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Category Archives: Abuse of Discretion
Using brandishing statutes to chill Second Amendment rights
I have written before about the abuse of statutes such as Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing The Peace to punish otherwise legal behavior such as open carry. Therefore, when I read the February 25th article by John Schneider in the Lansing … Continue reading
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Madison alder declares constitutional freedoms to be ‘childish’
The ‘Madison 5’ incident continues to spread ripples across Wisconsin as the city and the police department struggle to defend their actions. Background Last Wednesday I wrote about the fact that the Wisconsin courts have not only held that a person may not be … Continue reading
The tyranny of the bigoted comes to Madison Wisconsin
“An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.” – Mahatma Gandhi A little over a year ago, I wrote about the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. At the time, … Continue reading
The tyranny of the bigoted
“An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.” – Mahatma Gandhi As Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. recently discovered, one of the greatest threats to the free exercise of civil rights in … Continue reading
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Milwaukee Police Chief Flynn is bordering on irresponsible
Yesterday, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B.Van Hollen issued a long-awaited advisory memorandum making it clear that merely openly carrying a firearm, absent additional facts and circumstances, is protected behavior under Article I, § 25 Of The Wisconsin Constitution and will never justify a … Continue reading
