{"id":15306,"date":"2014-07-04T05:44:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T12:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/?p=15306"},"modified":"2014-07-04T07:37:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T14:37:35","slug":"are-cops-above-the-law-duh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/are-cops-above-the-law-duh\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Cops Above The Law? DUH!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Matt Agorist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Campbell, Iowa (6-8-2014) &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #555555;\">Greg Luce is an activist who was exercising his 1<\/span><sup style=\"color: #555555;\">st<\/sup><span style=\"color: #555555;\">\u00a0Amendment right in Iowa, back in October of 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">A town ordinance in Campbell, Iowa, where Luce was protesting, prohibits the use or display of \u201csigns, flags, banners, pennants, streamers, balloons\u201d within 100 feet of an interstate overpass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Luce and some friends decided to try a different approach to the law by wearing t-shirts that together spelled \u201cIMPEACH\u201d on one side and \u201cOBAMA\u201d on the other while standing on the interstate overpass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">On October 24, 2013, Campbell police threatened Luce with a ticket for this demonstration. Luce\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cd1713;\" href=\"http:\/\/dockets.justia.com\/docket\/wisconsin\/wiwdc\/3:2014cv00046\/34724\" target=\"_blank\">filed a federal suit<\/a>\u00a0in February, stating that the law violates his rights to free speech and assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">The lawsuit rubbed police chief Tim Kelemen the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">The department also began receiving threats via email from others who were upset with the alleged civil rights violation against Luce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">None of these threats have been linked back to Luce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">In January of this year Luce discovered someone had used his name and email address to register him on pornography and dating websites and on healthcare.gov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">The town of La Crosse police launched an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Through the investigation La Crosse police found that the internet addresses used to register Luce on these sites were from the town of Campbell and chief Kelemen\u2019s home computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">When La Crosse police realized the potential conflict of interest they sent the investigation to Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">During a May 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0interview between Kelemen and investigators, Kelemen initially lied and said he had no idea about the solicitations made on Luce\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Once he was told that police already new that he was involved he recanted his denial and confessed to the activity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Below is the video of the investigation which shows chief Keleman lie to investigators and then confess.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lbYKydZ3T0Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>[Campbell Police Chief Kelemen lying to investigators and then confessing to internet harassment, intimidating a witness in a federal case or possibly many other offenses. This is a short 4 minute highlight clip of the interview. The entire interview can be viewed here:<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Part 1:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #1b7fcc;\" title=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/DzbiNGn6WW0\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/DzbiNGn6WW0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/DzbiNGn6WW0<\/a><\/em><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Part 2:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #1b7fcc;\" title=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/RynPVATXAJQ\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/RynPVATXAJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/RynPVATXAJQ<\/a><\/em><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Last fall members of the La Crosse Tea Party conducted a rally on the pedestrian overpass in the Town of Campbell Wisconsin as part of the national Overpasses for Obama&#8217;s Impeachment movement. The town enacted an ordinance shortly afterward to prohibit any signs, flags, balloons etc. from within 100 feet of an overpass.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>The unconstitutional ordinance was presented and pushed by Police Chief Tim Kelemen. Activists from around the state and the country came for a rally on December 7 in defiance of the ordinance and video taped the police chief&#8217;s inept attempt at enforcing the ordinance. (He issued 4 citations, but never even asked anyone to stop displaying their sign or to leave the bridge). If the ordinance was really in the name of safety, he was endangering motorists by not removing the flags, signs and even an 8 foot wooden cross.<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>A federal complaint was filed by the Thomas More Law Center for plaintiffs Greg Luce and Nick Newman. The pressure appears to be too much for Chief Kelemen, as you can plainly see in these videos.<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Scott Johnson Town Chairman 781-6840<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Bob Wolfert Utility District Supervisor 783-7747<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Pat Post Health, Education, and Welfare Supervisor 781-2197<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>David LaFond Streets and Road Supervisor 783-5107<\/em><\/span><br style=\"color: #333333;\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>David Wilder Park and Rec Supervisor 781-1676]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">When watching the above video, the nonchalant attitude of the investigating officer in response to the chief lying tends to confirm the \u2018protect your own\u2019 mentality of police and the subsequent special treatment that goes along with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Had Kelemen been your average Joe, he\u2019d likely be facing charges for impeding an official investigation or obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Instead, the lying is dismissed and the discussion immediately changes to how they will be able to beat these charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">It is disheartening, to say the least, to witness such brazen special privilege.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">Ironically Kelemen uses an excuse that he would have likely laughed at if it were given to him, by stating that he \u201cdidn\u2019t know (his actions) were illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">The investigation is currently underway and judging from this video, we can predict that Kelemen will receive little more than a slap on the wrist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #555555;\">\u201cI have never experienced when a police chief or a police department, even though they were being harassed, turned around and violated the law themselves,\u201d Luce\u2019s attorney, Richard Thompson said. \u201cThis impacts our federal suit. It is intimidating to Luce that the chief of police is taking these kinds of bizarre actions because he doesn\u2019t like the fact that Luce filed a lawsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQDwD7zHECI\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the above video, a cop w\/severe testosterone poisoning is indistinguishable from the violent @narchists who also attempt to bully, threaten, and intimidate street photojournalists\/photographers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f-dJgFdfl3I\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The cop in the above video dissembles after being busted by a trucker when told he&#8217;s being recorded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xfp1\/t1.0-9\/10417827_10152497419213189_6315429019443475848_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Must have ability to make up fake laws or misinterpret existing ones spontaneously.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xpf1\/t1.0-9\/10414430_10152495321878189_9002907211962406427_n.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"647\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Resisting Arrest?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=15311\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15311\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15311\" src=\"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/masontanktxt.jpg\" alt=\"masontanktxt\" width=\"645\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/masontanktxt.jpg 633w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/masontanktxt-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e8jrY8rfEi4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once again, the incompetent cops in the above video are indistinguishable from Oly&#8217;s violent r@dicals. Photography is NOT a crime&#8211;nor is &#8216;permission&#8217; required in public venues. The state sponsored thugs and the self appointed private thugs are cut from the same w@rp and weave!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_U9HECYIyU\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Poet prays for Divine Intervention against police brutality\/arrest and&#8230;<strong>IT&#8217;S GRANTED!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Matt Agorist Campbell, Iowa (6-8-2014) &#8212;\u00a0Greg Luce is an activist who was exercising his 1st\u00a0Amendment right in Iowa, back in October of 2013. 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