SIEG - HEIL..... HEEL!

SIEG - HEIL..... HEEL!

(New York Times/Frazer Chronicle)

Picture it, an older gentleman is walking down the street, black coat tightly pulled up around his neck, one hand in his pocket, the other holding the coat tightly around his neck to ward off the cold evening air. It's mid-November and the winds can cut right to the bone, but that doesn't deter two beat police officers as they approach the slightly hunched over fellow.

Without hesitation, the lead cop pulls out his service revolver and tells the stranger to take his hand out of his pocket and put his hands in the air. A quick search produces nothing, the second cop, who has also un-holstered his weapon looks on in nervous anticipation, long seconds pass as the lead cop scans the lonely walkers I.D. card.

After several minutes of waiting, the identification document is returned to the older man, and he is told to "Move on citizen," everything seems to be in order. Is this a scene on a movie set; is this some sort of infomercial advertisement for some cable television station?

Actually the incident is becoming a "business as usual event" which is happening with increasing regularity across our country.....you know the land of the free and the home of the brave. Just because you happen to be walking down the street, and kind of look suspicious, in New York, you can be "stopped, searched and detained."

"Bull pucky" you say, well my friend, let me enlighten you, number one, these people are cops and have all the rights, and number two, they've got guns, case closed. You the average "Joe citizen" have the right to keep your mouth shut.....which by the way, in most cases, you'd better do.

A few years ago in upstate Wisconsin, a young police officer was jilted by his girlfriend, let the issue smolder for several days and finally decided to "take matters into his own hands," and went on a shooting rampage, killing several people at a Friday night private party.

When the dust cleared, and the bodies were counted, this cop, who by the way was really, really young hadn't had any formal training, was only part-time and hadn't even had in pre-employee evaluation with regards to his mental stability.

It was a small community, and access to sophisticated training and analysis wasn't available, but I don't think that fact will comfort any of the families of those people involved with the shooting. This kid simply should never have been allowed to be behind a police weapon and in a position of authority.

In New York City, the accelerated use by police to stop and frisk is being challenged more and more, and police officials are defending the practice with the same intensity as those opposed to it. This is the day and age of "taking away" by official acting and thinking people in the United States.

It's a pre-emptive strike on "possible" law breakers, usually people of color.....you are guilty before anything has happened. It's H.G. Wells and 1984, or Tom Cruise's 'Vanilla Sky', people are stopped before they even think about an illegal act.

Stop and frisk is probably one of the lowest forms of overt police activity, rivaling the "ass stomping" that happens in the Friday night drunk tanks around the country. The new motto of our police is becoming "To serve and kick the crap out of".

What has brought this mentality to police departments all over the country? These two factors: us and former president George W. Bush. We have demanded police protection for all sorts of what we perceive as offensive behavior. Language, actions, beliefs or religious activity, yup, you can get "head butted" for probably even thinking some things.....it's why I wear a hat, gotta screen those thoughts.

Are you wondering "what is going on in today's world?" I’m glad you asked, I'll tell you, it's simple and easy to figure out. Power and control, the more those in charge have power over people, the more they control. It's how every repressive governmental administration throughout history has operated.

I used to figure that I had the power and control over my family, you know, the "kingdom of Frazer," but huh, I didn't, my wife trumped all my aces, and trumped every bluff I ever made, come to find out, like most husbands, "I'm just a limp wristed wimp."

It's funny the things you learn as you get older, there are "perks" that you attain with age, but they are pretty much "trumped" with some of the realizations at just how much you really never controlled. I can't fight with my wife about my rights, or my space, "she has the power," but I can fight a police state.....as you should too. Keep your eye on the cops.....report any and all Gestapo-type activity to as many people as possible.....of course until they either shoot you, or put your butt in the slammer.