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We are becoming accustomed to this?
« on: August 25, 2011, 12:41:37 AM »
This story has been on Drudge for several days now.

As yet, unlinked in APS.

Something like this a couple years ago, would have us here up in arms, writing letters, multi-page rants against the congresscritter that started this issue.

Are we (APS) getting accustomed to this type of horrible abuse of power and destruction of civil liberties?

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2011/08/24/democrats-cameras-seized-by-police-at-chabot-town-hall-meeting/

The critter ordered police to take cameras to protect himself from embarrassing Youtube videos?

Tar.  Feather.  Lynch.  Burn.  Repeat.
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Re: We are becoming accustomed to this?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2011, 12:57:03 AM »
Not accustomed...but what is to be done? The citizens of that town have to fix the problem. We already discussed a similar issue in AZ a few weeks ago, and I'm all raged out for this month. Talk to me in a few days.
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Re: We are becoming accustomed to this?
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2011, 01:49:30 AM »
Quote from: Jocassee on August 25, 2011, 12:57:03 AM
Not accustomed...but what is to be done? The citizens of that town have to fix the problem.

That doesn't usually stop us.

AZR, I hope you're not judging our reaction (or lack of reaction) on this one story. We were a few days late getting to this one story. It doesn't exactly establish a pattern.
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Re: We are becoming accustomed to this?
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2011, 02:25:02 AM »
I just blogged on this.  I've tried the number listed.  It's been disconnected.  However, my e-mail o' rage is burning up a whole bunch of electrons.

I would have resisted.  I would have been tasered.  I would have been cuffed and stuffed.

But I would not have gone quietly into that good night.  There would have been some real good fodder for 10 o'clock news, that's for damn sure.

Deny a (dying) veteran my 1st Amendment Rights. 

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Re: We are becoming accustomed to this?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2011, 09:17:58 AM »
And that is the true tragedy--that so few of the right people are in the right place at the right time.

Just like how the TSA never picks me to try and nude-o-scan. Despite the fact that I know the applicable laws and policies and I have a voice recorder in my pocket.
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Re: We are becoming accustomed to this?
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2011, 12:28:11 PM »
More evidence pocket video needs to be in everyone's hands. 
« Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 07:03:28 PM by Waitone »
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Re: We are becoming accustomed to this?
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2011, 03:20:57 PM »
Quote from: Jocassee on August 25, 2011, 09:17:58 AM
And that is the true tragedy--that so few of the right people are in the right place at the right time.

Just like how the TSA never picks me to try and nude-o-scan. Despite the fact that I know the applicable laws and policies and I have a voice recorder in my pocket.

QFT. Yet its also a tragedy that more people just stand by and let themselves be walked on and abused. I sometimes think people in the abusing position have almost a sixth sense about who they can get away with pushing around.
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