Connecticut Citizens Defense League, sites fake story about CT Police refusal

[qmcorps]

Fake News

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Chris


There are several stories going around involving the Connecticut Police. The first one is one about how most of the CT police are refusing to register their so-called assault weapons. The original story is here: “Connecticut halts plans to round up firearms after finding most cops in the state are on the list”
The fact that the story is posted on a satire website seems to be lost on most people, judging by the number of times it’s been emailed to me or posted on Facebook. The very title of the website should be the first clue, “Call the Cops: America’s 27th most trusted source for public safety news”. The top of the page also lists “Our latest 12% factual headlines”. In case you’re still not sure, the bottom of the page contains a disclaimer:


This site is a satire of the current state of Law Enforcement, Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical work. Stories posted here are not real and you should not assume them to have any basis in any real fact. Heck we tend to leave in spelling and grammer errors just to prove we is not the professional media. No reference of an individual, company, or government entity seeks to inflict malice or emotional harm.

Yet this story still continues to be spread as the truth.

The second one is worse, in that it appears to be an actual hoax. Unfortunately it also had an air of legitimacy because it originated at a legitimate and well-respected website. I’m talking about “Some Connecticut police refusing to enforce AW law”, which was first posted on the website of noted firearm law specialist and author, attorney Dave Hardy. He writes that he was emailed by one Tyler Jackson, who is the head of the Connecticut Peace Officers Association. Mr Jackson writes that they would soon be publishing an open letter stating that the Connecticut police will not “be party to the oppression of the people of the state by enforcing an unconstitutional law”.
Sounds great, and the story has been picked up by by many other media sites and passed along. Problem is there doesn’t seem to be a “Connecticut Peace Officers Association”. We have a “Police Association of Connecticut”, but they don’t list a Tyler Jackson as their head, or even a board member or spokesperson. Hardy has since updated the story, saying “…. I’d treat this as a possible hoax. I would have done more digging except that when I posted I was on a plane, as part of 4,000-miles-in-36-hours trip”.

These stories play up our hopes that the police will not enforce an unconstitutional law, and I guess we really want to believe they’re true. But passing around wrong or misleading info doesn’t help. I’ve often said we have truth and facts on our side, all the anti’s have is emotion and lies. Let’s not stoop to their level….. we’re better than that.

http://ccdl.us/blog/2014/03/09/fake-news/

[ungawa]

The second one is worse, in that it appears to be an actual hoax. Unfortunately it also had an air of legitimacy because it originated at a legitimate and well-respected website. I’m talking about “Some Connecticut police refusing to enforce AW law”, which was first posted on the website of noted firearm law specialist and author, attorney Dave Hardy. He writes that he was emailed by one Tyler Jackson, who is the head of the Connecticut Peace Officers Association. Mr Jackson writes that they would soon be publishing an open letter stating that the Connecticut police will not “be party to the oppression of the people of the state by enforcing an unconstitutional law”.
Sounds great, and the story has been picked up by by many other media sites and passed along. Problem is there doesn’t seem to be a “Connecticut Peace Officers Association”. We have a “Police Association of Connecticut”, but they don’t list a Tyler Jackson as their head, or even a board member or spokesperson. Hardy has since updated the story, saying “…. I’d treat this as a possible hoax. I would have done more digging except that when I posted I was on a plane, as part of 4,000-miles-in-36-hours trip”.

These stories play up our hopes that the police will not enforce an unconstitutional law, and I guess we really want to believe they’re true. But passing around wrong or misleading info doesn’t help. I’ve often said we have truth and facts on our side, all the anti’s have is emotion and lies. Let’s not stoop to their level….. we’re better than that.

http://ccdl.us/blog/2014/03/09/fake-news/

I knew it. And, I said it.

Truth is, politicians will continue to pass illegal laws infringing the rights of the Citizenry, and Police will continue to enforce illegal laws that violate the Constitution, until the day that the Citizenry responds with force.

So, get used to it.

It's a lawless land, only force prevails. These idiots don't have any authority to pass lawless laws or enforce laws that don't even exist. They merely have force.

[ray h]

And I said it,
The cops are going to enforce the laws, whether they like them or not. If they are told to raid someone's house, expect they will do that because that's what they get paid to do. they aren't paid to write laws, they aren't paid to change laws, they are paid to enforce them.
I'm ok with that as long as they are ok with me defending myself from them.

[ungawa]

And I said it,
The cops are going to enforce the laws, whether they like them or not. If they are told to raid someone's house, expect they will do that because that's what they get paid to do. they aren't paid to write laws, they aren't paid to change laws, they are paid to enforce them.
I'm ok with that as long as they are ok with me defending myself from them.

If they are told to throw Jews in furnaces, they'll do that, too.

[scruff]

Why do you suppose the politicians exempt cops from gun & mag limits in many of these bills? If the cops were suffering from these laws like the rest of us, they'd act more like fellow citizens and less like overlords.

[tollster]

Confucius say, every snake has head, sometime two or more!