N.H. police chief regrets claim armored vehicle needed for libertarians

[Alan C.]

N.H. police chief still wants armored vehicle, regrets claim it’s needed against libertarians

 

The police chief in Concord, N.H., is backing away from claims that Occupiers and libertarians pose a domestic terror threat as justification for the city needing an armored vehicle to protect citizens.In an application to the Department of Homeland Security seeking more than $250,000 to purchase an armored vehicle, the city specified Occupy New Hampshire and the Free State Project, a libertarian group, as potential threats...

 

“The State of New Hampshire’s experience with terrorism slants primarily towards the domestic type,” the filing reads. “We are fortunate that our State has not been victimized from a mass casualty event from an international terrorism strike however on the domestic front, the threat is real and here. Groups such as the Sovereign Citizens, Free Staters and Occupy New Hampshire are active and present daily challenges.”Police Chief John Duval said he no longer believes the Free State Project or Occupy New Hampshire are domestic terror threats.

 

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The Free State Project demanded an apology from city officials Monday.“These claims are appalling and inaccurate,” said president Carla Gericke, according to a release. “The Free State Project is a NH-based non-profit organization with the sole mission of attracting 20,000 pro-freedom people to the Granite State. In the decade of the FSP’s existence, to my knowledge, no participant has ever been implicated in a violent crime. In fact, Free Staters subscribe to the non-aggression principle, believing no one, including the state, should aggress against peaceful people.”

 

So, the police chief regrets looking like a f'ing fool.

 

Libertarians aren't causing violence in New Hampshire. The police chief needs to look in the mirror. Libertarians pose a threat only to the bloodsuckers.

 

[nathanm]

I don't think he should have to apologize.  He was being honest.  A hole was blown in the illusion that the cops are good guys and that hole shouldn't be spackled over with insincere apologies.  The velvet glove came off, so leave it off I say.

[st434u]

Libertarians pose a threat only to the bloodsuckers.

 

Exactly.

 

So in a way, he was right.