By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives November 11, 2020
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“It’s a tragic pictorial of homeless and hungry war veterans coming to peer longingly through the gates at what is rightfully theirs through a wrought iron fence. The grounds on which the park is located was deeded to veterans back in 1888—“to be permanently maintained as a National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.”Just as the memories of all those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of others live on in patriotic hearts, Rosebrock will never go away as long as veterans are out on the streets with no place, other than makeshift tents, to call home.
“Rosebrock was subsequently acquitted of any wrongdoing in a criminal case in which he was represented by Judicial Watch. In a cynical appeal of that ruling, the court found that the law under which Rosebrock had been charged – which expressly authorized photography for “news purposes” at “entrances” – did not prohibit anything. “In June 2017, Judicial Watch filed suit on Rosebrock’s behalf in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights (Robert L. Rosebrock v. Michael Perez, et al. (Case No. 2:17-cv-04354) (C.D. Cal.). The officers appealed when the trial court rejected their claims of “qualified immunity,” a controversial, court-made doctrine that often allows police officers to avoid accountability for their actions.
“In their appeal, the officers argued that, even if the law under which they arrested Rosebrock did not prohibit the photography in question, they still had reason to arrest Rosebrock because, among other disingenuous claims, “protest” signs lying face down, under a jacket, constituted an “unauthorized demonstration” on VA property and that Rosebrock was “loitering” on VA property because he was at the entrance to the VA park on a Sunday afternoon, without an “official purpose,” when VA offices were closed. “It is a miscarriage of justice that the Ninth Circuit would allow the VA police officers who arrested Rosebrock to escape accountability for their actions. The court does not appear to have even considered the compelling arguments Judicial Watch made on Rosebrock’s behalf or the trial court’s reasoning in rejecting the officers’ qualified immunity claims.”Every Veterans Day matters, because none of us would be here were it not for all those who sacrificed their lives for our peace, our liberty and freedom. But surely Veterans Day comes on a sad note this year because the sacrifice of all those who died for our liberty and freedom could be denied— taken away by forces who work to turn America over to the certain death of Socialism and Communism. God Bless you, Mr. Rosebrock for your service to your country and your fight for all of her veterans. Meanwhile, on Veterans Day 2021, God willing, Robert Rosebrock will be in his usual place fighting for all war veterans. But in the midst of an Election stolen by the Democrats and a media-declared ‘President-Elect,” will America still be?
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.