Government Retaliation is Out of Control
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024
- What can Americans do if the government retaliates against them for speaking out? Today we're going to discuss real world examples of governments retaliating against citizens for speech they don’t approve of. We are joined by IJ Attorneys Kirby Thomas West Ben Field.
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Monetary compensation will not stop this... The government will just tax more. There has to be criminal charges brought for these sorts of violations.
Right. When the government or their agencies are sued, they don't pay a dime.
Even if it is their insurance paying it, such settlements can only increase their rates which are also paid by taxpayers.
No pensions for our modern western Stasi as was started last time? The solution for a much government corruption is less spending and taxing.
"“We also proposed that Stasi collaborators and Stasi officers should not get pensions any higher than the average East German. This was even written into the unification treaty, and it was carried out for 10 years. They only got the average pension for East Germans. But then they went to the constitutional court in Germany, and this court decided that they should get pensions according to their salaries.
The Stasi continues to cast a long shadow over German reunification. But the shadow could have been much longer. “We never wanted to use the methods that the Stasi used against us,” Vera Lengsfeld told me. “We rejected the idea of pursuing them or killing them or something like that. So, we have to endure that they are among us. I think this was the right decision. You cannot come out of this spiral of violence if you use the same methods as your adversary, yes?”
-johnfeffer.com/2013/06/24/the-stasis-long-shadow/
But that's why when you do actually have access to hold these agencies accountable you say you want to make sure things like this and violations don't happen to others. No one should be subjected to retaliatory actions for speaking up or standing up for the right thing to do and your/others rights. It's quite important to take the legal system back so it works for everyone to access for a good quality of life and to participate in community safely/how they choose( again safely and for the right thing to do). Zero reasons why we all can't live in happiness the best way we can in congruent with support of our communities and nation.
Absolutely
Legal Settlements and the like are just bribes that have been made legal by those that need to hand them out. I find it insane that we the people must pay for the incompetence and inadequacies of our government while also paying for their mistakes.
We already are not receiving a good product from our taxes, it has been sub par across the board for a while now. More and more of it is going towards settlements... this is insolvent
Just proves how right James Madison was. Unless the Constitution lives in the hearts and minds of the people and in the decisions of the courts, it is nothing but a parchment barrier to tyranny. And tyranny is what this is.
Well said❤.....
Lol always has just been a piece of paper you find magical. Keep believing others have "authority."
@@DonnieDarko727 Cynicism is the refuge of small minds.
@@DonnieDarko727agreed ..
@@DonnieDarko727 The paper is just a paper. If in the hearts and minds, with the WILL to defend it in any means necessary, then it has the power from those willing to defend it.
Using color of law to injure someone is a crime, not just a lawsuit.
Title 18 Section 242
True and as a Targeted Individual I'm looking for a principled lawyer to sue the FBI/DHS/Infragard/State Fusion Centers. This has been ongoing for me for almost 15 years across 3 different states.
@@seancollins9745that’s the criminal statute and how the cops SHOULD HAVE been charged. Sadly they only were hit with the 42 USC 1983 civil lawsuit.
it needs to be charged. because town councils wont go to jail for the officers. code enforcement needs to be stopped. it is taking away home ownership. so squatters seem to have more rights than the home owner. they don't get charged for a flower box, lawn to long, or parking on the grass.
Unfortunately the law doesn't work unless the judge or appellate judge decides to be on your side. You could have a law that says explicitly one thing or another but it could be interpreted to be the opposite. Words mean nothing
The sheriff’s office was LITERALLY guilty of terrorism. Their INTENTION was to terrorize the Plaintiff.
Exactly!!
"terrorism" is a distinction of less than Crime. No matter how "cool" it is to say that word along side more extreme occurrences of crime. Effectively one is a true "Moron" for making such mismeasures. But Police are rewarded to say "terrorism" as if its above their paygrade. Its called a Dupe in that regard short for Duplicity.
I live in the RPSO jurisdiction and you're not wrong.
Organized Militias prevent government overreach. They don't even have to do anything just exist and the government employees think twice before violating people's rights. Else, they become the ones on the receiving end of handcuffs and swat raids!
And defamation on multiple counts.
Everything a government official or officer is convicted of should be penalized 10x over what a private citizen would face.
INSERT question mark there.
Not so fast. It depends. Police officer represents government as well. If you put an enormous threat like this over his/her head over the smallest mistakes you'll end up with him doing nothing and criminals running amok. Sounds like a cruel and unusual punishment to me -- towards innocent civilians.
We know this because we have already tested all of this in real life.
@@vmasing1965 If a private citizen has to live under the threat of government persecution for defending themselves, possessing miscellaneous items, or non violent protest. Things outside the limits of government authority under the constitution, then government agents should certainly be held accountable individually for breaking the laws they made. Immunity breeds corruption.
@@vmasing1965when was this tested? When and where have police in the US ever been held accountable?
@@jada719 You're drifting away from the issue at hand. Look again at the video and let's talk about that.
Every case of "Qualified Immunity" should go to a jury to decide. Institute for Justice, thank you for all of your hard work helping to keep governments accountable. ❤
Shouldn’t even exist.
Absent a statute, Quallified Immunity is a Judge created law. Think about that...a "Judge created law"? Only the legislature passes laws...Judges only interpret laws.
So.....what is the problem? Legislatures refuse to pass a lot of laws that would take powers away from the totally corrupt punks known as The Judiciary.
South Dakota has one of the worst court systems with the most stupid, mediocre, corrupt judicial filth. They are all cop suck asses.
Robert, out of interest what valid reasons do you see for qualified immunity where it should still exist at all?
Robert, that is a genius suggestion!😊
ATTACK ME, QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS ERASED!
The government has forgotten they take their orders from the people. The people have forgotten they are meant to give the government their orders.
It's easy when they have half the population convinced cops never do wrong and back the thin blue line gang no matter what. The other half of the country thinks only cops should have guns. We are doomed.
Well said! 👍
Amen Wendy.
Yep that part, but what do we do about it🤔?
@@valyn9030; The Final Remedy
They make it dangerous to become a concerned citizen.
That sounds like the plan.
That’s why idiots are always left to their own devices
That's because they're tyrants.
@arkive11 Hear! Hear!
As I was listening/watching this most recent IJ upload, my inclination went toward this : Even if such "govern - MENTAL" retaliatory cases involve a small percentage of IJ cases (and I think many of us know there are actually far more such cases in which the IJ is not involved), it seems to me one must ask : Are such retaliatory cases an extension of the wholly unconstitutional @[ _ P _ ] _ atriot @[ _ A _ ] _ ct and the thus codified yet wholly subjective "#[ _ W _ ] _ ar #[ _ O _ ] _ n #[ _ T _ ] _ error?"
Listening to the description of these cases, it is unconscionable the level of legal ambiguity, contortions and gymnastics "representatives" of "govern - ment" will engage in in order to quash any sort of demand by the public for just accountability, is it not?
Seems to me such "creative"(?) minds ought be put to better use than trampling on the inherent rights of fellow man, wouldn't you agree?
I also must agree with the first respondent to your comment, it most certainly does appear to be part of a plan.
I will argue, that "plan" began many, MANY, decades ago.
@arkive11 Hear! Hear!
As I was listening/watching this most recent IJ upload, my inclination went toward this : Even if such "govern - MENTAL" retaliatory cases involve a small percentage of IJ cases (and I think many of us know there are actually far more such cases in which the IJ is not involved), it seems to me one must ask : Are such retaliatory cases an extension of the wholly unconstitutional @[ _ P _ ] _ atriot @[ _ A _ ] _ ct and the thus codified yet wholly subjective "#[ _ W _ ] _ ar #[ _ O _ ] _ n #[ _ T _ ] _ error?"
Listening to the description of these cases, it is unconscionable the level of legal ambiguity, contortions and gymnastics "representatives" of "govern - ment" will engage in in order to quash any sort of demand by the public for just accountability, is it not?
Seems to me such "creative"(?) minds ought be put to better use than trampling on the inherent rights of fellow man, wouldn't you agree?
I also must agree with the first respondent to your comment, it most certainly does appear to be part of a plan.
I will argue, that "plan" began many, MANY, decades ago.
The money I contribute monthly to IJ has been some of the best money I have ever spent. Keep up the excellent work and the fight against injustice!
There is a serious lack of accountability in cases like this. The Judiciary should be more punishing of government workers abusing their power.
you neglect to realize the judiciary system is one of pure government, US specifically.
The illusion of freedom we've been taught we have quickly falls apart when put into practice .
Most people just point to other countries where the oppression and corruption is worse and say, "See how good you have it?"
David, I don’t believe it’s a matter of the illusion of freedom being Weaponized. It’s a matter of people recognizing that this is an illusion. It’s an illusion that covers the rough spots in reality not to say that there are those who, if given a small amount of power will not abuse it at the same time, though someone abuses their power it is up to the citizens to make sure that the trust put in to a government servant is reconciled.
Once the Left destroys what little we have left of the 2A, the rest of our "freedoms" will disappear along with them.
@@valentinius62 The police don't baet you with batons, those are "freedom sticks."
@@valentinius62 That the main problem, we always point people in direction to help them 'learn' how good they have it on one hand. While with the other hand they are trampling on you Rights that are provided for under the Constitution.
I had a cop ticket me for being parked to far into the street because I gave him a hard time about his language he used on these kids who were playing kickball on the street. I went to court to dispute it and the DA. handling parking tickets could not believe the cop used a law that was amended 50 years ago. The local paper did an article about the case and the cop became the butt of jokes on the local radio shows. Fortunately I lived in a different town because every time the cop saw me, he tried to provoke me to arrest me. He was finally fired after being caught lying too many times on court. Then he went to worl as a security guard at a defense contractor, where he would use his flashlight to look in worker's cars looking for items they may have stolen from the contractor. The workers started calling him Flash Gordo. Too often the wrong type of person enter law enforcement for the wrong reasons.
FIRED COPS WILL MAKE FUN TARGETS!
Imagine being arrested for not registering your vehicle and your ID is expired (only 3 days, even with 30 day and 60 day grace) paid 600$ went to jail for the night and had all my rights taken away and forced to do testing and exams/radiation without consent. Right to travel by any means and I get accosted
Cops that become officers for the wrong reason become just as bad as hardened criminals for sure
Sounds similar to the state trooper who arrested a guy for laughing
@@AECRADIO1
That applies only if there's a system to identify cops who have been fired.
The problem is that the government side never pays personally. No charges no fine lawsuit payed by the people.
Court is the creditor!
The problem at all levels is a lack of personal consequences for misbehavior. You and I face prison and fines for improper conduct. Government personnel face reprimand, reassignment and retirement - basically two standards of justice. Violations of a citizen’s constitutional rights by a government official needs to be treated a a felony punishable by prison time or personal fine.
@@stephenblack8804 Most of the time they get a paid vacation.
No one fire for this level of stupidity! The cops had their feelings hurt.
the system is designed this way. it teaches everyone there is never any consequence to evil or unethical or illegal behavior. which massively promotes more of this same behavior.
It's tremendously troubling that a man innocent of terrorism is being caste as a terrorist BY the government DEMONSTRATING WHAT TERRORISM LOOKS LIKE.
Yup. Welcome to America.
Good Ole "double-speak"
How is this comment here? I swear this app tries to show me comments as similar to mine as possible that they haven’t banned and it pisses me off.
When I make this same exact comment anywhere in this site it is deleted immediately.
@@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650 I got my life deleted instead.
You guys handle these injustices so much better than I can... I get so upset and angry that our Constitutional rights seem to have been SO subverted over the past 20 years, and we the people just seem to take it on the chin. I was sitting in a local village park parking lot a couple years ago.. There were 11 other cars in the same parking lot with other people walking dogs, taking a stroll down the trail, etc... I was sitting there studying for my Commercial and Instrument Pilot practical exam that I had coming up the next week. I had flown almost 60 hours of intense flight training and hundreds of hours of study prep getting ready for the flight exam. A cop starting banging on my window startling the crap out of me. I rolled the window down and he demanded my ID asking "what was I doing?". I showed him the 3 books open on the front seat along with 2 Ipads open to Flying-Pilot Apps and told him I was studying for my upcoming flight exams. When he still very sternly demanded my ID, I asked if he was demanding ID from the other dozen cars and 2 dozen people. He said he wasn't because I was the only one that was suspicious... I showed him my books and iPads again and said this doesn't answer your questions? He said it did not and threatened to pull me out of my car if I didn't produce my ID. Now, I'm a 60 year guy just minding my own business and I didn't want him undoing a shoulder surgery I had trying to put me in handcuffs, so I finally gave my id to him and he went back to his car that was blocking me in.. There he sat in his car for almost 2 HOURS with MY ID, probably trying to find something to charge me with. I decided to just keep studying since he was taking forever... Finally he came back and the sun had gone down about 10 minutes by then. He told me people had been killed in this park and that's why he was checking up on the park. I pointed to the house 200 yards away explaining that was my house and my family had been living there for 38 years, and there was never a murder, let alone ANY crime that was committed in THIS PARK! He then said he was going to be writing me a ticket for being in the park after dark. I told him that was OK, because I was going to be playing the recording of our encounter at the village meeting in August and putting him and the PD on display for the community, and then filing a lawsuit for retaliation because he didn't like me pointing out his ridiculous lies, and that I would expose him for keeping me prisoner in my own car for 2 hours until the sun went down, so he could write me a ticket. He mumbled, said I didn't have permission to record him - but that he was going to let it go. He mumbled something else, got in his car, and drove away. Because he didn't give me a ticket, and I couldn't remember his full name, I tried to get an appointment with his Lt. or Chief, to discuss what happened and find out his name, but he he was always out of town or on vacation, or out of the office, etc etc. ....
We have an out of control government in this country.
SATIRE is the most important and necessary form of Free Speech that must remain protected. It blows my mind that anyone working for any branch of government believes that they're feelings are important and the laws should be protecting them. 🙄🤯🤦♀️
It's not just the government, it's being funded by think tanks which are funded by Billionaires.
…at EVERY level.
Wrong people for the job. You should hire people who as a jjob,and not a lifestyle. People who thinks a blue line is on a sheet of paper not what separates them from us. Also, stop having the old guard train the rookies. Start the rookies at community service jobs and move them up from there. MY favorite cop told me that his 1st day on the job his training officer told him to for get everything he learned at the academy, and by the end of hisv1st shift he had watched the guy break many laws. Foremost, we have to stop letting police themselves. That is a joke. Every department should have civilian over watch with the authority to fire cops.
And the guy who caused this. Sherriff Mark Wood of Rapides Parish, got re-elected in 2023 with 60% of the vote. (The Judge is a moron)
Should have been a MILLION DOLLARS, not 2 hundred thousand. Paid out of the PAY CHECKS OF THE COPS AND THE JUDGE!
i wonder if the $200,000 even covered his attorney fees after going through all those appeal courts. He might of won but still lost.
Should've been paid out of the pension plan.
And the police unions
Co-vid brought out the tyrants. $500,000 sounds more like fits the sheriffs crime & Vote the Sheriff out. Obama went after the tea party, Biden same thing... went after his political enemies. Crooks are crooks.
Except it's paid for by taxpayers, not the disgusting tyrants.
The term thick as thieves fits here and the large majority of employees within federal, state and local judicial systems stick together regardless of right or wrong. For them, it’s not about guilt or innocence of an individual. It’s about winning and they will stop at nothing!
Keep up the great work, IJ. Remember, it's not only about your clients. It's about everyone!! If the government can use it, they will use it against everyone!!
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Glad you shinning a light on petty tyrants
MANY years ago I was pulled over on a John Deere at a rural, all dirt, intersection because I was pulling four empty hay wagons. The sheriff's deputy did let me off but said he could ticket me for pulling 'more than the legal limit of 2' He said I couldn't see behind four wagons so it was unsafe. In case you've never pulled a hay wagon, you can't see behind ONE of them if it's full. Several weeks later he pulled me over again for 'failure to come to a complete stop' also on a John Deere while pulling a single loaded wagon full of corn sileage. Said JD had a TOP speed, down hill, with a tail wind, of 13 (Thirteen) MPH. I likely made the turn at 4 or 5 MPH. Mind you this is a cabless tractor that can see clearly in every direction (except backward!) I had likely made that turn 200 times by then and except in the rare traffic case, had never stopped completely. Again the same deputy let me go after chewing me out. TURNED OUT this officer had been denied a zoning variance and my employer was on the zoning board. So he chose to hassle him, and also the other members of the board. In this case, the sheriff himself solved the problem by 'UN-Employing' said deputy. But that was 50 years ago!
It was like he was stalking you.
So, you're saying YOU WERE BREAKING THE LAW. Let's get that clear from the get-go. You were violating the law; you've admitted that much.
Then you got stopped by a cop.
Then the cop gave you breaks, repeatedly.
And you call this retaliation? Something wrong with your head, joebiden.
Please stop driving tractors. You're a hazard to yourself and everyone else on the road.
Look, I despise and revile cops more than the ordinary person but what you're describing here is a NICE cop, doing his job and smartly exercising discretion.
*_It's not so much_* that Government retaliation is out of control, so much as it *_is_* one of their forms of control. You're free so long as you Obey and don't question authority. 🤐
MonkeyMind 69 ; Like my Dad used to say, It's a Free country as long as you do as you're told.... Gday
@@BenEthridge Sounds like we may have had similar fathers. When I was in 7th grade, my Dad asked me _"Son, why is the worst kind of sIavery when sIaves think they're free?"_
All power hungry people want to control you so they get into government and as long as you are drunk on bread and circus they will naturally trample on your rights and enslave you. Enjoy your beer and football.
It's the voters that are out of control that keep voting these people into office.
now so called social media
The government is just plain out of control. Qualified immunity has had its day, needs to be ended/restricted. Government needs to be held accountable for their oversteps in violating our Constitution and constitutional rights. Thank you for your work in keeping the government in line.
Overturned the case ...terry v ohio
@@global_Jesus One case, and most need to be done one at a time it seems, keeps the politicians happy to keep going, not being held accountable.
@@bradmaas6875 agreed
Read Saucier v Katz and pearson v callahan. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dude wake up this is just the beginning. They already have hard plans to copy China. Only a full rebellion will stop it. You are not going to vote your way out of this or protest your way out of it or claim you have constitutional rights. Buckle up buttercup.
Thank you for saving America one case at a time.
10 years ago, I became a victim in a child removal case. They removed my child when she was 6 days old, and accused us of being neglectful (I had, by this time, raised 3 boys into their 20's...and they're all doing great). They terminated my rights at 6 months, because we wouldn't play the game. 2 months later, in front of an administrative law judge at CPS, they ruled, on the record of the court, that CPS had made a mistake and said they shouldn't have removed our child. 10 years fighting it, and I still have not seen my child since she was 3 weeks old. During the course of all of this, they took away my visits (because I was exposing all the illegal things they had done on my online blog), tried to have me arrested for lies twice,k falsified 2 drug tests (and I caught them doing it both times) They threw me out of the case when it looked like I might win, saying I had no rights to the child...then terminated the rights they said I didn't have. I was arrested 10 times in relation to exposing what they were doing. I tried to file on the fed level, and they denied me, even though everything was open and shut, legally. It's quite the story
I am so sorry for the pain and corruption you have and suffered.
Honest question, how did you not go Law Abiding Citizen on them?
Can't quite find the right words, but I'm not trying to implying you ought to have or shouldn't have but rather the thought surely has arisen so how/why did you opt not to?
@RiversJ ok, first answer: i would say taking 42 elected officials through the federal court system was doing all i could do, short of going postal on everyone involved. Note also that i will NEVER...EVER...be a "law-abiding taxpayer." law abiding indicates that i agree to every whim put on paper by a small group of parasitic control freaks. taxpayer indicates that, even though i already pay over 80%of my income to the same batch of freaks in overbearing crushing taxes, so they can help out their buddies, starr wars with people we dont have to be involved with for any reason and buy influence with their corporate masters...
I would think that Dragging forty two elected officials through the federal court system would do that... What exactly do you think I should have done?
And another thing I guarantee you that I will never be known as a 'law abiding taxpayer'. Taxpayer indicates that i'm okay with paying eighty percent of my income and crushing overbearing taxes, Just sell that.A bunch of parasitic control freaks can spend my money on a bunch of things that I don't like. Law-abiding indicates that I'm all right with that.Same bunch of control freaks laying down their whims on a piece of paper And calling it "law."
A woman who owned a bar was arrested for allegedly public intoxication in her bar after she let the unpopular with the police department candidate for sheriff put a sign in front of her business.
That’s is insane
Local cops would have so riety checkpoints , and , if they smelled booze , make everyone get out of the vehicle . Even if you had a sober driver , they would still arrest the passengers from public intoxication because they were not in the vehicle .
That got shut down hard but it went on for a decade before it did .
Happens in blue jurisdictions all the time
That Sheriff's Dept. was accusing that man of doing what they were setting the example of.
Rules for thee but not for me
The biggest hypocrites you will ever encounter
Tyrants always project to increase and maintain their power.
Isn't it strange how ironic government can be?
Unfortunately, sociopaths are difficult to train. Best to keep them out of law enforcement!
Yes.
And yet . . . Sociopaths are attracted to holding positions of power in governments all over the planet.
Case in point: The banking system, the United Nations, the WHO, and the World Economic Forum, among many other organizations.
They're hired purposely.
And they're acting according to training methods.
@@Fawn91193 Very true. The fish rots from the head. When LE misbehaves, there are usually just following orders from above.
What an apt proverb! I need to remember it. @@lynchjb
or government
Thank God there are good people working to keep speech free.
I once fought a speeding ticket and appealed the judgment. It was an insanely difficult task and I lost in the end as the judge was corrupt (judge wrote and changed the officer’s brief/testimony). Thank you for all that you guys do and for fighting for the avg citizen who often doesn’t have time or resources to fight these battles.
I love how cops have intimate knowledge of hundred year old laws, but not the Rights of citizens, or modern laws
THEY DO. Stop giving corruption the beard of ignorance. This is NOT ignorance. It's IMPUNITY.
They know, it’s just that there are no personal consequences for violating the law. When government officials start get hit with fines & jail time, have to sell cars and houses to pay judgments then behavior will change. And the current standard where there has to be an exact prior case with a decision against the official before qualified immunity can be breached has to end. As officialdom is fond of telling us, “ignorance of the law is no excuse” - that needs to apply to government officials seeking qualified immunity when it comes to constitutional abuses as well.
@@stephenblack8804
Perhaps so, but consider what sorts of situations cause police officers to have to pretend like they did not see something, because they do not have the backing of the political leaders, and some race-baiter will turn it into some sort of "racial" injustice or whatever crap that the evil Democrats use to push their lawlessness and crime. I think we the citizens want to see people getting busted for wrong-doing, but done the proper way according to "rule of law" and with proper due process.
The cops didn’t know about the 100 year old law , the judge did
Yeah never heard of Brad Pitt either?
Beyond time for people raise up and
Hold all these Government Cartel Members actually accountable with real consequences.
If only…
Who will do it? Women actually love corrupt men, especially in government because they think they will get a benefit from them, and women outvote men so there is the problem with a fix. How on earth do you think the same corrupt politicians keep winning over and over? Look at the votes. 65% are women.
Democracy is our only defense until it's no longer permitted.
Arm up!
@jam
"Beyond time" such a critically relevant understatement,
seems we may have a name for that particular type of realistic dream - 'false hope",
although, fortunately (?), some appear to be finally coming back to life; even so, looks like too little too late,
for an irresistable piece of quantified shame:
there will always be so very many more of us (us ? - obviously fungible yet clearly distinct) than they never can be of them,
however, in the mean time, danger remains most definately a bilateral street; sometimes a blind ally,
nevertheless, there is still no such creature as a 'civilized' Warrior,
indeed, yes, for all that it is worth - I am right there with you . . .
.*.*.*,
Goes to show we no longer live in the land of the free at all.
No longer? It used to be worse.
Pres. Lincoln put journalists in jail for journalism during the Civil War.
Pres. Wilson and Congress put people in jail for free speech during WW1.
Pres. Roosevelt put Americans in prison camps for being Japanese-Americans during WW2.
....welcome to the land of the FREE !! (But I hope you have learned that those with guns make the rules.)
@@ChopperChad It's not better either. You don't have the right to privacy. You don't have the right to a fair trial(Fisa tries and convicts you with 0 due process or telling you you've been accused.) You barely have a right to bear arms. You don't have a right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Cruel punishment is meeted out by the police daily. You don't have the right to speak freely. The only right you have left, is freedom from forced labor and the government can't house soldiers in your home. You don't have the right to choose what to do with your body. Either with drugs or a0rtion.
But hey we let gays get married so it used to be worse.
@@ChopperChad no doubt, considering Christ
We never really did. If you know history you know this.
A similar thing happened to me unfortunately I was not afforded a lawyer, allowing the DA to overstep his bounds, ending with my conviction of Terroristic threatening, and a 13 dollar fine, not a large sanction , but now it is on my record, when I am the complete opposite of a terrorist, I am a decorated veteran, I was on the tarmac in Sicily when they brought down the hijackers of the Achellie Lauro!
We were always traitors first to the crown brother, and terrorists to it's limey bastard serfs 💪🇺🇸🖕
Semper Fi
When I was in the Navy, the Chiefs' mess retaliated against me for going against them sleeping with young Airmen. They told me they would ensure I would never make a first class, and they were right. What hit me hard was that even my branch Chief turned a blind eye. I worked hard for my Chief, and I thought he had my back when I did the right thing. I guess I was wrong. The sad part is that my case is not uncommon. You know what I am talking about if you were in the Navy.
Look into the battle of Athens Tenn. Aug. 1&2 1946. How a stolen local election caused a 6-hour gun battle & then a use of dynamite at a police station, to retrieve stolen ballot boxes & brought justice in 1946 TN & America!!
Those insufferable sluts are extremely degrading, and demoralizing to even be in proximity of. I'm so glad I was a grunt. Not something someone should be so glad about, but 🤡🌎
Every branch my man. When you challenge one, you challenge them all, so they close ranks. Ethics be damned.
This is by design, Qualified Immunity is the standard and used as cover for everything from legitimate mistakes to gross negligence, so gov't just does whatever they want knowing they can investigate themselves and find they did nothing wrong and the courts will grant them cover. With no accountability, the process IS the punishment.
Exactly.
Add to it that employers can get access to _arrest_ records.
When the biggest employer in the United states is the federal government and not private free Americans we have a problem, government doesn't create revenue it takes. And we the people let the government grow out of control by not keeping them in check by letting a person makes a career out of being a professional politician we need term limits and do away with qualified immunity and special treatment of government all government officials. I could go on and on but I think you get the point .ps stop the nanny and police state disgraceful
we really need to start treating arresting people as a form of kidnapping and if anyone makes false statements to the police to cause somebody to be arrested intentionally or even if a police officer intentionally uses his power to arrest somebody as a form of retaliation without cause should be a criminal crime or even the police officer or the person can spend time in jail significant time in jail
Not a bad idea at all. The common sense majority of this country needs to step up because they've got the far left/right morons more than ready to snap on each other.
It's proxy violence that we need to recognize as a crime.
@@postmodernmining this isn't a new problem. it's been around for ages but me too. movement has made it very difficult where men who are completely innocent but women who want to just protect their reputation have destroyed men and they get a slap on the hand and just get arrested for making false report. got the men were facing 25 years plus. plus the reputation is destroyed because people don't go back and re-educate themselves on what they heard. to verify it's just not human nature
100%
It is already a crime: Deprivation of rights under color of law. It is from US Code 18 subsection 242. The problem is that law is almost never prosecuted, since the prosecutors are part of the same protected group as the cops and the judges and the attorney's general and the three letter agencies. All of them consider it good relations to protect each other from accountability.
You guys perform a great value in ensuring rights of the people are upheld !! You are invaluable to this republic !!
Sadly, it's the taxpayers who pay not only the lawsuit awards but also the legal fees for both sides. There should be a way to pierce the government veil (similar to piercing the corporate veil) in order to make those who abuse their official powers pay at least come of the costs.
And yet when it comes election time the same people get voted back in. Voting the same way and expecting a different result is pure madness.
Government is corporate.
Town of Lagrange NY councilman created a lawsuit for $10 million dollars against me for posting audio video of his own statements. His attorneys sent a fake subpoena to youtube for all of my personal information. All because the Town is refusing to allow us to farm on the farmland we purchased in 2020.
But IJ won't take the case in NY state.
SLAPP suite
1st amendment
5th amendment regulatory taking
False arrest
4th amendment
Malicious prosecution
This is @Institute for Justice bread and butter
@Institute for Justice wouldn't touch this...
@@LagrangeCommunityNews Never gonna happen
@@TownofLagrange Stalking him on youtube now? Fucking pathetic.
You all are TRUE AMERICAN HERO’S.!!! I live paycheck to paycheck and give what i can, Steve Lehto & John Bryan (The Civil Rights Lawyer) made me aware of yiur work. I swear that if i ever hit the powerball, come into a large amount of money or grow my business to be more successful…..ALOT of that $$ is going to you.!!! #IjIsForThePeople
We need accountability for judges that make atrociously ignorant rulings, like a lien against their right to practice law.
Thank you for helping these people fight tyrannical government corruption
I’m dealing with a narcissist in power who thinks the rules don’t apply to him, but he’s not above being willing to state with absolute confidence he has the law behind him. He simply looks for sentences out of context and uses them.
We the people are pissed off
Thank you IJ! What you do gives voice to all of us in the silent majority.
This is an excellent and much needed resource for the general public. I am not an inherently politically-driven person. In my opinion, Thomas Jefferson was correct in his statement, "A government that governs least, governs best." We need recourse against the latent or explicit tyranny of all levels of government.
it's corrupt power-hungry individuals in government with grossly self-assumed egotistical authority using intimidation by retaliating against ANY and ALL the individuals questioning, "Why are you lawfully having a different opinion than me?"-essentially, it's "Rude KARENS Bullying" of everyone else.
You don't need to question anything. they'll abuse you with a sh!t eating grin all day if you're an easy target 🎯
Humans can't be in law enforcement for long durations of time without the power corrupting them.
I could if I was physically able to do so. I was a hospice healthcare worker for over a decade with a genetic disability I had no idea I had for a long time. Power can never corrupt me bc I do what I do out of love and bc it is my passion. I also started in facility/cbrf ect for many not just elderly/memory or end of life care and have never needed a weapon to de escalate any situation. Yep even scary ones and I'm 4'10 so it's not like I'm menacing over anyone lol as long as you believe the person you are interacting with us human, you respond in humanity. Period- pretty sure Dr. Rashad Richey said that.
Cops don't become psychopath. Psychopath become cops.
We shouldn't have law enforcement in the first place, we need peace keepers and protectors.
@@soconoha that's your neighbor. They are the peacekeepers and protectors. You are also. Cops only make situations worse
Does it sound crazy/hectic/bureaucratic to have jobs like police, sanitation workers, etc be done in rotation? Like jury duty but as a regular part of your citizen duties (instead of paying taxes for them)?
Thank god for I.J
Suing criminals so that taxpayers can pay the lawsuit doesn't solve anything. These people aren't solving the problem.
@@jasonshults368 Without IJ the Government would be doing much worse things to the citizens. There is NO Accountability, NO Fee Shifting statute in 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and NO Mandatory Minimums for Government violating your "Rights". IJ is our Patrick Henry standing up to our King George.
Title 18 USC 241 Conspiracy Against Rights & 18 USC 242 Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law both sound good, but you never hear of anyone in Government being charged with them. If I am not mistaken one of the penalties under these codes is DEATH.
What an incredible video and what an amazing organization. My brother, a veteran police officer, was retaliated against by his police department when he alleged corruption within the police administration. He was targeted with patently retaliatory internal affairs investigations and punitive measures beyond that which any other officer had ever been subjected to. It's such a crazy, convoluted story that we made an entire documentary about it. It's called "Unbecoming | Full Documentary", available to watch on RUclips. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly among those in law enforcement. We are in the process of raising funds and seeking out council that can help him prepare a case. I believe it will be a very important case with respect to police accountability and government transparency. If anyone at IJ is willing to take a look, we'd be beyond grateful.
I own a commercial building in a small town 100 miles away. The city manager wants the building cheap. They hired a consultant to “reinterpret” the zoning regulations to create a violation, then they asked me if I would reduce the price of the building by the amount of the fine. They then requested that the county building inspector red tag the building. I have not yet received any notice listing any items out of compliance, or any notice of required corrective actions.
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Prosecutorial misconduct isn't unseemly, it's slimy! Thank you IJ, it's a shame you're so needed.
If you're looking for a good term to use, I suggest the word "fascism'. When a government (or governmental agency) retaliates against someone who voices dissenting opinion.
Here's my take on all this as a Vietnam Vet.....Police in America today are being trained by returning war Veterans. The problem with that is this....The rules for engagement during wartime policing vs civilian engagement is very different. Local Police agencies are being trained WE civilians are the enemy!
And that is why Police are being armed with military grade weapons, armor, SWAT teams, and military grade vehicles. That has led too huge "Officer safety." training hands out of your pockets, lay on the ground, sit on the curb, out of your car etc. etc etc.
Here's one example that I saw video of a few yrs ago.....A mentally challenged homeless man somewhere in Arizona had put up a tent in a vacant lot. Cops were called, they responded with a SWAT team. The man was confronted and he moved away about 50 yards up the side of a hill. He pulled out a small knife and started waving it around. SWAT was yelling at the guy too drop the knife, drop the knife. Another SWAT member shot a stun granade the guys direction. Another SWAT member clicked off one shot from his M-16 executing the guy.
Bottom line Civilian policing was never meant or designed to work the way it is today.
I myself tried to complain too my State representative about this illegal fact regarding our States (Mi) FOIA request law. In order for me or anyone to request a FOIA, we must provide, name, address, phone. email etc. That is absolutely ridiculous!!!! If for example I had info on corruption in my local Police Dept, by giving all my personal information that would leave me wide open to retribution by those very corrupt police. I wanted to meet on the providing personal info matter directly too the Representative, but he passed me on too his support staff. Bunch of BS!
It largely boils down to professionalism. The less disciplined, knowledgeable, and emotional you are the more likely you are to break rules for your needs. In my experiences those crossing the line think they are not crossing a line at all and believe they are acting with in the scope of their authority which is also why they fight so hard when called out. Finding these people and bringing more oversight and guidance to them tends to alleviate these issues. Simple legal penalties only make people sullen and more likely to be covert in their future attacks.
I'm so glad took Steve Lehto's suggestion to heart and became a monthly donor. You do incredible work for those who have no options.
"So basically this guy made an edgy joke online, so they got a dozen people together and pulled up on his house."
The only thing they didn't do was burn a cross in his yard. You know it was hard for them to resist, though
2A solves these sorts of dilemmas.
@@jasonshults368 That just makes the popo more trigger happy, and we all know how much LEOs like to murder law adjacent people given the chance
I guess, but dying because you pulled a gun when surrounded by police doesn't sound like a good solution.
@@jasonshults368 How? Are you John Rambo?
The Institute of Justice is so needed. Thank you!!!
If I ever become wealthy IJ will be on the top of my donation list.
Donate to IJ. I'm going to. Under this legal system, it all comes down to money. Congrats to Waylon for persevering! Glad he got a decent award. He deserves more for what he went through! Defunding the police is not a good idea. In many cases the police can be an extremely valuable resource to freedom. We need to get rid of Qualified Immunity!
Thank you for your work.
I and many others need help badly from an organization such as this. I have recently found that justice can not be had without the ability to hire a lawyer or a whole team. I chose a life of service never thinking that descion would keep me from being able to protect my kids and myself, legally that is. Now that I have had this realization, I see the miscarriage of justice everywhere. God bless the work you do and I pray for the cases you represent. How can I help?
Truth is, the joke was not even pointed at them. It was pointed at the federal government.
What I really don't understand is the pattern, they get sued and then immediately retaliate in the pettiest way. Do they really think no one is going to notice.
They don’t notice
@@Dasani_water_drinker At least, people USED to not to.
I've only just become familiar with IJ after watching a couple of videos, but I am now a huge fan. So relieved to find out about you. Your work is paramount to keeping hope alive of getting this country on the right track.
Louisiana! Nuff said!
The skills required to be a City Attorney appear to be heavily weighted toward not getting fired by successive elected groups of officials, and less toward keeping the duty toward their resident employers (taxpayers) in mind. They should say no, but do their best to say yes by figuring out how.
Hard to go wrong by enabling graft of the protected class .
Freedom isn't free, and we need lawyers who fight for our rights or we won't have any rights left. GJ IJ TYSVM
Unpermitted flower box? What is wrong with people?
Weak, small world cowards. They are pathetic
Power minus accountability equals tyranny.
What kind of power and money grabbing jerk thought it appropriate to require a permit in the first place?
@@juliafox52 because they think they own your property. This started with old money that owned all the land and after they sold it they still wanted to control it. It's all nepotism.
I love to see IJs subscribers grow! They are needed, maybe more than they even know! Thank you Institute for Justice
What an AWESOME TEAM IJ is!
I just found your channel yesterday and I've watched 4 cases already. .Thank You all!!! ❤
I'm sharing with others. God Live ya!!
Thank you for, and each and every member of your team. Answering phones, opening envelopes, renting office space, ordering supplies, researchers, legal clerks, attorneys and directors.
One reason the US Constitution is as robust as it is because of the willingness of those individuals to stand up and say no.
To ask for help and those who have the skills to help do so.
Lawyers as dedicated, staffers as dedicated could turn a small for profit business into a Fourtune 500 company. But no they fight for the individuals against the state thereby ensuring more freedom for everyone! Kudo!
Unfortunately other countries have not had thier laws tested or rights fought for as often for as long.
One day hopefully more people will take up the fight in other countries. IG is also a example of what is possible when people stand together. IG helps other people in other countries indirectly.
Oh last thing.
Thank you to everyone who donated. Be a little or a lot.
The Constitution says... You have Due Process & Rights.
The Government says... You are Due to be Processed, Right this way to your CAGE!
Government does any damn thing they want with NO Accountability for their Actions.
Your only remedy to Sue them. If you can find a lawyer it cost you a fortune and a lot of time.
That is not the only remedy. Read the writings of the Founding Fathers, starting with the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense.
It says People have rights, and every time rights are mentioned, people are named. Non-taxed Indians, all other persons counted as three fifths, persons previously subject to a term of service, etc, and Betsy sewed the flag.
I signed a petition to stop high density housing and car dealerships on Arapahoe Road in Centennial Colorado and was immediately extorted by the Republican city councilman of my district. I have been stalked and harassed by him since 2015 all the way to California and as recently as three weeks ago.
I absolutely adore the Institute for Justice. They do such important work. I wish I was in a position to support you financially, but the least I can do is watch and like your videos.. And share them.
Glad to see this channel and your work growing. Your work is so important.
Child welfare is the worst! They need to be put in check
As a resident of Rapides Parish, I am happy that the 5th Circuit overturned the silly District Court decision. I hope that the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office has learned its lesson but I doubt it.
UN-PERMITTED (FLOWER BOX!) OMG! 😱 What a CRIME!
I am so thankful for you folks doing this legal service for real Americans that are wrongly being prosecuted in mostly civil rights cases. I am retired and as a hobbyist in the study of law get to watch most of your decisions. I am able to do this with these kind of videos but also because I watch a few civil rights attorneys across out country that often mention and promote IJ. John Bryan is one of these and I am a big fan of John's and Steve Lehto that often cover important civil litigation in cases you have done. I'm a big fan and look forward to continued watching and monitoring these cases. Again, thank you so much.
God bless you good people! Keep up the great fight!!
It’s not a government retaliating,it’s the people in the government !
Better government is less government.
Just the bad parts, got it... I think they have that covered, actually.
Better government is a checked government and we don't have that. The US Corruption between Corporations and government is out of control and they are building a militarized police force.
Why is a small corrupt government better than a large corrupt government ? The problem is usually the money behind the government or the pursuit of money by people who should never have been put in power to begin with.
Not always true. We need to amplify the good parts and cancel the bad parts.
The smaller the government is, the BETTER.
"Consent By The Governed."
Our rights are not privileges. No government can revoke our God given natural rights.
That's why there is a 2nd Amendment. To protect the people from tyranny.
Qualified Immunity to me is the same thing as the excuse of “I’m just doing my job “ when things go bad. It’s up to every person to hold these agencies and judges accountable. If and when any government employee does something wrong, they should be on the hook for all monetary compensation. It’s so sad that “We the People “ have let this go. Sheriffs and all officers should know and understand their responsibilities and the constitution of these United States.
You speak truth to power and you are going to be a target . Politicians , prosecutors, sometimes police , local officials , and others will be on your back for life.
Glad to see Institute for Justice focusing on cases like this.
the reason this is possible is because of how profitable it is for judges to convict ALL who go before the court and they give incentives for cops to bring in as many men and women as they can
My city has been trying to force their way into my apartment for 3 years without a warrant. I have been threatened with "police action", fines and trying to have me evicted. Pretty sure you guys have already taken this to court and I have read both the U.S. Supreme Court and MN Supreme Court cases that cover these rental inspections and both have held that I have a constitutional right to insist on a warrant. The city has threatened to with hold the rental company license to rent if I don't let them in without a warrant, trying to force the rental company to evict me. While the rest of the country is trying end veteran homelessness, my city is trying to throw one out on the street for insisting on his rights.
They need the space for illegal aliens.
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@@InstituteForJustice I just did a new report, I had done one a couple months ago but never heard from you.
It was an insane interpretation and abuse of a terrorism law that started the Oregon Wildlife Refuge standoff. An accidental brush fire that did no damage was charged as terrorism, and forced a judge to sentence two men to 5 years in jail for a petty accident. This in turn led to the protest where they took control of the vacant Wildlife Refuge offices, which in turn led to the government assassination of LaVoy Finicum.
How awesome is IJ! Such good- hearts are doing law.
I have never before set up an ongoing political or charitable contribution before mainly because I’ve always been poor lol, but the Institute For Justice has my financial support for as long as I can afford it because they are the most worthy organization I’ve ever seen ! Thank you guys for the incredibly valuable work that you do!
I think our government needs a special division of the legislative branch whose soul purpose is to review law books and remove outdated invalid or abusive laws to prevent retaliatory use. Preferably one that allows people to directly challenge the spirit of a law and put things to a popular vote to get unpopular legislation quickly struck down. Very useful for fighting special interests snuck into popular laws
Excellent idea. I never understood why “once a law, always a law” was a thing. If it’s not working or flawed, fix it.
Yes good points.
A Bit of olde stuff you may likely already know:
Out of classical antiquity purpose of,
Innocent until proven guilty,
Trial by Jury of peers,
To scrutinise an accused, 'law', 'laws', adjudicate 'law', 'laws' their applicability, validity, and delete them.
For all 'law', 'laws' whether concocted by kings, parliaments etc are organised opinions of few.
Thus have tendencies to empower the few to manipulate, usurp, exploit, gain, with impunity, etc from masses.
Revived in Magna Carta Libertatum,
And ~575 years later in modern English US Constitution & Bill of Rights
All government types, Fed, ABC's, State / Provincial, County, City, local are all corporations, {related & integrated are FED bank cartel, financiers, banks, MIC, pharma, big-agri, big-bus, msm,...} thus tend to become monopolies on gaining customers by force.
For at least 200 years Trial by Jury no longer exists.
It's become Jury Trial in short a peanut gallery at whims of 'law', 'laws' politicians, bureaucracies and their revenues.
[In stark contrast to business corporations e.g., family farms, small businesses, individuals, that inherently only can gain and retain customers by their abilities, skills, talents, products, fairness, etc]
Also out of antiquity, All forms of government tend to become corrupt.
What's even more troubling is the fact that the 'sheriff' showed up with a SWAT team, fully armed with machine guns, over a POST online. This is why the founders drafted the 2nd amendment.
Yes, they go as fully armed military for ridiculous things scarring the living daylights out of people and wasting tax payer money. They want the citizens to fear and tow the line for any arbitrary request.
That is why the Founders drafted the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Your comment ends with an implied threat. Is that really your intent, to threaten with your post or to urge others to shoot govt. Employees?
Grow up. You sound like a butt hurt cop. @@christal2641
Ammon Bundy is a great example of the government retaliating not only with their agencies but also with private sector which happen to financially support the government officials that are retaliating. The hospital sued him for using his free speech, but they did this law suit to support the governor of Idaho. He is now homeless. The hey took everything from him. Even his kids college funds. It’s so disgusting how the retaliation from gov agents and their buddies use law fare to destroy lives
Excellent point! 👍 💯
I wish the Institute for Justice would take on this case and pursue it to the end and find justice for the Bundy's, the Anderson's, and the Rodriquez's.
At least they are still breathing and didn't get Weavered .
@@kaboom4679 I think that’s only the case because he left the state of Idaho because I know they really would’ve liked to
@@kaboom4679 Thank God!
@@EndNuclearAgenda21 Rodriquez is suing St Lukes in Federal Court now.
I think I will write to you. I lost my home and health and career and everything due to Philadelphia zoning a contaminated site adjacent my house, about 5 feet on one side and the land wrapped around the very small backyard. The site had been a rail yard and coal yard for years with the history of a leaking gasoline station for coal trucks. The remnants of coal bins were still on the site when I bought my house. I was new to Philadelphia and had yet to learn how corrupt the politics in Philly was. There was also one of the source stream areas of a major river that ran through the city and was famous for flooding and sinking homes. The first problems started when my house started to crack from the demolition that has no permits and then I started to cough and get very sick after they started to excavate. It took me a long time to get the tests and knowledge that I was sick from lead and mercury. Mercury poisoning is really intense and horrible. I tried to tell the city, but they didn't care and started to retaliate against me very severely. The problems and crimes against me lasted for years and were without hope and very sick. In the hospital a lot and developed severe PTSD. I collected a lot of evidence, thinking if they knew what was happening, they would fix the problems and help, but no, their abuse only got worse. Over time, 7 people died due to their corruption and refusal to listen to me. ( 1 person from a flood and 6 or 7 from demolition) I finally moved away with my father's help (he has died since then) I have been so traumatized that I can barely function and have essentially become a hermit. 3 doctors said to remove them from the house, but the city ignored them. And continued to attack me. I have come to know too many "citizen whistleblowers) who suffer so badly, and I want to do something about it. This was bad and illegal zoning, environmental crime, severe retaliation crimes, and so much injury and death for some.
IJ probably does not read their RUclips comments. Find their website with a Google search and contact them through the formal channels.
Best of luck,.this sounds awful.
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About the screaming "fire" in a crowded theatre analogy.
What bothers me about that is that it is labeled "incitement" when it is actually "fraud". Shouldn't that kind of speech be covered by fraud laws? The same that protect consumers from "fraud"? That is exactly what yelling "fire" without one is, a type of fraud. The same word would be valuable if, indeed, there were a fire.
I don't think incitement should be touched upon. Incitement becomes broad and, frankly, should be protected speech. Advocating beating up someone and actually doing it are substantively different.
Threats are illogical. 2A is the only way.
"Show me the man I'll show you the crime." was literally Letitia James and Alvin Bragg's campaign promises.
Literally a play right out of Joe Stalin's handbook.
Please help us with the corrupt NC courts. Over four years later and the Rockingham County prosecutor’s office is still pursuing the charge of resist delay obstruct against Mike from Blind Justice because he said the word, “no” to a cop.
The case is still going? Have it dismissed on grounds of denial of a speedy trial.😒😒😒
Can the state ACLU offer any ideas? A law school class project if there's a college in the State?
@@MichaelKurse that requires them to hear motions. Motions have been filed in the case for years, but they won’t hear them. The judges also won’t grant ADA accommodations to allow Mike to attend hearings.