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Title: Did a Paranoid Cop Gun down a Teen Because of Fear Mongering by the Feds?
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URL Source: http://theantimedia.org/did-a-paran ... of-fear-mongering-by-the-feds/
Published: Oct 22, 2015
Author: Dan Sanchez
Post Date: 2015-10-23 10:41:25 by Deckard
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Views: 1803
Comments: 10
On a snowy Michigan road in February, Eaton County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jonathan Frost killed seventeen-year-old Deven Guilford by shooting him seven times at point-blank range. Guilford had been driving to his girlfriend’s house from a church basketball game. As the cop passed him, the teen thought the other vehicle had its high beams on, so he flashed his own to signal that. Exercising his “blue privilege” to retaliate with coercion over petty aggravations, Frost pulled Guilford over. The teen verbally objected to the cop’s escalating commands. Soon, Frost shot Guilford with his stun gun, and very quickly after, shot him to death with his handgun. The fatal encounter, up until right before the shooting, was recorded both by Frost’s body cam and Guilford’s mobile phone. In June, a county prosecutor cleared Frost of all charges, accepting the cop’s dubious allegation that Guilford had attacked him in a life-threatening manner in the seconds between the Taser shot and the first gunshot. Guilford’s parents are now suing. During the stop, Guilford asked “Am I being detained?” and made other remarks typical of individuals trying to argue in defense of their rights. Frost later claimed that he interpreted these statements as red flags suggesting the teen might be a “domestic terrorist.” Frost claimed he feared, when Guilford got on his mobile phone, that he might be calling in reinforcements from his local militia. The kid was calling his girlfriend. As Reason Magazine reported, “Frost said he had received a bulletin about the threat the sovereign citizens’ and militia movement posed to police officers.” According to CNN, “The prosecuting attorney’s report references a recent police bulletin that warned officers about such threats.” Reason added that “This was around the time the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) distributed a bulletin on ‘sovereign citizen extremists’ to local law enforcement.” That is how much of a police state America has become. Vocal defense of one’s own rights is seen as “extremism” and the behavior of a “terrorist.” And murdering a boy who was possibly physically defending his rights is deemed a tragic, but ultimately justified act. Cops have long been trained by their departments to be paranoid, as if cop-killers were lurking around every corner. This has only accelerated with recent propaganda about a phony “war on police.” And it has proven fatal to many victims of police violence, especially since it is mixed with an “officer safety uber alles” mentality and the knowledge that cops can literally get away with murder thanks to their “qualified immunity.” The Federal government has also long contributed to the police paranoia problem, especially since 9/11. The most recent bout of fear mongering by the Feds may have been a decisive motivating factor in Jonathan Frost’s depraved decision to escalate with and then murder Deven Guilford. Police paranoia over Americans who assert their rights will probably only worsen in the near future, as the Justice Department announced last Thursday it will “pivot” toward treating “anti-government” groups as an even greater threat than ISIS. A new “Domestic Terrorism Counsel” was created just for this purpose. A DOJ official listed “anarchy” as among the “despicable beliefs” that would be targeted. Is this announcement being accompanied by another police bulletin: one with dire warnings about young people quoting Murray Rothbard on the Non-Aggression Principle or sporting a bumper sticker with a circle-A or a voluntaryist V? Whatever your political beliefs, be on the safe side and avoid contact with cops as much as possible — or you just may run across one as brainwashed, paranoid, homicidal, and cold-hearted as Sgt. Frost. This article (Did a Paranoid Cop Gun down a Teen Because of Fear Mongering by the Feds?) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dan Sanchez and theAntiMedia.org. Anti-Media Radio airs weeknights at 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. If you spot a typo, please email edits@theantimedia.org.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Ah, no. Self defense.
Frost later claimed that he interpreted these statements as red flags suggesting the teen might be a “domestic terrorist.” Frost claimed he feared, when Guilford got on his mobile phone, that he might be calling in reinforcements from his local militia.
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Things went from normal to bad to horrible pretty quickly. Upon being told to exit the vehicle and facing arrest, an altercation took place which wound up with Deven being shot seven times. He did not survive the injuries. No action was taken against the cop and now Devin’s parents are taking the matter to court. (Detroit Free Press) Stupid kid. Deckard you are probably the reason this kid got killed. You guys lie and twist the truth to were naive people can not tell the difference between good and bad or right and wrong. He should have give the officer his license and the officer would have checked him out and then let him go. Kid mouthed off, got physical and shit hit the fan.
The cop has nothing to fear, for all the kids family will do is hire a lawyer and sue, go on television and cry, while picking out anew car with the settlement money.
You're wrong Justified. Had the cop acted like an adult, he would have simply kept on driving. Do you turn around and chase every car that flashes it's lights at you? Nope the cop had to be the big bad I'm a cop egotist and a kid is dead.
He has an obligations to stop the car once he has been flashed. Yes it was a sad situation brought on by the kid trying to butt heads with a cop. He was never going to win the battle. He must have been listening to crap about how cops have no authority over the citizens crap spewed out by Deckard and crew. If the kid have just complied with his license, registration and insurance. The officers would probably warned him and let him go even with his belligerent attitude.
The parents admitted their son was obsessed with these "police brutality" websites. And you can tell that from the video -- "I don't have to show you an ID", "Am I being detained?", "I don't have to get out of the car". Yeah. The cop knew the type he was dealing with.
Turns out his license was at his girlfriend's house. He knew that and was trying to bluster himself out of a ticket. If he had his license, registration and insurance with him -- as required by law -- and if he didn't act like a douchebag, I'm guessing he would have gotten off with a warning. Instead, he's dead. A senseless tragedy.
One was a kid, one was an adult, the kid ended up dead, had the adulte acted like an adult, the kid would be alive.
He fucked up and fought the officer. He should have just told the office he left his license at home. Why fight the officer? In the end it was the kid's fault but I blame the Deckard type sites for provoking this kid into a frenzy. Let the truth stand. I believe the Deckard type people are trying to start a war between police and the people. Police are doing their job for better or worse. Its the politicians that are the problem not the police.
"Did a Paranoid Cop Gun down a Teen Because of Fear Mongering by the Feds?"
#2. To: misterwhite (#1)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
We unfortunately have another police shooting of an unarmed teenage suspect back in the news, though this one took place much earlier in the year. (Before the SJW and BLM get their knickers in a bunch, don’t worry… the kid was white.) Back in February, teenager Deven Guilford was pulled over in Mulliken, located in Eaton County, Michigan. The cause for the stop was the fact that Guilford had flashed his high beams at a cop coming in the opposite direction, so we’re not exactly talking about an international crime spree here. But upon being approached by Officer Jonathan Frost and asked for his license and other normal documents, Deven took it upon himself to refuse and demanded to know why he was being “detained.”
#4. To: Deckard (#0)
#5. To: Justified (#3)
#6. To: BobCeleste (#5)
#7. To: Justified (#3)
"Deckard you are probably the reason this kid got killed."
#8. To: Justified (#6)
"If the kid have just complied with his license, registration and insurance."
#9. To: Justified (#6)
#10. To: BobCeleste (#9)
One was a kid, one was an adult, the kid ended up dead, had the adulte acted like an adult, the kid would be alive.
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