How dare you use our tactics against us!!
As Sebastian says: The ATF accusing anyone of intimidation is almost laughable.
But it’s true. The ATF seems to think that keeping tabs on their activities and taking their pictures while they’re investigating whether or not i’s were dotted and t’s were crossed is intimidation.
David has some of the documents and notes:
[ATF] had threatened him that he needed to cease all blogging and keep their agents and inspectors free from being photographed or observed, or they would go to the judge and file a complaint of harassment.
Why are they afraid of being observed?
And a note: seems a few folks radar goes off whenever they get a web visit from ATF or DOJ or Treasury. It’s not a big deal, really. I have a few that read here (hi, guys!) and, while I’m sure some are keeping tabs on me, I know at least a couple who are friendlies.
Don’t get me wrong, there is reason to be alert and to recognize intimidation. I mean, I’ve had them show up at my house (here’s some entries about why). I invited them in, offered them coffee, they made goo-goo faces at my little girl and we had a not entirely unpleasant chat. Of course, that may have had something to do with the fact that I told from the get-go I had consulted three lawyers. But, and this is the important thing, there was no reason for me to be a person of interest. At all. The entire purpose of their visit seemed to be Ha ha, we found you. And my response was Ha ha, so what?
July 25th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
[…] SaysUncle The ATF seems to think that keeping tabs on their activities and taking their pictures while they’re investigating whether or not i’s were dotted and t’s were crossed is intimidation. …Why are they afraid of being observed? […]
July 26th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Samuel Clemons ( Mark Twain ) said it best when he mentioned that, ” The only crimmanal class in America is Congress. If he felt that in his day, just think how he would feel today.