nDate: 8/17/2000
nNOTE: Leroy Pyle’s long stint as a police officer led him to understand the importance in preserving and restoring the right to keep and bear arms. Founder of Law Enforcement Alliance of America and former NRA Director, Mr. Pyle now stands among the leaders of the “Cops Who Support Firearms” movement. Let us be glad that an “I hate all cops” idiot didn’t do harm to this man – or the many other strong figures on his growing team of law enforcement Americans.n
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nnJust Following Orders by Leroy PylenDate: 8/17/2000 2:45:00 PMnWritten By: Leroy PylenJust Following OrdersnnbynLeroy PylennYes, police officers do follow orders. And you damn well better hope that we continue to follow those orders! The alternative is the petty dictatorships in South America that I read about in my youth, or the cruel and inhuman atrocities of modern day African or Balkan chieftains that we read about today. I am concerned that it has become a catch-phrase among firearms activists to criticize law officers for enforcing current laws as “just following orders”. The complaint directed at the lack of concern for constitutional issues. I wonder at the wisdom of such rhetoric. Do they truly understand what they ask for when they demand that individual police officers pick and choose which laws they will enforce?nnAmerican law enforcement is quasi-military in nature, with a very strict set of regulations governing individual activity, on or off duty. Probably a more restrictive set of rules than those imposed on the average citizen in their chosen profession. There are many reasons for the tight regulations, but simply put, when you give a segment of your society the responsibility of enforcing the law with defensive firearms and various other weapons, you want to make sure they are controlled and know and follow the rules! Police officers respect that responsibility.nnThere have been some well written, earnest appeals to the law enforcement community, recently, by well meaning, anonymous individuals that do deserve some respect. More often, however, there has been the extremist rhetoric comparing law enforcement, in general, to Hitler’s Nazis. Internet discussion lists often include such inflammatory rhetoric, leading to exaggerated claims of bravado and outright calls for assassination of local police officers. It is this latter group of reckless individuals that concern me the most. Do they really understand the issues? Is this how you want YOUR Second Amendment activism represented?nnWhen Chief Joe McNamara, HCI police poster boy, took the initiative during the mid ’80′s to drive a wedge between law enforcement and gun owners, I thought his rhetoric was so phony and ignorant that no one would believe him. As a career police administrator and anti-gun advocate, he was very much aware of the importance of law enforcement support for the private ownership of firearms. His dilemma, I believe, was that cops were gun owners who shared an appreciation for personal firearms that most gun owners understand. His “cop-killer bullet” and “plastic gun” issues were examples of pure ignorance to anyone at all familiar with firearms, but truth, facts, and accuracy were not on his agenda. He was creating a divisive issue for purely political purposes. McNamara and HCI recognized the longtime affiliation with law enforcement as the firearms owner’s Achilles Heel. McNamara picked the target, and some gun owners are now taking all the shots, seemingly determined to drive the wedge even further. Are we shooting ourselves in the foot?nnI personally believe that the extremist element who casually compare the enforcement of a community’s firearms laws to the Nazi atrocities of WWII do a disservice to the Second Amendment efforts of us all. The exaggerated rhetoric is more divisive than constructive, and opens the door to easy criticism. We of “the choir” understand what is intended, but the average citizen will only view the charges as the voice of a radical element of “kooks”. I hope we can agree that the choir should be appealing to the citizens of our communities, not alienating them. “Inclusive” is the word most often used by the politicians of both parties during this pre-election period. There is a lesson to be learned from the pros, and it is smart to include a proven friend of ours, gun owners themselves, the police officer.nnYes, police officers do follow orders. You just have to ask yourself whose orders the typical officer is following. Ideally, he or she would be a student of The Constitution. But he is more apt to be a middle-income family man, busting his butt with a second job to pay the mortgage, car, and ski-boat or motorcycle bills, encouraging his kids in baseball or soccer, and socializing with his wife and friends. Being typical, he probably is mandated to live in the community of employment. As a result, he enrolls his children in the local schools, attends the PTA meetings, meets weekly with fellow parishioners at the local church, and has a family doctor in that community. A police officer has more than the average contacts with judges and attorneys, and, most important, his chain of command (administration and supervision) includes the mayor, city manager, city council, and chief of police.nnWe do know what the National Education Association and teachers think about firearms rights. They are actively working to influence the legislation restricting gun rights through political activism. The NEA has a working plan to promote “gun control” in the coming years. They are active in the community and they vote!nnReligious organizations and leaders in every denomination, too numerous to list here, are actively demonizing firearms and their owners at every opportunity. Recently, here in Chicago, a priest sprinkled the entrance of a gun shop with holy water as protesters held what they called an exorcism outside a gun shop to symbolically drive the evils of gun sales out of their communities. These religious leaders have a built in audience every week and they encourage them to vote!nnThe American Medical Association promotes anti-gun “research” that is published for public consumption and recent reports indicate that more and more doctors are including questions about firearms in the home on medical questionnaires. They are active in community politics and they vote!nnAttorneys? Judges? Mayors? City Councils? Chiefs? Is there any question about their beliefs or political influence? Is there any doubt that they vote and influence voters?nnThe media? The evening news? The morning newspaper?nnAnd there you have the organized leaders of your community, the movers and shakers who influence the community and the voters of the community. They give the orders that your police are obligated to follow. The organized, voting, and seemingly tireless anti-gun element is intent on eliminating firearms from our society.nnAnd that’s the way the process works. The most active and influential citizens vote for the laws that the police enforce. Consider the alternative to “law and order” as suggested by some who believe that individual police officers should decide what laws to prosecute, and which to ignore.nnLet’s take a hypothetical police agency in Liberal Southern California, led by a politically correct city council and police chief chosen for his politics rather than his ability to lead. Frustration among the ranks as a result of rampant crime and a revolving door criminal justice system leads a hypothetical gang unit to enforce the laws as they see fit. The DA’s office, judges, and parole and probation departments have done nothing to quell the violence and drug trade, so the hypothetical gang unit takes the law in their own hands. They mete out justice as they see fit.nnI did mention that this is a hypothetical example, didn’t I. Did anyone see the movie, “Magnum Force”? Perhaps we should be careful what we ask for?nnIt is easy to criticize those who bear the burden of great expectations, and the larger the figure or enviable the task, the more exaggerated the criticism. I often think of the unfair treatment of the true winners and heroes of our society. Marines and jocks are probably the most maligned , and yet the envy of everyone who would be a warrior or sports hero. We’ve all heard the jokes, but no one can deny that a Marine or sports figure is the epitome of what our society considers a winner. Does anyone share my wonder that blind allegiance is the key to their success? Talk about following orders! Anyone with military or sports experience understands the importance of following orders. You don’t win a war by voting on which hill to take, or toss a coin in the huddle to decide on a play. True winners depend on following orders.nnAnd yet, in such a target-rich environment of anti-gun teachers, lawyers, doctors, and reporters, so many frustrated gun owners can only muster up the courage to berate police officers and even recommend assassinating them when they go about their duties!nnI am afraid for our Second Amendment “team” when such exaggerated and destructive rhetoric is bantered about so casually. It should not become the norm. Have we lost this battle for individual rights so badly that truth and pride are no longer a factor? You, the citizens, rightly demand the controls on your law enforcement officers. You, the citizen, by act or omission, are responsible for the leadership who make the laws and issue the orders to your police. The police officer understands this. Do you?nnI appreciate and share the need to appeal to law enforcement for assurance that individual rights are high on their list of priorities. Like the majority who choose a law enforcement career, I’m proud of my profession. I followed orders for nearly 30 years and have no regrets. I did not always agree with my superiors or the movers and shakers of my community. I spoke out against them in public. I wrote letters to the editor, and debated lawyers, doctors, teachers, and reporters on the radio, on TV, and on the rubber chicken circuit. I lobbied my fellow officers and joined in to help with political campaigns. A cop doesn’t make the law, but that doesn’t prevent me from doing everything I can to influence those who do make the laws.nnI am registered to vote and will vote my conscience, regardless of party affiliation. And I am not alone in my profession. I can honestly say that the majority of line officers I have known are pro-rights and pro-gun. They are a conservative lot. They can be a worthwhile ally in the fight to restore firearms rights! I invite you to join us and view evidence of pro-gun law enforcement at The Second Amendment Police Department (in cyberspace) by viewing a few articles and opinions at www.2ampd.net.nnYou are encouraged to do whatever possible to influence the police, and every other profession in your community, to vote for the laws you deem fair and responsible. I hope you will agree that a reasoned, factual, and certainly passionate approach is the way to attract fellow citizens to our cause.nnAnd who do you think is more inclusive in their appeal to that police officer in your community, the doctors, lawyers, and teachers, or some kook on the Internet raging about killing cops?nn——————————————————————————–nnKABA NOTE: Leroy Pyle’s long stint as a police officer led him to understand the importance in preserving and restoring the right to keep and bear arms. Founder of Law Enforcement Alliance of America and former NRA Director, Mr. Pyle now stands among the leaders of the “Cops Who Support Firearms” movement. Let us be glad that an “I hate all cops” idiot didn’t do harm to this man – or the many other strong figures on his growing team of law enforcement Americans. You can read other articles from Pyle, here.n
Editor’s Note: If you had JoeMac or another Chief/Supervisor that haunted you, please submit an article for publication!
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 A Place Of Enchantmentnn This Palm Tree Fell Over And Curved Right Back Upn nThis Tree Fell Over And Cloned Four More Trees!n nThe Only Tree That Survived The Tsunami In Japan Now Protected And Restored.n nTa Promh Temple In Cambodian nNever Give Up!n nSomeone Hung His Skates On A Small Tree. The Tree Grew Around Themn nA Tree Growing On Another Treen nAs Tree Grew Out Of The Stump Of A Dead Tree — Then The Stump Rotted Awaynn nA Tree Grows Out of a Rockn nA Floating Island Grew At The End Of A Sunken Treen nA Wooden Chair Sprouted Leavesn nThis Tree Grew Through A Pianon nThis Tree Refused To Accept Wintern nA Lone Tree Found a Way to Live Surrounded by Rock |
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More educational facts from Musings!nYOUR SCIENCE FACT OF THE DAYn
nThe Pronghorn antelope is the fastest hoofed animal in North America.nIt is capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 mph.nThe pronghorn antelope is the fastest hoofed animal in North America and is capable of reaching speeds up to 60 mph. During the winter of 2011, WWF monitored a pronghorn herd that made the longest terrestrial migration in the U.S.’s lower 48 states. Most pronghorn populations remain stable, but have experienced a historic decline. Pronghorn follow the same migration corridors year after year, generation after generation. Today, the thoroughfares that link the summer breeding grounds and winter grazing areas are being fragmented by roads, cities, fences and energy development. These fragmentations threaten the migratory routes and survival of pronghorn.n
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nAnd, just like that…. no more white people in commercials. And, just like that….every new TV show I watch or movie I watch has an extraordinary number or racially mix couples .n
Silent Commercials’ Brainwashing
nThere was a book many years ago called “Subliminal Seduction”. The name has been changed “Silent Commercials’ Brainwashing”, but same concept.n
The Silent Brainwashing
nBrainwashing is best accomplished when you have no idea that it is being done but simply occurs as part of the fabric of your life.nnThink about TV Commercials and shows with these facts in mind.nnFacts:nnUS population 334 million consisting of 57.8% white, 18.7% Latino, 12.1% Black and 11.4% Asian or other.nnAbout 10% of all existing marriages are interracial including those of all races, and only 5.6% of the population identifies as LGBT.nnYou would expect the same ratios in TV commercials if they represented America but here’s what you see instead, taken from a log of TV commercials over a 4-month period, which is quite different.nnFor TV, white men as the majority of Americans have all but disappeared. When they are in commercials, they are either old, ugly and sick or they are the partner of a black woman and have no speaking part.nnIn 3 of the commercials the white men are doing laundry and always paired with a little girl to whom they are delivering the clean clothes. In other words, less than 10% of the population is driving 90% of the narrative.nnThere were zero commercials of White fathers and sons. None! So, while 75% of white children live with both their parents, including their fathers, we choose instead not to model that in favor of the 62% of black children that do not live in a two-parent household? Is this the healthy “normal” image we want to model to our population?nnEqually disturbing, young white boys and teens have also disappeared, unless they were flagrantly new age gay, as though that represents the “majority” instead of the pitifully small minority. What distorted perception of reality does that serve?nnThe study found a majority of the children were white girls with a black “brother” even though this represents the smallest percentage of any reality discussed thus far! The MAJORITY of TV commercial couples consist of a white woman with a black man, when in reality these make up about 6% of the 30% of blacks that are married or about 2% of our population. Are you starting to see how pervasive this extraordinary brainwashing is? Exactly what are they trying to program into us with this relentless deluge of non-reality?nnSurprisingly, in the month of December there was an uptick (but not a majority) in good looking white male models, but research determined that in each and every case it was a cologne commercial and every one of those commercials were made in Europe where they still use white men in their commercials.nnHere, on the other hand, they prefer to portray young white males as so mind-numbingly stupid as being incapable of delivering their lines and couldn’t even say “Liberty Mutual”, the insurance company featured in the commercial.nnOver a period of 4 months it concluded that while the African American population in America is only 12% they were in 94.3% of the commercials. Black males are only 5% of our population yet were in 89.7% of the ads.nnThen you have to ask, where are the Asians and Latino’s that make up nearly THREE TIMES the black population? Are they in THREE TIMES the number of ads or is something severely skewed here in the minds of Hollywood and Madison Avenue?nnThe fact is that while white males make up the largest segment of our population, they were in only in 4% of the TV commercials! In most of those cases they are in their 60’s to 80’s and were pushing medication for debilitating diseases, reverse mortgages (Tom Selleck) or Medicare plans. While the study had many, many more alarming facts, one that really stands out is that virtually every ad campaign for new cars featured a woman driver except for Lincoln.nnIn the commercials for automobiles there were more black women drivers than white women. Again, Europe was the exception here where Mercedes and BMW had NO VISIBLE DRIVERS!! They showed the cars cruising highways but never allowed a view where the driver was visible. Are they more interested in selling the product while we appear to be more interested in selling the political/racial message?nnAnd it is not just our commercials that offer this skewed media driven unreality. It is also nearly impossible to turn on a show that doesn’t have a gay couple or LGBT component, yet in reality only one in eighteen should, if they want to accurately represent the less than 5.6% of the population that fall in this group.nnThe results of this brainwashing are dramatic and very successful. Despite the low percentage in real life, when polled, Americans have been brainwashed to believe that 24% of all Americans are LGBT! Based on commercials, they must also believe that the “average” American family is biracial, that white men barely exist, and Latinos/Asians do not exist at all.nnThat is the magic and the tragedy of the fake, dishonest and unrealistic “woke” TV that we watch and are affected by 24/7, even though it is far afield from our reality.nnDitto for the “woke” minority that follow mindlessly in its wake, thinking that this bizarre narrative is in fact real or justified, when it is merely an illusion and fabrication. They truly do control our entire thought process and will distort our perception of reality, if we allow them to.nnWhile it is one thing to erase the stigma of single parenthood, bi-racialism, or unusual sexual preferences, it is another thing completely to portray them as the “Role Model” or “Norm”, as representative of our entire society, especially at the expense of true normality or realism.nnIn this case, it looks like White, Latino, Asian and straight lives don’t matter according to them, and Black privilege with a side of LGBT has taken us over.n
The brainwashing will continue and can only be stopped by educating those around you.
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Happy Birthday To Me, Happy Birthday To Me,
nHappy Birthday Dear Leroy, Happy Birthday To Meeeeee!n80???? Holy Crap, whoda thunkn
nC’ya