Liberty Minute August 7 2013

Thanks to world skateboard champion Tony Hawk, the world has been made aware of an incident in which a Virginia State Police trooper ran down a skateboarder on the streets of Richmond. The officer made an illegal U-turn that ended when he plowed into the back of the unsuspecting teenager, who was peacefully standing on the sidewalk. The victim survived and, thankfully, required only minimal medical attention.

There?s no evidence that the collision was deliberate. The video also makes it clear that unless the trooper was severely distracted, it would have been impossible for him not to have seen the skateboarder. So the injury was a result of either malicious criminal intent or criminal negligence on the part of the trooper ? and prosecution is not only appropriate, but imperative.

Predictably, no criminal charges were filed against the trooper. Nor did he face administrative punishment or any other disciplinary sanction. He remains on duty today. The State Police insist that the officer followed ?proper protocol,? but has refused to disclose what those protocols are, or to discuss other details of the case.

In an occupied country, the occupation troops aren?t required to explain their actions to the public.

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