"The Court are of opinion that John Herring, Moses Walton and Elias Brown are severally guilty of all the Charges exhibited against them, being breaches of Article 21st., section 13th. of the Articles of War. They are also of opinion that John Herrick is guilty of plundering Mr. John Hoag on the 5th. instant late at night of sundry Articles being a breach of the Article aforesaid.
The Court (upward of two thirds agreeing) do sentence John Herring [ sic] to suffer Death.
The Court (two thirds agreeing) do sentence Moses Walton to suffer death.
The Court (upward of two thirds agreeing) do sentence Elias Brown to suffer Death and John Herrick to receive one hundred lashes on his bare back well laid on.
His Excellency the Commander in Chief approves these sentences. Shocked at the frequent horrible Villainies of this nature committed by the troops of late, He is determined to make Examples which will deter the boldest and most harden'd offenders. Men who are called out by their Country to defend the Rights and Property of their fellow Citizens, who are abandoned enough to violate those Rights and plunder that Property deserve and shall receive no Mercy."
Sounds like they took a dim view of officers who's disarm and/or steal from the people, doesn't it.
What Would Alexander Hamilton Do...
“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government, and which against the usurpations of the national rulers, may be exerted with infinitely better prospect of success than against those of the rulers of an individual state. In a single state, if the persons intrusted with supreme power become usurpers, the different parcels, subdivisions, or districts of which it consists, having no distinct government in each, can take no regular measures for defense. The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms...”
There really is not a shadow of a doubt that were the Founders present to witness police officers disarming law abiding citizens, or elected officials refusing to pay heed to their constituents, there'd be hell to pay.
Hell as in executions followed by more executions. If your constabulary turns against you, if your elected leaders do the same, if you cannot find justice through officialdom then by all means it is your duty to "rush tumultuously to arms".
What makes it even worse is these traitorous scum continue to declare that they've sworn to defend the Constitution. An avowed enemy is one thing. Those still calling themselves Americans is quite another.
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