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Do You Feel Safer Now That Granny’s On Probation?

Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under Police | Leave a Comment

You may or may not remember my incredulous post back in July about the 70 year old woman who was attacked by the police for not watering her lawn. It was, after all, more than six months ago that Betty Perry was tackled by Officer James Flygare, a member of the Orem, Utah’s Neighborhood Protection Unit, while standing on her front porch. I concluded that previous post with the following-

Only after Ms. Perry was completely booked did the police supervisors become “aware…

Aahzian Contradictions - Anti-Gun, But Pro-2nd Amendment

Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Nonviolence | Leave a Comment

From the time I was around 8 or 9 until my senior year of high school I knew I wanted to join the Navy when I became an adult. You see, my father was in the Navy and I seldom saw him, so I idolized him. In fact, I even made the choice to go to a military high school as a direct result of my devotion to the armed forces. It was only there, in my senior year, that…

Water Grass or Get Beat AND Go To Jail!

Posted on July 20, 2007 - Filed Under Anarchy, Police | Leave a Comment

Last week I shared the story of David Burch of White Cloud, MI in Grow Grass or Go To Jail. While not directly related, today we bring you the story of Betty Perry, 70, of Orem Utah. From the Salt Lake Tribune-

Two days after Independence Day, 70-year-old Betty Perry experienced an ordeal she said shouldn’t be happening in America.
The retired military and U.S. government employee answered the door at her home Friday morning to talk with a police officer about…


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