But… Muh “Democracy”!

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Policing the Police,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary

"Remember: the ones in control are never elected"

“Remember: the ones in control are never elected”

My Commentary: But… muh “democracy”!
[proceeds to weep, wail and gnash teeth]

Explaining the Difference Between Hoax and Satire

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family…

Genaire: NYPD Officer Kills Baby Following Breastfeeding Argument:
http://nationalreport.net/nyc-police-officer-kills-baby-breastfeeding-argument/

Sara: It’s a hoax story.

Genaire: That’s good to know. I hadn’t gotten around to reading it yet.

Sara: Yeah, but sadly, with the police state and the NYPD’s actions lately, it’s very easy to believe.

Samantha P.: lol i completely flipped when i read this story until sara stepped in and saved my nerves!

Rayn: It’s actually satire, meaning that it wasn’t really meant to fool readers, so much as to make them think about the issue being addressed…

National Report Publisher Allen Montgomery Responds to Critics of NYPD Story:
http://nationalreport.net/national-report-publisher-allen-montgomery-responds/

(update: archived copy of above link located here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140813041956/http://nationalreport.net/national-report-publisher-allen-montgomery-responds/)

Daniel F.: Unfortunately a story like this one is all too believable these days. I’ve already lost count of how many totally outrageous headlines I’ve come across that I realized were satire only because they were from freewoodpost or some other satire site like it. (Not even the Onion – somehow they manage to keep coming up with stories and headlines that most people wouldn’t mistake for being actually real).

Wendy P.: OMG, I also felt my nerves tremble till I read entirely. Cops should be trained to know the law inside and out and know when citizens actually break a law. Citizens should also be made very aware of the law.

Collecting Taxes, Taking Away Freedoms, and Killing People

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Independent Institute,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms, and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” – Tom Clancy

My Commentary: Don’t say you weren’t warned!

Eight-Month Pregnant Woman Wrongly Accused and Arrested in the Name of the “War on Drugs”

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Wrongly accused victim of police and courts, Ashley Brown

Mistaken Identity? Woman Says She Was Wrongly Accused, Arrested:
https://www.aol.com/article/2014/07/29/mistaken-identity-woman-says-she-was-wrongly-accused-arrested/20938748/

(Isabelle Chapman) Ashley Brown was eight months pregnant when she was arrested on drug charges last November for a case in which her only real crime may have been having a very common name.

Brown said she pulled into the driveway of her mother’s Rittman home and was closely followed by two cars from the Rittman Police Department.

“I got out and one of them walked up to me and said, ‘we have a warrant for your arrest,’ and I thought that they were joking,” said Brown.

“I thought that it was for an unpaid parking ticket and he said, ‘no ma’am, it’s for dangerous drugs,’ and I lost it,” said Brown.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Read the details of this story very carefully. Then, imagine yourself peacefully coexisting with the rest of humanity, only to be suddenly abducted by armed thugs, falsely accused, and falsely imprisoned, all while eight months pregnant, simply because you happen to share the same first name with a suspect who drove her car to a police-surveilled drug deal, and the State has decided that they have just cause to pursue you as a criminal based upon this this SINGLE FACT, alone…

Ashley Brown had no criminal record, and a solid alibi for the day in question. However, according to the article, “for eight grueling months following her arrest, Brown said she was required to make daily status phone calls and subject herself to random drug tests twice a week at her own expense.

Ultimately, prosecutors agreed to drop the charges against her.

Brown said she felt embarrassed to have to go through what she did, especially when she was pregnant and she feels she is entitled to an apology.

‘I hope this never happens to anybody, and I hope they do their research better before they go to try to convict somebody of something they didn’t do,’ said Brown.”

Guess Who Watches the Watchers?

The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall, after I posted artwork being shared by the page, “Cop Block“…

Rayn

"This gentle giant had just broken up a fight when he was approached by officers accusing him of selling untaxed cigarettes. Even though he had harmed no one & didn't resist, 7 officers jumped on top of him and strangled him to death. Like if you agree it's time to seriously consider if we would be safer without police."

“This gentle giant had just broken up a fight when he was approached by officers accusing him of selling untaxed cigarettes. Even though he had harmed no one & didn’t resist, 7 officers jumped on top of him and strangled him to death.
Like if you agree it’s time to seriously consider if we would be safer without police.”

Brian J.: Who’s watching the watchmen?

Rayn: Shatan watches while he strokes his thorny cock. 🙂

Brian J.: Shatan?

Rayn: The Accuser.

Brian J.: Oh okay.

Sara: I’m sick over this :'(

Thomas Pa.: Arrest happy, every police force is arrest happy. A simple summons would have accomplished the same objective, they wouldn’t have needed to touch anybody.

Morgan S.: Murder. plain and simple.

Marilyn W.: This was so wrong!!!!