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The Christian Science Monitor cites SPLC as to 'company Ron keeps' which is odd company itself, imho.
I didn't see anywhere to leave comments, though.
And they don't seem to know about the poll that came out AFTER Boston saying Americans are more concerned about losing their Constitutional rights than about terrorism.
more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Dec...Paul-slams-Boston-police.-Has-he-gone-too-far
I didn't see anywhere to leave comments, though.
And they don't seem to know about the poll that came out AFTER Boston saying Americans are more concerned about losing their Constitutional rights than about terrorism.
Former US congressman Ron Paul (R) shakes hands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 7, 2013.
Chris Wattie/REUTERS
Chris Wattie/REUTERS
Former GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has slammed US law enforcement for responding to the Boston Marathon bombing with “police state tactics.”
In a post on the website of libertarian activist Lew Rockwell, Mr. Paul said Monday that the governmental reaction to the tragic explosions was worse than the attack itself. The forced lockdown of much of the Boston area, police riding armored vehicles through the streets, and door-to-door searches without warrants were all reminiscent of a military coup or martial law, Paul added.
“The Boston bombing provided the opportunity for the government to turn what should have been a police investigation into a military-style occupation of an American city,” according to Paul.
Furthermore, this response did not result in the capture of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Paul charged. He was discovered hiding in a boat by a private citizen, who called police.
“And he was identified not by government surveillance cameras, but by private citizens who willingly shared their photographs with the police,” Paul wrote on Lew Rockwell’s site.
Yikes. This isn’t going to go down well in Watertown, is it? Citizens there applauded when police finally carted off Tsarnaev alive. The Boston police commissioner told his troops over the radio that “it’s a proud day to be a Boston police officer.” In the wake of the suspect’s capture the media have generally portrayed law enforcement officers as heroes.
more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Dec...Paul-slams-Boston-police.-Has-he-gone-too-far
