Saturday, August 01, 2020

ANONYMOUS ACCUSATION OF RACISM RESULTS IN WEAPONS SEIZURE

by Bob Walsh

Andrew Casarez is a resident of the Sacramento area.  On July 7-8 an alleged Anti-Fa member accused him of being a "racist" on the internet.

On the same day the Sac County S O opened an "investigation" on him.  Apparently it is now a criminal offense to be accused of being a racist anonymously on Twitter.  They determined that he was a firearms owner because he had purchased a firearm legally thru a licensed dealer in the state of California.  On July 13 A Sac County Sergeant executed a search warrant on his home and car.  Nothing criminal was found but the judge gave the Sgt some sort of special permission to seize Casarez's handgun and a "racist" t-shirt.  As far as I know an anonymous complaint from an Anti-Fa member is NOT legal cause under the law to seize a firearm.  Apparently Judge Jaime Roman doesn't know that, or doesn't give a shit.

Spokeshole Lacy Nelson from the S O is quoted as saying, "This search warrant it's the first of its kind at least in the country.  As far as how we obrtained it and were able to serve it......He was posting enough racist rhetoric and propaganda on Facebook that it was concerning that his behaviors could become violent in retaliation."

Just so you know, it is now possible in this country for a completely anonymous person to arrange, with the connivance of the police and the courts, to suspend your constitutional rights because somebody doesn't like something you said.  Since this worked one time do you think that it will not work again?   

1 comment:

Trey Rusk said...

Really? If you told me that California just made Bank Robbery legal, I would believe it. That place is messed up.