Daniel DID do drugs. Report below shows he had METH in his system and an extensive criminal history that included…
Greg, You can think what you want. Criminals, illegal immigration and neighboring countries can all erode countries sovereignty. But war…
My definition is ... irrelevant to this discussion, counselor. (I'd look up case law if I needed one.) You're the…
Wait what is your definition of sovereign nation? And I don’t think you understand what independence is. Entering into treaties…
But maybe you did mean (1) "Completely independent" and (2) "authority over its borders" as two separate things. In that…
I'll presume that you meant to write: "Completely independent authority over its borders." OK, by that definition, is the USA…
Completely independent and authority over its borders. That sounds about right. Not wrapped in tin foil.
What exactly do you think that the word "sovereign" means? Maybe we're getting to the root of the problem here.
If it can’t guarantee its own safety it is not much of a sovereign nation is it?
Manuel Ramos Archive
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![. . . Why did it take three weeks for the press to catch up with the arrest of former Fullerton cop Manuel Ramos on domestic violence charges, but only a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ramos-norby-115x115.png "A Double Standard on Reporting Domestic Violence Arrests in Fullerton")
A Double Standard on Reporting Domestic Violence Arrests in Fullerton
Posted on August 7, 2015 | 21 Comments. . . Why did it take three weeks for the press to catch up with the arrest of former Fullerton cop Manuel Ramos on domestic violence charges, but only a […] -
![. . . Kelly’s father Ron Thomas writes us: Tuesday, January 13th it will be one year since an Orange County jury decided that Ramos and Cicinelli were not guilty of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kelly-thomas-in-hat-115x115.jpg "One Year Since Kelly Thomas Not-guilty Verdict: Gathering at Kelly’s Corner tomorrow.")
One Year Since Kelly Thomas Not-guilty Verdict: Gathering at Kelly’s Corner tomorrow.
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 9 Comments. . . Kelly’s father Ron Thomas writes us: Tuesday, January 13th it will be one year since an Orange County jury decided that Ramos and Cicinelli were not guilty of […] -
![In the aftermath of the media scrutiny surrounding the verdict in the Kelly Thomas case the media and bloggers missed an opportunity to ask the question of not just how […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kelly-thomas-memphis-model-115x115.png "Kelly Thomas Tragedy Shows: OC needs the “Memphis Model” for dealing with the mentally ill.")
Kelly Thomas Tragedy Shows: OC needs the “Memphis Model” for dealing with the mentally ill.
Posted on March 18, 2014 | 13 CommentsIn the aftermath of the media scrutiny surrounding the verdict in the Kelly Thomas case the media and bloggers missed an opportunity to ask the question of not just how […] -
![Every now and then, over the years, in a masochistic frame of mind, I listen to Rush Limbaugh‘s radio program. There’s the legitimate “hearing the other point of view” thing, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/memphis-model-1-115x115.jpg "Is plunging ahead with Laura’s Law the appropriate response to the Kelly Thomas verdict?")
Is plunging ahead with Laura’s Law the appropriate response to the Kelly Thomas verdict?
Posted on February 11, 2014 | 22 CommentsEvery now and then, over the years, in a masochistic frame of mind, I listen to Rush Limbaugh‘s radio program. There’s the legitimate “hearing the other point of view” thing, […] -
![I have written previously on the importance of communication and how words matter. The term “peace officer” is sacrosanct to me. Its meaning is lofty, an ideal to consistently strive […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Unacceptable-Behavior-Team1-e1389813617310.jpg "A “Peace Officer” considers the Kelly Thomas verdict.")
A “Peace Officer” considers the Kelly Thomas verdict.
Posted on January 15, 2014 | 27 CommentsI have written previously on the importance of communication and how words matter. The term “peace officer” is sacrosanct to me. Its meaning is lofty, an ideal to consistently strive […] -
![Two and a half years later, society finally has its say regarding how Kelly Thomas died. No one contests that Manuel Ramos threatened to hurt Kelly Thomas. No one contests […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Kelly-Thomas-taser-image-115x115.jpg "Kelly Thomas Case Goes to Jury")
Kelly Thomas Case Goes to Jury
Posted on January 9, 2014 | 1 CommentTwo and a half years later, society finally has its say regarding how Kelly Thomas died. No one contests that Manuel Ramos threatened to hurt Kelly Thomas. No one contests […] -
![. . . I think that what Officers Manuel Ramos and Joseph Wolfe did in the first 18 minutes of the Kelly Thomas video was morally and ethically wrong. I […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rodney-king-beating-115x115.jpg "What Officer Ramos did wrong — and why he’ll be acquitted")
What Officer Ramos did wrong — and why he’ll be acquitted
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 18 Comments. . . I think that what Officers Manuel Ramos and Joseph Wolfe did in the first 18 minutes of the Kelly Thomas video was morally and ethically wrong. I […] -
![[Warning: don’t read this if you want to be a juror in the trial of the officers accused of killing Kelly Thomas. I’m not kidding. As for the rest of you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Kelly-Thomas-in-surveillance-footage-115x115.png "A Civil Libertarian Review of the Kelly Thomas Video")
A Civil Libertarian Review of the Kelly Thomas Video
Posted on May 13, 2012 | 67 Comments[Warning: don’t read this if you want to be a juror in the trial of the officers accused of killing Kelly Thomas. I’m not kidding. As for the rest of you […] -
![. . . Born To Lose: The Do-Nothing DA’s Recipe For Failure by Joe Sipowicz I’ve been thinking about this for months. It’s been gnawing at my spinal cortex. It’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ramos-cicinelli-115x115.jpg "Is T-Rack’s Case Against Kelly Thomas’ Murderers Designed to Fail? Sipowicz thinks so…")
Is T-Rack’s Case Against Kelly Thomas’ Murderers Designed to Fail? Sipowicz thinks so…
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 22 Comments. . . Born To Lose: The Do-Nothing DA’s Recipe For Failure by Joe Sipowicz I’ve been thinking about this for months. It’s been gnawing at my spinal cortex. It’s […] -
![. . . Nobody had much expectation of our District Attorney Tony Rackauckas doing anything other than what he’s done most of his career – siding with law enforcement and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cicinelli-and-kelly.bmp "T-Rack, in a first for him, charges two Fullerton cops in Kelly Thomas beating murder.")
T-Rack, in a first for him, charges two Fullerton cops in Kelly Thomas beating murder.
Posted on September 21, 2011 | 76 Comments. . . Nobody had much expectation of our District Attorney Tony Rackauckas doing anything other than what he’s done most of his career – siding with law enforcement and […]
So, good thing he was killed, you're saying?