The founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince, would have us believe that they are acting in the best interest of the United States when they have no accountability to the military, the U.S. criminal justice system, nor the Iraqi government. Complete and utter Bull Dung. There is no way that you can put a bunch of gun toting, gung ho, ex-military personnel in a position where they have no accountability to any court system and not have problems. In fact, there have been warnings from several Defense Department staff about what would happen if we allowed private security firms to be deployed in Iraq. They predicted the abuses that have occurred. They told us that they lack of accountability would be to the detriment of Iraqi civilians. It's all coming true, and it will only get worse if our government does not act now to stop it. Blackwater represents no one and is accountable to no one. They should be contracted by no one.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Another Typical Cop Story
I am really getting sick of hearing these stories of cops who both on and off duty being abusive. In this CNN story, a Chicago cop goes to Iowa to celebrate his brother's birthday, gets drunk, goes to the house of someone who was at the party for the sole intent of harassing the guy, and knocks him out. Now the cop claims that he was wrongly convicted. WWAHHH!!! WAH! Am I supposed to feel sorry for this cop because he MIGHT lose his job? Not a chance. He went to the victim's house! He harassed the victim! Then he knocked the victim out. These things are happening every day in this country and cops are usually getting away with it. It's time for accountability. The longer we allow those in power to abuse it, the worse the abuse will become until eventually we are a nation of slaves.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
TSA denies 'sippy cup' mistreatment - Travel News - MSNBC.com
From the video shown by MSNBC and Monica Emmerson's version of the incident, you would be convinced that the TSA was in the wrong in this case. However, if you go to the TSA's site and view the full videos and their report, you can plainly see that Ms. Emmerson, after being told to dump out the "sippy cup" simply pours it on the floor. There is no attempt on her part to bring the cup to her mouth to drink the liquid, as she claims. Does this mean that TSA agents do not abuse their authority? NO!
In my own experience, my wife and I were attempting to get through airport security with our young twins, being rushed by being told at least 5 times within a one minute period to "keep the line moving" while trying to keep track of both of our 7 year olds, take off our coats and empty our pockets at the same time. When I was almost to the checkpoint, the agent sitting in his "highchair" told me directly to move more quickly. I became angry and said, "I am trying my best, but we have young children to watch." At this point, I was stopped in the checkpoint, 2 additional TSA agents appeared, and asked if they could take the cowboy boots that I had been wearing. Ten minutes later, the agents appeared with my boots and told me that I could leave. Three people who I do not know were so shocked by what they saw that they offered me their names, addresses and phone numbers to use as witnesses if I decided to file a greivance with the TSA. I never did, but after witnessing several abuses myself since that time, I wish I had. The TSA agents seem to forget that they are public servants working on the taxpayer dollar. Some common courtesy should be afforded us who are at the mercy of their every whim. Using these types of initimidation tactics amounts to martial law.
