tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762223684746484243.post5666143229570196287..comments2024-03-26T17:28:04.126-07:00Comments on Pick Your Battles: Military Officer vs ActivistPickYourBattles.Nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16448529287854593110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762223684746484243.post-31698542902375737402010-07-29T00:12:01.971-07:002010-07-29T00:12:01.971-07:00Man, you either have incredibly bad luck with law ...Man, you either have incredibly bad luck with law enforcement, or you are exceptionally skilled at finding law enforcement officers with bad attitudes and who abuse their authority. Almost all of those BP checkpoints are interior to the state. There is one on the way to Big Bend National Park from Alpine, TX. There is a another with DPS officers on I-20 between El Paso and Van Horn. I hope that this incident does not get on your Air Force record as the other one did. Even though you were standing up for your rights, some people will hold that against you because you did not obey authority even though the authority was being abusive. I'm surprised that they didn't take your camera and destroy the recording. We seem to be living in The Twilight Zone these days. These are strange days indeed when a free country slowly evolves into a police state with privately run prisons. Keep soaring with the eagles and don't let the turkeys clip your wings. <br /><br />Speaking of records, they won't even need to burn the books. Books will just be censored digitally by any minority that is offended by them, while the paper ones rot on the shelves. Eventually, there won't be anything left to censor or delete. By that time, few will question authority because of socialization and the efforts of various minorities. The Department of Homeland Security always made me think of the Fatherland that the Nazis invoked and Motherland that the Russian and Chinese Communists used. I'm waiting to see if we'll have a Department of Truth created soon. Of course, such a department will be for PR and propaganda purposes.jbmoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751110750712243573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762223684746484243.post-33458625618470508192010-07-13T13:31:08.157-07:002010-07-13T13:31:08.157-07:00Some may claim you instigated this debacle by not ...Some may claim you instigated this debacle by not lowering your window 100% and I slightly agree.<br /><br />However, the BP agent's conduct was definitely not justified once you provided more than sufficient proof of your citizenship...which they never asked to begin with.<br /><br />Many law enforcement agents have a "holier than thou" attitude and that always irks me. I believe people who stand up for their rights are extremely necessary, even if you have to look like a "bad guy" in doing so. Hoorah!OmegaRadiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005012939178964473noreply@blogger.com