The LACK of criminal records in about two thirds of those arrested is what confirmed for me that this was an LEO operation gone seriously sideways and a clear abuse of power.
Yes, I was incorrect in my “assumption.” And you are correct—can you imagine having your wife call the accounting firm and telling them you will not be in for work on Monday because you got swept up in that mess? I drove through Texas last year on my motorcycle. I could have just as easily gone through that town as any other on my trip.
What a mess that is.
These were tag-alongs, “gangsters in name only.”
There may BE a racketeering core to the gangs, but it does not imply that activity embraces, or is embraced by, everyone who acquires rights to fly their colors. Which fact folks like Gator and GunLover worked tirelessly to obscure. The worst they could actually accuse was that the gang as a whole was getting baksheesh due to its high representation in CoC organizations.
We have a moment of truth here. Are we going to follow American traditions of law that prosecute specific crimes, or are we going to be a Ministry Of Vice And Virtue? The second territory belongs rightfully to churches, NOT to governments, at least not to ones of enumerated powers.
A class action lawsuit seems to be in order here. Can there still be qui tam (whistle blower) action even if there is acceptance of these non-suit agreements?
**** “The LACK of criminal records in about two thirds of those arrested” *****
News Flash ... Now 100% of those arrested now have a Criminal Record
Atlas Shrugged again
TT