The Federal Outlaws on the 4th Circuit Bench
are Still at It!

September 28, 2007

Hello, Folks;

Today's lesson in despotism by the black-robed imposters on the federal bench takes us to the 4th Circus and the case of Abney v. Coe, 493 F.3d 412 (4th Circuit 2007).

Gerald Abney was riding a motorcycle when Sheriff's Deputy Rodney Coe attempted to stop him near Asheboro, North Carolina. For reason known only to him, Abney did not stop, and an eight mile long chase ensued. The chase ended when Deputy Coe ran his patrol car into Abney's motorcycle, causing Abney to crash, the second time Coe rammed Abney's bike with a 4,000 lb. car. As a result of the crash, Abney died. the family sued.

The district court said it was okay that Coe killed Abney since Abney posed a threat to other motorists. HUH? Explain that one to me, would you? It just doesn't seem reasonable under these circumstances.

What this does seem like is yet another testosterone supercharged vigilante cop who has watched too much TV, playing judge, jury, and executioner, operating with the mind set that "No scumbag biker is going to get away from me."

It would seem to me that had Coe stopped chasing Abney, and remember, Coe was driving at least as fast as Abney was, none of this tragic set of events would have happened. Coe could have used his radio and gotten Abney stopped by other officers.

In any event, when the district court denied relief (District Court black-robed clown N. Carlton Tiller, Jr.) it was appealed to the 4th Circus and taken by the panel comprised of clowns WIDENER, WILKINSON, and KING.

The 4th circus cites the Supreme Court case of Scott v. Harris, ___U.S.____, 127 S.Ct. 1769, 167 L.Ed.2d 686 (2007) as justification for a police officer "ramming the motorists car from behind" was consistent with the Fourth Amendment." OUTRAGEOUS! Abney wasn't driving a car in which he would have some measure of protection from such a ramming and at least a chance of surviving such an impact. Abney was on a motorcycle weighing one tenth of that of the four-wheeled murder weapon wielded by Coe, on two wheels, not four.

The 4th Circus outlaws go on to say that even though the Sheriff's Department had a written policy which forbids such ramming as a means for ending a chase, because that policy doesn't say such conduct is unconstitutional, the ramming was reasonable and Coe is not liable.

In the end, the 4th circus outlaws approve of Coe's murder of Abney. This gives other police a message that it is now acceptable conduct, anywhere in the 4th Circuit area, to use a police car to kill a driver of a civilian vehicle without recourse.

Think about this for a while, Folks, and be frightened...very frightened. The 4th Circus has made all cops 007-licensed to kill!

Now do you see why The No Vote party is so important?

D. Tom