tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post4113010906549914804..comments2024-03-08T07:09:46.527-07:00Comments on Pro Libertate: The Death of a Slave-CatcherWilliam N. Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14368220509514750246noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-47095528257823040932015-02-03T12:15:15.009-07:002015-02-03T12:15:15.009-07:00I remember the day well when the cops had the part...I remember the day well when the cops had the party for there fellow thugs death..Some friends and I also had a party but we celebrated that this thug was now dead and could not hurt/kill againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-45767522978544222892015-02-03T12:15:13.849-07:002015-02-03T12:15:13.849-07:00I remember the day well when the cops had the part...I remember the day well when the cops had the party for there fellow thugs death..Some friends and I also had a party but we celebrated that this thug was now dead and could not hurt/kill againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-23412041926179485262013-10-28T22:37:29.791-06:002013-10-28T22:37:29.791-06:00The only thing anonymous said that was true is the...The only thing anonymous said that was true is the "Gang" that attacked Matthew in his home was a "Strike Force" unit. First off he did not fire the first shot. It was one of the officers who fired first and wounded Mr. Stewart. It was also one of the officers who shot one of their own in the face. You must be either one of the gang or you believe what you read in the media or one of them told you their side of the story which was a total lie. Get the story straight before you make any comments that you know nothing about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-47187801032241629762013-09-20T16:08:43.738-06:002013-09-20T16:08:43.738-06:00Since when is anti-drug "law" violation ...Since when is anti-drug "law" violation a "legitimate" crime of any sort? (hint: never has been and never will be)Kent McManigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-23037891423419642782013-09-20T15:01:41.546-06:002013-09-20T15:01:41.546-06:00http://www.case-files.standardnetlive.com/ This w...http://www.case-files.standardnetlive.com/ This website set up by the local newspaper has 1800 pages of information and 7000 photographs released under GRAMA. The intent doesn't seem to have been to attack Stewart, but to enter what they had been told was, and what appeared to be, a vacant residence used for a drug operation. This in order to serve a property warrant on a legitimate felony crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-6645347922029358132013-09-20T10:09:06.865-06:002013-09-20T10:09:06.865-06:00I've not had the chance to review the material...I've not had the chance to review the material released under GRAMA, but after doing so I'm sure that I'll have more to say about this atrocity.<br /><br />The fundamental moral mistake made by the Ogden PD and those who defend its actions lies in assuming that there is something "decent," "honorable," or "sane" about attacking a man in his home because of his gardening habits. That won't change, irrespective of recently revealed details about this misbegotten operation. William N. Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14368220509514750246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-63038625449290512572013-09-20T09:54:23.679-06:002013-09-20T09:54:23.679-06:00I am curious now that so much evidence has been di...I am curious now that so much evidence has been disclosed under GRAMA if you have reviewed it and revised any of your statements. This was a drug task force, a team of investigators, not a SWAT team and their raid was not paramilitary. They did not have the gear or training of SWAT officers. They had a knock and announce warrant after four attempts to get the suspect to answer the door on four different days and times had failed, not an arrest warrant but a property warrant. Stewart did not barricade himself in a room. He listened carefully as officers cleared the entire basement and three of the five rooms on the upper level of the home, shouting "police search warrant" in each room, then ambushed them from the doorway of his bedroom using the door of a linen closet as cover, but not until they were within five feet of him. He shot the first officer point blank in the face. He then fired 50 plus shots at officers trying to evacuate the house. Jared Francom was killed while engaging in containment fire covering for the other officers to get out. The first shot to him was made through a drywall wall to his concealed position. The fatal shot was made while he was being dragged with another wounded officer out of the house and down the driveway and Stewart continued to shoot at officers in marked cars in the street. And Stewart's "handful of plants" was not a few terra cotta pots but actually an entire grow system that retails at $1200 to start without any of the required chemicals and other equipment. His risk level on a threat matrix was scored at 16 (25 was needed to deploy SWAT) based on his petty criminal record. There are plenty of places you can pick apart mistakes by police officers. The mistake here was relying on incomplete information from an informant and the basic assumption that people are decent and honorable and sane. Stewart was none of those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-62998010612542532322013-09-15T22:32:33.527-06:002013-09-15T22:32:33.527-06:00Thank you for such a good article. It shows that t...Thank you for such a good article. It shows that there are people out there that believe in justice. Todd Blair didn't get justice, many other people have also been on the losing side of the police brutality that exists all over this country. In the case of Matthew Stewart, no one has heard to whole truth and nothing but the truth. You can count on this, all of the conspirators who were involved in this fiasco, this miscarriage of justice and the intentional murder of Matthew are going to be held accountable. You all know who you are. Karma is a bitch and when it happens you wont realize it until the last minute. Mr. Francom was not murdered. It has never been proven that Matthew Stewart killed anyone let alone shot that many people. The truth is going to come out just stay tuned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-48692003953136473362012-11-26T00:15:33.841-07:002012-11-26T00:15:33.841-07:00No knock warrants are anathema to the fundamental ...No knock warrants are anathema to the fundamental tenets of the Constitution. <br /><br />A citizens highest duty is to resist tyranny by the state. Mr. Stewart should be considered a hero and lauded as such.<br /><br />After reading the article, I suspect Francon died of friendly fire. Its hard to shoot straight from behind a barricade. With all the firepower they had and the spraying of bullets....but that will never be investigated.<br /><br />The members of the jury should deliberate about 5 minutes and return a not guilty on all charges.<br /><br />Cops should not be able to run these no knock warrants on such flimsy evidence. And when they do screw up, they should face greater charges than citizens. Its the duty of care they have. They are supposed to be trained to know better. But it seems time after time we have a gang of trigger happy thugs shooting anything that moves. Time for this to be stopped.<br /><br />I support Stewart in every way possible.DannyEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-88401020645845261672012-11-21T16:34:14.665-07:002012-11-21T16:34:14.665-07:00As per usual, Control Freaks will use ANY excuse t...As per usual, Control Freaks will use ANY excuse to control the populace. They will make up all kinds of laws to keep everyone under their thumbs. Kinda reminds me of when the Savior admonished some about stupid rules from Talmudic Law.<br /><br />http://controlfreaku.com/wordpress/freak-of-the-week-01-13.html<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-80427629393646455692012-11-20T13:02:58.748-07:002012-11-20T13:02:58.748-07:00I understand the story, and agree with defending a...I understand the story, and agree with defending against intruders (regardless of profession),<br />but this situation changes completely once he started shooting at Police Cars in the street.<br />I am very interested in a better example of someone defending themselves in the home<br />(where nothing illegal is found at all - like a wrong address no-knock search),<br />and the defensive shooting is stopped as soon as the perps leave the home.<br />Then, I want to see how the Judge, Jury and media handles that case.<br />Once it is clearly determined that they are Police (right or wrong in what you think they are doing)<br />then it becomes a different matter all together if you keep shooting.<br /><br />Also, given the number of injured Police Officers,<br />I am amazed that this guy is even alive to stand trial.<br /><br />I do agree with all the other commentary made in the article<br />and it is hard to miss the fact that if you are not a member<br />of the Police fraternity, you are an outsider.<br />When you fight back against the Police Fraternity<br />you will be targeted for retribution and<br />if they don't kill you on the spot then the Judge will<br />send you away to prison. So, fight back or don't fight back -<br />either way you have no freedom (In some sense, your home is just a minimum security prison,<br />and if you dare stand up against "Authority" for your right to defend it,<br />then you get killed or sent to the maximum security prison).<br /><br />To my way of thinking, any police officer who enforces immoral laws has sold out.<br />Regardless of whether or not the Officer is trying to be moral<br />in other aspects of thier lives. If you can't say no to your boss on moral grounds<br />(then you are not moral), or for fear that you will<br />loose your job (and pension) then you have sold out for money.<br />If an Officer (or Christian in authority) does this,<br />and opresses another person (or fellow Christian)<br />then they can only be a Judas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-86103476466216378752012-11-11T20:37:54.443-07:002012-11-11T20:37:54.443-07:00There's a follow-up story in today's Stand...There's a follow-up story in today's Standard Examiner, the local newspaper in Ogden, Utah:<br /><br />http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/11/10/stewart-shootout-ogden-25-nightmarish-minutesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-50558514766773428072012-11-11T20:35:09.219-07:002012-11-11T20:35:09.219-07:00I am a simple man and I live by simple truths. If...I am a simple man and I live by simple truths. If you violently break through my door you are going to be shot. I do not care what you are wearing or what you might be yelling as you do it. And I will be using something a hell of a lot more effective than a 9mm sidearm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-57600086045119384122012-11-11T10:48:56.095-07:002012-11-11T10:48:56.095-07:00Check out the story of Officer James Davies from L...Check out the story of Officer James Davies from Lakewood Police in CO. <br /><br />One of his own whacked him during a raid.<br /><br />This looks like an example of how a goon whacks a goon event gets reported.Doc Ellis 124https://www.blogger.com/profile/08543939658083915285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-38342428148399565142012-11-10T19:20:44.185-07:002012-11-10T19:20:44.185-07:00I wonder what will happen to the official narrativ...<i>I wonder what will happen to the official narrative the day the SWAT team exercises one of these attacks on a house inhabited by a cop.</i><br /><br />The incompetence and stupidity that permeates the average "police department" should logically make the occurrence of such an event a near certainty. The fact that, in so far as we know, it hasn't happened yet (and probably won't in the foreseeable future) testifies to the complete absence of justice in the universe we inhabit.liberranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555275410576294081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-12406067091593629332012-11-10T13:30:35.060-07:002012-11-10T13:30:35.060-07:00Great article Mr. Grigg, thank you. I agree, I hav...Great article Mr. Grigg, thank you. I agree, I have seeing human life wasted in violence. On the other hand, I'm a firm believer in self-defense. This video by from Larkin Rose and CopBlock.org, "When Should You Shoot a Cop" seems appropriate and timely. It's time to have this conversation.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cElTyqJkMEw&feature=youtu.becertainquirkhttp://www.freetalklive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-27764010089525335182012-11-10T13:20:53.858-07:002012-11-10T13:20:53.858-07:00Excellent article. Well done. Wake up the sheeple....Excellent article. Well done. Wake up the sheeple.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866314917065005308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-68184896084396027652012-11-10T08:14:30.852-07:002012-11-10T08:14:30.852-07:00The only legitimate role of government is maintain...The only legitimate role of government is maintaining the peace.<br /><br />The drug war is nothing more than a minority force of will, the <br />product of which is always violence then failure. <br /><br />I am appreciative of the national motto "In God we trust." but<br />as this has become an obvious hypocrisy I suggest we change it<br />to "Fuck you <i>and</i> the horse you rode up on." which is <br />a motto we can all live with, honestly and peacefully.willbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-37472725450605258352012-11-10T01:07:09.564-07:002012-11-10T01:07:09.564-07:00I wonder what will happen to the official narrativ...I wonder what will happen to the official narrative the day the SWAT team exercises one of these attacks on a house inhabited by a cop.Tanya Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033828983042736768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-79301097002877748342012-11-09T14:56:37.051-07:002012-11-09T14:56:37.051-07:00I applaud armed self-defense in all circumstances,...I applaud armed self-defense in all circumstances, but I don't take pleasure in seeing any human life ended by violence. William N. Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14368220509514750246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-76320245452398075182012-11-09T14:55:04.766-07:002012-11-09T14:55:04.766-07:00They should give him a medal for killing a worthle...They should give him a medal for killing a worthless, POS cop. I always enjoy hearing about dead cops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-82226054748452212442012-11-09T14:00:28.193-07:002012-11-09T14:00:28.193-07:00As usual spot on Will,
I've got a few more po...As usual spot on Will,<br /><br />I've got a few more points to the issue, you hear all the statist whiners saying, well pot is illegal which is total horse manure.<br /><br />To prohibit Alcohol a constitutional amendment was needed and I haven't seen one enacted since the one on alcohol was repealed, anyone care to show me?<br /><br />Therefore no probale cause to even issue a warrant and no lawful "cause of action" for any of these thugs to be busting down a mans door like criminals in the night.<br /><br />After the murder of Todd Blair by the same exact "team" and the totally covered up vindication of the murder by themselves (self investigation is oh so handy, huh?)<br />What man in his right mind wouldn't shoot these guys if he heard them say police after they had already broken in and were scouring his home. I would've shot them too and my .50 Desert Eagle unlike Matts 9 mm wouldn't have left survivors.<br /><br />Violently invade my home with no notice and opportunity to defend then you'll reap what YOU'VE sown. <br /><br />Their act created this entire problem and the murders not Matthews. All you Terrorist loving supporters of the police can go live in Red China or North Korea if you don't like America along with the supporters for the Patriot Act and the NDAA all null and void on their face. I'm a 17 year vet and didn't defend this country for some gung ho retard to bust into my home in the middle of the night on contrived charges by a malicious ex-girlfriend. I did it to protect all of your and my families rights to certain delineated standards that are being perverted and dismissed at every turn today by treasonous bungholes, whose salaries we pay to protect and "serve" not attack and destroy. <br /><br />Better get a clue so called "peace officers" because the people are awakening and you will run out of criminals long before we run out of "The People" when we do exactly like Matthew David Stewart and start protecting ourselves "FROM YOU."<br /><br />Freedom, Love and Peace to all honest Americans.Patrick Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590826175356201052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-22581401817534757732012-11-09T11:38:09.772-07:002012-11-09T11:38:09.772-07:00Will,
You should start a "People of the Unit...Will,<br /><br />You should start a "People of the United States Down Memorial Page" to memorialize those killed by the state.<br /><br />You should also create an appended “Officer Down Memorial Page” much like Barry Bonds' record home run ball has an asterisk on it, that many of those people were not honorable people in how they conducted themselves when they died, if it's in tabular form, it can be a much-needed academic resource in correcting the mainstream propaganda about "how dangerous their job isn't".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-55249498820025234692012-11-09T08:43:40.083-07:002012-11-09T08:43:40.083-07:00Thanks for writing this. These events are outrage...Thanks for writing this. These events are outrageous on so many levels...<br /><br />thanks for shining a little light on them.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640663629610290592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-7142048693562717452012-11-09T05:30:10.031-07:002012-11-09T05:30:10.031-07:00Another point to the Todd Blair murder was that th...Another point to the Todd Blair murder was that the raid is supposed to be planned a certain way and the SWAT team and OPD did not follow procedure. The raid was set up incorrectly and they got away with murder because of it. I knew Todd. He had drug issues that he had been fighting most of his Life but he didn't deserve to be gunned down for it.LiveInLibertynoreply@blogger.com