Brett Kimberlin and 'SWATting': Where Is the Establishment Press?
As the clock in the Eastern time zone officially tells me that it's Memorial Day, it occurs to me that the men and women we honor today did not fight and die so they would see their country become one where a person could be hounded from their home, see themselves and/or loved ones lose their jobs, worry about the safety of their kids, or be visited by police with guns drawn as a result of a false anonymous tip -- all of which has "just so happened" to occur in close proximity to having blogged about the activities of a certain person or his associates.
It also occurs to me that part of the way of life these men and women died to preserve had to do with defending the rights of the press (which at the time of our Founders was understood to be anyone "down" to the level of a pamphleteer) to conscientiously do their jobs, and that part of the reason why what is happening as described in the first paragraph goes on may be because those involved know that they often won't be called out by the local, regional, or national press -- virtually no matter how egregious their offenses.
If they somehow do get caught, tried, and jailed, they frequently become objects of orchestrated sympathy -- and too many in the media aren't averse to playing along. What's more, it seems that some of the worst perpetrators of these crimes against basic human decency, and in some cases actual crimes, are doing so with the assistance of money obtained from people who like to think of themselves as politically correct but should nevertheless know better.
Which leads us to the subject of Brett Kimberlin; a full rundown of his history and who is helping him appeared at The Blaze late last week.
Leading blogger Robert Stacy McCain has decided that he and his family must leave their home and that they can't go back; he officially describes his location as "whereabouts unknown." On Friday, Patterico, an assistant DA by day, revealed a campaign of harassment involving "workplace complaints, publication of personal information such as home addresses and pictures of residences, bogus allegations of criminal activity, whisper campaigns, frivolous legal actions, and frivolous State Bar complaints." Oh, and he was "SWATted" -- he had his home stormed by a SWAT team, complete with a police helicopter and a spotlight. Someone pretending to be him "called the police to say I had shot my wife." An audio expert Patterico hired concluded that "it is probable" that the hoax call was placed by a Kimberlin associate known to have tweeted a public threat against himself and his family.
Erick Ericksen of RedState got "SWATted" Sunday evening; this time, "Someone called 911 (pretending to be) from my address claiming there had been an accidental shooting."
I don't mean to leave anyone out (there have been plenty of others victimized and/or threatened, and, to be clear, it hasn't entirely been bloggers), which is why I encourage everyone to go to the Blaze item, Patterico's post, and McCain's latest to get up to speed on their own.
My main question is basically the same one Patterico asked late Sunday after learning of the Erickson incident: "Anyone else think CNN is going to talk about SWATting now?"
I would expand Patterico's question to the rest of the establishment press. I'd love to be proven wrong, but my knee-jerk response is: "Neither do I." Are they too intimidated to touch it -- or worse, have they convinced themselves that what is going on is no big deal?
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
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Thanks, Tom
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:25am.
....for putting this up today.
Once something hits NB, it tends to go viral. I read about this for the first time yesterday.
We need to beat these liberals back into submission, and you've given us a leg up to get it done! Great job.
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The ends justify the means to
Submitted by Darks Shadow Show on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:26am.
The ends justify the means to a liberal.
The people making false 911 calls
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:30am.
need to be prosecuted. Oh, wait, only if they're conservatives...
I've seen some stories on
Submitted by ex buff e-dub on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:35am.
I've seen some stories on this elsewhere this week too. Malkin, Red State, perhaps a few others. This is unmitigated terrorism, and cannot be ignored... Where is law enforcement? Where is the judiciary? Where the hell is Eric Holder? Are we REALLY going to head down his road? Because, this, coupled with OWS, and the racial unrest that Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Farrakhan, and NBPP is gonna make the rioting of the '60's look like a picnic.
I don't necessarily subscribe to Glenn Beck's caveat regarding Cloward and Piven's "collapse the system" but this is getting out of hand.
Thank you Tom*
Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:43am.
Been following this story for several days now. The frightening aspect of this story is that this guy Kimberlin has his organization supported by George Soros. That is pretty scary, add in the Holder factor. To rid this administration of "enemies" like Erickson, Patterico, Malkin, Beck would be ideal for them. But to have it done by "law enforcement" would be even better and easier to spin. Look how the media ran with Martin/Zimmerman debacle.
If Holder wont go after armed Black Panthers "terrorizing" voters then be sure he won't be going after a convicted felon who is "terrorizing" conservatives.
Ring the bell Tom, and ring it loud, every day. And then.....be careful, be safe.
Thank you ...
Submitted by Tom Blumer on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:46am.
... and Blonde above.
This story is really getting wider*
Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 1:31am.
This story is deep, complex and wide. Look at this information.
http://www.bradblog.com/
Now this story required a big...whuuuut???
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/05/25/State-Department-Introduce...
This is desperation...
Submitted by AgentAmerican on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 2:19am.
This is desperation-plain and simple. They know for a fact that Obama the DECEIVER is going to go down big time in November. If they poke too hard, they'll get the return favor when President Romney appoints Mark R. Levin as AG.
Yes, President Romney, MSM goons...get used to it.
Soros and Bar Bra support him
Submitted by CO2Maker on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 7:04am.
because his real name is Mumia abu-Kimberlin.
The allegation that he was a child molester is obviously groundless because Mumia wasn't a Catholic priest. And the bombing? That was an accident. The other guy shouldn't have picked up a satchel that wasn't his. And besides, he killed himself, right?
The intent is clear here...
Submitted by Guapo Diablo on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 10:02am.
By 'SWATting' their adversaries, Kimberlin and his "friends" are trying to get people killed by the police in their own homes. Just when I thought I'd heard it all...
Just arrest the little communist puke, already...
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 12:07pm.
...and throw his worthless ass under the jail, and keep it there.
I mean, how hard is it?
-Dave
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