Are cops constitutional?
In a 2001 article for the Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, the legal scholar and civil liberties activist Roger Roots posed just that question. Roots, a fairly radical libertarian, believes that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t allow for police as they exist today. At the very least, he argues, police departments, powers and practices today violate the document’s spirit and intent. “Under the criminal justice model known to the framers, professional police officers were unknown,” Roots writes.
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I know this is a concern for everyone. Watching the police actions at checkpoints and almost every interaction with citizens is sickening. Police are moving from that friendly face to that of an enemy. I do take solace in the fact they are a limited resource to government. There power comes only from what we fear our government will do to us if we do not obey.
ReplyDeleteCurrently with the vast majority of citizens willing to accept the governments orders they are extremely powerful. As the government loses control and the general public move from order to lawlessness the power of police diminishes rapidly. There power will be further diminished by the fact a percent will refuse to follow illegal orders. There will be another percent that will walk off choosing instead to stay and provide for their families. How big will these percentages be is anyone's guess. My guess is departments will lose 25% to perhaps 60% of their force.
Also once lawlessness becomes more common police and all enforcement agencies will be dealing with defensive operations and not proactively doing house to house searches. They will be far too busy trying to protect bankers and politicians.
So my best advise is to stay off their radar as much as possible. We all know with the NSA snooping there is not way to be 100% off but do the best you can. Personally I never buy guns or ammunition within 100 miles of home and then only pay cash. As much as I love the price and convenience of having ammo shipped to my door. The OPSEC damage far out ways the price and convenience. Same with food on grocery day we buy our normal food for the week pay by debit card and look completely normal. We then stop at a different store and with cash buy $20 to $30 worth if items for the pantry. Everything we do appears completely normal to a casual viewer.
Outside of my wife no one knows what we have stored up. Even my daughter does not know. Not because I do not trust her I do but what she does not know she cannot accidentally let something slip. However, we have included provisions for her, our son in law and their children.
Before the end the police will not come kicking in your door for supplies no one knows about. After the end they are too busy with other things to worry about you. While OPSEC is vital no man is an island. If you want to survive you must have a network of others that can group together with for mutual aid and support. Hmmm, looks like I went a bit off topic sorry but I do tend to ramble.
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If you want to survive you must have a network of others that can group together with for mutual aid and support.
DeleteAbsolutely and good post.