GMN: Connecticut Police Invoke ‘Shelter in Place’ Over Neighborhood Burglary

GMN caller Guerilla Girl Ashley phoned police in to Old Saybrook, Connecticut after it was reported that police issued a reverse 911 call and instituted a “shelter in place” decree, complete with road block checkpoints, following a local burglary. The local media proceeded to fuel additional public fear by dramatizing the story with the sensational headline, “Possible gunman on the loose”, and “Manhunt underway”.

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When challenged by the caller over the constitutional merits of this move, local police officer Micheal Small claimed that, “You under the illusion that we are Nazis and telling people what to do…”. Umm, errr, well yes. Aside from the physical ‘law enforcement’ aspect at play here, the underlying psychological operation is much more pernicious, as police departments continue to condition the public that their constitutional rights can be suspended at any time, for any reason. Previous reports of ‘shelter in place’ – a kind of ‘local lockdown measure where residents are instructed to stay at home, have been documented in the aftermath of the Boston Bombing, and during storms, but now it seems law enforcement can drop an iron curtain on any situation they see fit. Listen to this stunning exchange…. More...