Calvin Turner didn't tell the Feds Hollis Fincher made machine guns. Turns out that's a crime.
Turner pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. He waived grand jury indictment and pleaded guilty to information from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Turner is the first person other than Fincher to be charged in connection with Fincher and his militia buddies building and possessing machine guns.
According to court documents, Turner knew Fincher had made and possessed machine guns but he "did conceal the same and did not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority."
I know they can get you for lying to "authorities," even though "authorities" are free to lie like hell to "We the People," (you know, the legitimate Constitutional authorities), but I guess this is just another snare they can use against us homegrown terrorists. Boy, we get more like Stalinist Russia every day, don't we?
I emailed "authorized journalist" Ron Wood:
Cool. But while I hate to be distrustful and all, I do find it curious that a search for the term "buddy" or "buddies" produces ony one hit in relation to his name on The Morning News site, and the same holds true for a Google search,
I emailed "authorized journalist" Ron Wood:
"Buddies"?
Seems pretty dismissive and disrespectful, either that or intended to convey hick imagery--or do you routinely use that word in other news stories describing friends, acquaintances and associates?
Notice he also tells his readers Fincher "didn't testify before the jury," but conveniently left out that he wasn't allowed to...
Sure glad we have a watchdog press out there guarding our rights against government abuses. Why, they make the need for bloggers almost redundant...
UPDATE: Reporter Wood responded to my inquiry:
I use it all the time.
Cool. But while I hate to be distrustful and all, I do find it curious that a search for the term "buddy" or "buddies" produces ony one hit in relation to his name on The Morning News site, and the same holds true for a Google search,
Seems pretty dismissive and disrespectful, either that or intended to convey hick imagery--or do you routinely use that word in other news stories describing friends, acquaintances and associates?
Cool. But while I hate to be distrustful and all, I do find it curious that a search for the term "buddy" or "buddies" produces ony one hit in relation to his name on The Morning News site, and the same holds true for a Google search, whereas that search engine turns up multiple hits where he used the word "friend." Not to split hairs or anything...
Notice he also tells his readers Fincher "didn't testify before the jury," but conveniently left out that he wasn't allowed to...
Sure glad we have a watchdog press out there guarding our rights against government abuses. Why, they make the need for bloggers almost redundant...
UPDATE: Reporter Wood responded to my inquiry:
I use it all the time.
Cool. But while I hate to be distrustful and all, I do find it curious that a search for the term "buddy" or "buddies" produces ony one hit in relation to his name on The Morning News site, and the same holds true for a Google search, whereas that search engine turns up multiple hits where he used the word "friend." Not to split hairs or anything...
[Via Paul W. Davis and Connie Fields]