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KingCast shares a poignant post by a U.S. Veteran about the Franconia shooting tragedy.

By Christopher King

I was going through my old posts and read a comment, back on the 3 June 2007 "How exactly did Shooter Floyd acquire Bruce McKay's service pistol" post, reproduced in its entirety in this comment section, that speaks volumes. Here is the excerpt:

"i used to live in franconia when i was a kid....i do know small town cops. and thats pretty much how they always treated us. bully you into screwing up. chase you when they should just call it in. like mckay didn't know where liko kenny lived right? couldn't have just followed him home called for a witness then handled his business. its not like the kid was asking for a get out of jail free card here. just another set of eyes so it wouldn't just be his word against a police officer. i live in vermont when i am at home. and i am pretty sure that asking for a witness is not all that much to ask for. especially when this kid had had serious issues with him in the past.... i really hope someone from an outside law agency takes a good look at this. its ripping the soul out of one of the coolest towns in NH."

The Serviceman was right. Read the Franconia Policies uncovered by KingCast v. Ayotte, Grafton Superior 07-E-268. I know I took some heat for mentioning another Serviceman in this blawg but my point remains the same: They are going and dying over there for liberties we seldom have secured right here in the land of the free.

Full post as published by Chris King's 1st Amendment Page on April 24, 2008 (boomark / email).