1984 coming to your state soon.
Look at your friendly respected police officer using new tools available to them to make up crap and be the first one to use the BS law
FIRST USE OF FLORIDA'S NEW RED FLAG LAW CREATES THE NIGHTMARE MANY HAVE WARNED US ABOUT!
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/kid...hool-shooting/
A smack-talking University of Central Florida student's life has been ruined after police phony up a petition to put the student into a mental ward for evaluation and confiscate a pistol locked in the safe of the student's father--all in the midst of a heavy handed and, apparently, unlawful targeting of the family.
It was the first use of the Risk Protection Order (RPO) signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott, and came after the law had been in effect for only 7 days .
In a story published just today (Saturday) by The Free Thought Project (along with parallel reporting in the Orlando Sentinel), 21-year old UCF student Chris Velazquez was effectively kidnapped by police and put into a locked psych ward for a weekend based on alleged false declarations by Orlando authorities, who appeared in a rush to proclaim they had intervened to stop what they said was a mass shooter prepping to attack.
All this, based on anonymous posts to the REDDIT online chat site where Velazquez is said to have commented on mass shooters in a fashion that his family describes as in keeping with many of the snarky and edgy Black Humor posts that are a signature feature of the REDDIT site.
For posting three comments online, Velasquez had his freedom temporarily taken away, was forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, and was later told not to return to UCF, an action known as being “trespassed.” He is still a student at the university but now is the focus of a campus-based investigation to determine whether he will be allowed back on campus. UCF is determining if Velasquez broke the university’s code of conduct—simply for exercising his rights to free speech in a public forum, and using a fake name.
The Orlando Sentinel obtained the original petition for an RPO against Velasquez. Orlando Police Sgt. Matthew Ochiuzzo wrote in the petition, “Due to the respondent’s admissions of detailed homicidal ideation, your petitioner is gravely concerned that a real or perceived life event could unpredictably cause your respondent to obtain a firearm and commit a mass shooting.”
The temporary RPO was granted but a subsequent review by the same judge who signed it found there was no probable cause to allow for a permanent RPO that would last for one year.
The family has since hired a lawyer who claims UCF police coerced comments out of Velasquez. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, Kendra Parris, attorney for the Velasquez family, described Velasquez’ treatment by police as “shameful.”
“Officer [Jeffrey] Panter took a handful of online comments—none of which was an actual threat—from a forum in which people are known to troll and act like ‘edgelords,’” she said. Parris also used the term “coercive” to describe how police arrived at the conclusion her client had “homicidal ideations.”
Predictably, police praised their actions as having been able to further protect the community. UCF Police Department spokeswoman Courtney Gilmartin issued a statement in which she said, “We should all sleep easier at night knowing that a firearm was removed from his household and that he is barred from purchasing any others.” That statement is only partially true. Velasquez did not own a weapon and the only gun taken belonged to his father, leaving the rest of the Velasquez family entirely defenseless and unable to protect themselves against home intruders or criminals who may target them.
“There is a long list of jurisprudence which constitutes a threat,” Parris told The Free Thought Project in an exclusive interview. After being forced to spend the weekend in a mental health facility, doctors also concluded Velasquez posed “no threat to anyone.” Parris said her client was engaged in “constitutionally protected free speech.”
“There’s another thing that is absolutely bonkers about this, anybody can buy a gun in a private sale in this state. This law is not stopping anybody from purchasing a firearm. What it did do was trample on my client’s constitutional rights,” Parris said, noting that her client was simply a victim of the “thought police.”
Look at your friendly respected police officer using new tools available to them to make up crap and be the first one to use the BS law
FIRST USE OF FLORIDA'S NEW RED FLAG LAW CREATES THE NIGHTMARE MANY HAVE WARNED US ABOUT!
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/kid...hool-shooting/
A smack-talking University of Central Florida student's life has been ruined after police phony up a petition to put the student into a mental ward for evaluation and confiscate a pistol locked in the safe of the student's father--all in the midst of a heavy handed and, apparently, unlawful targeting of the family.
It was the first use of the Risk Protection Order (RPO) signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott, and came after the law had been in effect for only 7 days .
In a story published just today (Saturday) by The Free Thought Project (along with parallel reporting in the Orlando Sentinel), 21-year old UCF student Chris Velazquez was effectively kidnapped by police and put into a locked psych ward for a weekend based on alleged false declarations by Orlando authorities, who appeared in a rush to proclaim they had intervened to stop what they said was a mass shooter prepping to attack.
All this, based on anonymous posts to the REDDIT online chat site where Velazquez is said to have commented on mass shooters in a fashion that his family describes as in keeping with many of the snarky and edgy Black Humor posts that are a signature feature of the REDDIT site.
For posting three comments online, Velasquez had his freedom temporarily taken away, was forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, and was later told not to return to UCF, an action known as being “trespassed.” He is still a student at the university but now is the focus of a campus-based investigation to determine whether he will be allowed back on campus. UCF is determining if Velasquez broke the university’s code of conduct—simply for exercising his rights to free speech in a public forum, and using a fake name.
The Orlando Sentinel obtained the original petition for an RPO against Velasquez. Orlando Police Sgt. Matthew Ochiuzzo wrote in the petition, “Due to the respondent’s admissions of detailed homicidal ideation, your petitioner is gravely concerned that a real or perceived life event could unpredictably cause your respondent to obtain a firearm and commit a mass shooting.”
The temporary RPO was granted but a subsequent review by the same judge who signed it found there was no probable cause to allow for a permanent RPO that would last for one year.
The family has since hired a lawyer who claims UCF police coerced comments out of Velasquez. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, Kendra Parris, attorney for the Velasquez family, described Velasquez’ treatment by police as “shameful.”
“Officer [Jeffrey] Panter took a handful of online comments—none of which was an actual threat—from a forum in which people are known to troll and act like ‘edgelords,’” she said. Parris also used the term “coercive” to describe how police arrived at the conclusion her client had “homicidal ideations.”
Predictably, police praised their actions as having been able to further protect the community. UCF Police Department spokeswoman Courtney Gilmartin issued a statement in which she said, “We should all sleep easier at night knowing that a firearm was removed from his household and that he is barred from purchasing any others.” That statement is only partially true. Velasquez did not own a weapon and the only gun taken belonged to his father, leaving the rest of the Velasquez family entirely defenseless and unable to protect themselves against home intruders or criminals who may target them.
“There is a long list of jurisprudence which constitutes a threat,” Parris told The Free Thought Project in an exclusive interview. After being forced to spend the weekend in a mental health facility, doctors also concluded Velasquez posed “no threat to anyone.” Parris said her client was engaged in “constitutionally protected free speech.”
“There’s another thing that is absolutely bonkers about this, anybody can buy a gun in a private sale in this state. This law is not stopping anybody from purchasing a firearm. What it did do was trample on my client’s constitutional rights,” Parris said, noting that her client was simply a victim of the “thought police.”
