Cyclists have defense next time cops harass them

Tennessee law forbids wheelies, under some circumstances. But motorcycle stoppies like this one are not prohibited.  I have a 20 year old son who is a Marine veteran, discharged after a serious injury and in love with speed and a motorcycle. Police are given to harassing him and other motorcyclists by unwarranted stops, he says. […]

DA Pinkston, state excuse police execution of East Ridge resident

East Ridge employee Daniel Stephenson executes plumber Todd Browning in front of his house in East Ridge, Tenn. (Photo YouTube) Chattanoogans have had two reminders in the past nine days that the state is superior to them and that its violent acts against citizens are to be overlooked in light of its pretense of noble […]

Administrative notice tells city its authority is limited

Carol Gaddy and her son, Kelly, speak with supporters at the Sequatchie County jail in Dunlap, Tenn., after her release on a criminal contempt charge. (Photo David Tulis) The Gaddy case in Sequatchie county pits a homeowner against the corporation called City of Dunlap in which officials are demanding right of “inspection” of Thomas and […]

Chattanooga police care about state security 1st, justice 2nd

The community policing program puts cops, with firefighters joining in, into a kiddie costume event Oct. 29 in Chattanooga. Community policing is incapable of undoing the state aggression against the people implied in the concept of “law enforcement.” (Photo Chattanooga police department) Cops take part in a gay pride event Oct. 2, 2016. Police cadet […]

Battlefield tactics: How to deny state actor’s ‘good faith’ defense

Dunlap, Tenn., city hall is embroiled in a fight to “inspect” a house apparently outside the city boundary. Dwain Land, chief executive of a municipal corporation called City of Dunlap When people hear a reference to “state actors,” they imagine for a split second a group of people all practicing grimaces, tremulous expressions of fear […]

What’s wrong with concealed carry permits

Concealed carry permits convert a right into a privilege. There are many sound reasons and arguments against statutes requiring concealed carry permits. Some of these arguments are  as follows: (for the sake of brevity no support documentation is provided but is available upon request). By Jay Hirsch / Noogaradio AM 1240 FM 101.1 UNBIBLICAL: There […]

Homeowner accuses judge of unjust dealings, city of fraud

Faded flags of defiant causes and imperial tyranny fly at the gate of the Thomas and Carol Gaddy house just outside Dunlap, Tenn., where folksy homeowners are defying demands for a city “inspection.” (Photo David Tulis) Carol Gaddy of Dunlap is accusing circuit court judge Thomas W. Graham of favoritism, illegal communications and the furthering […]

Testy judge jails homeowner Mrs. Gaddy, 69

Carol Gaddy and her husband, Thomas, built a fence around their Dunlap, Tenn., home to keep out city officials acting without a warrant. Homeowner Carol Gaddy is in Sequatchie County jail in Dunlap, Tenn., on a charge of contempt before Circuit Court judge Rusty Graham, who is hearing her claims against the city inspection and […]

Your shantytown is my housing free trade zone

Scrap lumber like this on a construction project on Main Street of Chattanooga would be recycled by homeless people for their own “free trade zone” dwellings. (Photo David Tulis) A worksite dumpster could become the “home depot” of homeless people if they could build their own dwellings in an unregulated housing free trade zone in […]

Grohn demands Fletcher provide details in abusive cop cases

Chattanooga police chief Fred Fletcher jogs with police recruits on the city walking bridge. (Photo Chattanooga police department, Facebook) Hanson Melvin in front of district attorney Neal Pinkston’s office in Chattanooga. Mr. Pinkston refused to prosecute his indictment on a disorderly conduct charge after Mr. Melvin raised questions about denial of due process and perjury […]