Friday, December 21, 2012

InfoWars!



Just three random videos I've came across recently on InfoWars revealing yet more atrocities perpetrated by police officers throughout America.

We are the land of the free only if you consider being under constant surveillance with a never ending fear of arrest for every day activities freedom.

We are the home of the brave only if you consider 'roided out police officers wearing body armor and carrying tasers, pepper spray and guns to protect themselves against the citizens truly brave members of society.  

But that is just a slight rant... check these videos out.




Land of the Slaves Home of the Police State.


Beating on the Disabled



Every single day a police officer somewhere not only ruins someones day but completely destroys their ability to enjoy the people, places and things that they used to find pleasure in.  Todays harrowing experience went down between a San Diego Sheriff and a man with Down Syndrome.  After being pepper sprayed and beaten outside of his families bakery for the heinous crime of taking a walk at the wrong time he can no longer visit the bakery without being reminded of this event.  The CNN article is edited down for the highlights down below:

His eyes stinging with pepper spray, a developmentally disabled 21-year-old man was hit and forced to the ground before being taken into custody by California sheriff's deputies in an incident that left his family Thursday demanding justice.

His father is considering suing the department and the city of Vista, California, the young man's sister, Jessica Martinez, said.

"But really, all we want is for the sheriff's deputy who did this to my brother to get fired," Jessica Martinez, 20, said. "That's all we want. We want justice."

I could not agree anymore, these people are not looking to make a quick buck out of this tragedy they truly want justice to be served.  Police officers should not be allowed to get away with this, a slap on the wrist is not enough.  A paid suspension might as well be a vacation, a reward for doing wrong.  This officer obviously does not deserve to be wearing a badge.

Martinez is well-known around the Vista neighborhood, where he lives and his family has a bakery, his sister said. He was out walking between his home and the bakery when the deputy called out to him, at which point neighborhood men explained that the young man had Down Syndrome and wasn't doing anything wrong, according to Jessica Martinez.

The deputy didn't back off. Instead, while trying "to gain compliance and prevent a possible escape," he used pepper spray on Antonio Martinez, said Caldwell from the Sheriff's Department.

The deputy began using a baton as an agitated crowd approached, the spokeswoman added. The deputy hit Antonio Martinez with it, forcing him to the ground, then levied "a couple more strikes to get his hands free," Sheriff's Department Capt. Joe Rodi told CNN affiliate KGTV.

So even with neighbors explaining this mans situation the officer could not care less.  He suspects this guy of something wrong so any amount of force is allowed.  Even though Antonio DID NOTHING WRONG!  So now with the amount of force used against him we may as well be condemning him to guilt before being proven so.  Antonio's Sister had this to add to the story as well:

"I heard my brother screaming mine and my sister's name," she said. "He was screaming for help.

"My brother wasn't fighting. He was crying and screaming. He was scared."

"When I asked my brother if he was sad, Antonio told me his heart hurt," his sister said. "He's just really sad right now, and he doesn't want to go to the bakery any more."

What a big man this police officer must feel like bringing a man with Down Syndrome to tears, arresting him and holding him against his will until late into the night.  Read the entire article to get the full details.  As for my humble opinion, fire this sheriff today!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Disarm the Police!


Yesterday a man opened fire in a Portland Oregon mall killing two and injuring one.  He yelled out that he was "the shooter", then proceeded to open fire for a few moments before killing himself.  Bringing back fresh memories of the Aurora Colorado shooting this is just another step in the march towards TSA agents searching you before you enter any public location.  You want to go to a football game, or the mall, the movies, or a city park, sooner than later you're going to have to walk through a metal detector, backscatter x-ray machine or a good old fashion pat down just to enter.

Whether these recent shootings are legitimate mental breakdowns or instigated fear tactics orchestrated by the federal government is up for debate.  What is also becoming a large part of our public conversation is whether citizens should be allowed to own weapons at all.   I want to know why the the conversation about whether police officers are allowed to carry guns is never brought up in this country?

The majority of officers doing their routine beat will never fire their gun, they are dealing with domestic disputes, disorderly conduct, shoplifting, and a whole gauntlet of situations where having a gun makes everyone involved less safe.  When dealing with a handicapped schizophrenic man in a wheelchair does a gun ever have to come in to play, when chasing down a shoplifter is pulling a weapon really necessary and when subjugating someone to a side of the road DWI test must your hand be readied on your weapon, just in case?

In my humble opinion the only officers allowed to carry weapons should be SWAT and officers who routinely deal with gang related violence.  If you are an officer walking down main street surrounded by children and merchants, there is absolutely no reason to be carrying a weapon.  You are there to keep the peace not disturb it with gunfire.  The video above is a perfect example of why cops, on and off duty, should not carry weapons.

Disarm the Police!