tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2004430051408160628..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: You wanna see something really scary?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45092533452203827852008-03-31T22:05:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:05:00.000-04:00When I lived in DC, there were seven police jurisd...When I lived in DC, there were seven police jurisdictions within easy walking distance of the Capitol. (Six federal, one DC itself.) If DHS has a jurisdiction in that area, it would go up to 8. If DC gets statehood and adds state police, it would be 9!<BR/><BR/>(The seven are: Capitol Police in the Capitol, Park Police on the National Mall, Secret Service at the White House and Treasury buildings, US Marshals at the Supreme Court, Library of Congress Police at guess where, FBI at remaining Federal property, and DC Metro at non-Federal property. No one expects the Library Police!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37555116819252758252008-03-31T16:28:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:28:00.000-04:00Yeah, in the Air Farce, we had two completely diff...Yeah, in the Air Farce, we had two completely different traffic ticket books. One for military members, and one for civilians.<BR/><BR/>Completely different systems, UCMJ vs. Federal and local courts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42508028354437591532008-03-31T10:56:00.000-04:002008-03-31T10:56:00.000-04:00Missed that. Yea, if the state crime happens on fe...Missed that. Yea, if the state crime happens on federal property, the fed goon has jurisdiction ... and can issue a citation for an infraction.<BR/><BR/>Forest Service personnel with police training can also issue speed citations, etc, on Forest service land ... although they generally prefer to have state cops do it if possible.<BR/><BR/>It still has to go to the local court, however.closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642713237849918722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33961763780650851762008-03-31T07:59:00.000-04:002008-03-31T07:59:00.000-04:00You think that's scary, read this NY Times article...You think that's scary, read this NY Times article:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/29/business/29regulate.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=printJ. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524149847037349007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86236704127722503782008-03-30T20:18:00.000-04:002008-03-30T20:18:00.000-04:00Not necessarily. And even if they do, few people k...Not necessarily. <BR/><BR/>And even if they do, few people know it's a Federal crime to commit a local offense (even public intoxication or indecent exposure while having a roll in the back seat) on Federal property.<BR/><BR/>That's why you get a U. S. speeding ticket if you drive too fast through Yellowstone, and why I almost tried a rape that happened on a tiny battlefield park in U. S. District Court.<BR/><BR/>Many U. S. government installations have their own enforcement agencies, and I suppose that courthouse is one of them.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73041393043340483482008-03-30T19:43:00.000-04:002008-03-30T19:43:00.000-04:00Infractions ( as opposed to misdemeanors and felon...Infractions ( as opposed to misdemeanors and felonies ) have to be witnessed by the cop writing the ticket, and the cop has to have jurisdiction.<BR/><BR/>The charge won't stand up in court for a second.<BR/><BR/>They were hoping the person getting the ticket would just sign "guilty", and send in the bail amount.<BR/><BR/>Fight it.closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642713237849918722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43422984780244921162008-03-30T19:23:00.000-04:002008-03-30T19:23:00.000-04:00I just finished Jonah's book 'Liberal Fascism'. I ...I just finished Jonah's book 'Liberal Fascism'. <BR/><BR/>I decided it needed a Volume 2, to recommend actions to restore freedom, and neuter the fascists to keep them from breeding new problems.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51532670531962218202008-03-30T18:05:00.000-04:002008-03-30T18:05:00.000-04:00Good catch lass.I had read that post & had a faint...Good catch lass.<BR/><BR/>I had read that post & had a faint uneasy feeling about the whole (fed) thing, but let it go w/out any thought.<BR/><BR/>You nailed it; kudos.doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42035043876079474702008-03-30T17:48:00.000-04:002008-03-30T17:48:00.000-04:00All law enforcement must be local, otherwise it be...All law enforcement must be local, otherwise it becomes a faceless, soulless bureaucracy that too easily becomes the instrument of tyranny. <BR/><BR/>If federal "agents" are required, they must at the very least have no powers of arrest and must not ever be armed.<BR/><BR/>That things are otherwise shows just how far down the wrong road we have traveled.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323030245852764303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64902771699199471332008-03-30T17:04:00.000-04:002008-03-30T17:04:00.000-04:00Plus the Homeland Security types have to be in nin...Plus the Homeland Security types have to be in ninja gear to arrest the beer drinker. Yep, it's beer drinkers that are responsible for upsetting our security.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.com