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Tasing of elderly woman a police ’necessity’; so, too, baseless charges

Cops figure old crone, Martha Al-Bishara of Chatsworth, Ga., may not speak English, but’ll understand taser as they fight to remain safe, get home to their families that night. Here with David Tulis, her highly intelligent grandchildren, Martha Douhne and Timothy Douhne, tell about the stellar law enforcement labors of Chatsworth, Ga., police chief, Josh Etheridge. […]

Charging, tasing woman, 87, wins sissy cop honor for chief, 2 cops

Lee University grad Martha Douhne and her grandmother, Martha Al-Bashara, talk with a Newschannel9 reporter in Chatsworth, Ga. (Photo Newschannel9) Chatsworth Police Department wins my first sissy cop award for extraordinary valor in offloading 99.98 percent of personal risk onto others and tasing an old woman so that the police chief and his two subordinates […]

Charlottesville suppresses political liberty in name of safety

To avoid a repetition of the protest of August 2017, as seen here in an exchange of digital gestures, Charlottesville city government is imposing a police state and voiding constitutional liberty. (Photo Wikipedia) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — While it is appropriate that the government and the public work together to ensure that the tragedies of August […]

Pastor’s letter supports parents religious exemption against vaccines

Brainerd Hills Presbyterian church is on East Brainerd Road in Chattanooga. (Photo David Tulis) Under Tennessee law, a parent who does not wish to have vaccines for a child can obtain a religious exemption. This is a signed and written statement by the parent, citing those beliefs against vaccination that are religious in nature. The […]

100 PILOT tax break deals in city to hit $400 million; is that fair?

Erskine Oglesby speaks with a member of the public after a Chattanooga city council meeting. (Photo DavidTulis) Our  Jobs PILOT program has been around since about 1985. The City and County have approved about 100 PILOT agreements since that time. By Helen Burns Sharp / Accountability for Taxpayer Money About $400,000,000 in property tax revenue […]

Title 55 charge puts young woman to tears

A THP officer gets back into his car after making a scene outside the Hixson Panera bread store, charging a young woman with “texting while driving,” enforcing a transportation statute against a young woman who legally admits she is involved in transportation (though as matter of fact, she’s not). (Photo David Tulis) The arrest of […]

Rescuers tell prosecutors meaning of interposition to save preborn

Operation Rescue activists have the support of demonstrators. (Photo Operation Save America) Update on the Louisville Rescue and the F.A.C.E. trial by Rusty Thomas, National Director of Operation Save America. Read his official response to the federal prosecutor’s interrogatories. Brethren, I just received permission from our attorneys to release the questionnaire or what they call interrogatories […]

Lassitude grips city council as members do busywork, ignore Berke violence

Sharee Robinson-James, left, talks with police official Danna Vaughn about private criminal activity outside a city nightclub while, background, city council member Erskine Oglesby, left, chats with a staffer for Mayor Andy Berke. (Photo David Tulis) A great lassitude seems to afflict the residents of Chattanooga and keeps them from being angry about the abuse […]

‘Practicing the King’s Economy’ puts God’s heart into capitalism, welfare

People depart after worship at North Shore Fellowship in Chattanooga, a church where civil engagement and justice are taught as part of Christians’ mercy upon the world. Author Robby Holt is pastor. (Photo David Tulis) Pot luck beats soup kitchens as Christians develop personalistic, open and charity-oriented ideals of local economy, entrepreneuership and free market. […]