Oath Keepers and A Conversation with a Cop

I was just in a local eatery ordering a sandwich.  There was a line, when I entered, so I gazed around at the other patrons and noticed a lone cop sitting at a table, munching through a bag of chips.

Since I knew it would be a bit before I would be able to order, I stepped over to the cop’s table.  I took off my sunglasses, looked in his eyes, put out my hand, and said, “Hi, I’m John Venlet,” and sat right down.

The cop was somewhat taken aback by my abrupt introduction, and with my making myself immediately comfortable at his table, but he shook my hand and returned my greeting.  He didn’t have to give me his name, as it was on his uniform, but I will not state it here.

Anyway, after that brief introduction, I immediately asked him if he had heard of, or was a member of, the Oath Keepers.  The cop looked at me, a bit puzzled, and said, “Do you mean Promise Keepers?”

I replied to him, “No, the Oath Keepers.”  The cop shook his head, so I gave him a brief tutorial on the Oath Keepers, and their Declaration of Orders We Will Not Obey,” and then asked him, point blank, “If the government passed legislation ordering that the populace be disarmed, would you obey that law?”

I am pleased to report that the cop, without hesitation, replied to me, “If that happened I would immediately quit this job.”

Though that pleases me, it caused me to wonder if the message of the Oath Keepers, specficially in regards to the Second Amendment, is actually reaching those individuals acting as enforcers for the State, and whether the answer I received in regards to disarming the populace under orders from the State, would provoke as quick and firm a response from other individuals so employed.

Additionally, I determined that I need to be more proactive in disseminating the message of liberty and freedom out on the street, and not just at this blog.

That is all.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/10 at 11:47 AM

  1. You didn’t watch my video from Professor Duane did you?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/10  at  01:17 PM

  2. Chris, I confess, I have not.

    Send me a link again, via email.

    Heading off grid for about a week, soon, I’ll check it when I return.

    Thanks.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  07/10  at  01:59 PM

  3. > I determined that I need to be more proactive in disseminating the message of liberty and freedom out on the street, and not just at this blog.

    John, come see me—here in general, but especially here: Reasons to be cheerful, Part 3.1.2: Redemption is egoism in action, so do the world a favor and catch your self doing something right.

    My long term project, toward which I hope to make decisive strides this weekend, is to develop a praxis for “disseminating the message of liberty and freedom”—ideally for transmitting our memes in such a way that lots of people embrace and retransmit them.

    Posted by Greg Swann  on  07/10  at  02:48 PM

  4. Chris,

    Viewed Professor Duane’s viddie, and his advice is good, if you are being charged with or questioned regarding a State legislated crime.

    In regards to this post, though, Professor Duane’s advice does not apply.  In this case, I was doing the questioning.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  07/19  at  07:54 AM

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