Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

September 26, 2012

When a police officer conducts a traffic stop, the laws and the Constitution are instantly rendered irrelevant; all that matters is ?officer safety.? This admission was provided by Corry Bassett, a deputy sheriff in Wyoming?s Lincoln County, in a sworn statement arising from a lawsuit filed by Robert Pierson of Pensacola, Florida.

In August 2011, Pierson was stopped by Bassett while riding a motorcycle near Alpine, Wyoming. After noticing that Pierson was openly carrying a handgun ? which is entirely legal ? Bassett handcuffed him and detained him for forty-five minutes until Deputy Rob Andazola arrived to provide backup.

Pierson was told that he would be freed from the handcuffs only if he allowed Andazola to draw his sidearm and provide ?cover? for Bassett, which would mean shooting Pierson if he had any ?sudden? moves.

In a sworn deposition, Bassett confirmed Pierson?s account, acknowledging that he had been ?trained to put his personal safety above the rights of a citizen openly carrying a handgun.?

?We?re told every day, our safety is first,? Bassett pointed out. ?We?re here to come home every night.?

Remember that admission next time you?re told that the police are here to protect and serve the public.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.