Posted on 08/29/2013 8:50:48 AM PDT by Altariel
HUMBOLDT, AZ — A man says that within hours of making an impassioned post on Facebook, he was being interrogated by police and the FBI.
Blaine Cooper, 33, contacted policestateusa.com with a concerning story about how his sentiments posted on Facebook had drawn the attention of the federal government. He showed me the comment and told me that within 24-hours of posting it, he was being contacted by the police and FBI.
His colorful comment was in reference to what he believes is an “American Police State,” in which the power of the federal government is growing in a direction which may one day lead people to fight back.
Cooper, who is training to be a wild land fire fighter, said that on August 23, he was contacted by Officer Jason Kuafman of the Prescott Valley Police Department and was told that he needed to come to the police station for an interview with the FBI.
He complied with the request for an interview, which lasted 45 minutes with federal agents present. He was released after apparently being determined to not be a threat.
“They had every Facebook post I had ever made in a huge file, along with all my wife’s information, and parent’s information,” Cooper told policestateusa.com.
Cooper said that he was told that without “defusing the situation” by complying with the interview, his house might have been raided.
“The FBI made mention they came to question me so they didn’t have to kick in my door,” Cooper told policestateusa.com. Cooper's facebook comment which got him Federal attention within hours.
Cooper’s Facebook comment which got him Federal attention within hours.
It should be pointed out that answering questions from federal agents is an extremely risky idea, especially without the presence of a lawyer. Supreme Court case BROGAN v. UNITED STATES affirmed that it is a federal crime to tell any lie, or misrepresent any fact, to a federal agent. Even an innocent person with good intentions could commit a federal crime by misspeaking during an interview.
But apparently the alternative to complying to an interview is getting raided by the FBI.
Still feeling threatened, Cooper made a YouTube video on Aug. 23, as a record to the public in case he “disappears.”
“[I] hope this doesn’t happen to anybody else,” he said.
The rapid response of the FBI could be a result of the federal government’s XKeyscore program, which gives them the ability to collect “nearly everything a user does on the internet.”
The irony of the situation is that Cooper’s concerns of the USA becoming a police state were actually validated by the fact that the federal government launched an investigation over his frustrated Facebook comment, showing up with detailed records on his family and their internet activity.
Cooper has been very open to questions and has provided his own number, as well as the police contacts that were made.
Blaine Cooper: (928) 632-5156
Prescott Valley (AZ) Police Department: (928) 772-9261
Jason Kuafman: (928) 772-5120
Stalin would be proud.
What’s Facebook?
I’d say his facebook post was understated.
Would be a boring interview as they talked with my attorney while I sat and read my pocket Constitution.
so I can bring all the Federales running to 1060 W. Addison by posting some inflammatory drivel on Facebook?
Cooper, who is training to be a wild land fire fighter, said that on August 23, he was contacted by ....
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Note to Cooper. When training to be a pawn of the gubmint, it’s best not to criticize said gubmint.
Reminds me of those comments you see on youtube videos of guys blowing off police at checkpoints and people say “look! We’re in a police state”.
I tell them that if we were in a police state they would have never seen the video and the guy making it would be in a Rex 183 camp.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
I don’t believe this story...yet.
yea, his quote was not any worse that what is seen on FR at times. He must have been under watch anyway for something.
Yep, that’s what I think too.
His colorful comment was in reference to ....
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Not saying this is a one-sided argument article here, but, yeah. There is only one side here.
I’d like to see said “colorful comment”. I’d bet good money it was seditious and over the top.
Agree. If this really were a police state. Jim R would be arrested now.
FBI: Knock, Knock, FBI We need to speak to you about an investigation. Can we come in?
Me: Do you have a warrant?
FBI: No...
Me: Then no, I'm not giving you permission to come in.
FBI: Well can we at least ask you some questions out here? We our investigating a facebook post you made....
Me: No, I choose not to participate in your investigation, or answer any questions. Thank you, good day. SLAM!
It wasn’t the inflammatory drivel, it was his use of punctuation.
AMERICAN POLICE STATE
AMERICAN POLICE STATE
AMERICAN POLICE STATE
Ain’t OBAMANATION great?
BTW, B. Hussein Obama, aka Barry Soetoro, could never have succeeded so quickly with the help of his BFFs John “jellyfish spine” Boehner and “Continuing Financial Resolution” McConnell.
Only say nice things about America’s police state and say especially nice things about the Cupcake in the White Hut.
ahhh....the dreaded Grammar Police.
Sister Mary Frances tried to warn me about them.
You can also provoke the Nazis who drive around in Pinto station wagons, too.
Not necessarilly. FR could be allowed to exist as a giant trap for federal agents to identify potential troublemakers.
I have no doubt that Jim R would have NOTHING to do with such a scheme, but he wouldn’t have to, would he?
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