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Rangers to have taser guns.
TASER International Inc. announced that it had received an order from the United States Forest Service for 700 TASER (r) X26 electronic control devices and related accessories.
I would like to thank www.mediatransparency.org for alerting me to this. Please go to
http://www.mediatransparency.org/story.php?storyID=217 For a full account of this story. Everything in quotes is from this article. The rest is my commentary or stats I have found on my own.
Rangers will now start carrying taser guns in some states but who and where is still a mystery.
"John C. Twiss, director of the service's law-enforcement branch, said that after years of studying the devices, it would give its 700 officers, who police 153 national forests, "an option other than deadly force in certain law-enforcement situations."
I have e-mailed the City Council and Forest Service to see if any Santa Cruz Rangers, like Ranger John Wallace will be armed with these devices as they cite the homeless and destroy private property. I will post an update when I get a reply. I called the Forest Service and they were unsure but remarked they remembered some training may have been scheduled.
"TASER International Inc. announced that it had received an order from the United States Forest Service for 700 TASER (r) X26 electronic control devices and related accessories."
According to TASER International, they are "excited that these devices will be used to protect life" and seem even more excited that another new federal agency has placed an order. "Traditionally, we have focused law enforcement sales at the local and state level, but we are now seeing acceptance of TASER technology at various federal law enforcement agencies."
More and more Rangers jobs are about policing public lands and citing people who have not paid to be there, and this is the time when they can choose to use a taser or pull a gun. I see this as just another chance for violence. Has there been a sudden rise of violent deaths of Rangers while on duty? The Answer is no. Has there been a rise in taser deaths? The answer is yes.
Watchdog groups have shown that since Bush has taken office Rangers have taken a more police like role as they privatize, rather than the public service role in which they were created. Policing situations include citing the homeless, or people who have not paid to be on public land. Although some may say this gives them a non lethal choice, history has already shown that when given the choice, they will use it in situations where it is unnecessary and often ends in a death that is tragic and unnecessary.
The more we allow public servants to be armed the further we delve into a police like state.
"Dialogos, a Cambridge, Mass.-based consulting firm, interviewed more than 400 Forest Service employees under condition of anonymity, "and their responses were brutally blunt," Berman reported. "The agency is experiencing confusion and drift in its central identity and direction, and ambiguity in the way it allocates power and responsibility," the Dialogos report stated. "Together these are leading people to be both unsure of where they stand, and unsure of where the agency is heading."
So next time you have an incident with a Ranger, you might want to start off by saying, “Please don’t taser me bro.”
Taser International Inc. maintains that its stun-guns are "changing the world and saving lives everyday." There is no question that they changed Jack Wilson's life. On Aug. 4, in Lafayette, Colo., policemen on a stakeout approached Jack's son Ryan as he entered a field of a dozen young marijuana plants. When Ryan took off running, officer John Harris pursued the 22-year-old for a half-mile and then shot him once with an X-26 Taser. Ryan fell to the ground and began to convulse. The officer attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but Ryan died.
In October, an internal investigation cleared Officer Harris of any wrongdoing and concluded that he had used appropriate force.
Wilson says that while his son had had brushes with the law as a juvenile and struggled financially, he was a gentle and sensitive young man who always looked out for his disabled younger brother's welfare, and was trying to better his job prospects by becoming a plumber's apprentice. The death was found to be caused from the tasering, and Ryan was healthy at the time.
This is one of hundreds of videos of taser related incidents. Not for the timid.
Rangers will now start carrying taser guns in some states but who and where is still a mystery.
"John C. Twiss, director of the service's law-enforcement branch, said that after years of studying the devices, it would give its 700 officers, who police 153 national forests, "an option other than deadly force in certain law-enforcement situations."
I have e-mailed the City Council and Forest Service to see if any Santa Cruz Rangers, like Ranger John Wallace will be armed with these devices as they cite the homeless and destroy private property. I will post an update when I get a reply. I called the Forest Service and they were unsure but remarked they remembered some training may have been scheduled.
"TASER International Inc. announced that it had received an order from the United States Forest Service for 700 TASER (r) X26 electronic control devices and related accessories."
According to TASER International, they are "excited that these devices will be used to protect life" and seem even more excited that another new federal agency has placed an order. "Traditionally, we have focused law enforcement sales at the local and state level, but we are now seeing acceptance of TASER technology at various federal law enforcement agencies."
More and more Rangers jobs are about policing public lands and citing people who have not paid to be there, and this is the time when they can choose to use a taser or pull a gun. I see this as just another chance for violence. Has there been a sudden rise of violent deaths of Rangers while on duty? The Answer is no. Has there been a rise in taser deaths? The answer is yes.
Watchdog groups have shown that since Bush has taken office Rangers have taken a more police like role as they privatize, rather than the public service role in which they were created. Policing situations include citing the homeless, or people who have not paid to be on public land. Although some may say this gives them a non lethal choice, history has already shown that when given the choice, they will use it in situations where it is unnecessary and often ends in a death that is tragic and unnecessary.
The more we allow public servants to be armed the further we delve into a police like state.
"Dialogos, a Cambridge, Mass.-based consulting firm, interviewed more than 400 Forest Service employees under condition of anonymity, "and their responses were brutally blunt," Berman reported. "The agency is experiencing confusion and drift in its central identity and direction, and ambiguity in the way it allocates power and responsibility," the Dialogos report stated. "Together these are leading people to be both unsure of where they stand, and unsure of where the agency is heading."
So next time you have an incident with a Ranger, you might want to start off by saying, “Please don’t taser me bro.”
Taser International Inc. maintains that its stun-guns are "changing the world and saving lives everyday." There is no question that they changed Jack Wilson's life. On Aug. 4, in Lafayette, Colo., policemen on a stakeout approached Jack's son Ryan as he entered a field of a dozen young marijuana plants. When Ryan took off running, officer John Harris pursued the 22-year-old for a half-mile and then shot him once with an X-26 Taser. Ryan fell to the ground and began to convulse. The officer attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but Ryan died.
In October, an internal investigation cleared Officer Harris of any wrongdoing and concluded that he had used appropriate force.
Wilson says that while his son had had brushes with the law as a juvenile and struggled financially, he was a gentle and sensitive young man who always looked out for his disabled younger brother's welfare, and was trying to better his job prospects by becoming a plumber's apprentice. The death was found to be caused from the tasering, and Ryan was healthy at the time.
This is one of hundreds of videos of taser related incidents. Not for the timid.
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Sorry for the lack of paragraphs. My HTML mistake.
Info on Video -
Nov 14th, 2006, around 11:30 pm, Powell Library CLICC computer lab, UCLA: student shot with a Taser multiple times by UCPD officers, even after he was cuffed and motionless.
According to eye witnesses, it started when student Mostafa Tabatabainejad did not show a Community Service Officer his student ID. Eye witnesses said the student was on his way leaving the lab when a UCPD officer approached and grabbed him by the exit of the lab. He objected to the physical contact by loudly repeating "don't touch me", and this is the point where the video starts.
Will Park Rangers be next to spray the eyes with of women dressed as butterflies with Pepper Spray during UC protests? Do the majority even want this kind of work?
Details of the tasering video
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://www.blakeross.com/2006/11/17/o...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansasc...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercur...
http://www.dailybruin.com/news/articl...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-...,0,6813210.story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Tas...
http://uclalibraryincident.org/
Info on Video -
Nov 14th, 2006, around 11:30 pm, Powell Library CLICC computer lab, UCLA: student shot with a Taser multiple times by UCPD officers, even after he was cuffed and motionless.
According to eye witnesses, it started when student Mostafa Tabatabainejad did not show a Community Service Officer his student ID. Eye witnesses said the student was on his way leaving the lab when a UCPD officer approached and grabbed him by the exit of the lab. He objected to the physical contact by loudly repeating "don't touch me", and this is the point where the video starts.
Will Park Rangers be next to spray the eyes with of women dressed as butterflies with Pepper Spray during UC protests? Do the majority even want this kind of work?
Details of the tasering video
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://dailybruin.com/news/articles.a...
http://www.blakeross.com/2006/11/17/o...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansasc...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercur...
http://www.dailybruin.com/news/articl...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-...,0,6813210.story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Tas...
http://uclalibraryincident.org/
Good Article, old video and incident although it shows how rough UC students can get it when they don't play by the rules. No biigie on the HTML Tim I know your eyes are bugging you when you use the computer. Dont hurt yourself.
I do not like the idea of Rangers having anymore weapons then they already have. I remember When rangers where there to protect the wildlife, make sure people did not poach, and were not even perceived in the realm of law enforcement. This is just the beginning. Tasering deaths have happened here and nearly every City in the US. The other thing the video does show is how unjustified it was , since he was cuffed, they were punishing him for struggling when he could only harm himself. So its now OK to use possible lethal force when your ...wasting an officers time. He was cuffed, end of story. It was way out of line. Its like " You want some more? OK here ya Go!' They wield these devices like they are paint balls. They are not. If they don't kill you they may certainly damage your heart. We need to disarm our police and Rangers nor arm them further. We need to know if this is going to happen in SC. Please update Tim I want to know. I think other students REALLY want to know. Thanks for the good work.
I do not like the idea of Rangers having anymore weapons then they already have. I remember When rangers where there to protect the wildlife, make sure people did not poach, and were not even perceived in the realm of law enforcement. This is just the beginning. Tasering deaths have happened here and nearly every City in the US. The other thing the video does show is how unjustified it was , since he was cuffed, they were punishing him for struggling when he could only harm himself. So its now OK to use possible lethal force when your ...wasting an officers time. He was cuffed, end of story. It was way out of line. Its like " You want some more? OK here ya Go!' They wield these devices like they are paint balls. They are not. If they don't kill you they may certainly damage your heart. We need to disarm our police and Rangers nor arm them further. We need to know if this is going to happen in SC. Please update Tim I want to know. I think other students REALLY want to know. Thanks for the good work.
IMC EDITORS FEEL FREE TO FIX MY MISSING BREAKS FOR PARAGRAPHS :)
Thanks Gordan. I am using an older unit that isn't killing me, but read on to find out why. My eyes are still hurting for the whole thing.
"Following yet another in a series of dangerous mishaps involving a police response to a person experiencing a seizure, the Epilepsy Foundation is once again calling for police, emergency medical personnel and other first responders to undergo training and implement protocols to ensure they properly respond in these kinds of situations. The most recent report involves a Michigan man with epilepsy, who, when experiencing a seizure, apparently was unjustifiably tasered, clubbed, arrested, jailed and committed to a psychiatric facility for violent offenders -- all based on non-threatening behaviors caused by a seizure. Fortunately, he was released from the psychiatric facility (after advocacy by the Foundation and its local affiliate) and is doing well at home. However, too many other people experiencing seizures have had encounters with police that have resulted in serious permanent injuries or even death."
I post this as I have seizure disorder, I often fear the cops, but especially when I am not feeling neurologically sound. I wonder how they will react if I twitch, cant speak or have a full blown seizure. I read this story and pause. go to http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/beloungea.cfm.
Also VISTA is causing seizures on most flat panel and notebook screens in people who have seizure disorder. I got so ill I had a full blown seizure and became very ill over a month after purchasing a notebook with Vista on it. Only after getting ill and having seizures and putting friends and family through hell did I look up and find I was one of thousands, Beware people with Seizure disorder, HI DEF NOTEBOOKS and the VISTA operating system has a flaw that is making people very ill. Some Mac notebooks were the first to get these reports but the majority are VISTA issues. Google for Seizures and VISTA and you will read the amazon reviews and other reports.
Thanks Gordan. I am using an older unit that isn't killing me, but read on to find out why. My eyes are still hurting for the whole thing.
"Following yet another in a series of dangerous mishaps involving a police response to a person experiencing a seizure, the Epilepsy Foundation is once again calling for police, emergency medical personnel and other first responders to undergo training and implement protocols to ensure they properly respond in these kinds of situations. The most recent report involves a Michigan man with epilepsy, who, when experiencing a seizure, apparently was unjustifiably tasered, clubbed, arrested, jailed and committed to a psychiatric facility for violent offenders -- all based on non-threatening behaviors caused by a seizure. Fortunately, he was released from the psychiatric facility (after advocacy by the Foundation and its local affiliate) and is doing well at home. However, too many other people experiencing seizures have had encounters with police that have resulted in serious permanent injuries or even death."
I post this as I have seizure disorder, I often fear the cops, but especially when I am not feeling neurologically sound. I wonder how they will react if I twitch, cant speak or have a full blown seizure. I read this story and pause. go to http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/beloungea.cfm.
Also VISTA is causing seizures on most flat panel and notebook screens in people who have seizure disorder. I got so ill I had a full blown seizure and became very ill over a month after purchasing a notebook with Vista on it. Only after getting ill and having seizures and putting friends and family through hell did I look up and find I was one of thousands, Beware people with Seizure disorder, HI DEF NOTEBOOKS and the VISTA operating system has a flaw that is making people very ill. Some Mac notebooks were the first to get these reports but the majority are VISTA issues. Google for Seizures and VISTA and you will read the amazon reviews and other reports.
Rangers are not the personnel that will be issued the Tasers... they will go to our Law Enforcement Officers, an entirely different position than a Ranger. A District Ranger is someone who is what is referred to as a "Line Officer," and this person is basically the boss for everyone on a Ranger District. The LEO is the law enforcement for a district or zone, and never are these two people the same, or have the same responsibilities.
I discussed this issue with our LEO when it first came to my attention. He is one of the best people I know... gentle, friendly, and he and his wife have adopted 13 children, all with some physical or mental disibility. He is in favor of the Tasers as they provide a non-lethal (in MOST cases) alternative to shooting someone with a handgun or clubbing them with a nightstick.
We live in an area that has a major interstate running through it, but drive for 5 minutes off an exit, and you're in the deep woods - a perfect place for a criminal. Never mind all the new meth labs in the area (I'd sure want as much protection as possible when dealing with those!)... you may remember the Joseph Duncan case. He kidnapped two children for his disgusting purposes after brutally murdering their mother, her boyfriend, and their brother. He later killed the young boy. It was later discovered he was hiding out on our district. Our LEO had a very good chance of coming in contact with him... unfortunately, this did not happen because they are spread so thin with budget cuts that they cover areas three times their historic range.
I discussed this issue with our LEO when it first came to my attention. He is one of the best people I know... gentle, friendly, and he and his wife have adopted 13 children, all with some physical or mental disibility. He is in favor of the Tasers as they provide a non-lethal (in MOST cases) alternative to shooting someone with a handgun or clubbing them with a nightstick.
We live in an area that has a major interstate running through it, but drive for 5 minutes off an exit, and you're in the deep woods - a perfect place for a criminal. Never mind all the new meth labs in the area (I'd sure want as much protection as possible when dealing with those!)... you may remember the Joseph Duncan case. He kidnapped two children for his disgusting purposes after brutally murdering their mother, her boyfriend, and their brother. He later killed the young boy. It was later discovered he was hiding out on our district. Our LEO had a very good chance of coming in contact with him... unfortunately, this did not happen because they are spread so thin with budget cuts that they cover areas three times their historic range.
The tasers will go to Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers. I understand your feeling about Meth labs, but the Forest Service in its history, was never about that till recently as their law enforcement duties expand. I highly suggest you read the full article I referenced. You are correct that they will go to Forest Service Law Enforcement personnel, but that includes people like Ranger John Wallace who does not tare down Meth labs but homeless encampments. I am not saying he is getting one, I want to know. Even Forest Service enforcement personnel are largely against these changes when asked anonymously. Read the article. When you say Law enforcement who do you mean? This order was for the forest service, not the police, or other law enforcement agencies.
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It doesn't matter what kind of Forest personnel these devices are going to, they are wrong. These devices have killed TOO many people. There is a HUGE amount of info on the subject for anyone who wishes to look at the stats. These devices are often lethal, but given to Officers who are told they are non lethal, and thus used improperly, as this video or the recent UCSC Tree sit showed as well as thousands of other cases around the Country. I do not want the government armed to its teeth to fight a failed drug war.
The forest service was made to serve the forests and parks. I know a Ranger who expressed dismay at the changes this article brings up.
Its fear that causes people to take the view Beth did.
The forest service was made to serve the forests and parks. I know a Ranger who expressed dismay at the changes this article brings up.
Its fear that causes people to take the view Beth did.
Straight from the Forest Service - This shows their largest drug related activity is marijuana busts. This happened in 1986. It was never their job prior.
The basic mission of Law Enforcement and Investigations (LE&I) is public and employee safety, resource protection, enforcement of US Criminal Law, and to provide enforcement expertise to other agency managers. The National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, as amended in 1988, and Title 16 of the United States Code (U.S.C.), provides authorization to the Forest Service (FS) for law enforcement activities relating to the Controlled Substance Act and Title 21 U.S.C. Subsequently, officers of the FS are charged with performing drug enforcement duties on National Forest System (NFS) lands or in areas with a nexus to NFS lands.
The production of marijuana and other illegal drugs on NFS lands creates photo of booby traps problems for all land management programs. Marijuana cultivation occurs in many areas that employees and visitors utilize for a myriad of legitimate purposes. Growers are known to "booby trap" or protect their sites which creates a genuine threat to the public, forest employees, and law enforcement. These illegal activities can also damage sensitive riparian areas, are often harmful or fatal to wildlife, and lead to other environmental problems.
"The founding of the National Forest System and the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has its roots in the last quarter of the 19th century. The national forests (at first called forest reserves) began with the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, which allowed the president to establish forest reserves from timber covered public domain land. Several early leaders and visionaries, along with willing presidents (especially Teddy Roosevelt), scientific and conservation organizations, and newly trained forestry professionals, led the successful effort in retaining millions of acres of Federal forest land for future generations.
An historical picture of an old Forest Service lock and key. The words "Forest Service" and "US" are engraved on the lock, with a engraved pine tree separating the "U" and "S". A small key is also inserted in the bottom of the lock.
The History -
"The pride and professionalism continue in the Forest Service today. The United States currently has a system of 155 national forests, 20 national grasslands, and 222 research and experimental forests, as well as other special areas, covering more than 192 million acres of public land. The Forest Service has evolved into a 30,000 employee agency that manages the national forests for a number of multiple uses, including recreation, timber, wilderness, minerals, water, grazing, fish, and wildlife. The history of the agency is long and remarkable. Over the last century, the Forest Service has initiated numerous, innovative products and procedures, as well as led the country and the world in scientific forestry matters. How the Forest Service got to where it is today is a fascinating story of people, places, politics, laws, and controversies.
The Forest Service will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2005. To help in the celebration, the Forest Service is coordinating events through the New Century of Service. The New Century of Service combines past traditions, core values, new thinking and a fresh spirit of service within the Forest Service."
" Caring for the Land and Serving People"
Law enforcement is an integral part of the overall management of the National Forest System. Law enforcement personnel, line officers, and appropriate staff ensure that prevention, investigation, enforcement, and program management requirements are fully integrated into all National Forest System resource management programs. Law enforcement personnel operate as full partners within the Forest Service organization in carrying out the agency's mission, especially in upholding federal laws and regulations that protect natural resources, agency employees, and the public. Accomplishment of the Forest Service law enforcement mission is a product of trust, cooperation, and collaboration between law enforcement personnel and other agency employees.
Our Vision
The Law Enforcement and Investigations organization is an integral part of the Forest Service, recognized as leaders in public and employee safety, natural resource protection, and as a professional cooperator with other law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement organization is a diverse workforce committed to integrity, responsibility, and accountability.
Our Mission
To serve people, protect natural resources and property within the authority and jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
Our Objectives
1. Protect the public, employees, natural resources, and other property under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service,
2. Investigate and enforce applicable laws and regulations which effect the National Forest System, and
3. Prevent criminal violations through informing and educating visitors and users of applicable laws and regulations.
Spruce tree forest graphic
U.S. Forest Service
Law Enforcement & Investigations
Washington D.C.
The basic mission of Law Enforcement and Investigations (LE&I) is public and employee safety, resource protection, enforcement of US Criminal Law, and to provide enforcement expertise to other agency managers. The National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, as amended in 1988, and Title 16 of the United States Code (U.S.C.), provides authorization to the Forest Service (FS) for law enforcement activities relating to the Controlled Substance Act and Title 21 U.S.C. Subsequently, officers of the FS are charged with performing drug enforcement duties on National Forest System (NFS) lands or in areas with a nexus to NFS lands.
The production of marijuana and other illegal drugs on NFS lands creates photo of booby traps problems for all land management programs. Marijuana cultivation occurs in many areas that employees and visitors utilize for a myriad of legitimate purposes. Growers are known to "booby trap" or protect their sites which creates a genuine threat to the public, forest employees, and law enforcement. These illegal activities can also damage sensitive riparian areas, are often harmful or fatal to wildlife, and lead to other environmental problems.
"The founding of the National Forest System and the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has its roots in the last quarter of the 19th century. The national forests (at first called forest reserves) began with the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, which allowed the president to establish forest reserves from timber covered public domain land. Several early leaders and visionaries, along with willing presidents (especially Teddy Roosevelt), scientific and conservation organizations, and newly trained forestry professionals, led the successful effort in retaining millions of acres of Federal forest land for future generations.
An historical picture of an old Forest Service lock and key. The words "Forest Service" and "US" are engraved on the lock, with a engraved pine tree separating the "U" and "S". A small key is also inserted in the bottom of the lock.
The History -
"The pride and professionalism continue in the Forest Service today. The United States currently has a system of 155 national forests, 20 national grasslands, and 222 research and experimental forests, as well as other special areas, covering more than 192 million acres of public land. The Forest Service has evolved into a 30,000 employee agency that manages the national forests for a number of multiple uses, including recreation, timber, wilderness, minerals, water, grazing, fish, and wildlife. The history of the agency is long and remarkable. Over the last century, the Forest Service has initiated numerous, innovative products and procedures, as well as led the country and the world in scientific forestry matters. How the Forest Service got to where it is today is a fascinating story of people, places, politics, laws, and controversies.
The Forest Service will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2005. To help in the celebration, the Forest Service is coordinating events through the New Century of Service. The New Century of Service combines past traditions, core values, new thinking and a fresh spirit of service within the Forest Service."
" Caring for the Land and Serving People"
Law enforcement is an integral part of the overall management of the National Forest System. Law enforcement personnel, line officers, and appropriate staff ensure that prevention, investigation, enforcement, and program management requirements are fully integrated into all National Forest System resource management programs. Law enforcement personnel operate as full partners within the Forest Service organization in carrying out the agency's mission, especially in upholding federal laws and regulations that protect natural resources, agency employees, and the public. Accomplishment of the Forest Service law enforcement mission is a product of trust, cooperation, and collaboration between law enforcement personnel and other agency employees.
Our Vision
The Law Enforcement and Investigations organization is an integral part of the Forest Service, recognized as leaders in public and employee safety, natural resource protection, and as a professional cooperator with other law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement organization is a diverse workforce committed to integrity, responsibility, and accountability.
Our Mission
To serve people, protect natural resources and property within the authority and jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
Our Objectives
1. Protect the public, employees, natural resources, and other property under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service,
2. Investigate and enforce applicable laws and regulations which effect the National Forest System, and
3. Prevent criminal violations through informing and educating visitors and users of applicable laws and regulations.
Spruce tree forest graphic
U.S. Forest Service
Law Enforcement & Investigations
Washington D.C.
The US forest Service Works with the following agencies. They are just another law enforcement component, used for everything they were never intentioned to.
1. AJAX - US Government Intelligence and Law Enforcement Servers
2. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
3. Bureau of Diplomatic Security
4. Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement Services
5. Bureau of Justice Assistance
6. Bureau of Justice Statistics
7. Central Intelligence Agency
8. Courts
9. U.S. Customs
10. U.S. Customs Enforcement Activities
11. U.S. Customs Drug Interdiction
12. Department of the Interior
13. Department of State
14. Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. State Department
15. Directory of Federal Agencies
16. DOD Law Enforcement Support Office
17. Drug Enforcement Administration
18. Fed Stats
19. Federal Bureau of Investigation
20. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Norfork
21. FBI Academy
22. FBI Academy - Forensic Science Research and Training Center
23. Federal Communications Commission Home Page
24. FCC-Wireless Home Page
25. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
26. Federal Law Enforcement Careers
27. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
28. Federal Protective Service
29. Federal Trade Commission
30. Federal Web Locator
31. Fed World
32. Fish and Wildlife Service
33. Fish and Wildlife Service - Forensic Lab
34. GPO Access
35. Immigration and Naturalization Service
36. Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
37. Dept. of Justice (Web)
38. Dept. of Justice (Gopher)
39. Justice Technology Information Network
40. National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
41. National Association of Police Organizations
42. National Auto Theft Prevention Program
43. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
44. National Central Bureau of INTERPOL
45. National Clearning House for Criminal Justice Information Systems
46. National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Facts
47. National Criminal Justice Reference Service
48. National Highway Traffic Safety Association
49. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Resources Directory
50. National Institute of Justice
51. National Institute of Justice Publications
52. National Law Enforcement and Public Safety Network
53. National Law Enforcement Technology Center
54. National Law Enforcement Technology Center-Rocky Mountain Region
55. National Mounted Police Academy, FL
56. National Park Service
57. National Security Agency
58. Office of the Inspector General
59. Postal Inspection Service
60. Postal Inspection Service - Most Wanted
61. Tennessee Valley Authority Police
62. U.S. Attorney General
63. U.S. Border Patrol
64. U.S. Coast Guard
65. U.S. Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
66. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
67. U.S. Federal Protective Service Police - Miami, FL
68. U.S. Intelligence Community
69. U.S. Marshals Service
70. U.S. Park Police
71. U.S. Treasury
72. U.S. Secret Service
73. Washington D.C. Joint Fugitive Task Force Most Wanted
1. AJAX - US Government Intelligence and Law Enforcement Servers
2. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
3. Bureau of Diplomatic Security
4. Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement Services
5. Bureau of Justice Assistance
6. Bureau of Justice Statistics
7. Central Intelligence Agency
8. Courts
9. U.S. Customs
10. U.S. Customs Enforcement Activities
11. U.S. Customs Drug Interdiction
12. Department of the Interior
13. Department of State
14. Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. State Department
15. Directory of Federal Agencies
16. DOD Law Enforcement Support Office
17. Drug Enforcement Administration
18. Fed Stats
19. Federal Bureau of Investigation
20. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Norfork
21. FBI Academy
22. FBI Academy - Forensic Science Research and Training Center
23. Federal Communications Commission Home Page
24. FCC-Wireless Home Page
25. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
26. Federal Law Enforcement Careers
27. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
28. Federal Protective Service
29. Federal Trade Commission
30. Federal Web Locator
31. Fed World
32. Fish and Wildlife Service
33. Fish and Wildlife Service - Forensic Lab
34. GPO Access
35. Immigration and Naturalization Service
36. Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
37. Dept. of Justice (Web)
38. Dept. of Justice (Gopher)
39. Justice Technology Information Network
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Its True Ranger John Wallace is a City Ranger. But all these agencies cross over. I am concered city ranger will soon be carrying these weapons.
"A Park Ranger is a sworn peace officer under 830.31(b) P.C. who receives full basic police academy training upon hire. The Park Ranger Division is dedicated to ensuring that city parks are a safe and enjoyable place for public use. Park Rangers strive to meet the safety needs of the community through persistent efforts toward crime reduction and security, and by collaboration with law enforcement agencies including the US forest Department and local police to forge and improve community-police relationships."
"A Park Ranger is a sworn peace officer under 830.31(b) P.C. who receives full basic police academy training upon hire. The Park Ranger Division is dedicated to ensuring that city parks are a safe and enjoyable place for public use. Park Rangers strive to meet the safety needs of the community through persistent efforts toward crime reduction and security, and by collaboration with law enforcement agencies including the US forest Department and local police to forge and improve community-police relationships."
The State is taking Authority beyond excess. An Authority Figure gives a person a direction, that if not followed, gives the 'Authority' the 'power' to take the person into custody, with whatever means are at their disposal. It isn't the chance of being tasered that bothers people. It's the expectation. One day some fool will taser a bear, and it will just piss the bear off. Then they'll shoot it because it has become dangerous.
I have no faith in an Authority that is not only clearly insane, but appears to be particularly masochistic. It's not that we don't trust politicians, it is that they have been shown to be untrustworthy. We've got it all on tape.
I have no faith in an Authority that is not only clearly insane, but appears to be particularly masochistic. It's not that we don't trust politicians, it is that they have been shown to be untrustworthy. We've got it all on tape.
Before tasers, they killed us with firearms. Before firearms, they killed us with their clubs. Before clubs, they killed us with rope, strangulation, or "accidents" like pushing us off cliffs, off bridges, or stripping us naked and leaving us handcuffed outside the police compound in the dead of winter.
So blame the cops, sure. And their illegal drug-war-on-the-public.
But dont blame the tool. That same tool is available to the public. You can even carry a taser concealed. I do. And it has protected me several times already (without ever being fired, just having it as part of threat negotiation to avoid combat.)
Cops should not be allowed tasers, firearms, clubs, or even paychecks. They misuse anything they get their hands on, to abuse We The People.
But the citizenry can, and should, have them. We have the right to self-defense. It is no coincidence that the 2nd Amendment comes right after the 1st Amendment. Without defensive force on your side, your rights become privileges at the pleasure of those applying aggressive force.
The drug war is unconstitutional, and immoral. That includes guys running meth labs. If it werent illegal, the free market would create better competition (like intelligent, mild-mannered college chemistry students!) who would drive those shady characters out of the business anyway.
So blame the cops, sure. And their illegal drug-war-on-the-public.
But dont blame the tool. That same tool is available to the public. You can even carry a taser concealed. I do. And it has protected me several times already (without ever being fired, just having it as part of threat negotiation to avoid combat.)
Cops should not be allowed tasers, firearms, clubs, or even paychecks. They misuse anything they get their hands on, to abuse We The People.
But the citizenry can, and should, have them. We have the right to self-defense. It is no coincidence that the 2nd Amendment comes right after the 1st Amendment. Without defensive force on your side, your rights become privileges at the pleasure of those applying aggressive force.
The drug war is unconstitutional, and immoral. That includes guys running meth labs. If it werent illegal, the free market would create better competition (like intelligent, mild-mannered college chemistry students!) who would drive those shady characters out of the business anyway.
I agree that people are allowed to have protection, I fear more the police or rangers or any law enforcement having these and calling them non-lethal. I have watched too many videos of people already in hand cuffs posing no danger with a cop going " oh you want some more huh!" and tasering them to death.
Other problems raised by these being touted as non lethal weapons is, people will do anything while being tased. One man in SC is going to prison because during a taser incident, the cop found his Gun unstrapped. So now this guy goes from having a small charge to prison because he may or may not have reached for a gun, while be electrocuted.
Another woman dies while pregnant, also cuffed with a knee in her back pregnant stomach, dies while being tased over and over. Her crime was she was legally trying to give up a child in her arms.
The police need to use restraint, but they weild these like they are for punishment rather than protection. Most of the 1000's of videos show that.
My Cousin is a ranger. Not a Law Enforcement Ranger per say. I called him and he said that most of his friends are very down about their duties being altered more and more towards enforcement than what ANY ranger has traditionally been used for. More and more training is for law enforcement. He signed up to be a steward of the land. Instead he gives tickets to the homeless or goes on marijuana raids. Nice job for a Ranger who is a geologist and spent three years being a real steward of the land in the depths of Alaska as a park ranger for three years. His job was to protect the wildlife from poachers and such and do survey work. Upon his return, he was rushed into new law enforcement training, including the use of a taser gun.
Then there was the polish immigrant at the Victoria Airport, tasered to death after a 15 hour flight and 10 hour wait to come to immigrate and be with his wife who was already there. No translator. He waited with no food and no translator and got upset. They cuffed him, and after that they also tasered him as a form of punishment as he was also already in cuffs and the officers words show he was pissed and using the taser as his way to release his rage.
Tasers for personal protection, I am not debating that. Cops have enough weapons.
I am not making the argument that citizens should not be able to carry these. Very little deaths have been shown from them. I don't like it buts it is a basic right. I think your normal citizen would not taser a woman or man with cuffs on and a knee in his back.
If you don't think the next time UCSC erupts they wont call Law Enforcement Rangers your crazy. At the first Tree Sit fiasco I watched the freeway as every possible law enforcement agency from Watsonville to Santa Cruz came to the aid of UCSC cops. sheriffs, highway patrol, Capitola police, Scott's Valley police, Watsonville police and every county sheriff & rangers was racing to the scene.
A young girl dressed as a butterfly is hit with baton and pepper sprayed. She was obviously a terrorist...(sarcasm folks)
Our Constitution is being shredded for the gains of a few. Although not a binding document I suggest everyone re-read the ENTIRE Declaration of Independence, not just the preamble the whole thing, and get a glimpse of what our forefathers warned us against. Were so far past that point its not funny. Every cop and law enforcement personnel should have a camera on their hat or helmet filming their entire shift and made public. I would bet that UCSC students would beta test on SC PD for free.
Other problems raised by these being touted as non lethal weapons is, people will do anything while being tased. One man in SC is going to prison because during a taser incident, the cop found his Gun unstrapped. So now this guy goes from having a small charge to prison because he may or may not have reached for a gun, while be electrocuted.
Another woman dies while pregnant, also cuffed with a knee in her back pregnant stomach, dies while being tased over and over. Her crime was she was legally trying to give up a child in her arms.
The police need to use restraint, but they weild these like they are for punishment rather than protection. Most of the 1000's of videos show that.
My Cousin is a ranger. Not a Law Enforcement Ranger per say. I called him and he said that most of his friends are very down about their duties being altered more and more towards enforcement than what ANY ranger has traditionally been used for. More and more training is for law enforcement. He signed up to be a steward of the land. Instead he gives tickets to the homeless or goes on marijuana raids. Nice job for a Ranger who is a geologist and spent three years being a real steward of the land in the depths of Alaska as a park ranger for three years. His job was to protect the wildlife from poachers and such and do survey work. Upon his return, he was rushed into new law enforcement training, including the use of a taser gun.
Then there was the polish immigrant at the Victoria Airport, tasered to death after a 15 hour flight and 10 hour wait to come to immigrate and be with his wife who was already there. No translator. He waited with no food and no translator and got upset. They cuffed him, and after that they also tasered him as a form of punishment as he was also already in cuffs and the officers words show he was pissed and using the taser as his way to release his rage.
Tasers for personal protection, I am not debating that. Cops have enough weapons.
I am not making the argument that citizens should not be able to carry these. Very little deaths have been shown from them. I don't like it buts it is a basic right. I think your normal citizen would not taser a woman or man with cuffs on and a knee in his back.
If you don't think the next time UCSC erupts they wont call Law Enforcement Rangers your crazy. At the first Tree Sit fiasco I watched the freeway as every possible law enforcement agency from Watsonville to Santa Cruz came to the aid of UCSC cops. sheriffs, highway patrol, Capitola police, Scott's Valley police, Watsonville police and every county sheriff & rangers was racing to the scene.
A young girl dressed as a butterfly is hit with baton and pepper sprayed. She was obviously a terrorist...(sarcasm folks)
Our Constitution is being shredded for the gains of a few. Although not a binding document I suggest everyone re-read the ENTIRE Declaration of Independence, not just the preamble the whole thing, and get a glimpse of what our forefathers warned us against. Were so far past that point its not funny. Every cop and law enforcement personnel should have a camera on their hat or helmet filming their entire shift and made public. I would bet that UCSC students would beta test on SC PD for free.
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> My Cousin is a ranger. Not a Law Enforcement Ranger per say. I called him and he said that most of
> his friends are very down about their duties being altered more and more towards enforcement than
> what ANY ranger has traditionally been used for.
The first time your cousin ticketed a sleeping homeless person or tore up someone's pot garden, your cousin became a Law Enforcement Ranger. No he does not have a right to make a living; not at another person's expense. He might as well sign up with the army and go kill Iraqis for money while he's at it. I'd rather he did. Unlike Americans, Iraqis fight back. 4,000 american killers have been stopped already.
> his friends are very down about their duties being altered more and more towards enforcement than
> what ANY ranger has traditionally been used for.
The first time your cousin ticketed a sleeping homeless person or tore up someone's pot garden, your cousin became a Law Enforcement Ranger. No he does not have a right to make a living; not at another person's expense. He might as well sign up with the army and go kill Iraqis for money while he's at it. I'd rather he did. Unlike Americans, Iraqis fight back. 4,000 american killers have been stopped already.
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