July 2015
A publication supporting the rights, safety and freedom of all motorcyclists through education and legislation
VOLUME XXIV, ISSUE III
Nonprofit Org US Postage Paid Permit #1662 Phoenix, AZ
Waco Call to action
Greetings Brothers and Sisters In The Wind,
As horrific as the events that unfolded in Waco are, it will hopefully benefit us in the long term.
The main issues involving law enforcement pertain primarily to those people that the police automatically assume are law breakers. Blacks and Hispanics in depressed neighborhoods, bikers anywhere...etc. Those of us who have always been on the receiving end of the fist attached to the long arm of the law. Those of us who most White Bread America society members would rather not accept, see go away, or at the very least generally accept that police abuse is justified by our lawless actions and dangerous nature.
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But the tables are turning...
There are a number of issues involved with the current state of law enforcement. First, for decades and possibly centuries, the testimony of an officer tends to carry three times the weight in court as that of the defendant. Any defendant. This leads to the feeling of impunity officers carry into most any situation. It is this impunity
which leads to the second issue. Police officers are lauded and rewarded for their arrests. The volume and severity of arrests make for decoration, commendations and promotions. They don't get shit for a low crime rate at all. Politicians generally take credit for that. As such, police are incentivized to seek out problems where none exist and in many cases create them or at the very least escalate a situation into an arrest. This is why more and more people are being charged with resisting arrest but no other crime. Inventing "probable cause" has become commonplace to say the least. Basically, if a cop says it in court it must be true. The third and most disturbing issue is the complete militarization of police agencies. If you dress, equip and arm an individual like a soldier, they will ultimately begin to act like a soldier. Factor that with the understanding that police officers are trained from day one to take control of any situation. When a police officer trained to "take control" becomes a "badged soldier taking control" the serve and protect idium swiftly becomes a "respect my authority" problem. Law enforcement policy has now become a "rules of engagement" policy. Rules of engagement fueled by the take control
mindset is no longer kill or be killed but act upon any perceived threat. That simple subjective phrase "perceived threat" has allowed more violent felons wearing badges walk away from their crimes. White Bread America again believes that the "good guys" are doing good and the "bad guys" are getting what they deserve.
But the tables are turning...
As more and more videos surface of law enforcement acting completely out of control, the perception that only thugs and miscreants are the recipients of this abuse is waning. White Bread America is beginning to wake up and realize there's a problem. The belief that police can act with impunity is dissolving. Then we have Waco. The first stories to "leak out" clearly came from the badge side of the equation. A shootout between rival bike gangs during a meeting to resolve a turf dispute. That yarn lasted about nine seconds. As did the "fight broke out in the restroom" bit and pretty much every side of the story that made law enforcement appear reactive
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