Liberty Minute June 25 2014

Kuna, Idaho resident Tricia Gillaspy and her husband awoke early on June 22 to find a naked stranger in their bedroom. Mr. Gillaspy grabbed a gun and ordered him from the home while his wife dialed 911. The uninvited visitor had flooded their kitchen and defecated on the living room carpet.

When the cops arrived, they gave the trespasser two citations and a ride home.

A sergeant from the Kuna PD called Mrs. Gillaspy shortly after the incident to say that in order for the officers to take the intruder into custody, it would have been necessary for the couple to make a citizen?s arrest.

A few days earlier, a resident of Coeur d?Alene was approached by a stranger who drew a knife and demanded money. The would-be robbery victim, who was with his 2-year-old daughter, drew a gun, prompting the assailant to flee in his van. The man pursued the suspect briefly before losing him in traffic. The police never found him.

Police exist primarily to enforce the will of the government employing them. They cannot deter crime, but can monetize it for the political class?s benefit. Any actual protection they provide is incidental to that mission, and usually unintentional.

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