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Illegal Immigration Counter Protesters Detained
OrbusMax ^ | 5/4/06 | SteveB

Posted on 05/04/2006 8:53:59 AM PDT by StevenB

Illegal Immigration Counter Protesters Detained

The topic of discussion on the Bryan Suits radio show on 570 KVI earlier this evening was a call by a Seattle area citizen, Eric, who called to say that while thousands of illegal immigrants marched a couple of feet away, 5 United States citizens, he being one of the 5, who should be covered by all of the constitutional amendments, including the 1st and 2nd, were detained by the Seattle Police Department for over 2 hours because... well hard to say really. The reason for Caller Eric's call into the show was, surprise, surprise, the medias total lack of coverage of what should be a fairly big story. U.S. Citizens constitutional rights infringed in order to protect illegal aliens non existent right to hold a protest march.

Now I am a regular listener of the Bryan Suits show, as you should be, especially if you, like me, are in the male 35-64 year old demographic, and as Bryan can testify, I am also a regular emailer, but did not catch every single minute of the show since the 5pm to 8pm time slot is right in that end of the work day - drive home - eat dinner time window so I may have missed out on some of the conversation but here is a recap as best as I can recall. Full disclosure on my part requires that I state my Father is a 25 year retired Seattle Police Officer and I may or may not own a gun, try breaking into my house and you may or may not get an answer right then and there.

It all started with a 911 call from someone the police say was not part of the march claiming that there was a group of people with signs opposed to the marchers who were armed. The caller said he saw a gun holster sticking out from a partly open jacket. The police responded to the call and found the counter protesters and asked if any of them had weapons and sure enough, 3 of the 5 had guns and one had a switchblade or some sort of knife. Caller Eric said he was the one counter protester that did not have a weapon. At that point they were cuffed and taken to the West precinct where they spent the next 2 plus hours being detained until the march was over. The problem is they had not violated the law as the 3 with guns had valid concealed carry permits and as best as I can tell while switchblades appear to be illegal, there was no mention of the person carrying the knife being arrested or charged with a crime.

A Seattle Police officer, who called himself Steve, called into the show to give his version of the events. While for the most part, the stories matched, Office Steve's main point was they felt they were doing the appropriate thing in order to potentially avoid a violent situation and needed to take the people to the station in order to do a proper investigation. As Bryan Suits said, it was kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation for the police but he, along with myself, kept asking under what authority were these people detained and why did it take over 2 hours to finish the investigation and let them leave? Bryan's conclusion, as was mine was it seems fairly obvious that the message from the police hierarchy was to hold these people until the march was over. One thing that bothered me about the conversation with Officer Steve was how Suits had to explain to him it is legal to openly carry a firearm. In the State of Washington you must have a concealed carry permit to have a concealed weapon but not to openly carry. Officer Steve made a comment that implied he thought since the holster was partly visible, that was in some way a violation of the law since the weapon was no longer concealed, which is not the case.

Later a female caller gave Bryan a ring and said she was one of the counter protesters who was packing heat. The first question from Bryan was in effect, what were you thinking bringing a gun into a situation like that even though you are totally within your rights to do so? Her response was she always has her gun with her, expect in bars and other "gun free zones" or as I like to call them, "potential sitting duck shooting galleries". She mentioned that the gun was in her purse and they told the officers when they first asked about the weapons that they had valid permits for them. She said once at the station they were told they would be released once the march was over which contradicted what Office Steve said about it just taking that long to finish the investigation and there was no intent to simply hold them until the march was over.

Now last I checked, United States Citizens have a 1st amendment right to free speech and even in Seattle we have a 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms and it sure seems to me like those and potentially others were violated. I do know one thing, if I were one of the Seattle 5, I would "lawyer up" and have filed a lawsuit against the City yesterday, because as I emailed Bryan, until the city gets hit with a lawsuit and pays a big judgment, expect this kind of thing to keep on happening. My one question of any city official is when did POTENTIALLY preventing a violent situation supersede our constitutional rights?

Thursday on the Bryan Suits show, where you can listen to live over the internet by going here, the hope is someone from the City will be on to discuss this topic in further detail. Also, its Led Zeppelin Thursday, so get your request in early.

If anyone has any additional information, clarification or corrections, please post them in the comments and I will update accordingly.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: aliens; atf; bang; banglist; batf; batfe; bradywatch; ccw; donutwatch; federalgovernment; feds; govwatch; guncontrol; immigrantlist; immigration; jackbootedthugs; janetreno; libertarians; libs; pc; politicalcorrectness; protests; racism; rkba; seattle
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To: Leatherneck_MT

I don't think the right to "PEACABLY" assemble trumps anything - but as it was pointed out above by several people other than myself, we don't know what these citizens were doing is even covered by the 2nd Amendment - see RCW in posts above.


141 posted on 05/04/2006 1:28:07 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3
"I'd rather spend $2 billion on voting fraud than a wall along the entire border."

With BS programs like Motor Voter, how hard is it to register to vote? The illegal aliens that are using fake ID are already commiting a felony; why not take it a step further & register to vote? If enough of them do it, it would overwhelm any investigating agency. Just like border enforcement is now.

If "One Bill" Gil Cedillo gets his way, California will have millions of new "citizens" eligible to vote.
142 posted on 05/04/2006 1:29:24 PM PDT by Rick Deckard
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To: clawrence3
Illegal aliens actually to have the Constitutional right to peaceably assemble.

Do you mind speaking in clear English? Oh i forgot you can't. IF not please speak in your native tongue with your illegal friends.

143 posted on 05/04/2006 1:30:26 PM PDT by ziggy_dlo ("Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" JFK)
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To: Publius6961

Where are you NOW to cover my six on concealed weapons?!


144 posted on 05/04/2006 1:30:39 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: ziggy_dlo

"to" = "do". I'm so sorry to confuse you like that.


145 posted on 05/04/2006 1:32:09 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: b2stealth

thanks stealth
but I think I misunderstood they guy I was responding to but I think that the "clawrence3" should be removed by an admin.
another lib in the midst


146 posted on 05/04/2006 1:32:20 PM PDT by ziggy_dlo ("Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" JFK)
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To: ziggy_dlo

"Another lib" who has voted Republican ever since I turned 18, has worked on numerous Republican campaigns, but simply disagrees with you on illegal immigration?! The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES disagrees with you on illegal immigration too - does that make him a LIBERAL though?


147 posted on 05/04/2006 1:35:02 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: Rick Deckard

Like I said, spend $2 billion preventing voter fraud before something useless.


148 posted on 05/04/2006 1:36:17 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

where in the United States (not mexico) Constitution does it say that they have the right to peaceful assembly. We have the right to free speech. WE are american citizens. THEY are not. They do not have the right to free speech.

Get it?


149 posted on 05/04/2006 1:36:27 PM PDT by ziggy_dlo ("Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" JFK)
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To: ziggy_dlo

United States Constitution: First Amendment.


150 posted on 05/04/2006 1:37:18 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

actually I do not consider him a repub on this matter. I stick him in with the communist demonrats that like this as well.
If you noticed, all the threads have been about how bush wants this but the Americans don't. That is why we stick him on currency with mexico since he and vincente are :) buddies.


151 posted on 05/04/2006 1:38:34 PM PDT by ziggy_dlo ("Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" JFK)
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To: ziggy_dlo

You can disagree with him w/out trying to ban him. Be real man. He's not being a clown so lighten up.


152 posted on 05/04/2006 1:39:22 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (I invented "patty on patty technology.")
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To: clawrence3

once again citizens.
they are illegal.
If they hate it so bad then go back to f*ing mexico

Get it?


153 posted on 05/04/2006 1:39:28 PM PDT by ziggy_dlo ("Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" JFK)
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To: ziggy_dlo

Some Americans (and conservative Republicans) want it too.


154 posted on 05/04/2006 1:39:36 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: ziggy_dlo

They don't "hate" it - they are simply exercising their rights under the FIRST AMENDMENT: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."


155 posted on 05/04/2006 1:40:37 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

Thanks : )


156 posted on 05/04/2006 1:41:45 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

they are not citizens of this governemnt.
Like I said if they do not like it, get their backs wet and return to mejico.


157 posted on 05/04/2006 1:42:18 PM PDT by ziggy_dlo ("Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" JFK)
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To: clawrence3
"Like I said, spend $2 billion preventing voter fraud before something useless."

My point is that it's so easy to register to vote that once illegal aliens do it in great numbers it'll be hard to enforce laws against it. These people will no longer be afraid & "hide in the shadows". That has been evidenced by the numbers we've seen marching in the streets. (Yes, I know that not all of the marchers were illegal aliens)
158 posted on 05/04/2006 1:43:11 PM PDT by Rick Deckard
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To: Rick Deckard

And my point is let's spend $2 billion to make sure that doesn't happen.


159 posted on 05/04/2006 1:45:55 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: ziggy_dlo; Tammy8

Maybe you can help educate this person? I give up.


160 posted on 05/04/2006 1:46:51 PM PDT by clawrence3
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