Ed and Elaine Brown arrested

ErsatzAnatchist · Post by **ErsatzAnatchist** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:45 pm

I cannot even begin to add up how much I would pay for a video of the arrest. At least 200 Quatloos, maybe even much more.

Post by **Duke2Earl** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:46 pm

It took way too long but at least when it was done, it was done well.

Scoop · Post by **Scoop** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:49 pm

The Observer wrote: Wait a minute...are you saying that the marshalls went in dressed with feather boas and gold lame suits?

Unfortunately, the marshal declined to answer questions about what the arresting officers were wearing.

Dezcad · Post by **Dezcad** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:50 pm

Scoop wrote:
The Observer wrote: Wait a minute...are you saying that the marshalls went in dressed with feather boas and gold lame suits?
Unfortunately, the marshal declined to answer questions about what the arresting officers were wearing.

Is there a video online of the Marshall's press conference?

Nikki · Post by **Nikki** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:51 pm

And another keyboard bites the dust.

Scoop · Post by **Scoop** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:52 pm

Dezcad wrote:
Scoop wrote:
The Observer wrote: Wait a minute...are you saying that the marshalls went in dressed with feather boas and gold lame suits?
Unfortunately, the marshal declined to answer questions about what the arresting officers were wearing.
Is there video online of the Marshall's press conference?

Not that I know of. One crew wanted to run the conference live, but the marshals wouldn't allow it for security reasons. Something about having the cable running in through the door. Lots of cameras there, though. Hopefully, something will go up sooon.

Imalawman · Post by **Imalawman** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:54 pm

Scoop wrote:
The Observer wrote: Wait a minute...are you saying that the marshalls went in dressed with feather boas and gold lame suits?
Unfortunately, the marshal declined to answer questions about what the arresting officers were wearing.

The important thing here is that you (or someone) asked...nice...

So, Monier wasn't really giving much details it sounds like?

Post by **grixit** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:03 pm

Harrison Bergeron wrote:Oh no - it looks like Ed and Elaine were kidnapped!

Ed and Elaine Kidnapped by The Fed’s.

Kidnapped by the Fed's what? The Fed's secret goon squad? The Fed's travelling road company? The Fed's rabid poodles? The Fed's Grey allies?

Don't leave us hanging!

Dezcad · Post by **Dezcad** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:08 pm

Video of US Marshall's news conference:

http://www.wmur.com/video/14276968/index.html

Cobalt Shiva · Post by **Cobalt Shiva** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:10 pm

Ed and Elain just got PWN3D!

Post by **Quixote** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:12 pm

Nice job by the marshalls.

"We had no indication that the Browns intended to voluntarily surrender, so we had to move forward with an operation that promised the safest possible outcome. That day was today," U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier said in a written statement.

Though the arrests occurred "without incident" and no one was injured, Monier admitted that the Browns "did not surrender," meaning they were likely violently subdued against their will.

I wonder if TPs are more likely than non-TPs to have a skewed sense of time and of cause and effect. Although Monier clearly said that the Browns' refusal to surrender prompted the decision to execute the arrest plan, i.e., that he was talking about a pattern of behavior prior to the arrests, Paul Watson thinks Monier meant that the Browns did not acquiesce to their arrests.

VinnyZ · Post by **VinnyZ** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:13 pm

Evil Squirrel Overlord wrote:
The Observer wrote: Wait a minute...are you saying that the marshalls went in dressed with feather boas and gold lame suits?
Why would our former governor Jessie Ventura be there?

...because he "....was a Navy SEAL....."

I miss hearing that every news broadcast about Jesse....

Evil Squirrel Overlord · Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:23 pm

grixit wrote:
Harrison Bergeron wrote:Oh no - it looks like Ed and Elaine were kidnapped!

Ed and Elaine Kidnapped by The Fed’s.

Kidnapped by the Fed's what? The Fed's secret goon squad? The Fed's travelling road company? The Fed's rabid poodles? The Fed's Grey allies?

Don't leave us hanging!

Psst The FED'S (Federal Enforcement Division of Disappearment Services)... that is wath the Federal Service Access Charges on your Telephone is for. It authorizes access to you home by the Feds any time of day so they can take you away. Refuse to pay... write your telephone company!

wvfoos · Post by **wvfoos** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:30 pm

Demosthenes wrote:To arrest the Browns, the Marshals showed up at their door and said they were supporters. The Browns invited them into the house, and the rest is history.

They showed up looking like this?

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previe ... 012289.JPG

God, Ed and Elaine are dumber than I thought.

Post by **Famspear** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:32 pm

If I caught the ending comments by U.S. Marshal Monier at his press conference correctly, I think he said the arrests took place on the front porch of the residence.

Ed and Elaine were way out of their league.

I know an individual who I understand was pretty heavily involved in several American foreign policy initiatives overseas some years ago (that's euphemistic language for "special ops"). The Ed and Elaine Brown operation -- and it appears that special operations people were involved -- might turn out to be a classic case study of how to do it correctly. I think that part of the tactic is often to make things to appear to be other than what they are.

Post by **The Observer** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:33 pm

I am hearing rumors that the marshals lured them out onto the front porch with Liberty Dollars.

RyanMcC · Post by **RyanMcC** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:35 pm

I couldn't help but notice Ed & Elaine had more visitors to their house than I do, and I'm not wanted by federal authorites. I always thought those parties they had at the house inviting strangers was a dumb idea on their part, just gives the Marshalls an exceptionally easy opportunity to get in there, stake the place out.

Post by **Famspear** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:37 pm

Ryan McC wrote:

I couldn't help but notice Ed & Elaine had more visitors to their house than I do, and I'm not wanted by federal authorites. I always thought those parties they had at the house inviting strangers was a dumb idea on their part, just gives the Marshalls an exceptionally easy opportunity to get in there, stake the place out.

Yep.

Post by **Famspear** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:39 pm

Sometimes, the hardest things to find are the things that are hiding in plain view. Ed and Elaine are now suffering from the truth of that lesson -- the hard way.

Post by **The Observer** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:41 pm

RyanMcC wrote:I couldn't help but notice Ed & Elaine had more visitors to their house than I do, and I'm not wanted by federal authorites. I always thought those parties they had at the house inviting strangers was a dumb idea on their part, just gives the Marshalls an exceptionally easy opportunity to get in there, stake the place out.

Apparently Monier agrees with you:

"Last evening, the Browns invited yet another what they thought were like-minded individuals to their home. Unfortunately for them, the supporters actually turned out to be deputy U.S. marshals," he said. "By the time Ed and Elaine Brown realized this, they were in custody. Ultimately, this open-door policy they seemed to have, which allowed the Browns to have some supporters bring them supplies, welcome followers, even host a picnic—this proved to be their undoing."