Suspect detained over 'extremist' bumper sticker

[Attero Dominatus]

A Louisiana driver was stopped and detained for having a "Don't Tread on Me" bumper sticker on his vehicle and warned by a police officer about the "subversive" message it sent, according to the driver's relative.

The situation developed in the small town of Ball, La., where a receptionist at the police department told WND she knew nothing about the traffic stop, during which the "suspect" was investigated for "extremist" activities, the relative said.

A man identifying himself as a police officer from Ball called WND later to report that the town's records of traffic stops did not include this situation. He suggested it might have involved one of several other agencies that work in the area.

It followed by only a few weeks the release of a Department of Homeland Security report, "Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment", which prompted outrage from legislators and a campaign calling for the resignation of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.

The report, which cites individuals who sport certain bumper stickers on their vehicles as suspect, was delivered to tens of thousands of local law enforcement officers across the nation.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97374

Yes, its WND, but they got it from here: http://www.americanvision.org/the-american-vision-blog/man-detained-for-displaying-dont-tread-on-me-bumper-sticker/

[jinxmchue]

Yes, its WND,

What's that supposed to mean?

[NHSparky]

What's that supposed to mean?

That if there was a credibility factor of less than zero, World Nut Daily would have it.

[MrsSmith]

What's that supposed to mean?

World Net Daily is one of the news sources that can't be used for news unless you post a link of the same story from elsewhere.  Never mind the fact that they never been caught fabricating stories...they make the mistake of looking at things with a conservative Christian slant, so "can't be trusted," evidently.   

We should set the same standard for CNN, MSNBC, ABC and all the other slanted media outlets.

[jinxmchue]

We should set the same standard for CNN, MSNBC, ABC and all the other slanted media outlets.

Fat chance.  Even on a conservative website, conservative news sources are looked down upon.  That's how brainwashed we've become as a nation because of cable news.

[NHSparky]

World Net Daily is one of the news sources that can't be used for news unless you post a link of the same story from elsewhere.  Never mind the fact that they never been caught fabricating stories...they make the mistake of looking at things with a conservative Christian slant, so "can't be trusted," evidently.   

We should set the same standard for CNN, MSNBC, ABC and all the other slanted media outlets.

Actually, they have.  And just because "CNN, MSNBC, ABC and all the other slanted media outlets" do it doesn't justify WND's bias.  I tend to avoid posting WND stories because they DO typically end up being 1--overblown, 2--crap.

While many of their columnists are nationally respected, some of their stories are a bit, shall we say, sensationalistic?