With police powers notice, we need not bow down to Haman
When Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai. — Esther 5:9 For the past year, Chattanooga has been under administrative notice regarding the state transportation law and its limits. The evil being done by city police upon thousands […]
Does attorney know legal landscape in city has shifted?
Attorney Robin Flores is a lawyer who regularly engages in lawsuits against cities and counties for abusive police practices. Mr. Flores, also a member of the NAACP, may be unaware that the legal landscape in Chattanooga has shifted in favor of the citizenry and against high-handed and gangland-style cop departments. How so? The earth moved, […]
DA disputes jury power, insists jurors must enforce law
We stop ’em by being on juries and being informed about our ancient rights to defy and defeat bad law when pressed against a criminal defendant. But Melydia Clewell, spokeswoman for DA Neal Pinkston in Hamilton County, Tenn., rips idea of jury members’ ruling on laws and nullifying them by “not guilty” findings or hung […]
Gentry slashes back at lawyer-senator’s bid to blight remonstrance petition
Petitioner John Gentry deals with a head-on rebuke by a practicing attorney and member of the state judiciary who is also a member of the legislature in the Tennessee senate. Mr. Gentry filed in state house and senate a petition of remonstrance that is an extraordinary stab at what might readily be called the Tennessee […]
Gentry readies petition for remonstrance, asks for traffic stop reform detail
A remarkable project is about to be birthed in which John Gentry, a certified public accountant who resides in Goodlettsville, Tenn., tells the general assembly about innumerable grievances brought against the people by the dominant private interest in Tennessee, namely members of the bar — attorneys and judges, who operate as a combine to deprive […]
Hint of thaw among police, but reforms have much ground to cover
For all the grief that chief David Roddy takes from Chattanoogans critical of policing and demanding other improvements or reform, there is a sign of a thaw or a melting. By David Tulis / NoogaRadio 92.7 And that is the orders he gave to the officers Dec. 11 assigned to maintain order at the city […]
Lawyer meeting notes: Traffic stop reform in all its fruits, starting here
Chattanooga police officer Sgt. Wayne Jefferson talks to members of the citizens police academy in Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) Police powers reform in Tennessee is beginning in Chattanooga. Here are the main arguments for directing city police to respect the limits of the statute at Tenn. Code Ann. § Title 55, the state transportation statute, […]
Bill clarifies rights of travel, policing of transportation in N.H.
A bill by Rep. Dick Marple in New Hampshire retains police power over trucking and transportation, but bans cops from enforcing the transportation statute on people not involved in for-hire use of the roads. (Photo Bizfluent.com) A bill before the New Hampshire general assembly would codify the common law right of free movement on the […]
Berke leaves cops exposed to fatal threats at traffic stops
A cop runs toward the action, his service weapon drawn. (Photo National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund) The killing Thursday of a Georgia police officer occurred in the most dangerous kind of encounter officers face with a potentially hostile public. And that is the so called traffic stop. Traffic stops are more accurately called transportation […]
Protesters decry beating of singer Toney; council members flick out
City hall Tuesday night is lit by a spotlight that says police act like thugs when they should act like public servants. Nearly 40 angry people of color chase members of Chattanooga’s city council from their dais tonight by demanding justice and crying for deliverance from police thuggery in Chattanooga and Hamilton County. By David […]