The TSA forces 4-year-old to take off leg braces and drag himself through a metal detector, laziness grouchiness are being considered as psychological disorders, police in the UK are attempting to break into residents’ houses to keep them safe, and being a vegetarian may not be as good for the environment as previously thought.
http://www.freemindsmedia.org
China to censor text messages, Australian police stage fake robbery of pharmacy that was under police surveillance, the Downsizer Dispatch, studies show banning talking on cell phones does not prevent accidents, and a 12-year-old girl arrested for doodling on her desk.
http://www.freemindstv.com
The Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund is entering a new era with a website redesign (more changes coming) and the HUGE announcement that former LEAP speaker and veteran law enforcement officer Brad Jardis will be heading up the organization as Executive Director!
Here’s the release from CDEF Chairman Brian Travis as posted at CDEvolution.org (please go and become a contributing member!):
It is my great pleasure to announce that Brad Jardis has joined the Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund as Executive Director.
Brad is a well-known figure in the liberty movement in New Hampshire. He spent 11 years as a law enforcement officer. His outspoken criticism of the illegal drug war has made him a pariah to the established law enforcement cabal. For the same reason, Brad has become a hero to many people in the liberty community.
Because of his public stance on the drug war, as well as criticism of other crimes that imprison non-violent people, Brad was recently forced out of his job.
We are fortunate to have Brad as the public face of the Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund and look forward to the impact he will have on the liberty movement in New Hampshire.
Court upholds a DWI for a man who was sleeping in his broken down car which was parked in his own driveway with no keys in the ignition, Bill Gates commentary on the economy mirrors what Free Minds TV has been saying for years, Health Care exemptions for the Amish, and the war on drugs may be coming to an end
http://www.freemindsmedia.org
UK job placement agency rejects advertisement because looking for “reliable workers” discriminates against lazy people, US ethanol subsidies are leaving millions hungry, the Downsizer Dispatch, federal subsidies are at an all time high, and an upset parent has dictionaries which define “oral sex” banned from certain classrooms.
http://www.freemindsmedia.org
A few days back on this blog we posted the news that longtime NH police officer Brad Jardis was no longer going to arrest medical cannabis users. Jardis has shown much courage – far more than the average cop – in first coming out verbally against the insane war on drugs, and now taking the first step into actually doing the right thing and refusing to enforce bad laws.
Despite the courage he has and the support he has earned in the community because of it, the organization known as Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has unceremoniously booted him from their ranks. Brad posted the email he received from LEAP’s head, Jack Cole, on the Free Keene Forum. In it, Cole takes position that while LEAP members are encouraged to speak out about the horrors of prohibition, as long as they are employed as LEOs, they must enforce bad laws, because to not do so would be “unethical and wrong”. It’s a sad statement that outs LEAP as an organization of nothing more than a bunch of talkers, rather than doers. Of course, Cole is incorrect. Enforcing laws that harm peaceful people is what is unethical and wrong.
Other law enforcement officers, who are members of LEAP, have announced they will be sending in their resignations. Many other supporters of LEAP are sending in revocations of their membership, and explaining why. Some of these messages can be found on this forum thread.
Here’s the message Jack Cole sent to Brad, with Cole’s full contact info at the bottom.
Dear Bradley Jardis,
I have tried but am unable to reach you by telephone.
It has come to LEAP’s attention from the below blog entry, that you have
chosen to violate the oath you took on joining the police department; to
enforce all the laws of the federal and state governments in which your
police department has jurisdiction. And worse, you are calling on other law
enforcement officials to violate their oaths of office. (more…)
Recent Forum Posts
