F*CK THE POLICE!!!

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NYPD Cops Busted Extorting Thousands From Local Pizza Shop
By John Vibes

Queens, NY – Three NYPD cops were recently busted extorting $1,000 per week from the owner of a pizza shop in Queens. Besnik Llakatura, Denis Nikolla and Redinel Dervishaj, all New York police officers, were involved a scheme where "protection" money was coerced out of business owners under the threat of having their businesses shut down. Last month, Llakatura pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Denis Nikolla and Redinel Dervishaj are scheduled to appear in court in March, and it has been reported that Llakatura will not testify against them.

It is not clear how widespread the scheme was or how many businesses were being extorted, however the crimes were exposed when one of the victims went to the FBI and made them aware of what was happening.

After the indictment, United States Attorney Lynch said the police worked together to threaten the shop owners and make them feel like they could not turn to the police for help.

"The defendants told their victims they offered 'protection,' but in reality, they peddled fear and intimidation through the Albanian community--their community--of Queens. When one victim turned to law enforcement for help, he was betrayed again by a corrupt officer on the take, who turned his back on his badge, his oath, and his friend in exchange for extortion money in his pocket," Lynch said.

The victim also said that the officers pointed a gun at him and told him to stay silent about the situation.

"By creating a climate of fear, the defendants allegedly coerced an innocent restaurant owner into paying for so-called protective services. The victim was further betrayed when seeking the assistance of Besnik Llakatura, an NYPD officer whose sinister intentions were shrouded by his badge of honor. But Llakatura didn't serve his community with honor; he, instead, abused his powers to the detriment of the public trust. He remains an exception to those law enforcement officers who work selflessly to weed out crime and corruption in their communities," FBI Assistant Director in Charge Venizelos said in a statement.

Venizelos claims that this is an isolated incident and just the work of "a few bad apples," however just last week Queens District Attorney Richard Brown charged two Queens cops with shaking down the owners of karaoke bars in Flushing, in a scheme similar to this one.

According to New York Daily News, Llakatura faces up to life in prison, but his federal sentencing guidelines are 154 to 171 months. He will be sentenced by Brooklyn Federal Judge Eric Vitaliano on February 26 and he is still expected to get off fairly easy considering the maximum sentence.

"Mr. Llakatura has accepted responsibility for his unfortunate behavior and we are confident the judge will consider all the facts and circumstances and render an appropriate sentence," defense lawyer Eric Franz said.

John Vibes is an author and researcher who organizes a number of large events including the Free Your Mind Conference. He also has a publishing company where he offers a censorship free platform for both fiction and non-fiction writers. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can purchase his books, or get your own book published at his website www.JohnVibes.com.

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/the-new-way-police-are-surveilling-you-calculating-your-threat-score/2016/01/10/e42bccac-8e15-11e5-baf4-bdf37355da0c_story.html

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/the-new-way-police-are-surveilling-you-calculating-your-threat-score/2016/01/10/e42bccac-8e15-11e5-baf4-bdf37355da0c_story.html

Interesting article. Thanks for this. Its about tech that police use to assess potential threat level before contacting people inside the home. One quote was particularly pertinent to this thread: “A police call is something that can be very dangerous for a citizen.”.

The body of the article talks about how software is used to scan publicly available information regarding residents of a home that police are about to contact. The software summarizes this information into a color code. Green being lowest hazard rating.

I don't know how we can or should stop agencies from collating publicly available information. For myself, I want less information shared publicly. At the minimum, I'd like to have the same level of privacy that somebody in Europe has.

 

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Interesting article. Thanks for this. Its about tech that police use to assess potential threat level before contacting people inside the home. One quote was particularly pertinent to this thread: “A police call is something that can be very dangerous for a citizen.”.

The body of the article talks about how software is used to scan publicly available information regarding residents of a home that police are about to contact. The software summarizes this information into a color code. Green being lowest hazard rating.

I don't know how we can or should stop agencies from collating publicly available information. For myself, I want less information shared publicly. At the minimum, I'd like to have the same level of privacy that somebody in Europe has.

You think europe has a high level of privacy? Europe is "At the minimum" when it comes to privacy. You can't always depend on the police. A good reason to own firearms don't you agree?

 

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You think europe has a high level of privacy? Europe is "At the minimum" when it comes to privacy. You can't always depend on the police. A good reason to own firearms don't you agree?

I don't think that this has anything to do with owning a fire arm. I don't know which country has the best online privacy policy but I'd like to keep my information private. However that's accomplished, I'm for it.

 

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I'm sure that the pig code for my house is "green."

 

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Videos: Gun Owner Refuses to Be Cucked by Cops Harassing Him For Permit
by Asa Jay

Gun ownership challenges the power monopoly of the state. So it is no surprise that state enforcers like police get uncomfortable when citizens exercise their rights to open-carry firearms.

A man in Bridgeport, Connecticut recently found this out while open-carrying in town on Tuesday. Videos he recorded show his interactions with busy-body cops, who follow him from store to store harassing him for a permit that even one of them had to admit that they had no legal right to demand.

The first video begins after the interaction has already been initiated and shows the unidentified man inside a Subway sandwich shop where he says he was just trying to get something to eat.

"Why do I have to show you my permit?" the man asks the first officer that responded to the scene. "I don't have to show you my permit. I'm not showing you anything. I want to order my food and get up out of here."

"Let me see your permit," the cop responds. "I am requesting your permit."

"Why are you requesting my permit?" the man asks again.

"Because you are armed in a public place," the cop asserts.

"Is that illegal?" the man asks.

"It's not," the officer responds.

"Exactly," the man says refusing to be cucked. "In a public place, I am the public, you are a public servant. I can walk where I want to. I'm requesting not to show you anything."

"Do you have your permit?" the cop asks again.

"I'm not answering any questions sir," the man says. "I'm just in Subway trying to order something to eat."

Backup then arrives on the scene and another officer enters the establishment and begins rudely addressing the patron.

"Are you a supervisor?" the man asks.

After standing in quiet intimidation for several seconds, the obese cop retorts, "You see the stripes on my sleeve, don't play games with me man. What's going on mister video man?"

The man rehash's the situation and ultimately, the supervisor allows him to "keep it moving" before telling him he has to leave Subway and find somewhere else to get something to eat.

The cops can then be heard on the footage asking servers if the manager of the restaurant is present and begins speaking with him or her about not allowing the man to eat there by invoking property rights.

The manger concedes and the man is told to leave, but not before the rotund supervisor asks him a concerning question: "Why [are] you walking around with a gun open-carrying trying to challenge the law?"

Remember, many officers see the legitimate display of gun ownership as a challenge to their monopoly authority. This is the nature of the state and their enforcers who wish to be the sole provider of "protection" to a disarmed and kowtowed populace.

The footage then shows the man exiting the restaurant with the supervisor "advising" him to "go home."

"I'm advising you that I can walk up and down the street as I please. I'm not going home, SIR… I'm going to Dunkin Donuts," the man responds still refusing to be cucked by the officers. "You want to talk to that manager too? You guys took an oath and you are violating my rights… Dick heads."

Watch the raw footage:








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A second video recorded by the man appears to take place inside a clothing store where one of the cops, thinking himself a sheepdog, continues to follow and harass the gun owner.

"You're violating my rights right now," the man says before accusing the officer of convincing the Subway manager not to serve him.

"I didn't… I explained to him that we cannot order you to put your gun away, and we cannot order you to present your permit," the cop says making a blatant admission that officers had no legal standing in the situation outside of enforcing the property rights of the manager. "As business owner, if [they're] not comfortable with [you] being in here, [they] have that option."

It's interesting that the cop is quick to invoke property rights when it serves his interest, but denies to recognize the forthright legitimacy of a gun owner carrying his own property on his own body.

"I work with all the businesses down here and this is what we do," the officer says.

"So you guys harass citizens for not breaking the law?" the man asks. "You know there's real crimes happening in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and you'd rather follow me around. Clearly, if I wanted to break the law, I would not be having my gun open-carry when you guys are around, you know that right?"

"If you go up the street to the projects up there, I'm pretty sure there's something up there you could do," the man adds. "So now you're just wasting taxpayers' money."

Watch the raw footage:

Bridgeport police did not immediately respond to Police State Daily requests for comment regarding the incident. Open carry is legal in Connecticut with a permit.

According to State police Training Bulletin No. 2013-01, the activity is only deemed reprehensible if it "creates a 'Breach of Peace' situation" or the if person is "intoxicated or using drugs."

Let this man's interaction with police be a rallying cry amongst gun owners everywhere. Refuse to be cucked and open carry firearms in face of the petty tyrants.

 

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Award-Winning NYPD Cop Caught On Video Falsifying Arrest, Accusing Four Men of Holding Him Up At Knifepoint
Carlos Miller

Once again, a New York City police officer was exposed as a liar by surveillance video.

This time, it was an undercover NYPD named Winston McDonald, a 2012 "Cop of the Month" recipient, who claimed four men tried to mug him at knifepoint outside a Brooklyn hardware store last month.

The suspects, however, claim the cop approached them inside a hardware store, flashing money, looking to buy drugs.

One of the men, Peterson Duplan, recognized McDonald as a cop who had arrested years ago.

"Get the fuck out of here," Duplan told him, according to the New York Daily News.

More words were exchanged before Duplan and his three friends walked out of the hardware store.

McDonald then followed them out, walking closely behind.

The video shows they all walk down the block, out of frame, where they were eventually arrested.

The way McDonald described it, he was held up at knifepoint directly outside the hardware.

He even testified that Duplan walked up with a switchblade knife and said, "give me your money or I will stab you," according to Gothamist.

He said the other men surrounded him, telling him, "we are going to fuck you up."

He also said a crowd of people gathered, a detail cops love to add to reports, thinking it adds to the drama.

But the video shows there was no crowd of people. And that no confrontation took place outside the store.

In fact, no switchblade knife was ever recovered.
video here
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Nevertheless, Duplan, 28, and his friends, Jean Scott, 33; Ricardi Joseph, 29; and Samanta Dabel, 24, are still facing attempted robbery charges, which can land them all in prison for 15 years.

The video contains no audio and it’s difficult to decipher what is going on because McDonald, wearing a gray hoodie, has his face blurred out, courtesy of the New York Daily News, which broke the story, apparently feeling the need to protect the lying cop who has no qualms about destroying lives.

McDonald is also listed in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man named Naquan Fedd in 2015 as well as another lawsuit filed by a man named Dennis Ramirez from 2014.

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Those lawsuits are unable to be accessed unless one has accounts at Justia or Pacer, so if any lawyer has a few minutes to spare, we would greatly appreciate being able to post the suits for our readers.

Last month, another NYPD cop, Jonathan Munoz, was charged with felonies for falsifying an arrest, exposed only because of overhead surveillance cameras.

He went with the old “fighting stance” description in his arrest report, another detail cops love to include to add to the drama.

 

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Courts Are Colluding With Police to Increase Blue Privilege While Laying Waste to Your Rights
by William Norman Grigg

As state legislatures convene across the country, police unions and their lobbyists have begun a nation-wide campaign to preserve -- and, where possible, expand -- "Blue Privilege" in its various guises, fromefforts to criminalize video-recording police to the preservation of the officially sanctioned larceny called "civil asset forfeiture."

Police unions in Maryland are pressuring the state legislature not to override last year's gubernatorial veto of a package of bills that would decriminalize possession of marijuana paraphernalia and place restrictions on the practice of asset forfeiture. Senate Bill 528 would establish a $300 threshold for cash seizures, redefine "presumptions and ... certain burdens related to forfeiture of money" (which is to say, it would place the burden on the state, not the property owner), and prohibit the transfer of confiscated property to federal control "unless there is a federal criminal charge or the owner consents." That last provision would impede the pernicious practice of "equitable sharing," in which seized property or cash is handed over to the Feds as a way to prevent victims from seeking redress through state courts; the Feds then keep a small portion and kick back the rest to the state or local agencies that confiscated it.

In his veto message last May, Republican Governor Larry Hogan explained that he opposed the measure because "the Maryland State's Attorney's Association, the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association, and the Maryland Sheriff's Association have requested a veto" of the reform measure -- and who is the governor that he should resist the will of those who stand to profit from drug war plunder?

When faced with public criticism over the abuses associated with narcotics prohibition -- of which asset forfeiture is the outstanding, but hardly the only, example -- police unions and the professional associations they control, plead helplessness: They only enforce the laws, rather than writing them, their spokesmen tell the public. Yet in Maryland, as elsewhere in the country, law enforcement lobbyists are actively intervening to prevent reforms that would rein in those abuses.

In Indiana, the Republican-dominated state legislature is considering a bill that would allow police departments to withhold police body cam or dash cam video from the public unless media outlets and others seeking its release can prove that the "public interest" would be served by doing so. House Bill 1019 would require any person seeking police videos to "petition to obtain a court order to inspect or copy a law enforcement recording," which would involve a lengthy and expensive procedure in a forum that is reliably prejudiced in favor of government law enforcement agencies.

"When you get to the crux of it, it's ... a bill that leaves all the cards in the law enforcement [agency's] hands,"protested Steven Key, executive director of the Hoosier Press Association, during January 11 testimony before the legislature.

In Idaho, the scandal-plagued State Police are seeking to create their own fleet of "stealth vehicles." A bill proposed by the ISP would give its Director, Colonel Ralph Powell, the ability to create a state-spanning fleet of covert surveillance vehicles. The measure, RS 24032, would apply not only to the ISP but also "Any other department, agency, or entity of the state" whose written application to Colonel Powell is rewarded with "a finding of good cause."

The ISP's "Statement of Purpose" claims that the bill would have the relatively modest objective of using "some unmarked patrol vehicles to address the issue of dangerous driving behaviors that a resulting in an increase in fatalities and injuries" on Idaho's roadways.

Admirable as the ISP's concern for Idaho motorists might be, its own official report for 2014 (the year for which the most recent statistics are available) observes that "The number of motor vehicle crashes decreased by 1 percent, from 22,347 in 2013 to 22,134 in 2014." Fatalities were also down -- from 214 to 186 -- during the same period, as were the number of serious injuries. The state's fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled "was 1.15 in 2014, down from 1.35" from the previous year.

Since the claim made in the "Statement of Purpose" for the secret police fleet bill is a falsehood, a far likelier explanation for the ISP's proposal is the agency's zeal to conduct marijuana interdiction, and related seizures of cash and contraband.

As marijuana prohibition has been rolled back in Washington, California, Oregon, and Colorado, the ISP and its satellite agencies have escalated enforcement efforts. Idaho drug laws inflict some of the most draconian sentences in the country as punishment for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute -- even when the contraband is cannabidiol, a marijuana extract with no mood-altering effects that is used for the treatment of epilepsy and other serious diseases.

Last August, the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) academy in Meridian, which is operated by the State Police, hosted a two-day asset forfeiture seminar taught by Joe David, founder of the "Desert Snow" drug enforcement consulting company.

Although the ISP claims that their secret police fleet bill would impose "no fiscal impact to the General Fund or other funds" for which the state government is responsible, it would have significant costs to the tax victims who reside within the state. Every freeway or highway traffic stop is being treated as a potential forfeiture opportunity; those prolonged encounters increase the risks of abuse on the part of the officers who conduct them with the covert intent of finding money or other property suitable for seizure.

These examples are drawn from three Republican-ruled states from across the country, where "law-and-order conservatives," in defiance of their supposed commitment to reducing the size and intrusiveness of government and general hostility toward unions, are doing their formidable best to protect and enrich the police state.

 

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Judge Throws Out Case Against Cop Filmed Slamming, Paralyzing Indian Man
by Asa Jay

Officer Eric Parker was facing up to 10 years in prison after he had responded to a call on Feb. 6 about a suspicious person walking on Hardiman Place Lane. The caller said he had seen the man before and was nervous about leaving his wife home alone.

Sureshbhai Patel, who does not speak English, had arrived in the country about a week earlier. His son, Chirag Patel, is an engineer for a government contractor.

Chirag Patel said his father had received permanent resident status and had come from the Indian town of Pij to help care for his 17-month-old grandson. He said his father liked to take a walk in the morning.

Video from a dashboard camera shows Parker and another officer confront Patel – who was merely walking on the sidewalk outside his son’s home – before Parker can be seen slamming the 57-year-old to the ground.

Following the incident, Madison police called paramedics but Patel was left partly paralyzed. He was transferred from Madison Hospital to Huntsville Hospital where he underwent spinal surgery.

“He was just walking on the sidewalk as he does all the time,” Patel’s son said. “They put him to the ground.”


Patel was not charged with any crime and Parker was suspended while the Madison police department investigated his use of force in the case. Later, in March, the officer was indicted for “deprivation of rights under color of law.”

Watch the raw footage:

His indictment accused him of violating Patel’s right “to be free from unreasonable seizures, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by one acting under color of law.”

Patel’s attorney has also filed a civil federal suit against Parker and against the City of Madison but that suit was on hold pending the outcome of his criminal proceedings.

On Wednesday, Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala threw out the case against Parker, and filed a 92-page opinion, that ended with her stating: “The Government has had two full and fair chances to obtain a conviction; it will not have another.”

Prosecutors had already tried Parker twice with each ending with a deadlocked jury. At the end of the second trial on Nov. 4, defense attorneys for the officer argued that the government had failed to support the civil rights charge and moved to acquit.

Judge Haikala had not ruled for more than two months, until yesterday, after federal prosecutors had filed a motion arguing against acquittal. Haikala took swift action in the face of the motion and struck the case down completely.

Parker still faces a state charge of misdemeanor assault in Limestone County that carries up to one year in prison. He argued in court that he thought Patel had a weapon and was “going for it.”

 

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fbi trying to get thier terror on. lol.

Oregon Fire Chief Catches FBI Agents Posing as Militia, Quits His Job in Protest
By John Vibes

This week, Harney County Fire Marshall Chris Briels resigned after discovering undercover FBI agents posing as militia members near the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which has been the site of a standoff for weeks now. According to Briels, he found FBI agents who were impersonating militia members lurking around the town's armory. When he inquired about the undercover operation with county Judge Steve Grasty he was told to back off.

Just before this discovery was made, there were reports of people who looked like militia harassing locals, which is uncharacteristic of the protesters who initially assembled at the refuge. It turns out that these militia members suspected of harassing locals were actually undercover FBI agents.

During an impromtu press conference, Briels explained how he was so disrespected in his encounter with Grasty and was so disgusted with the situation in general, that he no longer wants to work for a government that he does not believe in. Briels added that he would still be helping people in the community with fire prevention and other issues that he has helped with in the past, but he will just no longer be doing it as a government employee. Briels went on to describe how he exposed undercover FBI agents who had come to town and were creating problems amongst the locals.

When announcing his resignation, Briels described his encounter with the judge.

"I've been told by Steve to distance myself from this committee of public safety. I've been told that we don't know what we're doing. I've been told that my life is in danger. I've been told all kinds of things. I will not be told what to do. I have my own mind, and I will use my own mind, not somebody else's," Briels said.

Many activists and militia members are now suspecting that the undercover agents were planning to act as agent provocateurs and create trouble in order to frame the protesters for things that they did not do. This theory is supported by the fact these undercover agents were reportedly bothering locals and acting in a threatening manner.

However, mainstream media has reported that militia members were harassing locals, but now that version of events is being brought into question considering the fact that undercover agents were posing as militia. The looming threat of agent provocateurs may be one of the reasons why the refuge occupiers are turning away help from outside militias who have attempted to join the occupation.

As the situation at the refuge becomes increasingly volatile, leaders of the occupation have announced that they will soon be making plans to disperse, but they have not yet said when this will happen. Meanwhile, the FBI has said that they will be filing federal charges against the militia members that they have found evidence on throughout the occupation.

 

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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
by Phillip Smith

C'mon cops--how many times do we have to tell you? Don't rip off the department evidence room, don't peddle cocaine, don't smuggle drugs to prisoners, and especially, don't blow up your meth lab in the federal science lab you're supposed to be protecting. Let's get to it:

In Simpsonville, Kentucky, a Simpsonville police officer was arrested last Thursday in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars in cash, drugs, and guns from the police department. Officer Terry Putnam, 54, is charged with first degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking over $10,000, theft by unlawful taking of a firearm, first degree criminal mischief, theft by unlawful taking of a controlled substance, official misconduct and tampering with physical evidence. His haul included about $30,000 in cash, and an unknown quantity of drugs and handguns. At last report, he was in the Oldham County Jail.

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, a former Green Bay Correctional Institute guard was arrested last Friday on charges he delivered drugs and other contraband to inmates, sometimes in return for drugs for himself. Benjamin Griffin, 37, went down after a confidential informant told the Brown County Drug Task Force there were a half-dozen guards at the jail involved in drug trafficking, and Griffin was the first one they turned up. He is charged with delivering contraband to inmates.

In Springfield, Massachusetts, a former Springfield police officer was arrested Monday on charges he stole $400,000 in cash from evidence envelopes related to drug investigations. Kevin Burnham, a decorated and well-respected officer who retired from the force in 2014 after 43 years, is accused of pocketing the cash multiple times between 2009 and 2014, sometimes replacing it with counterfeit money already in evidence. He faces multiple counts of larceny and is out on his own recognizance.

In Indianapolis, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer was arrested Tuesday along with two other people in an ongoing drug investigation. IMPD Officer Nikolaus Layton, 35, the son of a Marion County deputy sheriff, and the others are all charged with suspicion of dealing in cocaine, conspiracy to deal cocaine, dealing in a controlled substance and possession of cocaine.

In Santa Fe, New Mexico, a former Santa Fe County Jail guard pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges for smuggling Suboxone into the jail. Edward Owens, 21, admitted smuggled the prescription drug into the jail in exchange for $600. He copped to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession of Suboxone. Under the terms of his plea agreement, he's looking at up to 10 years in federal prison.

In Greenbelt, Maryland, a former federal police officer was sentenced last Friday to nearly 3 ½ years in prison for trying to cook meth at a federal science lab. Christopher Bartley, whose efforts led to an explosion at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), had pleaded guilty in August to attempted manufacture of methamphetamine. During the sentencing hearing, his attorneys claimed he was making meth so he could better understand the drug and train other officers, but the judge didn't buy it.

 

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fbi trying to get thier terror on. lol.

Oregon Fire Chief Catches FBI Agents Posing as Militia, Quits His Job in Protest
By John Vibes

This week, Harney County Fire Marshall Chris Briels resigned after discovering undercover FBI agents posing as militia members near the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which has been the site of a standoff for weeks now. According to Briels, he found FBI agents who were impersonating militia members lurking around the town's armory. When he inquired about the undercover operation with county Judge Steve Grasty he was told to back off.

Just before this discovery was made, there were reports of people who looked like militia harassing locals, which is uncharacteristic of the protesters who initially assembled at the refuge. It turns out that these militia members suspected of harassing locals were actually undercover FBI agents.

During an impromtu press conference, Briels explained how he was so disrespected in his encounter with Grasty and was so disgusted with the situation in general, that he no longer wants to work for a government that he does not believe in. Briels added that he would still be helping people in the community with fire prevention and other issues that he has helped with in the past, but he will just no longer be doing it as a government employee. Briels went on to describe how he exposed undercover FBI agents who had come to town and were creating problems amongst the locals.

When announcing his resignation, Briels described his encounter with the judge.

"I've been told by Steve to distance myself from this committee of public safety. I've been told that we don't know what we're doing. I've been told that my life is in danger. I've been told all kinds of things. I will not be told what to do. I have my own mind, and I will use my own mind, not somebody else's," Briels said.

Many activists and militia members are now suspecting that the undercover agents were planning to act as agent provocateurs and create trouble in order to frame the protesters for things that they did not do. This theory is supported by the fact these undercover agents were reportedly bothering locals and acting in a threatening manner.

However, mainstream media has reported that militia members were harassing locals, but now that version of events is being brought into question considering the fact that undercover agents were posing as militia. The looming threat of agent provocateurs may be one of the reasons why the refuge occupiers are turning away help from outside militias who have attempted to join the occupation.

As the situation at the refuge becomes increasingly volatile, leaders of the occupation have announced that they will soon be making plans to disperse, but they have not yet said when this will happen. Meanwhile, the FBI has said that they will be filing federal charges against the militia members that they have found evidence on throughout the occupation.

I hate distortion as much as I hate police violence. If you listen to the video, there was description of "some men" that visited "the armory" who did not answer truthfully when asked who they were. In Briels own words, they told ex-fire chief Briels that they were looking to start a business. About as not militia as you can get. Undercover FBI agents they are, but not posing as militia -- Bundy's or otherwise. Is anybody surprised that there are undercover FBI agents in Harney county right now and that they would not answer truthfully if Joe Anybody asked them who they are? I mean, they are bunglers but really, how do you go from there to posing as militia?

 

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Drunken Montana Deputy Pulls Gun On And Beats Asian Man, Accusing Him Of Being “An ISIS”
The deputy began hitting the man before asking him to name the capital of Thailand and punched him in the groin, yelling “Bangkok,” the officer later claimed he acted in self defense.
By Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project | January 15, 2016

Montana Deputy Philip J Clark.

Lewis and Clark County, MT — A sheriff’s deputy with Lewis and Clark County was arrested Monday morning after allegedly pulling a gun on a man at a party and assaulting him.

On December 4, Philip Jay Clark, 49, showed up to a bonfire party “super intoxicated,” according to the victim, identified as C.F. in court documents.

“He (C.F) said Clark, ‘Got a little bit violent and a little bit aggressive right away.’ He said it seemed like Clark wanted to fight. He said after shaking Clark’s hand Clark, ‘pulled out his gun, pointed it at me and then laughed, handed it to somebody else like we were about to fight …,’” according to documents.

According to court records, Clark began hitting C.F. before asking him to name the capital of Thailand and punched him in the groin, yelling “Bangkok.” The drunken bigot cop then walked away.

As C.F.’s friend was telling him that it would probably be a good idea for him to leave, Clark became aggressive once again. He then pulled out his pistol, with his finger on the trigger, shoved it in C.F’s face and began referring to his non-Muslim Asian victim as “an ISIS.”

“[I was] 100% positive he was gonna start shooting,’” C.F. said, according to the documents.

Clark has since retained an attorney, Mathew Johnson, who claims that Clark was acting in self-defense when he interacted with C.F. Apparently resorting to schoolyard bully tactics of asking the capital of Thailand before punching him in the groin, was a means of deterring an attack from C.F.

“My client was very surprised that charges were filed without an investigator talking to him,” Johnson said, noting that Clark should have been given his special treatment due to his officer status.

According to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, after the party, a citizen called in to report Clark’s behavior. Dutton said that was when they launched the investigation.

Clark was booked on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and his bond was set at $50,000. However, likely due to his blue privilege, after appearing before the judge, Clark was released on his own recognizance.

The case has since been handed over to the Montana Department of Justice to avoid the conflict of interest of the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Department investigating themselves.

The Free Thought Project’s request for the status of Clark’s employment was not immediately returned by the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Department.

Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world.

This content was originally published by The Free Thought Project.

fbi has been infiltrating protest and rights grouips quit a bit and being busted and sued for staging violence in protest and groups . .provacatearing is thier way of life ! .Juts like they do at mosques. Spreading terror is what they do.! if thgye cnat find it, they make it .lol.

 

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http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-01-14/fbi-agents-werent-posing-as-militia-ex-fire-chief-clarifies

 

[D528]

 

[ForRealz]

Lol welcome to riu you will fit in great

Hello, my bad for resorting to name calling in an earlier post. That was weak, my apologies. Take care.

 

[anzohaze]

Hello, my bad for resorting to name calling in an earlier post. That was weak, my apologies. Take care.

You good man I don't have feelings I keep them in the closet

 

[ForRealz]

You good man I don't have feelings I keep them in the closet

Haha heard that! Sweet, cool, ball on my man!

 

[D528]

It's Like "Nazi Germany" -- Federal Police Officer Furious After Cops Attempt to Rob Him & His Wife
By Matt Agorist

Nashville, TN — In May of 2014, Ronnie and Lisa Hankins were driving back from his grandfather's funeral in Virginia when they were targeted by a gang of police officers in search of cash.

As Lisa drove the couple westbound down I-40, they saw an officer, who happened to be with the 23rd Judicial District Drug Task Force, and Hankins correctly predicted that they were about to be pulled over.

"I told her we are going to get pulled over," Ronnie said to NewsChannel 5.

"What made you think he was going to stop you?" NewsChannel 5 Investigates asked.

"Because we had out-of-state license plates and my wife is Hispanic," he explained.

The couple was then pulled over, and the officer quickly separated them before beginning his harassment of Lisa. In the video, the officer is heard badgering Lisa in an attempt to get her to consent to a search.

"You say there's not anything illegal in it. Do you mind if I search it today to make sure?" the officer asked.

Lisa responded, "I'd have to talk to my husband."

The cop continued to intimidate and harass her, "I am asking you for permission to search your vehicle today — and you are well within your rights to say 'no,' and you can say 'yes.' It's totally up to you as to whether you want to show cooperation or not."

Knowing that they had done nothing wrong and the officer had no reason to search them, Lisa continued to assert her rights and refused the search.

"You have to either give me a yes or no," the cop continued. "I do need an answer so I can figure out whether I need a dog to go around it or not."

After going back and forth and realizing that this couple was not going to give consent, a second officer brings out a drug dog. As the Free Thought Project previously reported, data shows that police K-9s will alert almost every single time they are called out, regardless of the presence of drugs.

The Hankins' case, on the side of I-40, was no different.

"We've ran a dog, and the dog's alerted on the vehicle. So we are going to be searching it, OK? And whatever is in there we are going to find in just a second," said the officer to the couple.

"There's never been any drugs in the vehicle and never will be," Ronnie declared.

Ronnie became furious as he knew that the dog did not alert on his vehicle; he knows this because he is also a cop. He's a federal police officer at the Marine Corps Air Station-Miramar in San Diego.

"You are lying about the dog hitting on the car. The dog didn't hit on the car either. You guys are drug task force. You are out here harassing me and my wife when I am just coming back from a funeral," he said.

The agent, knowing full well that Ronnie was a cop, responded sarcastically, "That is exactly how I would expect most police officers to act."

"Just like a child, you can make a child say anything you want. You can make a dog do whatever you want to if you train them the right way," Ronnie explained to NewsChannel 5 Investigates.

For nearly an hour, cops held the innocent couple on the side of the interstate while they tore Lisa's new car apart. They even went so far as to rip the dashboard out. They found no drugs.

But after finding no drugs, the truth came out — these cops weren't looking for drugs at all — they wanted cash.

"I knew right now they were looking for money to fund their operations," said Ronnie.

"Well, I'll be honest with you," the officer began, as he attempted to justify this outrageous violation of rights. "With you going this direction, I wouldn't think you'd have drugs in the car — you would have a large amount of money," he said.

After the cops were finished searching for cash and didn't find any, they eventually let their victims go. But to support their unlawful detainment, also known as attempted robbery, the officers wrote in the report that they found "marijuana debris" in the driver and passenger floor boards. This 'debris' was nothing more than grass from the couple's feet from the cemetery where Ronnie's grandfather was buried.

The unfortunate reality of this situation is that nothing will happen to these officers. In their minds, the Hankins are criminals who deserved this treatment and got off lucky without having their property stolen. These officers will continue to rob people on the side of the road as it's not only condoned by their departments; it's their entire function — necessary for their own self-preservation.

"It seems like Nazi Germany," said Ronnie. "You've got to have the paperwork and the proper authorities to come through Tennessee."

Until we end the war on drugs, these cases will continue to become more prevalent and less pleasant. When police officers are referring to the situation created by other police officers as 'Nazi Germany,' the time for immediate action is now.

For a list of peaceful fixes to the many problems created by the drug war, please take a scroll through our#solutions section.