We talked about the VA gun owner being charged with brandishing and obstruction for pointing a finger and about a potential law enforcement conflict of interest.
He describes the incident in a video posted here.
The "authorities" really don't like people who know their rights, do they?
Didn't know Mr. Henick spoke to Surry Sheriff Alvin Clayton Sr. right after the incident. I wonder if the "cordial" Clayton knew about the warrants being taken out and the Chesterfield police being sent.
ReplyDeleteSheriff Clayton hasn't responded to my email asking for an investigation much as Mr. Henick suggested "remedial training" for the deputy. Maybe "no policies were violated" and Deputy Hill was "only following orders."
Like I said before, I think this is going to uncover some very serious, deep rot in Surry County.
My stepfather has owned a small lot in Surry with a trailer weekend place on it for decades, so I don't exactly feel like an outsider. Don't think I'll be going there any time soon, though.
The updates to your Examiner column and on opencarry.org lead me to think all Surry County officials are going to regret opening this barrel of eels. I have a feeling Surry Commonwealth's Attorney (comparable to district attorney) Poindexter is already "known to" Va. Attorney General Cuccinelli, as they say. If not, he will be.
ReplyDeleteIn his monthly e-letter, Mr. Cuccinelli included a link to sign Gun Owners of America's petition to require Congress to read the Constitution aloud and often. A good man. No slack for Surry!
Defender: I just became aware of a disconnect between Cucinelli's campaign rhetoric and the practices of his office. The website that's the source for this analysis looks pretty intelligent and informed. I'd like to find out more about this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the eye-opener, David. Hobbits, wizards and trustworthy politicians. How nice it is to suspend disbelief even for a little while.
ReplyDeleteThe full legal brief is here:
http://www.virginia1774.org/RVGMUBrief.pdf
The attorney general badness is on pages 7 and 8. No guns in the GMU library because it might make people nervous and introduce a danger of accidental discharges? The policy should continue to exist because ... it exists?
Well, THAT's disappointing. Defending a ban he said when campaigning was "indefensible."
I've been trying to find Mr. Cuccinelli's response to the Virginia Citizens Defense League May 2010 request for an explanation for the flipflop, but no luck yet.
In searching for Cuccinelli material on the VCDL site, I read that Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones, one of the newer members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has a son who was convicted of armed robbery. Styleweekly.com says he has a son who served time on a drug charge (maybe the same one. He has two).
He'll probably get re-elected.
Even when I AM cynical, I can't keep up.