Dangerous Standing Armies

Illinois, and other places have been training their standing armies for tyranny.   The most recent training was in small-town Tinley Park Illinois, a place I used to frequent for outdoor concert events, is now home to noises of a different nature:

"Residents said they heard “bomb” noises from about 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tinley Park police received about 25 calls from residents who were either fearful or angry, especially in the wake of the bombings in Boston last week.The urban warfare training at the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center was expected to use small explosives to blow doors off hinges, local authorities said. A second training exercise at the former mental health center is planned for tonight, this time with helicopters, police said."

As you recall, Thomas Jefferson listed many grievances that King George III did to the American people... let me know if any of these things sound familiar:

"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance." [1]

"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: " [1]

"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies" [1]

"He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power." [1]

Some other historical figures weigh in on the situation as well: 

"A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home."[2]

"to keep within the requisite limits a standing military force, always remembering that an armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics — that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with large ones safe"[3]

"And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms; or to raise standing armies, unless necessary for the defense of the United States, or of some one or more of them; or to prevent the people from petitioning, in a peaceable and orderly manner, the federal legislature, for a redress of grievances; or to subject the people to unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons, papers or possessions."[4] 

"Standing Armies have ever proved destructive to the Liberties of a People, and where they are suffered, neither Life nor Property are secure."[5]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.   YOU are the ones paying these standing armies, and they are not making you safer.   Demand their removal, and demand your courts switch from their current roles as tax collectors, back to their real purpose, which is protecting the rights of the people.  We can all stop this tyranny, if we all just refuse to pay for it.




[1] Jefferson, Thomas; Declaration of independence (1776-07-04)
[2] Madison, James Speech; Constitutional Convention (1787-06-29), from Max Farrand's Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. I [1] (1911), p. 465 
[3] Madison, James; First Inaugural Address (1809-03-04)
[4] Adams, Samuel; Debates of the Massachusetts Convention of 1788
[5] Reid, John Phillip; 1770 New Hampshire Gazette

Violence in Chicago goes far beyond guns

Many have focused on the rampant gun violence in Chicago.   Those with a Pro-Gun opinion blame the strict gun laws that prevent normal citizens from carrying a firearm to protect themselves.    Those with an Anti-Gun opinion blame the ease of access to firearms in America for the large amounts of gun violence. 

When it comes to Chicago, you don't need to look far to find multiple examples a week of people being beaten, or bludgeoned to death.   This is significant, because it shows that Chicago has a violence problem, not a gun problem.    Actively stigmatizing guns as bad things, and passing laws that keep the citizens disarms are just two tactics Chicago has used to make sure criminals have a never-ending supply of helpless victims.  As you recall, Eric Holder claimed we needed to "brainwash" people into not liking guns.   I still can't help but realize that guns are tools, much like hands, hammers, and bats; In the right hands, they are good, and in the wrong hands, they are bad.   But as long as I keep reading articles like this I will never be convinced that we need to control ANY tools:

A woman was found dead in a West Side park Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Janice Prince, 49, of the 7900 block of South Hermitage Avenue, was found with signs of trauma to the head in Douglas Park

Unarmed citizens robbed by teenage mobs in Chicago

Multiple victims of robbery, assault, and battery were reported in Chicago this weekend.   CBS-2 reports that up to 500 teenagers gathered and committed mob violence against shoppers along Chicago's magnificent mile.   There have been no reports detailing the severity, and scope of the disruptions.  I assume the Mayor, and Chicago Police are attempting to downplay the incidents, but here is a small indication of how severe it was:

Later that night, a man was attacked around 10:45 p.m. while walking near Chicago and Dearborn. Sources said he was jumped and punched in the face by a group of teens. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

There is no additional information about motive, or property loss.   This is another example of how our mainstream media has failed to provide enough information about a significant event.

Get that 11 month old's motherfucking hands up!

Police in Chicago took it upon themselves to expand the zone of a raid to include the apartment of an innocent family.   They busted in, and screamed at everyone to get their hands up.   One Officer was very vexed that an 11 month old wasn't putting his hands up where he "could see them", even when he was angrily pointing his gun, so he shouted fierce expletives like "MotherFucker" at the 11 month old, which given the age of the child leads me to believe the Chicago Police don't even know the meanings of their own derogatory vernacular.   After terrorizing the couple, and 6 children, the Police informed the couple the next day when they went to complain that the correct time to file a complaint was that same night, even though they requested a supervisor that same night, whom never showed up.     Also, the Police killed their dog.    Interesting read though.

     "Defendant Officers John Doe 1-8 burst through the door to the first floor apartment dressed in army fatigues and pointing guns at Charlene and the children. The officers yelled at Charlene and the children to 'Get on the ground!' The officers referred to Charlene and the children as 'm---f---ers' numerous times.     "Afraid of the guns being pointed at them, Children #1, 2, 4, and 5 ran to a back bedroom in fear of the officers. In response to the defendants' order to 'Get on the ground!,' Charlene got down on the floor. A defendant Officer told Charlene to 'Put the baby down' so Charlene set Child #3 down beside her. The officers yelled at Charlene to get Child #3's hands where they could see them.     "After attempting to show the officers that the eleven-month-old's hands were empty, Charlene asked the officers 'What is this about?' To which they replied 'Shut the f--- up.'"     Samuel Holly says he asked the police what they were doing, and called the 111th Street police station asking for a "white shirt" to come explain the situation, but no supervisor ever came to the house.

The Chicago Police are definitely being severely affected by that budget problem they complained so much about.   So much that they admitted they would not be responding to 911 calls... but the budget is apparently good enough for them to mount EXPENSIVE raids on innocent families with expensive gear, and guns.   If I could give the people of Chicago any advice it would be this:   Buy lots of big scary semi-automatic rifles, and stop paying your property taxes, the Police aren't coming to help you, so if they show up at all it's to arrest or extort money from you.   If you don't pay your property taxes, the Police will not get paid, and in short time won't have the resources to show up at your house to tell your 11 month old to get his "motherfucking" hands up, or kill your dog.