Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

April 3, 2012

While the Bible?s Book of Isaiah condemns those who make people ?a sinner for a word,? under the doctrine of ?officer safety? a silent man can be charged with multiple felonies. Just ask 58-year-old Fredericksburg, Virginia resident David Loveless, who was arrested and charged with two felony counts for allegedly pointing a finger at police detectives.

According to police spokesperson Natatia Bledsoe, the finger-pointing was intended to ?intimidate? two detectives who had testified against Loveless?s 22-year-old son in a robbery case.

 ?I don?t see how I was pointing my finger,? Loveless told a reporter for local ABC affiliate WJLA. ?If anything I was reaching into my pocket to get a pack of cigarettes.?

Loveless, who has no criminal record, was charged with two felony counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer through intimidation and two misdemeanor counts of obstruction of justice.

These were almost certainly cover charges filed by the detectives as official retaliation for the unforgivable offense called ?contempt of cop?: Loveless had reacted disdainfully to what he perceived as perjured testimony by the detectives.

With punitive arrests and other forms of police retaliation against ?disrespectful? citizens becoming commonplace, Loveless is not likely to be the last person to be made a criminal for something he didn?t say.

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