The Minuteman

So evidently a TSA agent forgot about a firearm he was carrying.

A Transportation Safety Administration employee was taken into custody Tuesday after he unlawfully tried to bring a handgun into the secured area of Miami International Airport, police said.

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According to the police report, Valdes admitted he knew it was illegal to bring a firearm into the airport and that he just “forgot.” He also said the gun was not registered and he did not have a concealed weapons permit.

(Emphasis Mine)  What is most scary though is he was hired and passed the TSA background checks, yet he didn’t apply for a Florida carry license?!  It makes me wonder if he was actually eligible for possession of the firearm.

The bottom line here is it just proves the failure of screening processes and gun control. They got lucky this time they caught him carrying the firearm.  How many times had he carried into the secure areas unnoticed?  

*I am reasonably sure this isn’t the first time an incident like this has occurred, however I cannot find any news record for it and I evidently didn’t blog it.  If you find or know of a previous incident, where a TSA agent was caught unlawfully carrying a firearm, please post it in the comments.

The anti-rights cultists keep telling us that law abiding citizens should be allowed to carry firearms because they will assault people over simple disagreements.

A Denver police officer pleaded no contest this morning in Erie Municipal Court to disorderly conduct in connection with a June incident at the Colorado National Golf Club in which the off-duty officer was accused of punching a man in the face. 

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According to Erie police, Carlile and a friend were watching a Colorado Rockies game on TV in the clubhouse bar when two other men, both Erie residents, picked up the remote and changed the channel to a college championship baseball game. 

[Sarcasm]And that children is why only police officers should be allowed to carry firearms into bars and civilians should be disarmed.[/Sarcasm]   

The good news is though he has a 1-year deferred judgment, a $750 fine, and was suspended.  Wait, what!?  For assaulting a man over a TV channel he wasn’t fired, he wasn’t put in jail, but was just given a simple fine.

In this instance I’m glad this walking jock strap of a dolt left his piece at home.  This is however, a perfect example of how police are not some how rendered magically impervious to the being human.

I support bar carry because I don’t drink in bars, and I know I’m not alone.  I go with friends, usually I am the DD, and in my circle the DS as well.  I drink but only really at home or in private.  Further many restaurants that serve alcohol end up off limits due to the asinine law.  I don’t like drinking in public because it renders me to Condition White.  It is illegal to carry and drink, I fail to see why there’s an extra line since all it does is cause issues for the law abiding, especially those who are being responsible and taking care of their friends.

State Sponsored Criminal Count: 127 – Kevin Carlile

Because if you’re watching TV and someone changes the channel, the proper response is to physically beat them.  Establish your dominance as the alpha male!

Seriously. My dad always told me to keep my mouth shut when it involved the police.

While in shock from my accident, I talked to the police without an attorney. I barely even remember it and don’t even know why I did it. I have never remembered the conversation, I just know it happened. The lesson to take home was it did nothing to benefit me. Anything said that would benefit my case is ignored, it is their job to gather evidence against you, nothing more.

Linoge is talking about a book that again provides the recommendation to keep your mouth shut.

The bottom line is this is your life we are talking about.  There is no winning a legal battle, in Washington you can currently break even if it’s ruled self-defense.  But you still lose time, and the cost to you personally will be immense.

If you have a self-defense shooting, keep your mouth shut until you talk to legal representation.  Even if it falls well under castle doctrine.

Three officers who lied in Federal court have been reinstated by the city.

The board’s orders say Brandon Jackson, Jason Overbaugh and William Porter — who were all reinstated — gave testimony in federal court based on a “poorly written” report by James Menzoian, whose firing was was not overturned. The three reinstated officers also depended on their memories to recall events that happened about 150 days earlier, the board explained.

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The board’s rulings said the city had not proved the three lied intentionally.

So let me get this straight.  Officers are giving testimony based on a poorly written report, that they did not write.  How is that testimony anything but hearsay since they did not write the report.  Any testimony they did give should be based on their knowledge of the situation, not a report written by someone else.

Moving forward though anything they say they should be sure of and know as fact.  Their testimony has the potential of ruining peoples lives.  The costs of giving false testimony are weightily and should not be taken lightly, intentional or not.

It was their responsibility to verify and authenticate the facts in the case they were presenting.  Anything they testified about that was proven to be false they are just as culpable as the fourth who wrote the report.

State Sponsored Criminal Count: 126

• Brandon Jackson
• Jason Overbaugh
• William Porter
• James Menzoian

Because if you’re a cop, you have no responsibility to verify anything prior to acting.  If you falsely provide testimony or end up raiding a house where the criminal hasn’t been for 7 years, you will not be held responsible. 

Just got home after a very long day at work followed by a CAP meeting.  A friend in ARES is trying to get some extra senior membership in CAP to help rebuild the squadron. I fit the description.  So instead enjoy this quote from a CAP meeting tonight regarding bureaucracy in the government.

Me: That bureaucracy is spelled with a capital B.

Cadet: Umm sir, I think you mean that whole word is capitalized.

Me: As long as we both realize that forms must be in triplicate prior to saving your mother we’re both on the same page.

Maybe you just had to be there.

After the past two days of criminals who actually got busted, but no amount of punishment will ever be enough,  we return to our regularly scheduled program.

Video surveillance from Universal Studios captured the entire incident, which contradicts officers reports, 

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Brillant wrote in a report he “felt a snap and heard a loud pop” while he directed Kavallierakis to the ground. Soon after, she was compliant and officers handcuffed her while she apologized. The handcuffs were removed and she was taken to Dr. Phillips hospital for treatment.

While it was drunken belligerence that created the initial situation, that is no excuse for the force applied to this woman.  Force was applied because the officers didn’t like being berated by the drunk woman.  Last I heard, verbal insults were not a cause to use force, especially force strong enough to break bone.  In case you think that maybe the officers might still be clear:

Kavallierakis’ trial on three misdemeanor charges — resisting arrest without violence, trespassing and disorderly intoxication — is scheduled to begin Thursday. If the charges are not dropped, Conan said he hopes the jury will acquit his client after watching the video.

Orlando police internal affairs records show Michaels and Brillant have been investigated in excessive force cases in the past.

(Emphasis mine) The video shows there was no reason for the use of force, but you’ll be glad to know both officers are still on duty.  Protecting the public as usual.

State Sponsored Criminal Count 122:

• Officer Brillant
• Officer Michaels

Because when a drunk lady calls you a pig, you have every write to break her arm.

They want it now.  It seems that many in my generation think that good things happen overnight.  That overnight you will find yourself rich and without cares.  The problem is it never happens overnight.  It happens after years of toiling and working  that eventually you start to reap the fruits of your labor.

It can be viewed like a garden.  You till the soil, plant the seeds, continue weeding, and caring for the garden so 4 –5 months later you can start bringing in the harvest of your labors.  It does not happen overnight, it does not happen right now, it happens after endless tireless work.

I got one shirt design done this weekend, I have a couple more on the burner that I’m doing the graphic design on.  If I make ANYTHING in the next 6 months I’ll be amazed.  The goal is a year from now as I build up products people might find interesting that I can sell them something.  Not to mention there’s a whole separate branch that I’m eventually going to spin this into.  But that’s for another time after I have stuff available for show.

Bottom line is the American Dream is under fire because lazy bums are asking the government to steal the rewards from those who worked to achieve it.  I worked my ass off through school, am paying down debts as fast as I can, and I know I have no one to blame for those decisions but myself.  Get off your ass and go find a job.