Oregon Man Arrested for Pre-Crime

I think I might “voluntarily surrender” too if I were surrounded by a platoon of heavily armed cops.

To hear them tell it, the five police agencies who apprehended 39-year-old Oregonian David Pyles early on the morning of March 8 thwarted another lone wolf mass murderer.

The police “were able to successfully take a potentially volatile male subject into protective custody for a mental evaluation,” announced a press release put out by the Medford, Oregon, police department.

The subject had recently been placed on administrative leave from his job, was “very disgruntled,” and had recently purchased several firearms. “Local Law Enforcement agencies were extremely concerned that the subject was planning retaliation against his employers,” the release said.

Fortunately, Pyles “voluntarily” turned himself over to police custody, and the legally purchased firearms “were seized for safekeeping.”

Read more at Reason.com.

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Husbands in France Could Be Electronically Tagged

They’re talking about men who the state thinks might be violent—a prescription for persecuting people for pre-crime. They also want to punish those who commit “psychological violence”—a blank check for persecuting anyone the state pleases, for any reason whatsoever.

Men seen as likely to be violent towards their wives could be forced to wear an electronic tag under a law being debated by the French parliament.

The tag would have to be worn by men who have received a court order to stay away from their partner.

The proposal is part of a draft law on conjugal violence. It has cross-party support and is expected to pass easily.

According to the government, around 160 women in France are murdered by their husbands or partners every year.

Parliament is also considering outlawing psychological violence in the home, because it is seen by many as a precursor to physical violence.

Read more at the BBC.

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