These officers remind me of those at Klamath sent there by their government to deny 1500 farming families of their water. They didn't want to be there. When talked to about what they were actually helping accomplish, most would move off and not talk to you anymore.
Surely many of these officers feel the same. God grant that they will not follow these orders to "protect" a woman whom they are killing by arresting those who would try and save her.
"These officers remind me of those at Klamath sent there by their government to deny 1500 farming families of their water. They didn't want to be there. When talked to about what they were actually helping accomplish, most would move off and not talk to you anymore."
I remember you and I speaking to one of them in Aug 2001
Well, their techniques were something like the Freedom Riders of today. They would send out telegrams, and; I am explaining, you understand, I am not agitating, they would send out telegrams something like this, and say: "Foot Loose Wobblies, come at once, defend the Bill of Rights", and they would come on top of the trains and beneath the train, and on the sides, in the box cars and every way that you-didn't have to pay fare, and by the hundreds literally they would land in these communities, to the horror and consternation of the authorities and they would stand up on platforms or soap box and they would read part of the Constitution of the United States or the Bill of Rights.
I remember one big and strong lumberjack who, frightened to death, went up on the box and read the First Amendment to the Constitution and then looked around rather helplessly for the cops, but the cops went elsewhere so he read it again and when he read it about three times, the policeman came along and yanked him down, much to his relief, and these performances were repeated innumerable times. They would fill the jails and, of course, that was quite an expense to a small community. Eventually the citizens would say, let them speak, why not, and the ordinance would be declared null and void and a great victory was won for Civil Liberties, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and they would go back to their criticisms of these employment shops . . .
Yep they were only following orders.....to aid in the murder of an innocent woman and arresting children for wanting to give her a woman dying of thrist a little comfort in her torture...
If they had an ounce of courage and dedication.. To Protect and Serve they would refuse to do that job and march in and give that poor woman a drink...and they would do it en masse
imo
You do not use your kids to make a point. A 10 Year old kid does not know the rights and wrongs in a hotly charged issue.
They are just pawns of they overzealous and irresponsible parents trying to make a point.
Further more the Cops are doing exactly what they are supposed to do, regardless of the issue.
Following orders and enforcing the law as indicated, no more no less. Breaking the rule of Law right or wrong is not the answer.
If we follow that slippery slope we are not better than one of those South American Banana Republics.
Wanna change in the system? Vote the right people in the Congress/Senate and get Judges elected/appointed to the bench who will reflect your point of view! Period!
"These officers remind me of those at Klamath sent there by their government to deny 1500 farming families of their water. They didn't want to be there. When talked to about what they were actually helping accomplish, most would move off and not talk to you anymore."
I have had the same recall as you did re the Klamath affair and the Elain affair re the officers standing on the wrong side of justice.