Sunday, March 10, 2013

When Malice is Obvious... Call it Malice Not Stupidity!

This piece at Max Velocity got me riled a bit. Instead of posting a long and winded reply over there, I thought I might expand my thoughts on my own page.

His premise is, never attribute malice to that which can be explained by stupidity. I respectfully disagree.

Malice: the desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness. Malice is a legal term referring to a party's intention to do injury to another party. Malice is either expressed or implied. Malice is expressed when there is manifested a deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a human being.


ATF agents facilitated the smuggling of weapons to the narco-gangs in Mexico, not out of stupidity, but malice. FBI agents murdered eighty people at Waco, not out of stupidity, but malice. Vicky Weaver was shot dead, not by a stupid man, but by a malicious one. The MOVE families in Philadelphia weren't firebombed and killed by the City's stupidest. Leftist members of Congress continually attempt to disarm the peaceful and law abiding, not because they are stupid, but because they are full of malice, hatred, and a burning desire to control every living being on the planet. The Department of Homeland Security (God help us, I never thought I would utter such words) is buying Two Billion rounds of hollow point ammunition, and it isn't because they are stupid.

If any man works for an agency, the function of which is a violation of his oath of office, he cannot say he is on the patriot/constitutionalist/liberty side. He cannot say he's one of the good guys. He cannot say he will do the right thing when the time comes while doing the wrong thing now. He will not be able to hide behind the defense of  "just doing my job..." when he is tried for crimes committed on duty. He cannot say, after the fact, that he didn't know his agency had an anti-constitutional agenda and purpose.

He might look himself in the mirror every morning and ask, "Am I honoring my oath?". If he doesn't ask, the answer is no. If he asks but doesn't answer, the answer is no. If he answers "No, but, but, but..." the answer is no. If he tells himself he'll do the right thing some day, the answer is still, "No, I am NOT honoring my oath."

If he can go to work day after day doing the job he chose, in defiance of his oath to support and defend the Constitution, he is not and will never be on the patriot/constitutionalist/liberty side.

He may mouth the words, but his actions define him.

Police Officers, I am not anti-cop. I am anti-bullying, and anti-thuggery. I am very much in support of Constitutional Peace Officers. If you think that makes me anti-cop, you have just defined yourself. No one WANTS to believe you are all bad guys. Most of us want to believe the MYTH that you are all good guys just trying your best to do a tough job with little appreciation.

If a mere mortal, you know, a "civilian", brutalizes or murders someone, he will be arrested and jailed, and when convicted, punished and wear a scarlet letter as long as he lives. A cop on the other hand, if he brutalizes someone, kills a person unnecessarily, or violates any of a slew of laws which would get a mere mortal "civilian" arrested and charged, he will most likely get a pass. His gang will protect him. Eric Scott, Kelly Thomas, Oscar Grant, Michael McCloskey, and Jose Guerena come to mind. There are hundreds of others. Good cops, if they were in the vast majority, would police their own ranks to such an extent, that bad cops would be extremely rare, but they are not. They are common. Do you think Lon Horiuchi was taken back to the team room at Quantico and beaten to a pulp by his fellow Hostage Roasting Team members? Did he immediately retire and find another line of work? Did he turn himself in for prosecution when he was charged, by a grand jury in Idaho, with manslaughter?

How many videos are there on Youtube of citizens being harassed by cops for exercising their natural right to open carry a sidearm? Hundreds? How many opportunities have there been in those situations for the "good cops" to tell the bad ones, "Hey Joe, you're steppin' on yer dick. I think you need to make a phone call..."

How many videos are there of bad cops brutalizing citizens, because they want to, and they know they will get away with it? Hundreds? How many opportunities are there in those situations for the "good cops" to tell the bad ones, "Hey Joe, you're gonna have a seat in the back of my cruiser and you and I are gonna take a ride down town..."?

One might see the firing of the first shot at Lexington in 1775 (most likely a British officer firing his pistol into the air) as an act of stupidity. But the march out to confiscate cannon, powder, and shot along with any small arms to be found, was an act of malice.

One might see the firing of the first shots at Waco (most likely the killing of the dogs near the front door) as an act of stupidity. But the planning and initiation of a Raid on a peaceful community, was an act of malice.

The time is near at hand. Will we live as free men? Or will we swallow the blue pill and go back into the Matrix? Will we go back to sleep believing the myths while struggling under the yoke?

Is your Slave Master nice?


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Exactly. You are either a Patriot standing up for The Constitution and The Bill of Rights, and the Oath that you took to defend those documents and our GOD GIVEN RIGHTS, or you are the enemy to this Republic and WILL be dealt with accordingly.
That decision as to what side of "the line" you are on, needs to be made now.
Great piece. Keep'em coming.

Russell D. Longcore said...

It's the BLUE pill that takes you back into the Matrix.

Sanders said...

I've been saying for years, there are no special badges that identify "Officer Friendly".

Anonymous said...

I read both articles and comments and noted that Max Velocity's website has many more "likes" (comments). Most people will always believe that their authorities are benevolent. It is always easier to ,Shut up, Sit down, and Do what you are told, to get by in the world. Thus the Red Pill anology which always leads to confrontation. Human nature dictates that when "they" come for you ,you will be mostly alone.

Bob said...

Well put. I was thinking along the same lines.

Anonymous said...

Well said Sir. Choose whom you shall serve this day. Times a comin that we are going to have to choose.

Longbow said...

Russell, "red pill" has been changed to "blue". Thanks for the correction.

Anonymous said...

Most people don't even have the intelligence to properly define the words you just used.
Most Americans never heard of a Constituional Republic, they live in a democracy. Just ask them (the ones that are even capable of answering).
The Gadsen Flag patch issue with the kid in school tells you everything you need to know. The organization of the entire school district was unaware that the flag was from a period of history 80 years prior to the civil war. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOP TO BOTTOM DID NOT KNOW WHEN THAT FLAG WAS USED NOR WHAT IT REPRESENTED.
They just gnashed their teeth and waved their arms wailing 'racism' while spinning around in circles and suppressing 1st amendment rights.
So fucked. We are so epically fucked.