Police want police activist groups to be considered 'Domestic Extremists'
Several documents were released recently by the Peaceful Streets Project detailing how the Austin Police Department, The Austin Police Association, and several figures of authority conspired against The Peaceful Streets project, Cop Block, Oath Keepers, and several other peaceful organizations in an attempt to slander American activists as a whole. Police tried to draw conclusions backed with zero evidence in an attempt to gain the power to incarcerate activists who have broken no laws. Thumbnail credit: freethoughtproject.com
PSP recently released emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed during Antonio Buehler’s lawsuit against APD, for his New Years Day arrest for filming the police.
Justin Berry wrote a confidential ‘brief synopsis’ for ‘law enforcement only’, slandering activists and attempting to set the grounds for incarceration of people for peacefully maintaining beliefs and promoting ideas. Here is that synopsis; strangely and laughably, he misspelled the word ‘imminent’.
“A nationwide movement has begun against the United States Government and all government officials including those at the local level and the police officers employed by these agencies. (Anonymous, 2o12). Locally, numerous activists have combined their programs to work together towards the same agenda, which seems similarly in line with that of the national revolution movement. This document is just a short prelude into a much greater presentation to inform law enforcement agencies and city officials of a suspected and planned “citizen action” (citizens’ arrest) movement on November 5th, 2012.”
Why do police departments need 12,000 bayonets?
During recent hearings one U.S. senator pointed out that Texas police departments have 12 times the number of MRAPs than the state’s National Guard. In Florida, local law enforcement has received 45 MRAPs while the state’s National Guard has none, added the article in the Christian Science Monitor.
During the hearings, Sen. Rand Paul focused on the fact that the Pentagon had provided 12,000 bayonets to police departments.
He asked Alan Estevez, the Pentagon’s principal deputy undersecretary for acquisition, technology, and logistics, for an explanation about the bayonets.
“I cannot answer what use bayonets would be,” Estevez responded.
“I can answer it for you,” Senator Paul replied. “None.”
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