DC Police Chief Responds to Adam Kokesh's Planned Armed March

[green73]

The District of Columbia’s police chief said Tuesday officers would arrest marchers who plan to openly carry rifles into the city in violation of District law.

“Passing into the District of Columbia with loaded firearms is a violation of the law and we’ll have to treat it as such,” Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier said on NewsChannel

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/armed-protesters-face-arrest-91022.html

 

[aGameOfThrones]

“Mere mundanes Passing into the District of Columbia with loaded firearms is a violation of the law and we’ll have to treat it as such,” Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier said on NewsChannel

Fixed it.

 

[SkepticalMetal]

Were we all expecting nothing to go wrong?

 

[torchbearer]

Were we all expecting nothing to go wrong?

wrong?
this was expected.

I love it when a plan comes together.

 

[mczerone]

DC's law is in violation of the law, and will be treated as such...

 

[RM918]

Were we all expecting nothing to go wrong?

The being arrested part was expected, so that's not really 'wrong'. It goes wrong if someone opens fire.

 

[torchbearer]

DC's law is in violation of the law, and will be treated as such...

someone needs to state this in press release.
d.c. laws violates the constitution. the d.c. police will be acting contrary to the constitution.

 

[SkepticalMetal]

wrong?
this was expected.

I love it when a plan comes together.

...Yeah, but the point is that there are so many ways this could go wrong and backfire that it inherently makes the whole thing a bad idea. The first part of where it's bad is where the cops come in - when they decide to intervene (and if there are 1000 or over then they might justify calling in the National Guard) - there is a substantial possibility that it could turn into a bloodbath. Regardless of whether or not that actually happens, the Media would most likely spin it in every way they can. If nothing serious happens, they could easily paint it as a bunch of "kooky old farts with guns" who aren't for "progressive" ideals. If something serious DOES happen, then they will be easily able to make it look like the gun-marchers brought it upon themselves, were threatening "national security," starting a violent insurrection, trying to eliminate good old American freedoms, trying to harm police officers...etc. Long story short, whatever there is to gain from this is microscopic, but what there is to lose is so massive that it's borderline absurdist.

 

[torchbearer]

adam has a chance with media attention to ask the question, why doesn't the 2nd amendment apply to d.c.?

 

[ZENemy]

...Yeah, but the point is that there are so many ways this could go wrong and backfire that it inherently makes the whole thing a bad idea. The first part of where it's bad is where the cops come in - when they decide to intervene (and if there are 1000 or over then they might justify calling in the National Guard) - there is a substantial possibility that it could turn into a bloodbath. Regardless of whether or not that actually happens, the Media would most likely spin it in every way they can. If nothing serious happens, they could easily paint it as a bunch of "kooky old farts with guns" who aren't for "progressive" ideals. If something serious DOES happen, then they will be easily able to make it look like the gun-marchers brought it upon themselves, were threatening "national security," starting a violent insurrection, trying to eliminate good old American freedoms, trying to harm police officers...etc. Long story short, whatever there is to gain from this is microscopic, but what there is to lose is so massive that it's borderline absurdist.

Please present your BETTER idea to achieve more freedom.

 

[torchbearer]

...Yeah, but the point is that there are so many ways this could go wrong and backfire that it inherently makes the whole thing a bad idea. The first part of where it's bad is where the cops come in - when they decide to intervene (and if there are 1000 or over then they might justify calling in the National Guard) - there is a substantial possibility that it could turn into a bloodbath. Regardless of whether or not that actually happens, the Media would most likely spin it in every way they can. If nothing serious happens, they could easily paint it as a bunch of "kooky old farts with guns" who aren't for "progressive" ideals. If something serious DOES happen, then they will be easily able to make it look like the gun-marchers brought it upon themselves, were threatening "national security," starting a violent insurrection, trying to eliminate good old American freedoms, trying to harm police officers...etc. Long story short, whatever there is to gain from this is microscopic, but what there is to lose is so massive that it's borderline absurdist.

making real, what is already reality.

 

[tod evans]

Veterans not currently on active duty are not to be trusted to bear arms in DC...

But it's okay for 100 IQ police currently employed by the city...

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

“Passing into the District of Columbia with loaded firearms is a violation of the law and we’ll have to treat it as such,” Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier said on NewsChannel

So when can we expect to see your officers hauled off?

How are they planning to arrest, say, 5,000 people anyway?

 

[torchbearer]

So when can we expect to see your officers hauled off?

How are they planning to arrest, say, 5,000 people anyway?

they aren't planning on arresting anyone.

 

[SkepticalMetal]

Please present your BETTER idea to achieve more freedom.

Okay. Education of the masses. Right now, this movement is so small of a minority that it's like a mouse in a sea of cats. Marching through DC with loaded rifles (at least I think that's what I heard) can be easily crushed, spinned, and ultimately destroyed. As an anarcho-capitalist I hold the TSA to be, by default, tyrannical, however this doesn't mean I protest every time I want to fly. This may be viewed as "exercising your freedom" (and it is) but with the gang of thieves in power, it's just plain fatuous. To bring about real change takes an academic revolution, not an armed one.

 

[torchbearer]

Okay. Education of the masses. Right now, this movement is so small of a minority that it's like a mouse in a sea of cats. Marching through DC with loaded rifles (at least I think that's what I heard) can be easily crushed, spinned, and ultimately destroyed. As an anarcho-capitalist I hold the TSA to be, by default, tyrannical, however this doesn't mean I protest every time I want to fly. This may be viewed as "exercising your freedom" (and it is) but with the gang of thieves in power, it's just plain fatuous. To bring about real change takes an academic revolution, not an armed one.

this isn't to overthrow the government. this is to assert the right to bare arms.

 

[JK/SEA]

Please present your BETTER idea to achieve more freedom.

write strongly worded letters to your Rep...march around with protest signs..(in the designated areas of course)...call in to talk shows...pound your fist on your keyboard...

see..lots of other stuff to do besides what Adam is proposing...i mean, somebody might get hurt, and then we all become slaves to the State...uh-huh uh huh uh huh..

 

[tod evans]

they aren't planning on arresting anyone.

Refer to Kent State

Ruby Ridge

Waco

Dorner


Etc..

 

[SkepticalMetal]

this isn't to overthrow the government. this is to assert the right to bare arms.

...You just missed my point entirely.

 

[compromise]

Yup, Kokesh is gonna end up in jail. Hopefully he gets out before Rand becomes president. Probably not, though. Rand might have to pardon him.