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Title: The Cops Can Still Kill You (Whether you comply or not)
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Lew Rockwell
URL Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/10 ... whitehead/cops-can-still-kill/
Published: Oct 5, 2016
Author: John Whitehead
Post Date: 2016-10-05 05:21:31 by Deckard
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Views: 3065
Comments: 17
“Police are specialists in violence. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. With varying degrees of subtlety, this colors their every action. Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every police encounter. Violence, as well as the law, is what they represent.”—Author Kristian Williams How do you protect yourself from flying fists, choking hands, disabling electrified darts and killing bullets? How do you defend yourself against individuals who have been indoctrinated into believing that they are superior to you, that their word is law, and that they have the power to take your life? Most of all, how can you maintain the illusion of freedom when daily, Americans are being shot, stripped, searched, choked, beaten and tasered by police for little more than daring to frown, smile, question, challenge an order or just exist? The short answer: you can’t. Now for the long answer, which is far more complicated but still leaves us feeling hopeless, helpless and vulnerable to the fears, moods and misguided training of every cop on the beat. If you ask police and their enablers what Americans should do to stay alive during encounters with law enforcement, they will tell you to comply (or die). It doesn’t matter where you live—big city or small town—it’s the same scenario being played out over and over again in which Americans are being brainwashed into believing that anyone who wears a government uniform—soldier, police officer, prison guard—must be obeyed without question, while government agents, hyped up on their own authority and the power of their uniform, ride roughshod over the rights of the citizenry. For example, a local law enforcement agency in Virginia has started handing out a guide—developed in cooperation with a group of African-American pastors—on how to interact with police. The purpose of this government resource, according to the police, is to make sure citizens feel “comfortable” and know what to do when interacting with police in order to “promote public safety and respectful interaction.” Curiously, nowhere in the “Guide to Interacting with Police” is there any mention of the Constitution, or the rights of the citizenry, other than the right to remain silent. In fact, the primary point stressed throughout the bilingual guide aimed at “building trust and cooperation,” is that citizens should comply, cooperate, obey, not resist, not argue, not make threatening gestures or statements, avoid sudden movements, and submit to a search of their person and belongings. The problem, of course, is what to do when compliance is not enough. I’m not talking about the number of individuals—especially young people—who are being shot and killed by police for having a look-alike gun in their possession, such as a BB gun. I’m not even talking about people who have been shot for brandishing weapons at police, such as scissors. I’m talking about the growing numbers of unarmed people are who being shot and killed for just standing a certain way, or moving a certain way, or holding something—anything—that police could misinterpret to be a gun, or igniting some trigger-centric fear in a police officer’s mind that has nothing to do with an actual threat to their safety. Killed for standing in a “shooting stance.” In California, police opened fire on and killed a mentally challenged—unarmed—black man within minutes of arriving on the scene, allegedly because he removed a vape smoking device from his pocket and took a “shooting stance.” Killed for holding a cell phone. Police in Arizona shot a man who was running away from U.S. Marshals after he refused to drop an object that turned out to be a cellphone. Killed for behaving oddly and holding a baseball bat. Responding to a domestic disturbance call, Chicago police shot and killed 19-year-old college student Quintonio LeGrier who had reportedly been experiencing mental health problems and was carrying a baseball bat around the apartment where he and his father lived. Killed for opening the front door. Bettie Jones, who lived on the floor below LeGrier, was also fatally shot—this time, accidentally—when she attempted to open the front door for police. Killed for being a child in a car pursued by police. Jeremy David Mardis, six years old and autistic, died after being shotmultiple times by Louisiana police in the head and torso. Police opened fire on the car—driven by Jeremy’s father, Chris Few, who was also shot—and then allegedly lied, claiming that they were attempting to deliver an outstanding warrant, that Few resisted arrest, that he shot at police (no gun was found), and that he tried to ram his car into a police cruiser. Body camera footage refuted the police’s claims. Killed for attacking police with a metal spoon. In Alabama, police shot and killed a 50-year-old man who reportedly charged a police officer while holding “a large metal spoon in a threatening manner.” Killed for running in an aggressive manner holding a tree branch. Georgia police shot and killed a 47-year-old man wearing only shorts and tennis shoes who, when first encountered, was sitting in the woods against a tree, only to start running towards police holding a stick in an “aggressive manner.” Killed for crawling around naked. Atlanta police shot and killed an unarmed man who was reported to have been “acting deranged, knocking on doors, crawling around on the ground naked.” Police fired two shots at the man after he reportedly starting running towards them. Killed for hunching over in a defensive posture. Responding to a domestic trouble call, multiple officers with the Baltimore County police forced their way into a home where, fearing for their safety and the safety of others,” three officers opened fire on an unarmed 41-year-old man who was hunched over in a defensive posture. The man was killed in front of his two young daughters and their mother. Killed because a police officer accidentally pulled out his gun instead of his taser. An Oklahoma man suspected of trying to sell an illegal handgun was shot and killed after a 73-year-old reserve deputy inadvertently fired his gun instead of his taser. “Oh! I shot him! I’m sorry!” the deputy cried out. Killed for wearing dark pants and a basketball jersey. Donnell Thompson, a mentally disabled 27-year-old described as gentle and shy, was shot and killed after police—searching for a carjacking suspect reportedly wearing similar clothing—encountered him lying motionless in a neighborhood yard. Police “only” opened fire with an M4 rifle after Thompson first failed to respond to their flash bang grenades and then started running after being hit by foam bullets. Killed for telling the police you lawfully own a firearm and have a conceal-and-carry permit. Philando Castile was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop allegedly over a broken tail light. As he was reaching for his license and registration, Castile explained to police that he had a conceal-and-carry permit. That’s all it took for police to shoot Castile four times in the presence of his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter. Killed for leaving anywhere at all when a police officer pulls up. Deravis Caine Rogers was killed after starting to drive away from an apartment complex right around the same time as a police officer pulled up. Despite the fact that the police officer had no reason to believe Rogers was a threat or was suspected of any illegal activity, the officer fired into Rogers’ passenger side window. Killed for driving while deaf. In North Carolina, a state trooper shot and killed 29-year-old Daniel K. Harris—who was deaf—after Harris initially failed to pull over during a traffic stop. Killed for being homeless. Los Angeles police shot an unarmed homeless man after he failed to stop riding his bicycle and then proceeded to run from police. Killed for being old and brandishing a shoehorn. John Wrana, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, lived in an assisted living center, used a walker to get around, and was shot and killed by police who mistook the shoehorn in his hand for a 2-foot-long machete and fired multiple beanbag rounds from a shotgun at close range. Killed for having your car break down on the road. Terence Crutcher, unarmed and black, was shot and killed by Oklahoma police after his car broke down on the side of the road. Crutcher was shot in the back while walking towards his car with his hands up. Killed for holding a garden hose. California police were ordered to pay $6.5 million after they opened fire on a man holding a garden hose, believing it to be a gun. Douglas Zerby was shot 12 times and pronounced dead at the scene. Shot seven times for peeing outdoors. Eighteen-year-old Keivon Young was shot seven times by police from behind while urinating outdoors. Young was just zipping up his pants when he heard a commotion behind him and then found himself struck by a hail of bullets from two undercover cops. Allegedly officers mistook Young—5’4,” 135 lbs., and guilty of nothing more than taking a leak outdoors—for a 6’ tall, 200 lb. murder suspect whom they later apprehended. Young was charged with felony resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a peace officer. Now you can make all kinds of excuses to justify these shootings, and in fact, that’s exactly what you’ll hear from politicians, police unions, law enforcement officials and individuals who are more than happy to march in lockstep with the police. However, to suggest that a good citizen is a compliant citizen and that obedience will save us from the police state is not only recklessly irresponsible, but it is also deluded and out of touch with reality, because in the American police state, compliance is no longer enough. Frankly, as these incidents make clear, the only truly compliant, submissive and obedient citizen in a police state is a dead one. If you’re starting to feel somewhat overwhelmed, intimidated and fearful for your life and your property, you should be. As I point out in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, “we the people” are now at the mercy of law enforcement officers who have almost absolute discretion to decide who is a threat, what constitutes resistance, and how harshly they can deal with the citizens they were appointed to “serve and protect.” Sad, isn’t it, how quickly we have gone from a nation of laws—where the least among us had just as much right to be treated with dignity and respect as the next person (in principle, at least)—to a nation of law enforcers (revenue collectors with weapons) who treat us all like suspects and criminals?
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
How do you defend yourself against individuals who have been indoctrinated into believing that they are superior to you, that their word is law, and that they have the power to take your life? Most of all, how can you maintain the illusion of freedom when daily, Americans are being shot, stripped, searched, choked, beaten and tasered by police for little more than daring to frown, smile, question, challenge an order or just exist? The short answer: you can’t.
If you ask police and their enablers what Americans should do to stay alive during encounters with law enforcement, they will tell you to comply (or die). It doesn’t matter where you live—big city or small town—it’s the same scenario being played out over and over again in which Americans are being brainwashed into believing that anyone who wears a government uniform—soldier, police officer, prison guard—must be obeyed without question, while government agents, hyped up on their own authority and the power of their uniform, ride roughshod over the rights of the citizenry. That long answer is also the wrong answer. It is the wrong answer you will get from Cop Block, who I see as nothing but a radicalized anti-government hate group. The stated goal of Cop Watch is to hold law enforcement officers accountable and advocate for ethical behavior by the police. But I don’t see that is what they are doing. All I can see is a mission purely to bash, attack and slander all law enforcement officers in attempt to subscribe as many people as possible to their “hate cops” movement….with their ultimate purpose being to bring our present system of government down. I observe their methodology is set to create hate, anger, fear and paranoia toward anything and anyone that in any way resembles government or any type of authority. This is exactly what Deckard, as their disciple, is attempting to do here on LF with his constant display of clear and obvious hatred of authority, law enforcement and our government. I am pleased to find a number posters here and groups on the Internet are watching the “watchers” to call attention to these hate cop advocacy groups promoting their anti-cop propaganda and show they are just as, if not more, unethical than those they claim to be “watching and holding accountable.”
Cop shoots caretaker of autistic man playing in the street with toy truck
Just think that some libertarian anarchists say that the criminal justice system in America that was created to keep communities safe, to respect and restore victims, and to return offenders who leave prison to be self-sufficient and law- abiding has become a monumental failure that our states and nation can no longer afford….then a police officer is arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Justice will continue and Donald Trump will: “Make America Great Again.” God bless America and God bless Donald Trump.
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Once in a while, the system appears to work on the side of justice, and police officers engaged in wrongdoing are actually charged for abusing their authority and using excessive force against American citizens. Yet even in these instances, it’s still the American taxpayer who foots the bill. 3yo Girl Dies After Being Left in Back of Patrol Car for Hours — Cops Given Paid Vacation Get your friggin’ facts straight, Retard. The TFP Yellow Journalism articles will not give you facts!!! Your best source for factual information is the Canary Clan, always on duty to assist you. The officers were NOT on PAID LEAVE. They sere suspended without pay during the investigation. The officers have been fired. A criminal investigation is still ongoing and charges have not yet been filed .
They sere suspended without pay during the investigation. The officers have been fired. Two police officers are on paid leave while the department investigates the death of Cheyenne Hyer, 3, who died after being left in a patrol car for four hours. Amazingly enough, neither of the officers were arrested for the child’s death — as would have been the case had they not had badges. Glenn Grannon, with the sheriff’s department, said Clark Ladner and Cassie Barker were placed on administrative leave after 3-year-old Cheyenne Hyer died Friday. Sheriff Ricky Adam confirmed Barker is Cheyenne’s mother, according to WLOX. Your link led to an article about the Freddie Gray case. There was great injustice in the system because Marilyn Mosby’s decision to drop charges in the remaining trials connected to the death of Freddie Gray shows that she didn’t have the evidence to prosecute the six police officers in the first place. The officers should never have been brought to trial. The detectives assigned to the case conducted thorough investigations into the death of Freddie Gray. The Police Department's investigation determined Gray's death was an accident….30 officers were involved in the investigation. But the state's attorney could simply not accept the evidence that was presented. She had her own agenda. That was the injustice.
If you repeat a lie, as you just did….it is still a lie. Damn it, listen to me when I am telling you something factual. Chief Wayne McDowell had recommended the immediate termination of the officers, who were also suspended without pay during the investigation. The decision to terminate had to be made by the Long Beach Board of Aldermen. The board voted unanimously last night (October 4, 2016) to terminate Officer Cassie Barker and Sgt. Clark Ladner. http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/10/05/mississippi- child-hot-car-death/91598810/
Amazingly enough, arrests are not made immediately after a child’s death caused by leaving the child alone in a car. The judicial process is the same for those with badges or those without badges. Either a preliminary hearing open to the public and involves lawyers and a judge is held to determine whether there is enough evidence, or probable cause, to indict a criminal suspect….or the grand jury process which is prosecutor-friendly in that the grand jurors see and hear only what prosecutors put before them is used. An investigation is still underway for the two former officers….they are not off the hook.
Left unsaid is what the two officers, a male and a female, were doing while the child was left in the (running) patrol car. They may have been terminated for reasons other than death of the child. The original Clarion-Ledger article only reported "Chief Deputy Don Bass said the child was found in the vehicle around 1:30 p.m. on Standard-Dedeaux Road in Kiln." A bit more detail would have revealed that the female officer's police vehicle was found on Standard-Dedeaux Road where she was at the house of the male officer. I would strongly suspect they were suspended and fired for their own misconduct, rather than the death of the child. The criminal investigation is ongoing. http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/hancock-county/article105945817.html By Margaret Baker [...] Internal investigation Since the death occurred, his office has been conducting its own internal investigation to determine the employment of both police officers. Among the police rules and procedures, he said, is officers are only supposed to use their patrol cars to transport a child — for example, to child care — on their way to and from work. Barker and Ladner had just gotten off a night shift working together that Friday morning before the two ended up together at Ladner’s home. Ladner, he said, indicated he went home and Barker showed up unannounced a short time later. Ladner told investigators he didn’t know the child was in the car while Barker was inside with him. McDowell said he can’t comment on the officers’ future employment status, but did say action will be taken. As a father and new grandfather, McDowell said the toddler’s death has hit him hard and his hope is that “justice be served.” “Personally, as I said earlier, there is no excuse for it and I believe those responsible should be held accountable,” McDowell said. “If that means charges, it means charges.” Ryan Hyer, father of Cheyenn Hyer, has created a GoFundMe account to help with burial expenses.
How do you protect yourself from flying fists, choking hands, disabling electrified darts and killing bullets?
That short answer is the wrong answer. The correct answer is very simple….if it is the police, then you obey the police. The police confrontations mention in the article lead in will never happen if a citizen involved is calm, courteous and compliant with police instructions. Often times it is the vicious cycle of escalated emotions by a citizen that leads to confrontation. It can be a crucial error to ignore police instructions. Different life experiences create different attitudes toward police….if you have an attitude, learn to control it. Hostility and defiance will not get you anywhere….except a ride to the hoosegow.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
Now for the long answer, which is far more complicated but still leaves us feeling hopeless, helpless and vulnerable to the fears, moods and misguided training of every cop on the beat.
#3. To: Gatlin (#1)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#4. To: Gatlin (#2)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#5. To: Gatlin (#1)
(Edited)
The police confrontations mention in the article lead in will never happen if a citizen involved is calm, courteous and compliant with police instructions.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#6. To: Deckard (#4)
#7. To: Deckard (#5)
Daniel Shaver, unarmed man killed by Arizona police officer, cried and begged for life before shooting
And Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Daniel Shaver.
#8. To: Deckard (#3)
#9. To: Gatlin (#8)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#10. To: Gatlin (#7)
...then a police officer is arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#11. To: Deckard (#10)
The Canary Clan is charged with the responsibility to search impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation. It is eminently qualified to perform this charge by devoting considerable time, deep reflection, careful deliberation, and serious consultation to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. The Canary Clan has a commitment to respect precedent, fairness and a determination to faithfully present the facts.
Long live freedom of speech, long live the Canary Clan and God Bless America!
#12. To: Gatlin (#11)
The officers were NOT on PAID LEAVE.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#13. To: Deckard (#9)
Once in a while, the system appears to work on the side of justice, and police officers engaged in wrongdoing are actually charged for abusing their authority and using excessive force against American citizens.
You are wrong again, Retard….you are consistently wrong.
#14. To: Deckard (#12)
Two police officers are on paid leave while the department investigates the death ...
#15. To: Deckard (#12)
Amazingly enough, neither of the officers were arrested for the child’s death — as would have been the case had they not had badges.
#16. To: Deckard, Gatlin, Fusion Center lackey (#9)
Castle(C), Stein(G), Johnson(L)
#17. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#15)
An investigation is still underway for the two former officers….they are not off the hook.
Chief Wayne McDowell had recommended the immediate termination of the officers, who were also suspended without pay during the investigation.
Long Beach police ‘ticked off’ at fellow officers as child’s death investigated
Sun-Herald
October 4, 2016
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