Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

September 7, 2009

Until about 1990, the flyspeck town of Jerichothe flyspeck town of Jericho, Arkansas was devoid of a police force, with the county sheriff?s office providing appropriate services as needed. This changed when the town received a grant to create its own police force ? and the community has been suffering ever since.

Jericho has a well-earned reputation as one of the most notorious speed traps in the South. But its police department doesn?t just prey on unsuspecting visitors with out-of-state license plates: Persistent harassment and corruption by the police have literally driven many locals to leave the town.

Recently, Fire Chief Don Payne challenged a dubious speeding ticket in court. Later that day, he was hit with a second spurious citation as a transparent act of retaliation for challenging the first one. When he challenged the second citation, Payne was mobbed in court by seven officers and then shot.

?Support your local police?? Not in Jericho, Arkansas.

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