City rejects ShotSpotter; it brings few results, is ‘privacy nightmare’
Surveillance gear for ShotSpotter locates point where a firearm is discharged, ostensibly to help catch illegal activity. A microphone listens for gunshots from a neighborhood telephone pole. (Photo ACLU). In January 2015 city government in Chattanooga considered using the ShotSpotter system at the request of Chief Fred Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher requested a subscription for a […]
Gardenhire endorsement shows irrelevancy of Times Free Press editorial page
Sen. Todd Gardenhire serves the conventions of Republican and conservative government. (Photo YouTube) The right-hand editorial page of the Chattanooga Times Free Press has endorsed Sen. Todd Gardenhire for a new term in the Tennessee General Assembly. The text by Clint Cooper praises his work in the public education sector, including getting cheaper passage in […]
CDC proposes indefinite detainment, forced vaccination, unlimited surveillance for travelers
We have until October 14 to give the CDC feedback on its proposed rule. Go to www.regulations.gov/comment?D=CDC-2016-0068-0001 and tell CDC what you think! By Chiara King The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend its quarantine regulations. These Proposed Rules will allow CDC and its agents to perform MANDATORY […]
Christianity, police & the 2nd amendment
This remarkable video was presented as a Lord’s Day talk on AM 1240 Hot News Talk Radio on Oct. 8. I highly recommend this analysis of conservatives, police departments and the gospel by analyist Bojidar Marinov of Reconstructionist Radio. 23 minutes. Tweet Pin It
Acts of cop kindness stand out sharply as slaying toll passes 890
Officer Brian Moody helps a citizen in a wheelchair. (Photo Shealisha Beasley and Wrcbtv.com) As of Oct. 8, 894 people in the United States have been killed by police officers. Soaring numbers of police killings bring special notice to acts of kindness by police officers in Chattanooga and elsewhere. By David Tulis / AM 1240 […]
Pinkston won’t prosecute 2 rogue officers
Rochelle Gelpin, left, sees racism in her arrest, but the real danger is police action without probable cause and with seeming malice. Her daughter, Shay, eyewitness, is at her side. (Photo David Tulis) Neal Pinkston, state prosecutor The state is refusing to prosecute two of its agents who violated the constitutional rights of two Hixson […]
Horde of cops detain, interrogate men off Amnicola using wireless phones
Chattanooga police officers harass and detain two men running cellphones and taking images of the Riverwalk and a nearby chemical plant. The men equipped with a police scanner test the limits of their liberty of movement. Officers demand “ID” and “try to get to the bottom of everything” and “determine you guys are not suspicious.” […]
Officer ordered quietly chatting Gelpin into house, witness says
Zaneka Steele is an eyewitness to the arrest of neighbor Rochelle Gelpin in May. (Photo David Tulis) Zaneka Steele witnessed from a balcony, top right, the police seizure of Rochelle Gelpin, left, and the manhandling of her daughter, Shay, in a Chattanooga apartment complex. (Photo David Tulis) The following is an affidavit describing the arrest […]
Woman arrested after being told to ‘go inside’ because unit is ‘government property’
Rochelle Gelpin was arrested in her pajamas and falsely accused of “disorderly conduct.” Later in court, she wisely asserted her right to have a cop’s accusations heard by the grand jury, which dismissed them Sept. 28, 2016. Two women confronted by city officer Jeff Rahn recount the details of the arrest of Rochelle Gelpin, left, […]
Gelpin affidavit: Cop gives contradictory orders, arrests without cause
Police officer Jeff Rahn accosted Rochelle Gelpin, left, and her daughter Shay as they sat on the hood of a car before being ordered to go into their apartment. (Photo David Tulis) The following affidavit by Rochelle Gelpin tells of her arrest without probable cause and her being charged with disorderly conduct by Chattanooga police […]