The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a former Marine, 26-year-old Brandon Raub, who was arrested, detained indefinitely in a psych ward and forced to undergo psychological evaluations based solely on the controversial nature of lines from song lyrics, political messages and virtual card games which he posted to his private Facebook page.
Do we know if this is true??? Did the police arrest this Marine "SOLELY" on his FB page postings??? DO the police have other information that led to his detainment??? I don't know... maybe. Or maybe all this is just speculation by a curious public.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Do we know if this is true??? Did the police arrest this Marine "SOLELY" on his FB page postings??? DO the police have other information that led to his detainment??? I don't know... maybe. Or maybe all this is just speculation by a curious public.
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In a hearing before a special justice on August 20, government officials again pointed to Raub’s Facebook posts as the sole reason for their concern and for his continued incarceration.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
Do we know if this is true??? Did the police arrest this Marine "SOLELY" on his FB page postings??? DO the police have other information that led to his detainment??? I don't know... maybe. Or maybe all this is just speculation by a curious public.
...and it's none of our business to know. The state has no requirement to provide warrants for searching and seizing an Americans person or property. It used to be that way, but apparently search warrants and criminal charges are not required any longer to detain a person against their will.
I would guess the Rutherford Institute would investigate to rule out speculation before releasing a public statement on the matter.
Initial reports of Raub’s detention assert that his detention was the result of a Virginia mental health warrant, a civil procedure allowing for the preemptive incarceration of individuals deemed a threat to public safety, despite the accused not being formally charged with a crime. Virginia law requires that people subject to involuntary mental health treatment be guaranteed a legal hearing within 72 hours of incarceration.
Raub was provided a hearing this morning at the John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va. The hearing ended about 2:00 pm local time. Brandon Raub did not accompany his family members as they left the building. Members of the Raub family have decided not to publicly discuss the hearing, on the advice of their attorney.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Initial reports of Raub’s detention assert that his detention was the result of a Virginia mental health warrant, a civil procedure allowing for the preemptive incarceration of individuals deemed a threat to public safety, despite the accused not being formally charged with a crime. Virginia law requires that people subject to involuntary mental health treatment be guaranteed a legal hearing within 72 hours of incarceration.
Raub was provided a hearing this morning at the John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va. The hearing ended about 2:00 pm local time. Brandon Raub did not accompany his family members as they left the building. Members of the Raub family have decided not to publicly discuss the hearing, on the advice of their attorney.
that's just FU(KING SCARY.....why not burn him at stake if he did not go to confession before accepting the eurcharist
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
Outcry after military veteran detained for anti-government Facebook postsPublished August 21, 2012 Associated Press
A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights.
Brandon J. Raub, 26, has been in custody since FBI, Secret Service agents and police in Virginia's Chesterfield County questioned him Thursday evening about what they said were ominous posts talking about a coming revolution. In one message earlier this month according to authorities, Raub wrote: "Sharpen my axe; I'm here to sever heads."
Police -- acting under a state law that allows emergency, temporary psychiatric commitments upon the recommendation of a mental health professional -- took Raub to the John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell. He was not charged with any crime.
A Virginia-based civil liberties group, The Rutherford Institute, dispatched one of its attorneys to the hospital to represent Raub at a hearing Monday. A judge ordered Raub detained for another month, Rutherford executive director John Whitehead said.
"For government officials to not only arrest Brandon Raub for doing nothing more than exercising his First Amendment rights but to actually force him to undergo psychological evaluations and detain him against his will goes against every constitutional principle this country was founded upon," Whitehead said.
Raub's mother, Cathleen Thomas, said by telephone that the government had overstepped its bounds.
"The bottom line is his freedom of speech has been violated," she said................................>>>>..........................>>>>.................................Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012.....stnews#ixzz24CNQhifJ
Expect more of this if the Ron Paul voters continue on their path of destruction so they can put their heads on their pillows at night.
Our principles, our freedoms, our very core is being eroded - one administration at a time. Do you really want this to continue? It's time to put a brake on the Democrats reign of power and try something DIFFERENT. Is Romney that difference? I don't know - but he's the ONLY ONE that will be on the voting machines other than Barack Hussein Obama who has a chance at winning the White House.
Rusty you can't be serious You think Obama is the reason for this, no this goes way back. Romney/Obama are the same.
As a Ron Paul supporter I can sleep well because I know I supported and will support the ONLY candiate who really cares about OUR liberty, freedom and life.
Rusty you can't be serious You think Obama is the reason for this, no this goes way back. Romney/Obama are the same.
As a Ron Paul supporter I can sleep well because I know I supported and will support the ONLY candiate who really cares about OUR liberty, freedom and life.
AMEN AND AMEN!!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
"As a Ron Paul supporter I can sleep well because..."
Why will they sleep so well? They have a clear conscience since no matter how awful the next 4 years turn out to be, they can say... "Hey, I didn't vote for him"... Just like the people who didn't bother to vote at all!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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You think Obama is the reason for this, no this goes way back. Romney/Obama are the same.
