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You Know Your Country Is Broke When...
Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,
Imagine coming home from work and finding that a group of men have broken into your house. What do you do?
I have a gratified feeling that for an increasing number of our readers, the answer would be to draw their firearm and defend the home.
But it’s safe to say most folks would… call the police.
This happened in Greece recently, as recounted to me in an email by a colleague who was visiting his family in a rural, seaside town in the country’s southern mainland.
There’s recently been rash of home burglaries in the village– a remarkable turn of events for a place accustomed to leaving windows and doors unlocked.
In one instance, a local resident came home and spied a thief in progress; he immediately called the police to dispatch a unit as quickly as possible. And the police reportedly told the man, “We haven’t enough fuel to come out there right now.”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to hear that public services are being cut back in Greece given how messed up their economy is.
But protecting citizens against crime is supposedly one of the sacrosanct terms of the social contract.
Citizens around the world have exchanged their freedom for security. It’s a completely absurd trade. . . but nevertheless it’s happened.
And in doing so, governments have essentially monopolized the security business. By and large, police and security are public services provide exclusively by the government.
And supposedly the taxes that we all pay go to fund those services. . . ensuring that someone from the government will come and ‘save’ us when the bad guys approach.
That’s the promise, at least.
But in difficult economic times, bankrupt governments routinely set aside promises they’ve made to taxpayers.
They slash pension (social security) benefits or use funky gorilla math to understate cost of living increases.
They completely violate the sacred vow of maintaining a strong, sound currency.
And they drastically reduce or even eliminate funding for critical services that people have come to depend on.
Of course, this situation isn’t unique to Greece. Every bankrupt nation reaches this point sooner or later.
Recently in [bankrupt] Argentina, a single police officer was left in charge of an entire jail in the Buenos Aires area which was housing several dozen prisoners.
The lone officer, who was clearly in over her head and poorly trained, heard suspicious noises somewhere in the building. So what did she do? She (a police officer) called the police.
Argentine media has published a recording of the officer’s 911 call, where the emergency dispatcher told the officer to get a colleague to ‘try and stop by.’
Oh hey, I hope you’re not too busy issuing parking tickets and providing security for thieving politicians– would you mind making sure we don’t have a prison break on our hands?
But the police officer’s response really reveals just how desperate the situation is, “I have only one vehicle to patrol the whole district.”
Again, these aren’t isolated events. This is a major trend that is due to befall any bankrupt government.
Think about it: are we really so arrogant to believe that a bankrupt government can continue to borrow money forever without consequence?
Bottom line: independence is key. You cannot rely on a bankrupt government to provide the services that they promise.
That goes for anything… from providing basic security to insuring bank deposits to paying out Social Security benefits.
They simply don’t have the financial means to make good on their promises.
And this is a reality that’s important to recognize and prepare for before it’s too late.
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What goes around comes around..see how you like it when you and your group of crooked cops break and enter without warrants...effin cops
Home break-in? Mr. JC Higgins is on the scene immediately. The cops can take 20 minutes. Guess which one is more useful.
For close range quick "point and shoot" with 100% success there is nothing like a thudbuster.
No!
there nothing like actually training with YOUR gun!!
Pick a gun, almost any gun!
It will work...the question is will you?
Maybe they should buy a dog?
Oh they might shoot it or leave it in the police car in the heat for it to die. The former happens a lot and latter every once in a while.
You know your country is morally bankrupt when you can have a crooked judge like U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller on the bench, now found out to be a drunken wife beater. Fuller presided over the corruption trial of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman, during which the FBI placed a $60 million orderwith Doss Industries, a company Fuller is the principal shareholder of. The FBI provided most of the bogus evidence at Siegelman's trial. After the guilty verdict, Fuller ordered Siegelman straight to jail, where he stayed until the Circuit Court of Appeals released him months later while his appeal was in progress. If not for the furor over NFL players brutality toward their girl friends, Fuller would now be back on the bench and arranging for more government contracts for Doss Industries.
By Reuters
Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, both Republicans of Alabama, joined Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, in calling for the resignation of Alabama-based U.S. District Court Judge Mark Fuller.
“Judge Fuller’s unacceptable personal conduct violates the trust that has been placed in him. He can no longer effectively serve in his position and should step down,” Sessions said in a statement.
The calls for Fuller's resignation come amid a furor over the National Football League's treatment of players accused or convicted of domestic violence, which critics say has been too lenient.
Alabama U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, Democrat of Alabama, called for Fuller's resignation last week.
Earlier this month, Fuller, 55, resolved a misdemeanor charge of battery stemming from the incident with his wife by agreeing to attend a six-month domestic violence program and to submit to a substance abuse assessment.
Barry Ragsdale, an attorney for Fuller, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
A 2002 appointee of former President George W. Bush, Fuller is facing an administrative complaint and was stripped of his docket by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals following the incident.
In a statement after resolving his criminal case, Fuller said he hoped to resume work
I dont need to call 911. I have my firearms and can shoot anybody who gets in my house or any other places (Texas).
Ditto. What part of "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." don't people understand?
Well..to be honest..I think that MOST people could barely (if at all) understand the language you just spoke (typed).
Im sur the dumbing down of america was done for reasons exactly like this (and many more)
Sad but pretty much the truth
The part which says "the right of the people". Government compliance usually starts with "The Con.." and stops there.
"I dont need to call 911. I have my firearms and can shoot anybody who gets in my house or any other places (Texas)."
In a lot of states, you would go to jail for that. In NJ, you're life has to be threathened AND you have to prove it. Now imagining trying to protect you and your family, but first you have to stop and decide if there is enough evidence to keep you from going to jail for 20 years if you shoot the guy. Crazy.
Well, dead men tell no tales. Just make sure you are the only witness left. Come on, in NJ money talks and bullshit walks, that's obvious.
"Well, dead men tell no tales. "
Doesn't matter if the guy is dead. There better be at least a knife in the guy's hand. You're suppose to back off and let the guy steal what he wants. If you can't prove that your life was threatened, you are fucked.
Who cares what anyone can prove, just get rid of the body genius.
there you go. In NJ such activities are hardly noticed.
Yeah - take him to Atlantic City like Weekend at Bernie's. Drop him off at one of the slots in one of the zombie casinos. No one will notice him.
Err Uhhh..
Meadowlands?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Meadowlands
It's not just for dumping your old refrigerators.
IIRC it was a favorite of "the ice man" for a good reason.
Or, your'e in NJ... Just get some "Friends" to help you take care of the problem and...
Fughettaboutit.
Lots of butterknives in the kitchen.
They roll them up in carpets and throw them in the rivers there, right?
Again, the "law" in NJ is pretty clear. If he doesn't have a knife (aside from something that's easy to plant), you simply need a more expensive attorney. Not one of the sharper tools in the shed are you?
My throwaway is a ex police gun bought on the black.
"Not one of the sharper tools in the shed are you?"
1) I think you watch too much tv.
2) I'd rather not be financially destroyed and in heap of legal trouble for a year or more because I tried to exercise the most basic of rights.
3) Best for any sane person to just flee the state of NJ. It's swirling the toilet as it is.
If you must flee new joisee please.go to any state that doesnt start with "T".
Don't go south of the Mason-Dixon Line. We don't want you here.
"Well, dead men tell no tales. "
lordylord Doesn't matter if the guy is dead. There better be at least a knife in the guy's hand. You're suppose to back off and let the guy steal what he wants. If you can't prove that your life was threatened, you are fucked.
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And you can't plant a knife on a dead man because of ....?
All you really have to do is make sure you don't shoot them in the back and make sure they are dead.
"I thought I saw a knife."
Works for cops, right?
Tis better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6
Agreed, but just imagine the 12 you might get stuck with in NJ.
Yeah, it'd cost $1200 to get off.
12 of the dead thug's bros and sistas
Bullish for donkeys and saddle bag manufacturers, and donkey armor manufacturers.
"Sancho! Fetch me the helmet of Mambrino whilst I mount Rocinante!"
Set the back of the house on fire and shoot them as they come out the front. if unarmed, douse them with gasoline. You don't want them coming back, do you?
If you don't have as much gas laid up as water, you're not ready.
911's a joke in yo town
Oh, please Simon. Quit being so melodramatic. Cops call for backup all the damn time.
Yawn.
They call for backup when they are at the police station?
Us cops today = modern day wpa works program. For the 1%
"But protecting citizens against crime is supposedly one of the sacrosanct terms of the social contract."
your a fool.
the gov't has no duty to protect anyone. try to sue the gov't for not protecting you... you will get nowhere.
your a fool
awesome
I believe the proper term is "amsome" or something like that.
Well, he did use the words 'supposedly' and 'contract'.
Watched a snatch and dash here yesterday.
Food 4 Less store here in Phoenix, between monsoons.
Couple of crackheads snatched some meat from the cold case. One small clerk dude, Braveheart in his own way, tried to stop them and they got into a scuffle. When a group of us customers made a move to intervene they booked on their shitty Walmart bikes.
Clerk told me a moment later they stole his cellphone just as he was calling 9-11. I suggested we get into my car, follow at slow speed, (and run 'em over) and call the coppers with my cell when we spot 'em again.
Instead he clocked out and roared after them in his own car. Road Warrior Interceptor type. Hope they don't actually "cross" his path. Anyways, TEN minutes later patrol car shows up.
"When seconds count, police are minutes away." Ten in this case.
At least we have open carry/ conceal carry here. Might get me one some day.
Alex, Reporting from Arizona
Go back tomorrow and look at his bumper and hood.
Fresh scratch marks or blood?
Or poop. Hit a deer once. It shit all over the side of my car.
it's not just happening in greece...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-oregon-raped-911-send-hom...
The Sherriff has the power to deputize anyone, but refuses to. What's going on in that city is a 0bama style shakedown for higher taxes by punishing the taxpayers. The raping will continue until morale improves.
THey have 35 deputies in that city for 85K people. That is more than enough. You mean to tell me writing tickets was too impt than responding. You mean there were 35 rapes and murders going on at once. Docs have to take call for emergencies. WHy dont cops, they get tons of benefits like full dental and health etc for them and their entire families, they need to work for it. Taking call is not a big deal.
I agree with you. That sheriff needs to be voted out of office. I would run for the position on the platform that mofo is incompetent and that I would deputize at least one man or woman on each street in their neighborhood. I would also make the LEOs take call. With overtime and benefits they make as much as most typical docs do after they pay all their practice overhead. The docs who work on salary also have looong hours thats just life, no overtime there, and you have to take call as part of the deal. Also doing your call is part of the salary job.
CHS: "In one instance, a local resident came home and spied a thief in progress; he immediately called the police to dispatch a unit as quickly as possible. And the police reportedly told the man, “We haven’t enough fuel to come out there right now.”
Bridgeport Ct in the 1990's. Cops would answer a call and go to the address...after that took care of business they would sit there and wait for the next call. Not enough money to "patrol".
....not sayin' that's such a bad thing either.
No excuse they should hitch rides with the citizens of the town as they go about their normal business. I would help out by doing that. I am sure they can come up with an app for people willing to give them lifts from location to location.
WOuld do wonders for community policing and getting to know the citizens, a reverse version of ride along.
An aside: a ride-along is well worth doing (even if you hate cops).
I dont hate cops at all, but as everyone is getting squeezed, these public employees have to take up some of the hardships also. No overtime pay. Salary pay and call schedule would be the norm and they should be thankful they have a good paying job in this economy that pays full medical and dental for them and their families. My property and sales taxes go up year after year but my pay doesnt.
If they dont like it then I challenge them to get a job at the burger place with their high school degrees. Or if they have a BA then they can teach school. If I was sheriff I would keep a lean crew with call schedule and I would deputize a fair number of citizens for backup. In my town criminals would know that response would be a deputized citizen on every street that could respond in seconds. And burglars would be treated as looters. Shot on the spot, no questions asked or grand juries formed. Also I would get rid of a lot of paperwork that ties up their time.
Jail would be jail. Convicts in their cells the whole time. No exercise yard. That way I dont have to have a large prison staff. Food would be oatmeal and potatoes, every day, day after day. If they are in for one week or twenty years, they dont leave the jail cell they entered untill their time is up. Showers in the jail cell with a hose from the outside, no warm water, cold water day after day. None of my convicts will ever come out muscle bound. They will be fed a diet that makes sure they leave looking like a lean thin vegetarian. Also in chains the whole time they are in prison, even though they are in their cells the whole time. They will shit so little that they wont be able to throw or smear any shit around. They will shit once a week when I tell them, and it will look like sheep poop, one tiny condensed hardened pellet (there wont be need for TP in my prisons). Medical care would be a doctors visit payed by their family. Cancer is a terminal condition but so is life so no treatment for any serious diseases.
Any Rioters in their cell will be deprived of food and water till they cant walk or stand up.
And the little punks will be taught from a young age to keep the straight path in life. Ditch schools or dont do your homework and get a paddling.
My town will run so smooth that one full time officer could meet the needs of that entire town in Oregon.
No bullshit car chases or anything of that sort, I dont care if you are a blond bitch with big boobs, late for the PTA meeting. The Mofos would be shot dead from a helicopter with a minigun. Cop pulls you over you stop, no mouthing off no bullshit. His time is taxpayer money. You dont do the shit he tells you that instant a few deputized citizens get called over and you get a beating that you will never ever forget. The taxpayers will beat the shit out of you for wasting their money, not the cop, and if you die from the beating, guess what, no grand jury. That way when I seal that envelope with my low property tax payment I can see the blood splatters on the back of my hands and know that beatdowns do bring about model citizens and low taxes.
And dont get me started with the mofos that litter, that is my pet peeve. Elect COSMOS for your next SHERIFF good citizens of Mayberry.
"I have a gratified feeling that for an increasing number of our readers, the answer would be to draw their firearm and defend the home."
Listen. I like Simon. But trust me locks are too easy to pick and expect the unexpected. You have to plan for your deepest state of REM sleep.
Get a simple wireless remotely activated sensor. Put the motion detector in "YOUR" strategic location(hallway, doors, you figure it out) and put the receiver next to your bed. Muffle the reciever with a towel so only you can hear it but make sure it's loud enough to wake you from deep REM. Don't guess, test it.
Loaded, at the ready weapon, in close reach. Quickly pull it under your sleeping linens and pretend as if you are asleep. Confirm your target is not friendly and fire from underneath your linens.
http://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Security-SK602-Wireless-Safety/dp/B007NXFMK0
HEck of a HARD ON under the sheets, especially if its a shotgun
Oops, the power is out and so are looters. Get a dog. Figure out where your choke points are and plan accordingly.
I should also add.
NO DUTY TO PROTECT = FALSE CLAIM OF SOVEREIGNTY
"As the ligatures or strings do knit together the joints of all the parts of the body, so doth ligeance join together the Sovereign and all his subjects, quasi uno ligamine. Glanville, who wrote in the reign of H. 2. lib. 9. cap. 4. speaking of the connexion which ought to be between the lord and tenant that holdeth by hone saith, that mutua debet esse domini et fide litatis connexion ita quod quantum debet omino ex homagio, tantum illi debet dominus ex dominio, præter solam reverentiam, and the lord, (saith he) ought to defend his tenant. But between the Sovereign and the subject there is without comparison a higher and greater connexion: for as the subject oweth to the King his true and faithful ligeance and obedience, so the Sovereign is to govern and protect his subjects...so as between the Sovereign and subject there is duplex et reciprocum ligamen."
"ligeance is the mutual bond and obligation between the King and his subjects, whereby subjects are called his liege subjects, because they are bound to obey and serve him; and he is called their liege lord, because he should maintain and defend them."
"The term citizen as understood in our law is precisely analogous to the term subject in the common law and the change of phrases has entirely resulted from the change of government The sovereignty has been changed from one man to the collective body of the people and he who before was a subject of the king is now a citizen of the State."
State v Manuel 20 NC 122 129 quoted in US v Rhodes
ergo, there is no state, there are no citizens.
Just completed my Concealed Weapons Permit training. The Instructor said "If your feel threatened...shoot to kill...not in the leg or arm.....cause if you don't kill the SOB....you are the one that will end up in jail. "
Listen. You'll have that internal dialog for quite some time hopefully.... Make no mistake, it's hard to do, take the first one. But you need to draw those boundary lines "CLEARLY" so you do not make mistakes.
I think in the USSA the laws are even harsher. At least they were when I was there. Bottom line, know your local laws and act precisely within those. Train, train, train so it's second nature.
Unfortunately, it's not always so black and white when it comes to acting strictly within the law.
You must be in a blue state
When it happens in the US it will be catastrophic. Because we aren't prepared for when those checks stop coming or the police decide either not to come or to participate in the mob rule. As a nation we are a third world one with a first world facade. Once we are shown we are third world, all hell is going to break loose.
I've routinely gotten busy signals from 911 in Baltimore. Luckily for non-personally life threatening situations.
That's what my arsenal is for.
I recently spoke with a home alarm installer who specializes in my area, a major city in the Southeast.
The guy told me that in most parts of the city it takes 25-30 minutes for the police to respond to a call. Not just home alarm calls but any call. Alarms are meant to basically try to scare the criminals away.
Police are not there to prevent crime, they are there to a clean up afterwards.
Bottom line - If you can't protect yourself, you are at the total mercy of the bad guys.
Deputize at least one man or woman on each street, with a cash payment for an emergency response.
we are third world, I just replaced a broken glass panel in a sliding patio door. Upper class suburb of Chicago which will go unamed. Thiefs couldnt break in the twin entry doors I also had installed nor break lock on patio door so they just broke the glass out. Broad day light backed up a moving van and cleaned out the whole house including all furniture. Home owned by an upper level executive type. I mean cleaned out the house. Imagine living in a neighborhood where everyone is working or you don't know your neighbors well enough to know the house was never sold or even on the market. Or having no neighbors that give a shit enough to let the cops know that moving truck doesnt belong in the driveway. The owners were off on vaction,,,, we are third world, just look around. It isn't coming back folks,,, God,, guns,,, guts and plenty of fuel and ammo,,, better be ready,, it will happen so fast your head will spin. Just shut off the EBT cards,,, and martial law,, not this mamby pamby be home when the streetlights come on,,, shoot to kill after dark,,,, think it can't happen here? Better think again,,, it has always been about control,, always will be,,,, baaaa
I watched national debt clock hit $1,777,777,777,777 today.
It did not feel like a lucky thing.
What clock are you watching? Mine says 17,474,xxx,xxx,xxx
http://www.usdebtclock.org
Gross National Debt clock ticking away on the extremely rare tight fisted congressman's website. I just visited to leave a message about isis funding legislation. We shall see.
Good to know you're keeping up with it though.
No, you have to wait until it hits: 77,777,777,777,777. Which, should only be a few years from now.
Passed that a long time ago if you count promised entitlements.
The Irony of Greece and the Dichotomy of America
America meet your future
Blue State: Victim shoots and kills criminal in self-defence goes to jail and criminal's family sues victim into bankruptcy
Red State: Victim pursues criminal and executes them. Police congratulate vicitm of marksmanship, the local news praises you as a hero and the victim sues the criminals family for damages.
Insolvent State: Citizens disarmed, citizens robbed by government, citizens stripped of remaining belongings by criminals, EU & UN partnership empowered and enriched on the backs of the victims.
Detroit - everywhere
Current Detroit Chief advocates citizens to arm. They admit they can't be there. Cop's no longer walk the beat, but have plenty of crime scene tape in trunk.
Incubus - Drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgT9zGkiLig
Good article on a Bosnian in the 1990s.
After 6 months (of povery and hunger and snipers) there was very little hesitation to shoot.
The guy said almost no one survived unless they had guns and family.
Lone wolfs always got caught (asleep presumably) and shot.
Concealed carry permit will be superfluous when the time comes, I'll be packin CCP be damned.
I NEVER leave home without my Walther PPK/S .380 ACP in my shoulder holster.
My other favorite concealed-carry weapon is my Astra A-100 .45 cal ACP. It is no longer manufactured, but has been fired with thousands of rounds of FMJ and Hollow-point without even one jam or any malfunction. I even dropped it in a puddle of muddy water once; quickly cleared out the barrel with some tissue and a small stick, then fired away with no problems.(Gave it a thorough cleaning later!)
It may not have the tight tolerances of a SIG SAUER P-226 (9 mm) or SIG SAUER P-220 .45 cal ACP models, but the Astra A-100 .45 cal ACP was manufactured for REAL combat use - NOT target shooting. In a "tight spot" this is my "go to" weapon of choice.
You want reliable, sure. You also want something you can get parts for. 1911 all day long.
Press 1 to be disconnected.
I always get a busy signal when I call 911. That started to happen after I reported someone from Q99X2 about to take a drink and spontaneously combust.
When "police departments" were first formed in major U.S. cities (such as New York) in the mid-1850's, police officers were NOT allowed to carry firearms. That may seem like an odd concept now, but there were some very good reasons. This tradition came from Britain, where "constables" were considered "peace officers" and only in the past few years have they been allowed to carry firearms.
1.) Police almost NEVER prevent crime or stop a crime in progress. Instead, police respond to a crime that has ALREADY taken place.
2.) People felt that armed police would abuse their authority - we see this all too frequently today.
3.) During the commission of a crime or immediately thereafter, it was thought that the ARMED CITIZEN would be the "first responder" (to use a modern term). It was considered the duty and obligation of the armed citizen to stop a crime as it was taking place. YOu were supposed to defend your own home or business; and to help out others in need. This made sense since at that time most men were armed (even in large cities) and they were much more likely to be on scene during the commission of crime - as opposed to the police arriving much later.
4.) Under American Common Law (still in effect today) a citizen has the SAME "police power" to detain and arrest (using as much force as necessary) any person he witnessed comitting a CRIME under the Common Law, which is defined as "causing physical injury to a person or property."
5.) Further, under the still valid U.S. Supreme Court ruling of "John Bad Elk", under the Common Law any person who is being UNLAWFULLY arrested or anyone other person witnessing such an UNLAWFUL arrest by a police officer (or anyone else) may use as MUCH FORCE AS NECESSARY to prevent that unlawful arrest, matching force with the force used by the arresting officer - even if it results in the death of the police officer. (Such a police officer is considered to be acting "beyond his lawful authority" and is therefore considered a criminal assailant like anyone else.). “Citizens may resist unlawful arrest to the point of taking an arresting officer’s life if necessary.” (Plummer v. State, 135 Ind. 308, 34 N.E. 968 (1893). — the Supreme Court of Indiana). In 1900 the Supreme Court of the United States mirrored and affirmed the earlier 1893 Plummer v. State ruling by the Supreme Court of Indiana. Under the still-controlling U.S. Supreme Court precedent, John Bad Elk vs. U.S,. 177 U.S. 529, 44 L.Ed. 874, 20 S.Ct. 729, (1900) and subsequent court decisions, a man faced with the prospect of unlawful arrest – that is, an armed abduction – has a lawful right to use any appropriate means, including lethal force, to defend himself. This case is still binding precedent today!
Some history:
Around 1670 in Britain the Queen’s Bench ruled that forceful resistance to unlawful arrest by police was a right of the people. (the Hopkin Huggett’s Case): a “man [is] unduly arrested or restrained of his liberty … is a provocation to all other men of England, not only his friends but strangers also[,] for common humanity’s sake.”
In 1710 the Queen’s Bench ruling re-confirmed the common law right to forcefully resist an unlawful arrest. Queen v. Tooley (1710). Anne Dekins was quietly walking down the street when Police Officer Samuel Bray saw her on the street and began to haul her away. Apparently Dekins had a used rather forceful language during her past encounters with Officer Bray. Dekins forcefully resisted and screamed for help, resulting in the intervention of a group of men who witnessed the entire incident, led by a man named Tooley. The men confronted Bray and demanded to know what he was doing to the woman. The Officer Bray produced his official credentials and insisted that he was making a lawful arrest for “disorderly conduct.” When witnesses to Dekins’ behavior disputed that Bray’s description, Bray called for backup. Tooley and his associates ordered Bray to release the woman, and then took action to enforce that lawful order. After Bray’s partner was killed in the ensuing struggle, Tooley and his associates were arrested for murder. The trial court threw out the murder charge, ruling that the warrant was defective. Since the arrest was unlawful, the court pointed out, Dekins had a right to resist – and bystanders likewise had a right, if not a positive duty, to assist her. The defendants were eventually found guilty of manslaughter by jury trial, but quickly freed by the court.
The court ruled that, in trying to enforce an invalid warrant, Bray “did not act as a constable, but a common oppressor”. Tooley and the other bystanders were properly “provoked” by the act of aggressive violence against Anne Dekins, and their forceful but measured response – first demanding that the abductor release the hostage, then exercising defensive force to free her – was entirely appropriate. Lawless violence against the helpless, the Court continued, “is a sufficient provocation to all people out of compassion” in any circumstance, “much more where it is done under a colour of justice, and where the liberty of the subject is invaded….” Such an act carried out by a law enforcement official is nothing less than “a provocation to all the subjects of England.” Every Englishman “ought to be concerned for Magna Charta and the laws. And if any one against the law imprison a man, he is an offender against Magna Charta.”
See: "Your Right to Forcefully Resist Unlawful Arrest (as stated by U.S. Supreme Court)" at
http://johnhenryhill.wordpress.com/2014/07/06/your-right-to-forcefully-resist-unlawful-arrest-u-s-supreme-court
John-Henry Hill, M.D.
retired physician
http://JohnHenryHill.Wordpress.com
Fine info. Thanks.
Excellent post. Common Law indeed would get you arrested today.
The Coinage Act of 1792 is still in force as well. Signed into law by George Washington, counterfeiters (paper money not backed by Gold/Silver) are subject to the death penalty.
I really should not say this, I can see the down arrows coming, but, remember, a weapon is only for defense of your (and your families) life. If some kid wants to walk off with your three year old LCD display or your four year old DVD player, let them. Tell your loved ones to get the gun, get out of the house, lock themselves in a closet, whatever works in your neck of the woods, but... if you kill someone stealing a $17 toaster your life will change in a way that you cannot imagine and it is not good. Weapons, in the US today, and that might change, are for saving your life, not protecting some old computer.
Okay, go ahead with the down arrows. I am ready.
Allowing criminals free reign in your private domain invites more and more danger into your home. Your way is suicide. Good luck with that.
Like a living animal, government may grow quickly or slowly, but neither its size nor its appetite can ever un-grow. Big government can only die and be replaced by smaller government. Not until the heads of the previous government are placed on display (cf. Raqqa, Islamic State, formerly Syria) can you hope that the burdens of government might be a little lighter today.
High profile incidents covered by the media often reassures the public that the government stands ready to rush to our aid in case of a national disaster. Following a tornado or hurricane in the newscast we see FEMA workers spread-out and moving from door to door offering help to Americans in need. If disaster strikes this kind of help may prove to be a myth.
Be prepared that in the case of a major crisis or disaster if you find yourself in an large area of devastation the government will prove largely ineffective. If and when a really large Armageddon event does occur we will quickly become acutely aware that God helps those who help themselves. More on this subject in the article below.
http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2014/07/government-pandering-in-disasters...
wut dis got ta do wid ma EBT? if'n dey bankrupt, dey can print s'moar, can't dey? i ca' call on my 'bamaphone, makin' sure dey print 'nuf moar...