Monday, August 05, 2019

How you know your 'red flag' law is a effing disgrace

to the concepts of justice and due process:
The initial report and hearing can be done over the phone, all while the accused is completely oblivious proceedings are taking place to have his or her firearms confiscated. There is no due process at this first hearing – which is the hearing where permission is given to confiscate gun! Even Colorado Attorney General Weiser admits to the lack of due process.
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14 days later is the first time the accused will have a chance to defend themselves against this non-crime. The burden of proof will fall on the accused, not on the petitioner who can actually provide affidavits rather than attend court!
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There is zero accountability for false accusers. In fact, the filing fee is $0! For comparison, requesting a Temporary Restraining Order in Colorado is $97. Attorney General Weiser also admitted false claims will be par for the course. And possibly one of the worst parts of this bullshit:
The ERPO will go on a person's permanent record EVEN if it is dismissed, meaning it will show up on background checks, etc.
So the dickheads who came up with this and helped push it ADMIT it violates due process, ADMIT false claims 'will be par for the course', and then this shit will be on your record forever?

People's lives are going to be destroyed with this, someone is likely to wind up dead, and they or their survivors are going to bring ALL of this up in the lawsuits and civil rights cases.  Which will be too late for the destroyed and dead.

Politician, lamppost, rope: some assembly required.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just had an epiphany of sorts. Let's do "red flag" laws regarding cars. The antis are always trying to contrast gun ownership with car ownership. Under my proposal, anyone can "flag" a car driver - for even the lamest of "reasons" and have all of their cars confiscated. Seems just as "logical" as confiscating guns....................7

Arthur said...

"Politician, lamppost, rope: some assembly required."

And at that point, why not? If they are going act like lawless thugs and ruin your life and turn you into a criminal anyway, why not?

Anonymous said...

Even at this late date, it is hard for me to imagine the Supreme Court not striking all such laws down--if they can but be convinced to hear the case. Leftists on the Supreme Court don't like establishing new precedents, unless they can spit on working people as they do so. This may take a few more conservative or at least civnat justices.

Freedom Fighter said...

If it becomes law, turn in every democrat.

Firehand said...

I wonder how many false claims are going to wind up hitting Colorado because "Why not, if they're going to do this to other people" ?