The family of Greg Baer, Bank of America executive, is located in a jurisdiction protected by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), which responded promptly to a disturbance call from his neighborhood last weekend.
According to Corporal Dan Friz, an MCPD spokesperson in Rockville, Maryland, the department received a disturbance call from one of Baer’s neighbors at 4:10 pm last Sunday. Four MCPD units arrived at Baer’s Greenville Rd. address at 4:15 pm. At least two Metropolitan Police Department units from the nearby District of Columbia were already at the scene when they arrived.
Why? Because police cars attached to the Washington MPD’s Civil Disturbance Unit had escorted the SEIU protesters’ buses to Baer’s home. Such cross-jurisdictional escort activity is not uncommon for both departments according to Friz and Metro Police Department spokesperson Officer Eric Frost. Still, the District police did not inform their colleagues of what was about to happen in one of their Maryland neighborhoods.
The Maryland officers reported there were approximately 500 protesters on and near the front lawn of Baer’s house. Montgomery County was not given a “heads-up” concerning the planned protest. Although a protest permit is technically required in Montgomery County, in practice no citation is issued if the protestors disperse when requested to do so by the owner of the private property they occupy.
The primary role of the Washington cops in this event was to protect the protesters. The D.C. officers had no authority to act to disperse the protesters even had the homeowner been present and asked them to vacate the private property. The event ended as a “dash one”– no arrests, no citations – according to Friz. The Montgomery County units left the scene at 5:29 pm.
According to Friz, “members of protest groups know how far to push the envelope” and wait for “the key words” – for example, the property owner’s request that they leave – in order to avoid arrests or citations. For example, protesters are required to keep on the move, since a standing protest violates a Montgomery County code. And, while photographs clearly suggest that many of the SEIU protesters were stationary, the District police don’t have any authority to enforce Montgomery County laws.
So, let’s sum this up: A caravan of SEIU buses receive a Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department escort to a private home in Maryland where the protesters, from all appearances, violate Montgomery County law by engaging in a stationary protest. The Montgomery County police were not informed by their cross-jurisdictional colleagues of the impending, unusually large protest pending in their jurisdiction.
What’s up with that? Had the mob decided to torch the house, the D.C. police would not have been authorized to intervene. Not their jurisdiction. They’re just escorts. Meanwhile, a teenage boy is home alone, frightened by what’s happening outside his front door.
There’s something very wrong with this picture.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the DC PD has actively aided and abbetted SEIUthugs in terrorizing an innocent man's home and property.
The New Brown Shirts of the Socialist Democrat Workers' Party.
this is so wrong on so many levels…
But the Police protection allowed a mob as they illegally protest outside a law abiding citizen's home? This smacks of brureaucratic malfeasance of the left wing Democrat variety. The police are not to blame- but the superiors who engineered this with Union and most likely White House officials most certainly are.
The minion class is going to do the heavy lifting for the elites who have declared war on the American people. They need to be 'outed', and soon…
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"There’s something very wrong with this picture."
That's what the Tea Party and others have been trying to say for over a year now.
i'm sure any moment now Obama will declare the actions of the police "Stupid", right?
This situation has me sick. How dare they! It's almost like they want someone to react violently… oh wait… exactly. I saw the video which is still available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsf-XsC18IQ Listen to what the lady says related to her mortgage being sold 3 times and that now she is fighting against Bank of America. News flash lady… I just refinanced. They sold my new mortgage as soon as I signed the papers. SO WHAT! I still have the same payment that I AGREED to pay per month. I'm sorry her son died, but that is not relevant to the contract to pay for your house. If you have time to protest, maybe that time would be better spent looking for a JOB!
The real reason SEIU is going after Bank of America is that SEIU owes them like $90 million they loaned to buy Obama the Presidency. Could you even imagine if a bus load of Tea Party members would do the same thing? Or shut down a bank lobby? Where did America go?
People need to understand which side unionized police will be on in the struggle.
dc police aided and abetted a terrorist event . they need to be brought up on terrorism and violation of that poor kid civil rights.
I can't believe the entire nation is not in an uproar about this. Politics and business are one thing (Ok, most often two things), but a large protest at a residence is completely out of line. I can't write what I like to see happen to both the SEIU leaders, and these specific rank and file SEIU members. No wonder the left is mostly godless, or else they'd all certainly be rotting in hell one day.
"Had the mob decided to torch the house, the D.C. police would not have been authorized to intervene. Not their jurisdiction."
Now consider the following scenario:
Had the property owner decided to protect his property by firing a warning shot over the mob, the D.C. police would not have been authorized to intervene. Not their jurisdiction.
Somehow, I doubt that would have been the case.
so the dc police would have protected the mob just not that kid
Sadly, unless the owner of this house fights back, this injustice will remain and be redone in other places.
Please, please, please fight back so this illegal protest doesn't become the norm.
I am so thankful I don't live in these blue areas. In the statewhere I live they would have had an AR-15 stuck right in their face and told to leave immediately or face a hail of lead and the cops wouldn't be able to do crap. Of course where I live our police would'nt be caught dead escorting a bunch of D-Bags on to someones private property.
The police state is just around the corner if we are not very careful. Remember "T-Day November 2, 2010"
Majiic12 here. Impeach and remove. Brace for the obama freeloaders rioting and looting with child in hand. Honestly, what OTHER choice do we have? Hell, most of us by just posting anti-obama comments are most certainly on
"The List" as having terrorist tendencies especially if you are ex-military.
Where does Andy Stern live? Where does George Soros live? What about their financials and remember that Alinsky "rules" can be used both way.
Are these police officers also UNION MEMBERS? Is this an obvious case of cross co-operation between affiliated organizations?
It sure smells like it.
This was all too well planned out and someone needs to get to the bottom of this. D.C. tax payer money was spent for this field trip and a lot more people know the dirty details on this. This man needs to sue,sue,sue!
Aren't you all glad how easy it's been for them to get us to buy them tanks, kavlar and automatic weapons now? Whew, At least they're stopping the influx of pot….
…. oh wait
I like to make one point, under the Patriot Act, any deputized law enforcement officer in the U.S. is a police officer no matter what state or jurisdiction they are in, within the United States, as such, DCMP is liable for all actions and damages done, they are also subject to prosecution for violations for not enforcing state and local laws or properly notifying the local jurisdiction in Maryland of their intent.
DCMP is also open to prosecution and lawsuits under the Good Samaritan Laws because they are trained law enforcement officers.
In other word, DCMPD screwed up and has opened itself to all kinds of lawsuits and criminal charges.
'A Civil National security force, just as strong, just as powerful as the military…' – Obama
Glenn Beck asks the key question: "Who is the enemy? Are we building a thugocracy?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeuXmYMk_ds
Those cops are likely SEIU members. This is outrageous.
You do understand that the cops are UNION cops? They are merely union facilitators and were probably getting double overtime if it was on a Sunday.
http://www.ibpo.org/
The International Brotherhood of Police Officers is an SEIU affiliate.
Not a shock.
http://www.ibpo.org/
SEIU affiliate
Did you expect anything else with the loonies in charge of the asylum?
SEIU needs to be branded as a terrorist organization and forced to disband.
It was done to Bell Telephone, surely it could be done with these thugs….
I hope I'm on that last. Last year when the White House was asking people turn in others who were against ObamaCare, I turned myself in at least once a day till they closed down the email account.
Am I against these people and these policies? Damn f****** straight I am.
If they're police 99.9% chance they're union.
You know what…why aren't we getting together in groups and going to the homes of SEIU thugs and protesting their criminal behavior? Why don't we do this to them????? We should go to their homes, their families' homes, their friends' homes…terrorize them the way they do everyone else.
There are more of us than there are them.
How the hell is anyone supposed to know about the collusion between the police and the SEIU thugs when no one is reporting it? The MSM needs "fixing" first.
International Brotherhood of Police Officers
SEIU affiliate
The Montgomery County police pray for just such an event. These guys are so anxious to have a conflagration against the citizens that they have more fire power than an average Marine unit in Afghanistan. If those cops even heard a rumor of someone having an AR-15 in that house they would have made Waco look like a training exercise. The municipalities who have fostered and promoted SWAT teams are ticking time bombs for trigger happy cops who are all dressed up and nowhere to go.
Then let the law suits begin.
Just look at how fat they are and you can pick out the union guys. I wonder if a DC cop could make a single lap around a track in under three minutes. Talk about some sad-ass looking uniformed police officers, these dudes must have donut makers in their cruisers.
Time and place. But make sure it's a Saturday. I have to work for a living.
I was told that the role of the DC police was to "protect the protestors." And that this was routine procedure.
Excuse me while I go VOMIT.
Believe it or not the only folks reporting on this are the Huf<spit>Po who glorified the protest, Nina Easton (pray for her safety) of Fortune, and the Bigs. Haven't even seen anything on Fox. How do you get the message out? The Bigs and Blogs are great but the story always trickles out this way. We need someone (Fox) to start screaming the truth about this. I'm calling for the firing of the supervisors who allowed the police to escort (aid and abet in the commission of a crime) this mob.
Who gave the orders? Why were the orders given? If it was driven by the police union what will be done to the union leaders?
My statement was purely hypothetical and in no way intended to dispute the facts as you presented them. My intention was to inject a bit of irony because that is what I was thinking all along. "Routine procedure" and "protect the protesters" (while also not in their jurisdiction) seemed contradictory and triggered my thought.
If people in this country can't count on the government to protect their property when called, then there really is no use for the current government.
I know that PDs aren't legally required to come stop a crime in progress, however if they aren't going to do it, then it is beyond immoral and verges on criminal that a person can be prosecuted for defending it themselves.
Another disgusting display of class envy. These liberals have absolutely no respect for personal property unless its their own. Kelso, Brooklyn, Berkeley, and now, terrorizing a family in a private residence. Thank Dodd and Frank for your predicament.
I'd rather have inequality in freedom than equality in misery. –A. de Tocqueville
no…
But didn't think things would get so naked so fast. Remarkably, the grasp on power has given this lot the chutzpah to ignore 80% of the population while they pursue their ends. Like they know, somehow, there will NOT be a reckoning in November. Curious, that…
We must put the DC Police on notice – If they are not going to protect our citizens WE THE PEOPLE will! Get your heads out of your backsides DCPD!
See that lady with the t-shirt? "I fight evil for a union?" If she wants to see evil, she needs to look in the mirror. SEIU is disgusting in their brownshirt tactics. Sig heil, you cretins.
This is an outrage!!!!! Police escorting and guarding a purpleshirt attack on PRIVATE PROPERTY!!!! This is a Nazi and Soviet move. Somebody's head should role, but since our dear Fueher, Herr Obama, is behind it, I know that aint gonna happen. Time to start pushing back against these progressive/socialist and their revolution!!!!!!
You can bet if it was a conservatie ause and/or administration the lamestream media would be all over this. It is truy scary. Next the poice ca escort the union thugs to the homes of Tea Party members or those who opose the healthcare bill or who oppose any adminitration policies.
Wish they would come to MS and try that crap. You an shoot and ask questions later here.
I have a funny (it's funny now) story about Trigger-happy police. As freshmen in highschool, some of my buddies were goofing off one day (it was during the week). The highschool had finals which only took half the day, so we all got off that afternoon. They went to one of my friends' house, and, being only 14 or 15 at the time, dressed up in faux-Army camo and started running in and out of the house, pretending to shoot at each other with toy guns. Anyway, there was a grade school across the street from this house, and the kids were out on the playground at recess at the time. An idiotic neighbor who had watched Bowling for Columbine no doubt, called the police with news "they're gonna shoot up the school." (continued)
Within 5 minutes, the cops had the entire block surrounded w/ snipers 200 yds away. They blockaded the house and forced my 3 friends on the ground. Thankfully, their mother had just come back from the store, so she could help explain they were just goofing around. But think of what could have happened? One of my buds could have thought the Swat team who charged the house to be joking or to be one of his friends. Had a Swat member seen what at first glance appears to be a gun from someone in faux-camo coming around the corner of the garage, might they have reacted poorly? (AKA shoot) Who knows?
Anyway, I can vouch for your statement. Cops are ready for action, especially in sleepy, suburban areas (much like my town and Montgomery Cty are). Although trained, they are very, very raw and probably very nervous/excited.
Don't underestimate the left. They may know nothing about personal responsibility or economics. But they know politics.
I'm not sure this isn't all part of their plan. Obama got elected by basically running against Bush. He can't do that in 2010, though he will try.
If the democrats keep the house and senate, any of the negative campaigning against republicans will sound as empty and false as it actually is. He needs an enemy to demonize.
And a GOP controlled house or senate would fit that bill very nicely.
City cops don't have to honor any Oath to the Constitution… they are but hired thugs to a municipal corporation, not peace officers.
Any ways, everyone knows DC is corrupt beyond redemption… like Chicago.
This is a surprise in what way?
Perfect example why EVERY homeowner should be heavily armed!
These people should call the FBI on the Obama brown shirt police for aiding and abetting criminal trespass. Then they should sue the DC police department for every nickle they have. It appears law abiding citizens are going to have to hire well armed body guards to protect them from union thugs and DC police thugs. I don't think law and order will be restored until dozens of these thugs are shot.
The DC Police should all be arrested and then fired.
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Do you REALLY think that's going to happen?
What in the hell is going on in this country? What is going to take before patriots rise up and take matters into their own hands. I don't know about you but current events has just about pushed me beyond that point. They just voted on a law that allows the federal gov access to our bank accounts without any warrant or notification, do you realize that people?!
This is becoming the freaking soviet union and it is going to lead to a civil war.
I for one will welcome it because it's becoming increasingly apparent that the will of the people is ignored, the rights of the people are being trampled upon and the laws of our great country are being perverted and twisted to allow the criminals in Washington to manipulate us.
When will there be a call to arms? It is past time, way past time!
That would never happen in a state like Florida where concealed carry permits and a strong Castle Doctrine law would have had Stymie, Buckwheat and the 499 other little UNION rascals either on the run or waiting for life support. In FL, if your accosted in a public parking lot you're free to "clear a path" of safety.
This is why I have several thousand rounds loaded and ready to go.
Come on Ed, let us know what you really think. LOL I'm right there with you.
thank God for the second amendment
well, Ed, that would be the conventional take…
But add a financial collapse, civil disorder and a couple of shooting wars to the possible scenarios. None of this is far fetched- in the least- and it seems, anyway that The Powers That Be seem to be, if not planning for it, at least very aware…
Cops are union and most are unfit to wear the uniform, does this surprise anyone?
This is an outrage. These police officers need to be fired, their supervisors prosecuted! What is happening in this country? Obama and his pernicious administation is OUT OF CONTROL! This is not NAZI Germany!!!!
Well at least Eric Holder and the United States Department of Justice will investigate and prosecute the perpetrators. RIIIIGGGHTTTT!! I'll be suprized if the BoA executive is not taken into custody and summarily executed. This is the "civilian" home security forces that are supposed to be on a scale with the U.S. Military. Don't be surprised!! The Nazi in Chief told you he was going to do it. There is no clearer reason for the Second Ammendment than this sort of assault of the civilian population IMPEACH THE BASTARD.. Try him for Treason and hang him with a new rope! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!
sadly I think we maybe seeing this quote come to fruition:
The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.
–Alexis de Tocqueville
Bailouts, healthcare, "jobs" bills. congress has/is trying to buy a sizable portion of the population using tax dollars to do it.
This is what marxism looks like in latin countries. They have red shirts and purple shirted pro-marxists groups running around intimidating government protesters and they get violent.
These people are being restrained right now only because of the elections. They will have a protective bubble of the government on their side, but it will backfire here. But, they will get worse. Stern stepped down to distance himself only because he is in the White house now, but he is still directing.
Andf people wonder why gun sales are up.
If it were me I would. I'm from the left. I know how to fight just like they do. And I'm more than willing to do so.
Maybe the police should find more serious matters of concern while on Taxpayers Time.
Yep, they are coming on strong boys. Been building this up for 40 years and the reds are active.
To all Americans who love their country, 2010 is the new 1776! See you at the voting booth…
Please come to TEXAS where even a frightened teenage boy knows how to take care of SEIU ei ei o protesters.
The DC government operates as an extortion unit. There aren't enough tax paying citizens in the District for them to operate so they use law enforcement as a revenue collection authority. If it was not for the federal government subsidizing the sorry, pathetic excuse for a "government" they couldn't operate the traffic light system on their own. There is no way in the world this federal District should be able to operate as an autonomous government and every reason in the world why it IS a federal District of Columbia. Home rule was the biggest scandal in DC history, they are a joke and abomination of public administration.
Lets not get excited and start something worse than what they are doing. That is EXACTLY what they want is for some to start shooting or something else STUPID.
Press charges — see whose calling the shots!
Glenn Beck told the whole story yesterday…
Teenage boy? What is he a wimp? I would have called every friend I know and they would have showed up armed and with every dog we know. We wouldn't be waiting for the "cops" to escort the protesters. I had a lot of weapons growing up given to me by my parents with the purpose that I learn to defend myself. There would have been plenty of protesters with chunks taken out of them and more on the way still to the ER if they had showed up on my front lawn after I hit twelve.
Must plaintifs in these law suits file in DC court, or can the venue shop like product liability and medical malpractise lawyers? If in DC, fat chance. No bluer judiciary east of California.
This country has slid to abysmal levels. Thank god my dad died before he had to see this. Police escoting protesters to a private citizen's home is a 21st century version of a sheriff leading vigilantes to hang suspected cattle rustlers. These people have no shame and obviously take no responsibility for their pathetic lot in life. I hope they all burn in hell.
This family needs to sue the DC Police department.
this is an absolute disgrace and outrage. the dc police chief needs to be immediately fired along with `fuzz-thugs' who aided and abetted the commie union thug-machine. there needs to be an immediate investigation…not tomorrow – NOW!
I would sue everybody and anybody involved in this and I would hold OBAMA responsible for all of it. This makes Watergate look like nursery school. This is BEYOND Watergate and every single journalist in this country should be exposing this and writing about it. This is what happens in the old SOVIET UNION. This is not supposed to happen in our country. This is a criminal act and the president should be held directly responsible.
To bad they didn't burn his house down. The bankers are crooks and should be hung for what they have done to Americans
If you ask me, the conventional take is they democrats own the white house and congress, which would be proof to them the electorate actually demands what they're doing.
But pretty much every poll out there – even the doctored ones to put the best spin on it – say otherwise.
There is only one rational reason they're pushing onward. And hoccums razor tells it, its on purpose.
So much for protect and serve…..
Just following Obama's lead…..
agreed
I agree with this person. If the protestors are doing something illegal according to the county (having a stationary protest), and the DC PD escort them there, then they should be held responsible for aiding and abetting.
THE NEO-MARXIST WILL DO THIS TO ANYONE THEY OPPOSE IN ONE OF THEIR BLUE CITIES. THIS IS THE FIRST MISSON OF OBAMA's DOMESTIC MILITARY FORCE. WHEN DOES HE PLAN TO ARM THEM?
We are at war with the Federal Government but few realize it. An army of 500 people converged on the home of a private citizen who happens to be a banker. No one was there to protect his family. Each state must now begin to form malitias to protect our State Governments because the local and state police will not protect us against these Marxist. What happens if these neo-Marxists do this to state Governors they don't like, the local and state police may just look the other way.
Clearly you can't block an entrance to a woman who wants to enter an abortuary, but you can
block the entrance of a private citizen entering his own house without repercussion. How's
that for equal justice!
http://www.justice.gov/crt/split/facestat.php
THE NEO-MARXIST WILL DO THIS TO ANYONE THEY OPPOSE IN ONE OF THEIR BLUE CITIES. THIS IS THE FIRST MISSON OF OBAMA's DOMESTIC MILITARY FORCE. WHEN DOES HE PLAN TO ARM THEM?
just need to start using union tactics back at them like throwing bottles and excrement at them. Then they will leave if not get one of those black homeys billyclub and thump them.
Can you still have a beer summit if both parties actually like each other?
Oh brother what has happened to your town?
Little Booper
I hope the homeowner files charges against the police for aiding and abetting these goons threatening a private citizen. Death to the SEIU!
You would have lost on this one. The Montgomery County police live, they exist entirely to meet someone like you. It would have been Ruby Ridge all over again and the Unions would exalt in glory to see fatalities.
one can only hope that the seiu scumbags show up at my door ….
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