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Posted on 08/15/2002 9:08:14 AM PDT by ResistorSister
A letter discovered over the weekend at a makeshift memorial for Eric B. Taylor, the 31-year-old Massillon patrolman killed in a shootout Friday night, defends his killer and predicts that more police officers will die in traffic stops.
Tracking extremistsExperts who track constitutionalist groups say, however, that the extreme political views often lead to violence. "Aside from their stated purposes, this movement on a regular basis produces people who are extraordinarily angry at government, extraordinarily dismissive of all authority,'' said Mark Pitcavage, the Anti-Defamation League's national director of fact finding.
In the initial traffic stop by a state trooper Friday night, Matthews gave telltale clues that he was an extremist: opening the window only a crack, citing the Constitution, refusing to hand over his license and speeding off, Pitcavage said. "This was a textbook example of a constitutionalist traffic stop,'' he said.
Pitcavage, who is based in Columbus, has long followed the activities of anti-government extremists, including militias, tax protesters and constitutionalists. In general, he advises that officers call for backup when possible if they suspect they are dealing with an extremist.
He said police should also try to avoid confrontation, either by playing dumb or distracting the person with questions about the person's beliefs. Anything that makes an extremist explain rather than argue his position can help.
Finally, if a situation looks too risky, the officer should back off and pursue the matter at another time, Pitcavage said.
Also see: Cards guide police with hate crimes /"The Anti-Defamation League did a great job", MassLive.com, January 2, 2001, by Buffy Spencer (posted by freedomnews).
Laminated cards listing strategies for dealing with hate crimes have been distributed to more than 17,000 police officers in 185 departments statewide, and participating police chiefs in the area said they will prove very helpful.The cards were developed and provided by the Anti-Defamation League, an 87-year-old civil rights organization, to give police officers information for responding to hate crimes, working with victims and pursuing perpetrators.
The card includes the definition of a hate crime, questions responding officers should ask and tips for recognizing signs of organized hate groups ...
And: Police Across State Address Hate Crimes (ADL drives police practices in Mass), Harvard University Gazette, December 14, 2000, by _____ (posted by Jack Black).
... The cards were developed and provided by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an 87-year-old civil rights organization, to give police officers useful information for responding to hate crimes, working with victims, and pursuing perpetrators."When hate crimes happen, they hurt whole communities," says ADL's New England Regional Executive Director Robert Leikind. "It is exciting to see so many police departments preparing their officers to respond effectively" ...
This is more Tim McVeigh agitprop; associate patriots with people who bomb federal buildings and shoot policemen over speeding tickets. Constitution---very bad thing. Must get rid of.
If you haven't seen the other stories on this issue...the killer held meetings at a local Denny's and they all held hands and sang: I can't drive, 55 and made up rules about traffic stops and the killer told a lot of people that he would shoot rather than accept a ticket for a driving violation.
[just joking about them singing]
If you are Mumia Abu-Jamal, Hollywood comes to your aid, and you give commencement speeches at graduations.
Hah! That's rich. "Personal attacks and insults" are your first and last names and inflicting pain is your game. Abuse reports from people with unclean hands are not taken seriously. If you want to be taken seriously on this forum you might think about cleaning up your act.
257 posted on 7/28/02 4:10 PM Pacific by Jim Robinson
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That is not how the people in our county are taking this story at all.
We believe that the shooter was a nut case, he was very bad...and we are glad that he was gotten rid of.
But, so many of the people from his group are trying to defend his actions...that is the NEWS!
We ask, what is wrong with people who think it is ok to shoot a cop over a speeding ticket?
The Constitution is not the problem...crazy people are the problem.
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