10 forms of slavery blacks endure today (largely without realizing it)
This monument to a Confederate general, A.P. Stewart, should offend less than the requirement of the party represented in the building behind, one that says black people cannot marry without state permission. (Photo MP on Flickr) Black activists and Democrat-oriented sympathizers have it easy. They complain bitterly about statues of Confederate notables such as Gen. […]
Berke’s press ban: ‘No matter what he says, he’s not media’
Andy Berke names David Roddy chief of police Aug. 4, 2017, before a group of local media whose members are unlikely to ask questions about the trouble police officers have in obeying state law and caring about citizens’ God-given and constitutionally guaranteed rights. A ban by the mayor’s office of a blogger suggests that the Chattanooga […]
Gaddy arrested, faces Dunlap jail cell as political prisoner
An assault case in Soddy-Daisy city court in a billing dispute with a garage owner brought Carol and Thomas Gaddy into a courts building in Chattanooga today, leading to her arrest in her property rights case in Dunlap, Tenn. , where she is under a judge’s finding of civil contempt. (Photo David Tulis) Carol Gaddy was […]
Gaddy says facing jail for cause of freedom, soldiers of foreign wars
Carol Gaddy stands next to a federal flag posted along the edge of her property along Coops Creek in Dunlap, Tenn. Her stand for God-given rights honors veterans and soldiers, she says. (Photo David Tulis) A feisty homeowner in Southeastern Tennessee who has defied a court’s order to voluntarily allow a search of her house […]
For cops, anything goes — DAs, cronyism, law shield abuse
Tennessee state Rep. Gerald McCormick sponsored a bill to give more legal favor to citizens on patrol (cop) by making an assault on an officer a “blue lives matter” felony. (Photo Twitter Gerald McCormick) “There is one criminal justice system for citizens — especially black and brown ones — and another for police in the United States.” […]
Berke cites life-saving de-escalation as police ideal in naming Roddy
David Roddy is tapped as the chief of the Chattanooga police department. Mayor Berke is at left, and city council member Darrin Ledford is at right. (Photo WDEF.com) Mayor Andy Berke, heeding growing public interest in reform, tells of an encounter between a drunken husband and an officer that in times past might have ended […]
Melvin sues cop Campbell, city for ‘outrageous’ arrest
Hanson Melvin is in a cheerful mood outside the Hamilton County courts building in Chattanooga after Judge Don Poole dismisses his criminal case on a phony charge of disorderly conduct. (Photo David Tulis) The conduct was intentional or reckless, and was so outrageous that it is not tolerated by a civilized society. *** [T]he city […]
Despite patriotic nostalgia, Dayton rally urges Christians to restore order
Re-enactor Jim Maddox recites the declaration of independence at a God and country rally in the Scopes monkey trial courtroom in Dayton, Tenn., just as a bit of tape loses its grip on a patriotic plastic banner. (Photo David Tulis) State Sen. Mae Beavers, a candidate for Tennessee governor, rises to give a brief oration […]
Search panelist Ramsey neutral on life-saving police reform
Techtown CEO Chris Ramsey and staffer Gwyneth Wilson greet parents at the end of a computer summer camp at the nonprofit group’s classrooms downtown. Mr. Ramsey is on a committee of five advising Mayor Andy Berke on selecting a police chief. (Photo David Tulis) With the application window closed now, 49 people have applied for […]
Council says ‘Gig City’ concept merely marketing claptrap
Blake and Lexi Bozarth serve city guests at their residence, and want the city to prosper from an expansion of Airbnb’s network. But they are not angered by the city’s pretended authority to regulate the short-term vacational rental field. (Photo Lexi Bozarth, Facebook) City council votes to deny free market progress in many parts of […]