S.C. Police on Alert After Political Activist "Liked" Article on Facebook


Brandon Turbeville
Activist Post

With the increase in propaganda being pushed by the mainstream media government police state agencies regarding “right wing extremists” and “domestic terrorists,” many are no longer surprised when law enforcement or government agents single out individuals or groups that may express controversial or unpopular points of view, or even points of view that are simply critical of government or its agents.

 

Most people are content to accept the fact that these types of free speech violations happen but that they happen somewhere else like New York or Los Angeles where any number of things can happen on any given day.

 

However, some South Carolina residents are receiving a wake-up call today, as police in Kershaw County have been placed on alert for “people out there that might want to hurt them.” The reason for the alert? An article that was posted to a Facebook page and an individual that “liked” it.

 

The article, entitled “When Should You Shoot A Cop?” was published by CopBlock.org, an organization that promotes transparency and accountability of law enforcement. The article discusses the issue of resistance to police “authority” and those police officers who are acting in an illegal fashion. The article also discusses the right that you have, as an individual, to defend your life and your person even when it is being threatened by a member of the police.

 

Regardless of whether or not you agree with the thesis, the article never advocates or encourages anyone to kill police. At worst, it advocates the use of lethal force in self-defense. In fact, no one in Kershaw County is claiming that it does. It simply states that you have the right to defend yourself and your rights against unlawful police action, even to the point of using lethal force if necessary.

 

The article became an issue when Jeff Mattox, the co-chair of the Kershaw County Republican party, “liked” the article on Facebook. According to WISTV.com, the article was posted to Facebook by the Kershaw County Patriots, a grassroots conservative political organization of which Mattox is a member. It was at this point that he committed the crime of “liking” the article

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As a result, the Sheriff of Kershaw County, Jim Matthews, a man with an extensive background in freedom-crushing law enforcement divisions such as the DEA and SWAT (as well as the FBI and the US Army), put his officers on high alert upon his knowledge of the article.

 

He then went to the local newspaper where he stated, “The article in and of itself doesn’t advocate shooting an officer, but some who read it will get out of it what they want . . . Some warped individuals may get it in their mind that it’s OK to resist an officer to the point of shooting them.” Matthews also stated that the article “irritated” him because it came out just as he was about to attend the funeral of a Laurens County Deputy.

 

Of course, Mattox didn’t write the article. He didn’t even post it to Facebook. He merely “liked” it on someone else’s page. Not only that, but the Sheriff, as quoted above, even admits that the article itself never advocated shooting an officer.

 

But that didn’t stop the Sheriff from fear mongering the public and his officers about the dangers of free speech and those who not only exercise it, but those who listen to it. Thoughtcrime if you will.

 

Predictably, Mattox is now being asked by the Kershaw County Republican party, specifically by the Chariman Chris Oviatt, to step down. However, to his credit, Mattox has refused to step down or to apologize for the article.

 

Of course, the Sheriff and the Republican establishment are not the only enemies of free speech in Kershaw County. The majority of the Kershaw County Law Enforcement community seems to have rallied behind the belief that anyone who dares advocate (even passively) that someone defend themselves against state-sanctioned thuggery is a dangerous potential domestic terrorist.

Indeed, Camden Police Chief Joe Floyd has also placed his officers on high alert for individuals who “don’t recognize police authority.”

 

Floyd says, “We have knowledge now that some of these ideas exist here in Kershaw County. We’re just reinforcing the training that we already put our officers through, just to be watchful and mindful that the potential does exist, that people out there that might want to hurt them.”

Aside from the fact that Chief Floyd is frightened by Kershaw County citizens having ideas different from his own, one must wonder exactly what kind of training he is talking about.

Is the training that which was handed down from the Department of Homeland Security, such as that found in the MIAC document, which lists gun owners and returning veterans as specific threats?

 

Is it the criteria for domestic terrorists listed in the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Law Enforcement Pamphlet that includes “buying baby formula, beer, wearing Levi jeans, carrying identifying documents like a driver’s license and traveling with women or children?”

 

Is it the training provided by the Virginia training manual that lists potential domestic terrorists as those who advocate private property and “includes binoculars, video cameras, paper pads and notebooks in a compendium of terrorist tools.?”

Or, perhaps it was provided in the pages of the DHS document, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment” which classifies a wide swath of Americans as potential domestic terrorists and suggests that the economic crisis, and other crises, may provoke a rise in “homegrown” terrorists. 

 

One can only speculate as to the “training” that Chief Floyd speaks of. 

 

However, considering the increase in propaganda, particularly in the wake of the Norway shooting, we should anticipate that the kind of overblown reactions such as that of the Kershaw County Sheriff and Camden Police Chief will only continue to increase.

 

We encourage you to contact the county and express your distaste for First Amendment violations.

 

Kershaw County Sheriff’s OfficeSheriff Jim Matthews803-425-1512 kcso@kershaw.sc.gov 
Camden City Police DepartmentChief Joe Floyd 803-425-6035
Brandon Turbeville is an author out of Mullins, South Carolina. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Francis Marion University where he earned the Pee Dee Electric Scholar’s Award as an undergraduate. He has had numerous articles published dealing with a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, and civil liberties. He also the author of Codex Alimentarius – The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies and Five Sense Solutions.

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Comment by larryptaylor on July 30, 2011 at 12:30pm
wow.Thank you for your post Brandon, I agree with Don Cordell post about even on the show "Cops" they get way out of hand. I was walking down the street one night where I live with a walkman on . Thinking I heard something I took my headphones off just in time (thank God) to hear , "If you don't stop i'm gonna put a bullet in your ass" now I ask you, Is that service to the public? To Protect and Serve? Although there are fair and just officers still protecting the community, it's sad to say that most of the street cops are arrogant young punks that seem to completely forget what their job is.
Comment by Aldona on July 30, 2011 at 6:59am

Yeah, FB sucks, as does YouTube. Don't Buy, Don't Comply.

@Mountain19   You did the right thing by leaving FB. Let them go play with themselves, cause I ain't playin' with 'em no more.

Comment by mountain19 on July 30, 2011 at 4:30am
is that why they FB is now asking for my personal PW to my aol mail and phone number to my home now before i can access my account?  i did not comply so it looks like i wont be on FB anymore.
Comment by Cryptocurrency on July 30, 2011 at 3:16am

The catalyst to the creation of copblog.org was the MIAC report. I still have to contact them about blogging for the website. Aedemo and I spoke recently on the telephone and he shot me an email a couple weeks ago but my comp was down. I'll try to get a hold of him this weekend and set something up. They get pretty high traffic over there and he said I could promote the network here.

 

Thanks for reminding me :)

Comment by jack l eich on July 29, 2011 at 8:08pm
the drug war has turned cops into militaristic robots that shoot anyone with impunity. family pets,husbands trying to defend his family. america has become scary. no freedom in america
Comment by Jim Braun on July 29, 2011 at 7:37pm
So they sweat domestic terrorists? Like women with strollers,now that is a tool to make an IED. Hate police? Many reasons to and even more not to. We do need cops to assist in crime prevention but we do have bad cops. As for seeking terror information how to make things bad for all just go to your local Al-Queda or e-mail them. They will gladly give you all you need as they are experts at killing innocent people,thanks obuma. the pres. is illegal why not the rest of the country.
Comment by LYNN SHEDLER on July 29, 2011 at 11:47am

Wow,  what  a  bizzare  article!!!  A  manual  on  terriorists  &  how  to  spot  them  -  I  don't think  so  according  to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States...  You  can't  just  point  to  any  person (&  family)  and  call  them  terriorists.  This  is  North  America,  Not  Iraq  &  so  on.   There  may  be  terriorists  here  but  they  tend  to  stay  out  of  the  main  stream  of  the  population.  So  I  have  read  &  not  in  a  Manual!!!

 

Comment by Daniel Seigler on July 29, 2011 at 10:41am
"...that people out there that might want to hurt them.”  they need an article to tell them that?  Just how STUPID are these people?  I mean, if i violate you, i would expect that you would want to hurt me.  WTF?
Comment by Edward Cox on July 29, 2011 at 6:24am
This is interesting, it is in my back yard. Thank you for posting. I will be contacting the listed agencies. God will Bless america when when put him back in his rightful place. Our lives.
Comment by ShieldBreaker on July 29, 2011 at 5:53am
Great post thank you!

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