Divemedic

Finals Are Over

I have been offline for a couple of days because I just took the final exam for my last class to get (yet another) Bachelor’s Degree. This time, it was a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. When I went to campus to take those exams, I carried a can of pepper spray and an expandable baton on my person and a firearm locked in my truck. Why? Because of the behavior in the video that JKB over at GFZ posted. Watch the video on the right:

As I posted in the comments there, Florida law says:

A person is justified in using or threatening to use force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. A person who uses or threatens to use force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force.

Assault doesn’t include a physical touch:

An “assault” is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.

What is battery? While assault is defined as the threat to cause physical bodily harm, battery is the actual act of doing so. it is the crime of battery if you touch another person against his or her will or deliberately cause an injury to another person, however temporary or minor that injury may be. From the state statute:

The offense of battery occurs when a person:
1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or
2. Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.

Under section 784.03 of the Florida Statutes, indirect contact, such as throwing an object, can constitute battery if the indirect contact was intentionally caused by the accused and was against the other person’s will. Even spitting can constitute a battery. Mohansingh v. State, 824 So.2d 1053 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002) For that reason, I believe that shining a strobe in someone’s eye is either battery (the strobe is causing pain and disorientation), or assault (shining the light is intended to temporarily blind the victim and make it impossible for that victim to detect or defend against an attack).

Note that the law requires intent to touch, strike, or cause injury. That is referred to as mens rea.

All the law requires for nonlethal self defense is that you be in a place where you lawfully can be, and are the recipient of someone else’s imminent delivery of unlawful force. So:

  1. Are you where you can lawfully be? Yes. I am a student here to take an exam.
  2. Is the other person threatening to imminently use, or are they using unlawful force?
  3. Would a reasonable person believe that the attacker intended to touch, strike, or injure you in any way?
  4. Would a reasonable person believe that the person was about to (or was already attempting to) carry out that intent?

This meets the absolute lowest threshold for self defense. The real issue here is that you probably will get arrested, and it will cost you some money to defend yourself in court. Make sure that you have good CCW insurance, so it will pay for your legal defense.

I want you to note that there are perhaps half a dozen people that are assaulting him. That means the attackers will likely gang up on you, and that will likely mean that someone will be shot by the end of the fight.

Think about where this is headed.

By Divemedic, ago

Illegals Don’t Vote- It’s Illegal

When Biden gives illegals auto-parole they get social security numbers and with the last four digits of an SSN they can register to vote without any other form of ID. While it is illegal, there is no way to catch them under the current law/system. Then they can request a ballot.

On top of that, Biden is now giving illegals free healthcare.

By Divemedic, ago

Organized

I would suggest that you watch this video. Even if you don’t watch the entire thing, I want you to pay special attention to the portion from 2:00 to 2:47, where this Atifa leader talks about publishing maps of where Trump supporters live, then immediately begins talking about arming themselves with firearms.

This video is an important look into the organization and training that Antifa/BLM and other insurgents on the left are attending.

By Divemedic, ago

Intel Report

This is an intel report on seven of the ten agitators who were arrested at USF this week. It makes for interesting reading. All information found from public sources and publicly available government records.

  • Adnan Yousef Elyaman. DOB 12/3/2003. There is a pediatrician of the same name in Ocala, Florida, just with the first and middle names reversed. His father? From the middle east. Charged with misdemeanors
  • Jake ‘Yaakov’ Geffon. DOB 9/24/2000. He is a writer for the magazine “Creative Loafing” which is the Communist rag for the Tampa area that’s been pressing for rent control. He also claims to be a member of the Progressive Jewish Coalition of Central Florida and also appears to be a member of the Progressive People’s Action, Inc. Felony Battery on a LEO
  • Daniel Powell. DOB 8/24/1991. There is a person who is a director at Progressive People’s Action, Inc- a 30 year old woman named Kelsey Powell. I am not sure if they are related, but it is a coincidence at the very least. Misdemeanor Charges.
  • Anas Khalid Juma DOB 10/7/2002- Part of Muslim Students Association at USF. looks like December would have been graduation date. Misdemeanor charges
  • Sara Fayiz. DOB 11/5/1998. Her parents are from Afghanistan, with her father being the President of Global Humanitarian Resources Inc and owns a martial arts studio. Her mother is the owner of the Fayiz Foundation, a social justice organization dedicated to financially helping people from Afghanistan. Misdemeanor charges.
  • Cameron Pressey. DOB 4/20/1997. He was arrested for trespassing, but came back the very next day. Wouldn’t this be a violation of his bond? Unsurprisingly, a registered democrat. He works as a biologist for Florida’s FWC.
  • Leonardo Tilelli. DOB 10/27/2000. His Instagram page has links to the Palestinian Youth Movement, Students for Socialism, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and other communist/socialist organizations. It appears as though he was active with Antifa as well. Charged with Felony Resisting with Violence.

That’s all I have for now. I am out of time to research the rest. Perhaps another day. Remember- it’s an election year, and the communists continue with their juvenile, yet dangerous violence. Keep your head on a swivel, stay armed, and stay informed.

But you banned me from social media for spreading ‘disinformation’
By Divemedic, ago

Data Point

Ten people were arrested in Tampa on Tuesday when cops shut down the riots at the USF campus that I posted about. Atah Othman (bottom, second from right) was carrying a firearm tucked in his waistband, even though it is illegal to do so.

Though the Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society was suspended by USF last week for causing a disruption on campus, the group was allowed to hold a protest Tuesday near the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on campus, Fox 13 reported. They were given a 5 p.m. deadline to end their rally and leave the property.

100 protesters showed up to campus, many of them not associated with USF, bringing with them various items including wood shields, umbrellas and tents.

Just before 5 p.m., law enforcement warned protesters they had 15 minutes to leave before tear gas and rubber bullets would be used to disperse them. Tear gas was used on them around 5:15 p.m. and the area was cleared by about 6 p.m. Supporters call the use of tear gas on protesters “a violation of human rights.”

“We at Florida Palestine Network strongly condemn USF police department’s violent use of chemical munition and brutality to disperse student encampment protesters in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The use of force against peaceful protestors is a violation of human rights and undermines the principles of free speech and assembly, Since the inception of the encampment, USF administration had initiated aggression and violence against students. They have escalated and compounded this aggression through reinforcement of local police forces to silence students and violently refuse divestment demands. We want to be clear that commitment to the Palestine liberation movement will only grow as the state continues its violent crackdown.”

the Florida Palestine Network on Instagram

I have some interesting intelligence to share. That will be coming in another post soon. I am filing this post under the category ‘Antifa’ because, well, let’s face it, they are all related, aren’t they?

By Divemedic, ago

Printing Your Way Out of Debt

The US Treasury just announced that they will be “buying back” outstanding treasury notes during the next quarter for the first time in more than 20 years.

The Treasury Department has undertaken only two previous series of buybacks in the past century. The first took place during the 1920s. More recently, Treasury bought back $67.5 billion of outstanding debt via 45 operations held between March 2000 and April 2002

What followed the first buyback was the Great Depression.

They are claiming that the intent is to make the bond market more liquid. No, what the effect is, is to print our way out of debt. They are going to conjure up $2.5 billion out of thin air, and buy back treasuries with it, in the hopes that people will say “Oh, they aren’t in as much debt now, so I guess I will lend them some more money.”

The first operation is intended for May 29. Through July, the Treasury plans weekly buybacks of up to US$2 billion of nominal coupon securities, and up to US$500 million for Treasury inflation-protected securities (Tips).

This will place more money in circulation and will result in more inflation. There are currently $27.4 trillion in outstanding treasury notes, plus an additional $7 trillion owed to the SS trust fund. A couple of billion isn’t going to do shit, especially when they continue to borrow about $100 billion per day.

This nation and its economy are screwed.

By Divemedic, ago