Grigg?s Liberty Minute

January 28, 2011

Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff would wring laughter from American audiences by describing his homeland as the reverse of the U.S. A typical punchline would be: ?In America you can always find a party; in Russia, the Party always finds you.?

Perhaps the Los Angeles District Attorney?s office was inspired by Smirnoff when it charged 18-year-old Jeremy Marks with ?attempted lynching.? Marks was one of several high school students who witnessed an incident in which a female police officer beat and pepper-sprayed a 15-year-old boy who was smoking at a bus stop.

One student supposedly used a vulgar expression in urging the 15-year-old to fight back. Videos taken on the scene clearly demonstrate that Marks didn?t make that statement. Yet he was arrested and charged with ?attempted lynching.? He faces a three-year prison term for an offense he didn?t commit.

The Los Angeles DA wants us to believe that unarmed, frightened black teenagers lynch abusive police officers. Sadly, this isn?t a joke.

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