Antifa in DC over the 4th of July weekend was handing out flyers to the media telling them how to report on Antifa.

These are the rules for members of the press in order to go inside the #AllOutDC rally, which is the antifa side.

One that suck out: “Please avoid publishing any potentially incriminating photos or video footage…” pic.twitter.com/Kn4piXC1sz

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 6, 2019

It is clear that Antifa knows that they are doing is criminal and is generally perceived as wrong.  They want to be able to bash and smash but do not want to media to catch them doing it in such a way as to get them in legal trouble.

This is also a direct assault on the First Amendment.  They do not have the right to control how the media reports or what the media captures images of in a public place during a public protest.

From The New York Post:

It’s time for a federal civil rights intervention in Portland

After Ngo was beaten, the police declared a riot. Next time, the riot should be declared the moment hooded antifa protesters show up. But Wheeler won’t let that happen. That would get in the way of antifa’s free-speech rights, he thinks.

Evidently, it’s time for the federal government to step in — and crack down. It has had to do so in the past, especially during the civil rights era in the South.

There’s a federal law against conspiring to injure or intimidate a person in the free exercise of enjoyment of his rights or privileges, and I should think the elements of the offense are complete the moment the antifa goons show up in Portland.

What’s missing is the will to protect ordinary citizens, and since the city of Portland won’t do so, it’s time for federal marshals or the FBI to step in.

I agree, but not just limited to Portland.

If there was ever a time for 18 U.S. Code § 241. Conspiracy against rights it feels like now.

If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or

If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—

They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

I’m pretty sure Anfia using the threat of violence to intimidate reporters from recording and reporting on Antfia actions, which is a Constitutionally protected right, is a violation of § 241.

It’s time for The Fed dot Gov to drop the hammer on Antifa before they drop the crowbar on somebody else.

The American Psychiatric Association implemented a new ethics rule in 1973 as a result of some 12,000 psychiatrists denouncing Republican Candidate Barry Goldwater as crazy just from watching his speeches on TV.

APA’s formal response came in 1973 with the adoption of Section 7.3 in the Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry, which became known as the Goldwater Rule.

The rule applies to public figures and states: “[I]t is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion unless he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement.”

The episode and the subsequent adoption of Section 7.3 appear to have dampened the enthusiasm of most APA members for a repeat performance, leaving psychiatric diagnosis to the media.

The far Left wing media site Now This found some new psychiatrists who were happy to violate that ethics rule, not even from watching Trump, but reading about him third hand from the Muller report.

‘The president failed every criterion for rational and reality-based decision-making capacity.’ — Here’s what psychiatrists learned about Trump’s mental state from the Mueller report pic.twitter.com/8XlPDU3uz4

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 4, 2019

One of the most important lessons I learned from history is that no one is above moral corruption.

Josef Mengele was a prominent doctor, trained in the best medical schools in Germany.

Japanese Unit 731 was also staffed by some of the best doctors in Imperial Japan.

There is nothing about being a medical doctor that makes a person immune from engaging in the ugliest and most vicious behavior for entirely ideological reasons.

I would go so far as to say that such people – smart and highly educated – are more likely to rationalize their engaging in such behavior by saying that they are doing what they are doing for the benefit of others.

Clearly, that is what the people interviewed by Now This are doing.  Throwing away ethics and responsible behavior because of their position and hatred of Trump, they think they are serving society.  Really they are just engaging in TDS with the authority of a lab coat.

Every one of these people should have their license to practice revoked.

Once again, stealing stuff from Greg Ellifritz:

“I’ll Just Hold Him for the Police”

I hear this statement with some regularity from some of my students and the folks who comment on the articles I post.  Have you ever actually tried to hold someone on the ground when they don’t want to be held?  It’s not as easy as you may assume.
I was reminded of this fact when I was watching one of the videos on the Active Self Protection YouTube channel.  Watch the embedded video below.  The two guys disarmed their attacker and are attempting to hold him for police.  Despite the fact that the defenders were using strikes, they still had a rough time keeping him on the ground.

As usual, go read the article and pay attention to the videos. They are very revealing.

I had made the decision long ago that I am not keeping anybody. Legally can get iffy, (specially if the veteran liar decides to weave a story of being on his way to bible school and being assaulted and kidnaped by the crazy guy with a gun) to the fact I was never a hand to hand specialist when I was fit, and much less now. Since my ultimate goal is my safety and the safety of mine, distance is my friend and if the bad guy decides to give me that, I will take it.

IANAL Warning: If the bad guy runs away, the police may say it shows Consciousness of Guilt and that may help your side of the story. Obviously that means you need to call the police and fill a report. He who calls 911 first is the victim and gets the upper hand.

And once again I revert to the wise words of the late Jim Cirillo:

”You are not sworn to endanger your life to apprehend a dangerous criminal, nor you are paid to do it.”

Imagination is a good thing and even healthy sometimes. Fooling yourself into life support is a completely different thing.

Hat Tip @MalRoadkill

Here is the headline:

Damn! See? We live in a police state! This is what they do in Communist China, Fuckers!

And now, the Paul Harvey:

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer fatally shot a man who wrestled a gun away from a second officer.
…
An officer attempted to pull the man over after smelling marijuana coming from his car. Police said the man didn’t stop and began throwing drugs out the car window.
The man eventually stopped in front of a home and got out of the car. An officer tried to arrest him and he resisted. He wrestled with and disarmed the officer.

Florida police fatally shoot man seen tossing drugs from car

This is irresponsible inflammatory click bait. What are they trying t achieve? Income Via Fake News? Hopefully a cop gets shot because of the false headline and they got more news to cover?

Disgusting.

I do believe he is doing his best to have me stop liking Firefly.

What Trump should do is get the Corps of Engineers to install a long piece of pipe vertically in one of the ICE detention centers so it is visible from the outside but far enough they can’t see the details. Then they should attach to the pipe a military smoke generator and let it rip. When a decent plume of smoke is seen coming out of the top,  drop a dime to the media and watch them lose their shit.

I.C.E. BE BURNING MEXICANS! ZOMG!

PS: Can anybody point me where can I find the official illegal Militia of Miami?  Thank you.