Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President... - Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln and Free Speech, Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 47, Number 6, May 1918.
Every Communist must grasp the truth. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party Mao Zedong, 6 November, 1938 - speech to the Communist Patry of China's sixth Central Committee
That will be interesting to see what happens after she (resident) recovers. No information if it was a no-knock entry. Family claims it was. Officers claim they told her several times to drop the shotgun, family says no. Hopefully there is some body cam video to reveal the facts.
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry in an address at St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775.
Guilty, with some interesting background and sideshow stories.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/aaron-...nishment-phase
Good outcome so far. Sadly, I think positions of authority attract narcissistic personalities in the first place. It's a lot like politics where simply wishing to run for office should probably invalidate most candidates because they are seeking positions of power and wealth and have little or no interest in actual public service.
We could elect congress by lottery and probably do as well or better.
Being a LEO is far more complicated because their involvement in the daily lives of most people tends to be far more significant and they have to deal with a broad spectrum of personal contacts from ordinary and mundane problem solving to aggressive and violent confrontations that often begin with little or no warning.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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It will be kind of surprising(based on the Amber Guyger shooting Botham Jean murder conviction) if the manslaughter conviction doesn't get tossed on appeal since Dean shot the person he was trying to shoot.
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/D.../htm/PE.19.htm
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