[Lnc-business] Meanwhile, in places other than Oregon

[Joshua Katz]

Chair, staff, and APRC, actually. Good point.
On Aug 14, 2014 12:21 PM, "Brett Bittner" <brett at brettbittner.com> wrote:

> Is it really our job to micro-manage the language of this press release as
> a committee of the whole? Do we not have a "Censorship Committee" in place?
> Do we not trust our Chair and staff to adequately address this?
>
> Brett C. Bittner
>
> brett at brettbittner.com
> 404.492.6524
>
> "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much
> liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." -- Thomas Jefferson
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Evan McMahon <indyliberty at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Scott,
>>
>> How about the police that treating the streets of Ferguson like a war
>> zone... where peaceful unarmed protesters and vigilant media are the
>> enemies?
>>
>> In Liberty,
>>
>> Evan McMahon
>> At-Large Representative
>> Libertarian National Committee
>>
>> evan.mcmahon at lp.org
>> On Aug 14, 2014 10:36 AM, "Scott L." <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have very strong opinions about the way the media and the USDOJ have
>>> handled the shooting of Michael Brown.
>>>
>>>
>>> However - I don't have strong feelings about whether or not the LP
>>> should issue a press release on this matter.
>>>
>>>
>>> The facts are very sketchy, and will probably be released very slowly
>>> over the next few weeks and months.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't see any benefit to the LP issuing a press release - is there
>>> really a libertarian issue at stake here?  Are we going to argue that there
>>> was de facto racism in the Ferguson Police Department because the
>>> percentage of African-American officers did not reflect the percentage of
>>> African-Americans in the town at large?  Are we going to argue that the
>>> police officer who did the shooting overreacted, even though we have no
>>> factual basis to make that claim?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It is quite possible the officer who shot Mr. Brown committed second
>>> degree murder.  It is also quite possible that the officer killed Brown in
>>> self-defense.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If the LP does issue a press release, I hope that:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> a.      it is heavy on sympathy for the victim's family
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> b.      criticizes the residents who are using this tragedy as an
>>> excuse to loot local businesses and criticizes outsiders who have flocked
>>> to Ferguson for their own selfish political or financial reasons
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> c.      asks that everyone calm down until many more facts about the
>>> shooting are released to the general public
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                     Scott Lieberman
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "An official release is coming out soon.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Nick"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Any thoughts on the appropriate LP response to the Ferguson riots?
>>> Anonymous has stepped in - I think the largest liberty-based organization
>>> in the country should probably weigh in, but I'm not sure how.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Joshua A. Katz"
>>>
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