Is martial law in effect in Tuscon, Arizona?
In the event of an emergency, the City of Tucson, Arizona has formally declared that the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DWMAFB) would be given control if it were “necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of the City of Tuscon.”
This meeting of councilmen was held in secret, withholding the public’s ability to voice their opinion of have knowledge of this resolution’s existence. At the end of this resolution it states that “this resolution become immediately effective, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.”
The resolution was adopted on February 20, 2013.
DWMAFB is located just 5 miles within downtown Tucson’s city limits. The base was established in 1925, previously known as the Tucson Municipal Airport and is considered an integral ACC installation. The crews who are stationed there have assignments in the US, the UK and Korea.
The base was involved in logistics of missions such as Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle. They provided air support and ground troops to the Bargram Air Base in Afghanistan.
In September of 2011, the base of placed on lockdown as reports of gunfire and injuries abounded. The story later changed to an alert being sounded as an armed man was identified on the base and confined in a building on the base. Russ Martin, military spokesperson and technical sergeant, explained that there were no injuries or gunfire as previously reported.
In Paragould, Arkansas beginning January 1st of 2013, the city endorsed a proposal of the local police chief to declare martial law because local crime statistics are higher than the national average combined with the fear purveying the mindset of the residents; the authorities have no choice but to impose martial law.
Police Chief Todd Stovall and Mayor Mike Gaskill combined efforts to ensure that armed police officers in protective SWAT gear would be roaming the streets stopping residents for identification and collecting information in the name of reducing crime rates.
Stovall pointed out: “[Police are] going to be in SWAT gear and have AR-15s around their neck. If you’re out walking, we’re going to stop you, ask why you’re out walking, check for your ID. We’re going to do it to everybody. Criminals don’t like being talked to.”
In accord, Gaskill said: “[Residents] may not be doing anything but walking their dog. But they’re going to have to prove it.”
Throwing probable cause out the window, Stovall said: “To ask you for your ID, I have to have a reason. Well, I’ve got statistical reasons that say I’ve got a lot of crime right now, which gives me probable cause to ask what you’re doing out. Then when I add that people are scared…then that gives us even more [reason] to ask why are you here and what are you doing in this area.”
If residents refuse to allow themselves to be interrogated by the police, Stovall explained: “We have a right to be doing what we’re doing. We have a zero-tolerance. We are prepared to throw your hind-end in jail, OK? We’re not going to take a lot of flack. Anyone that’s out walking, because of the crime and the fear factor, [could be stopped].”
It was made clear that with or without a formal declaration of martial law, residents who refused to prove their identity would be charged with obstructing a governmental operation.
http://occupycorporatism.com/is-tucson-arizons-the-latest-us-city-to-declare-martial-law/
http://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/u-s-martial-law-installed-in-arizona-to-block-illegal-border-crossing/