket.
"Ya'll ain't got s--- better to do besides harass somebody about f---ing walking," Rush says.
Hickman then tells Rush to put his hands behind his back. As the officers approach, Rush flees.
The officers catch up to him and tackle him to the ground. They order him to put his hands behind his back, and he says he can't.
"I can't breathe! I can't breathe!"
Hickman picks up his stun gun and shoots Rush on the ground, who screams in pain. The video shows Hickman putting his left hand around Rush's throat and ordering him to put his hands behind his back.
"I can't!" Rush says.
'I beat the s--- out of his head'
Other officers arrive on the scene, and Rush is handcuffed on the ground.
"All this over you getting a ticket? Now it's serious, bro," Hickman says.
Hickman then begins yelling at Rush and asks him, "What's wrong with you?"
"Stop yelling at me," Rush says.
"Well, then get up and we'll put you in a car, tough boy," Hickman says.
Officers help Rush up, the video shows, and as Hickman moves him over to his patrol car, he pushes Rush's head down.
"Stop, man, you ain't got to do all of that," Rush says.
"Don't look at me with your spitty, blood face," Hickman responds.
"Yeah, because you've been hitting me in my face," Rush says.
"Yeah, you're right," Hickman says.
"So that give you the right to punch me in my face?" Rush says.
"Unfortunately, it is," officer says.
Later, Hickman speaks with a supervisor on the scene about what happened. The city manager identified the person as a supervisor.
"He started throwing a fit on the sidewalk. I told him to get his hands behind his back, and it was on from there. (He) ran, laughing, saying 'f--- you,' 'can't wait til you catch me.' So we caught him," Hickman says.
"Then he wanted to fight. Tried to drag the Taser out of my hand, and then I just went on his f---ing head. I beat the s--- out of his head. Not gonna lie about that."
The supervisor tasked with reviewing cases of use of force failed to forward any information or notes from Hickman or Rush and did not review the body camera footage, according to the City Council timeline. That supervisor was disciplined and ordered to undergo more training."

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3-16-18

The following is the epitome of insult to injury. ABC News reports:

"A New Mexico police officer with a history of being reprimanded for on-duty crashes filed a lawsuit against a woman whose 6-year-old son was killed when the officer slammed into their vehicle while speeding to a crime in progress."

You read it right the first time. Stunning, isn't it? Unbridled Aryan arrogance.

"Jonathan McDonnell of the Albuquerque Police Department filed the civil suit against Antoinette Suina, charging she "failed to yield to an emergency vehicle" when she turned in front of his speeding patrol car in 2017."

This jackbooted bastard filed suit in retaliation:

"McDonnell's suit counters one Suina filed in January against him and the city of Albuquerque, charging the officer's "deliberate, intentional, and/or reckless" conduct led to the crash that killed her boy and left her and her 9-year-old daughter, Adriana, severely injured. "Having killed Ms. Suina's son, it's somewhat offensive that he would turn around and sue her and heap more tragedy on this family," the mother's lawyer, Geoffrey Romero, told ABC News Thursday. "In effect, it's blaming her for the death of her son."

When was the last time a criminal jackbooted bastard in blue took personal responsibility for anything, especially an egregious f--kup? When?

"Following the wreck, the Albuquerque Police Department released to the Albuquerque Journal newspaper a list of five on-duty crashes and one unauthorized pursuit McDonnell had been involved in since 2009 in which he was reprimanded. He was suspended in three of the incidents, according to the report."

Think there isn't a systemic problem here?

"A Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy who investigated the crash wrote in a report, obtained by ABC News, that McDonnell was going 67 miles per hour when he hit Suina's SUV. The deputy noted that "the design of the roadway and intersection makes it hard to see oncoming vehicles in both directions when there are vehicles in the turn bays to proceed east and west." The deputy, according to the report, concluded, “It is my opinion that Officer McDonnell was operating his vehicle at a speed too fast for conditions at the time, however, Officer McDonnell was authorized to operate his vehicle in an emergency response." Due to "multiple factors involved" in the crash, the deputy wrote, "I do not feel charges are warranted at this time for either driver."

Jesus Christ. This is precisely why there is no justice. Fellow officers won't hold their compadres responsible. If the son of a bitch is driving too fast for current conditions, how could he possibly have authorization? Emergency response authorization to kill? Non-sequitur. Absolute horse shit. Covering for a fellow officer.

"Romero said McDonnell entered a busy intersection at such a high rate of speed Suina did not see his patrol vehicle or hear a siren until he slammed into the passenger side of her sport utility vehicle as she made a left turn in front of him. But in his countersuit, filed on Friday in the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque, McDonnell claims he entered the intersection with his "emergency lights and sirens fully engaged."

So what? Didn't approach the intersection with caution. -- Even the achingly inept, highly abusive, dopey bastards in Nazi Llano County, for the most part, know better than to approach an intersection emergency lights on, sirens blaring at full speed, no caution. Could easily get themselves killed. To say nothing of innocent civilians:

"Despite information that reasonably should have indicated the call was less urgent, Defendant McDonnell continued to respond to the location by driving his police unit at a very high rate of speed, without due caution or regard for the rights and safety of the general public...," Suina's lawsuit charges. Surveillance video of the crash obtained by ABC station KOAT-TV in Albuquerque shows McDonnell's patrol car heading north on a busy six-lane road and plowing into the passenger side of Suina's SUV turning in front of him, sending the vehicle spinning out of control and into a light pole."

No common sense. An out of control jackbooted bastard who remains not only an exigent threat to himself, but the public at large.

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3-16-18

Think vetting at hiring sufficient? Up to the task? Wake up. Fox News reports:

"A former U.S. Army Ranger who won the Florida Sheriffs Association’s 2016 “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year” award has been fired from his job as a deputy after authorities found feces, guns, drugs and assorted garbage strewn about his “absolutely disgusting” home."

Couldn't be, could it? Not, however, why he was arrested. Certainly, not for the trash. Much, much more to this story.

"Bevard County Deputy Nicholas Worthy and his live-in girlfriend, Rachel Trexler, were arrested Thursday after police searched the Rockledge property where they lived with their 2-year-old child and three dogs. "The house was in complete disarray. There was dog feces all over the house, there were firearms, ammunition, other types of trash and food," said Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey. "Also found was a small amount of drugs that was inside the home and inside a vehicle."

Cops don't do drugs, do they? ... Right, Sheriff? That why you won't release results of all drug testing of your criminal jackbooted bastards in black, Bill? Word has it you don't drug test on a regular basis anyway. That right, Sheriff? 'Personal matters,' you claim? Conveniently, forget? Taxpayers are looted to pay your salaries and perqs, Bill. Deserve better.

Imagine that. Gets worse. Get this:

"The child was taken by the Florida Department of Children and Families and the trio of dogs are now being looked after by Brevard County Animal Services. Ivey said officials were called to the home Wednesday night after a neighbor reported hearing gunshots. Police failed to make contact with the officer and returned the next morning with a search warrant."

Had it been anyone other than an officer, think arriving officers would have waited until the next day to return with a warrant? Truly believe that?

"After they forcibly entered the home, police found the conditions inside “absolutely disgusting” and “deplorable,” Ivey said, according to FOX35. He added evidence was found consistent with the gunshots that were reported. "I can't tell you how absolutely disgusted I am over someone who worked for our agency that would live in those conditions and would certainly subject the child to those conditions," Ivey said. "There are 1,500 members of this agency that get it done right every day, out protecting our community and representing our agency, and to have somebody do this is unacceptable to me, and quite frankly, unacceptable to our profession.”

How could this go on and no one on the force know what was happening? Going down? Not credible.

Here's what's so goddamned heartrending, achingly inexplicable, why initial and ongoing vetting must intensify and remains so critical:

"The arrest and charges are a stunning fall from grace for Worthy, a native of the area who joined the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in 2012 following a tour in Afghanistan two years earlier. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal of Valor for his actions overseas, the Florida Sheriffs Association said. The organization gave him their “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year” award in 2016 for his response to two incidents the year before."

Consider the following. Uncommon valor:

"In February 2015, they said he and two other deputies broke a bedroom window at a burning home in Cocoa and carried a resident to safety. “After a full inspection, it was found that the fire was arson set with the intentions of trapping the occupant inside,” the Florida Sheriffs Association said. “Without the heroic actions of Worthy and his colleagues, the victim certainly would not have survived.”

In addition:

"A month later, Worthy responded to the same area and took out an “individual who was shooting into houses, randomly going through a neighborhood and shooting into houses,” Ivey said. “As he arrived on scene, the individual turned on him, started firing on him,” FOX35 quoted Ivey as saying at the time. “He was forced to use lethal return fire to eliminate the threat.” “It is clear to tell that whether serving Brevard County or our Nation at large, Nicholas Worthy is one of the few who are willing to run toward danger instead of away,” the Florida Sheriffs Association said when Worthy was given the honor."

Yet, this guy clearly had severe problems that went undiscovered, unaddressed. We, as a society, have to do better.

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3-16-18

Think federal agents don't have similar issues to the officer above? ABC News reports:

"A Baltimore FBI agent apparently stabbed his estranged wife to death before committing suicide at her Maryland home, according to police. A woman reported to 911 at about 8 a.m. Wednesday that Donna Fisher had asked her to call "because she was being threatened by her recently estranged husband," the Anne Arundel County Police Department said Wednesday. Officers responded to Fisher's Crownsville home where they found Fisher, 54, with apparent stab wounds and David Raynor, an FBI Baltimore field office employee, with apparent stab wounds and a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Fisher and Raynor, 52, were declared dead at the scene, police said."

We have to do better. A societal problem.

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3-16-18

Never ends. ABC News reports:

"A judge has ordered Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to give sworn depositions in lawsuits related to a controversial police shooting of a teen and his neighbor."

Amazing this case goes back to 2015, and yet has not been resolved.

Long-term readers will recall:

"The city’s police oversight agency found that officer Robert Rialmo unjustifiably shot and killed 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and his 55-year-old neighbor Bettie Jones on Dec. 26, 2015, according to documents originally obtained by The Chicago Tribune. Police answered a 911 call about a disturbance at LeGrier’s father’s house where the teen was staying over Christmas break from Northern Illinois University. LeGrier was suffering from mental health problems and had run-ins with the police before, records show."

Precisely, why this carnage could have been avoided:

"Jones, who lived downstairs from LeGrier’s father, answered the door and pointed the officers to the second floor. LeGrier, armed with a baseball bat, came down the stairs and Rialmo fired eight times, hitting LeGrier six times and Jones once, according to an analysis released last year by the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx."

Apparently, the officer 'choked.'

"Foxx did not charge Rialmo in the incident, but the police oversight agency’s findings cast doubt on Rialmo’s version of events."

Precisely the problem. The prosecutor is protecting the jackbooted bastard.

"Cook County Circuit Judge James O’Hara ordered both Emanuel and Johnson to give depositions in the coming weeks. Johnson’s is scheduled for March 15, but Emanuel’s is yet to be scheduled."

This is one achingly screwed up case. Get this:

"Emanuel has previously apologized to LeGrier’s father for an unsuccessful attempt by the city to sue his son’s estate which would have shifted some of the financial liability for the death of Jones onto LeGrier’s estate, according to The Tribune."

The City and the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue won't take responsibility for their egregious failure. Amazing, isn't it?

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3-16-18

Our prisons are gulags. Texas Standard reports:

"Dominique Mitchell supervised a program for teen inmates within an adult prison in Brazoria. She says employees were discouraged from reporting incidents involving inmates, and were disciplined if they did."

The American Way. ... In Nazi America.

"A woman who once oversaw the youthful offenders program at a Texas prison in Brazoria alleges that “a culture of cover up” exists at the state’s Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ. The would-be whistleblower told Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News that Texas teens who are placed in the program are in danger, because of a cycle of abuse. The concerns detailed by former program supervisor Dominique Mitchell have been ignored and reporting of incidents discouraged, according to Mitchell."

Unsustainable.

"McGaughy says Mitchell supervised a small program for teen inmates, which was housed in an adult prison. The young people have now been moved to a different prison. “It’s kind of unique,” McGaughy says. “In Texas, you can be as young as 14 and a judge can certify you as an adult, and you can go to adult prison, depending on your crime.”

Anything wrong with this picture? Anything at all? -- Not to say, though, youthful offenders should get off the hook for their crimes. Don't belong in adult facilities, however. For many reasons, not the least of which is the following:

"McGaughy says the teen inmates were moved after an incident in which one of them was found engaging in a sex act with an adult prisoner."

Culture of coverup:

"Mitchell charges that staff members in the prison where she worked, and in TDCJ generally, were discouraged from reporting fights, riots, or other incidents of violence among inmates. “If they did report it, she claims, they were punished. You were seen as not being loyal to the program, or not being loyal to your boss, or the warden,” McGaughy says. Mitchell spoke up, McGaughy says, and left TDCJ rather than accepting a demotion."

Find a lawyer. File a lawsuit.

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3-16-18

Think the SS criminal jackbooted Border Patrol bastards any better than ICE goons? CBS News reports:

"Video of a woman being pulled away from her weeping daughters on a California street and shoved into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle is drawing criticism of the manner in which federal agents are enforcing immigration laws. The incident occurred March 3 in National City, a community south of San Diego. The video of the woman being apprehended by Customs and Border Protection agents in National City near San Diego was posted to Facebook Thursday morning, CBS Los Angeles reported."

In a fascist police-state quickly transforming to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich, glaring sunlight can often be quite a useful disinfectant.

"Judith Castro-Gonzalez, a teaching aide, posted the video with a message in English and Spanish that read, "!Please share! It breaks my heart to know that this is the mother of one of my students[…] The brutalized, injustice that is happening in this country is sad my people, this battle continues and we should not give up. I will be aware of the development of this case."

This is precisely what happened in Nazi Germany circa 1933. Great evil thrives when gutlessly ignored.

"The Border Patrol says Perla Morales-Luna was identified as an organizer for a transnational criminal smuggling organization and was arrested for being in the country illegally.

"Perla Morales-Luna was identified as an organizer for a transnational criminal smuggling organization operating in East County, San Diego. She was arrested as a result of a targeted operation on March 3, 2018, in National City for being in the country illegally.
— CBP San Diego (@CBPSanDiego) March 9, 2018"

Show us proof. Your word, as that of all law enforcement, means shit squat. Lie like hell. Do so with impunity. Precisely, why you have no credibility. None.

"It is not clear in what type of smuggling — drug, human or otherwise — authorities believe Morales-Luna was involved, CBS Los Angeles reported."

Precisely, why they have no credibility. Determinedly remain non-transparent. Do so to cover their asses.

"The arrest was described as "grotesque" by Benjamin Prado, coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee's San Diego U.S.-Mexico Border Program. Prado tells the Los Angeles Times that he's concerned about the "terror" the woman's daughters suffered."

Hitler and his goons did precisely the same decades ago. Abuse of power. To consolidate power, intimidate. Precisely, what happens here in Nazi Llano County. ... Right, Sheriff?

Response to the video was ferocious, leading the Border Patrol to step up efforts to defend the indefensible. CBS News reports:

"The U.S. Border Patrol said Friday that agents acted appropriately during the videotaped arrest of a woman who was pulled away from her anguished daughters on a street in Southern California. The agency said 36-year-old Perla Morales-Luna recruited drivers to take people who crossed the border illegally to a house in National City, near San Diego. The agency put her in deportation proceedings and is not pursuing smuggling charges."

Appears to be an attempt to sweep the entire fiasco under the rug. If what she was allegedly doing that serious, why not prosecute her? These jackbooted bastards have no credibility. The above is one reason precisely why.

"The Border Patrol issued a more detailed response as criticism mounted. It said Morales-Luna declined to turn herself in after being contacted by phone in the smuggling investigation, and that she tried to flee in a nearby vehicle when agents confronted her on the street."

Show us the proof. That you bastards are not, in fact, lying like hell to cover your asses.

Here's the problem:

"CBS News contacted three federal agencies Friday. None of them said whether criminal charges would be filed, but because Morales-Luna is in the country illegally, the U.S. does not have to disclose a reason why or if they deport her."

Raw nazism, ala Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany circa 1933. No due process. No transparency. The nazi way.

"The agency said officers faced "a barrage of insults and confrontational agitators" during the arrest."

Jesus Christ. Truly believe these SS jackbooted bastards are intimidated by anyone? Give me a break.

Would you believe the Border Patrol has problems vetting its own? LOL. ABC News reports:

"A U.S. border officer who is a Mexican native claimed he was born in Texas and illegally obtained a job with the law enforcement agency charged with protecting America's borders, authorities said. Marco Antonio De la Garza Jr., an officer in southern Arizona, faces criminal charges for allegedly telling U.S. Customs and Border Protection and others in the government that he was born in Texas. Employment requirements for Customs and Border Protection include providing proof of U.S. citizenship. It's unclear how De la Garza was able to get his job despite not being an American citizen."

This agency has no credibility. None.

"An indictment filed Wednesday in Tucson said De la Garza lied about his citizenship in October during a background check update tied to his job. The 37-year-old officer also is accused of making false statements about his birth country last year when he sought a U.S. passport. The agency hired him in April 2012, spokeswoman Teresa Small confirmed in an email Friday. She did not provide further comment."

Jesus Christ. If they can't properly vet their own, how can anything they say or claim be trusted?

"Cosme Lopez, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, declined to comment on how the officer's true citizenship had been missed when he was hired. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement saying De la Garza was arrested on Feb. 22 in Douglas, Arizona. The agency's statement, however, didn't reveal De la Garza's job status or explain how the agency came to hire a Mexican citizen as an officer."

Zero credibility.

In follow up to all the above, there are some at ICE who have honor, integrity. The Washington Times reports:

"Top federal officials exaggerated the number of illegal immigrant criminals they had targeted for deportation in last month’s enforcement sweep in northern California, a former Homeland Security spokesman said in defending his decision to quit the department. Both Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Thomas Homan had said more than 800 illegal immigrants had managed to avoid capture after the Oakland mayor tipped the community off about ICE’s actions. Mr. Sessions said the 800 were criminals. But James Schwab, an ICE spokesman who quit in the wake of the flap, told the San Francisco Chronicle those numbers were inaccurate and he lost a fight to tamp down on the wrong information. “We were never going to pick up that many people. To say that 100 percent are dangerous criminals on the street, or that those people weren’t picked up because of the misguided actions of the mayor, is just wrong,” he told the paper."

Good to see there is indeed some integrity left at ICE. Too bad Trump and Sessions have none.

"Immigrant-rights activists called Mr. Schwab a “patriotic public servant” for blowing the whistle. “We all know that Trump lies on a daily basis. Now Sessions and Homan are following suit,” said Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice. “They are not interested in letting the facts get in the way of the anti-immigrant story they are trying to tell.”

Sad, isn't it? Un-American as well.

NPR reports:

"James Schwab has resigned from his job as a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, saying he didn't agree with Trump administration officials' use of "misleading facts" to attack Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf after the mayor issued a warning about an immigration sweep in late February. "I quit because I didn't want to perpetuate misleading facts," Schwab told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I asked them to change the information. I told them that the information was wrong, they asked me to deflect, and I didn't agree with that. Then I took some time and I quit."

Honorable thing to do, expose the lying bastards for whom and what they are.

"In that four-day sweep through Northern California, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers arrested 232 people — but high-level federal officials, including President Trump, said Schaaf was to blame for 864 more people not being arrested. They pointed to her public warning of a pending raid, which she issued on Feb. 24, just as the operation was about to begin. ICE agents had targeted more than 1,000 people in the sweep. After the raid, a Homeland Security official said it's common for a large-scale immigration sweep to net about a third of its targets, as member station KQED reports."

... Can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit.

"Trump called what Schaaf did "a disgrace," saying her warning was the sole reason that hundreds of people escaped arrest. His remarks amplified attacks by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and acting ICE Director Thomas D. Homan. Their claims were questioned by critics — and now by Schwab, a veteran public affairs officer who had worked at the Defense Department and NASA."

Trump and his henchmen remain congenital liars.

"I didn't feel like fabricating the truth to defend ourselves against [the mayor's] actions was the way to go about it," Schwab told the Chronicle. "We were never going to pick up that many people. To say that 100 percent are dangerous criminals on the street, or that those people weren't picked up because of the misguided actions of the mayor, is just wrong." In his attack on Schaaf, Trump said 85 percent of the targeted immigrants had criminal records. But when KQED asked ICE to explain why the targeted people had been classified as threats to public safety, a spokeswoman cited only five, of the 864, who had been convicted of serious crimes.

"From KQED:

"Of the 232 people arrested, ICE stated that 115, or just under half, had 'prior felony convictions for serious and violent offenses' or past convictions for 'significant or multiple misdemeanors.' The other half had no criminal history.

"When asked to specify how many arrestees were felons, spokeswoman Danielle Bennett would only respond, 'all of those arrested were arrested for being in violation of immigration law.' "

A ruse. A lie. Disingenuous bullshit. Willful failure to truthfully answer the question.

The Washington Post reports:

"Schaaf told The Post in an interview earlier this month that she decided to warn the immigrant community of the impending ICE raid for fear that the operation was not wholly targeting “criminals,” and that, instead, hard-working mothers or fathers without criminal records might end up arrested and deported. She told the story of Maria Mendoza-Sanchez, a mother of four and nurse at an Oakland public hospital, who was deported last August despite having no criminal record. “Maria Mendoza-Sanchez and her husband are an example of a couple that, under the previous administration, were considered low-priority for deportation,” Schaaf said. “And under this administration they were ripped away from their family. I was absolutely thinking of them when I made the decision to share the [ICE enforcement] information. I think it’s my responsibility as a person in power and privilege to share the information I have access to, to make sure people know what their rights are.”

Indeed. Our formerly great country used to stand for precisely that. No longer.

"On Monday, Schaaf applauded Schwab’s decision to resign. “I commend Mr. Schwab for speaking the truth while under intense pressure to lie,” she said in a statement to The Post. “Our democracy depends on public servants who act with integrity and hold transparency in the highest regard.” Schwab said that, before resigning, as he was faced with questions from reporters about Homan’s and Sessions’s comments, he hoped he could set the record straight and correct the idea that hundreds of dangerous criminals got away, thanks to Schaaf. But, when he brought his concerns to ICE, he said they told him to direct reporters to statements ICE or Homan had already made — to “deflect to previous statements,” as he put it. “It’s the job of a public affairs officer to offer transparency for the agency you work for,” Schwab told the Chronicle. “I felt like we weren’t doing that. I’ve never been in a situation when I’ve been asked to ignore the facts because it was more convenient.”

Not a day passes where the very same doesn't occur at the White House. Precisely, why Trump and his henchmen have no credibility. No honor. Cannot be trusted.

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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Delusionally believe all judges have the temperament to sit on the bench? CBS News reports:

"An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man whom a judge, impatient with the defendant's disruptions, ordered to be jolted several times with 50,000 volts from a shock belt. The 8th Texas Court of Appeals in El Paso ordered the new trial for Terry Lee Morris."

Even in Nazi Texas, judges are not free to do as they please. Nor rule as out of control tyrants on the bench, not subject to the rule of law, the Constitution, and/or judicial standards of conduct.

-- Not that his victim is a stellar citizen, however, but does deserve civil rights. All defendants do.

"He was convicted in 2014 of soliciting a sexual performance from an underage girl. The court ruled that state District Judge George Gallagher of Tarrant County violated Morris' civil rights when he ordered a bailiff, on three occasions, to shock Morris as punishment for not giving proper answers to Gallagher's questions."

Petulant nazi bastard, isn't he? Unfit to be dog catcher. Needs to be removed from the bench.

"Shock belts are placed on defendants' legs. The appeals court said they are to be used only if a defendant becomes violent, not to enforce decorum."

Goddamned right.

"While the trial court's frustration with an obstreperous defendant is understandable, the judge's disproportionate response is not. We do not believe that trial judges can use stun belts to enforce decorum," Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez wrote in the appeal court's ruling, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram."

She's right.

"Gallagher declined to comment to the Star-Telegram."

Gutless nazi bastard. Clearly, out of control. An exigent threat to all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

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