Innocent Until Proven Trump Supporter

Guest Post by Ann Coulter

Innocent Until Proven Trump Supporter

During a BLM “peaceful protest” in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 30 (over George Floyd’s dying of a heart attack while in police custody in Minneapolis), James Scurlock was peacefully protesting by breaking into an architecture firm — hoisting an office chair and hurling it into two computer monitors, then ripping a phone from a desk and throwing it against the wall, as his friend shattered another monitor — all of which was captured on video.

Nearby, Jake Gardner, an Iraq War veteran and Trump supporter, was keeping watch over the two bars he owned, The Hive and The Gatsby, aided by his 68-year-old father and a security guard. The peaceful protesters soon made their way to Jake’s bar, where they hurled a street sign through The Hive’s plate-glass window. He and his father rushed outside to prevent the peaceful protesters from storming his bar.

Scurlock’s friend, catching his wind after smashing computer monitors, knocked Gardner’s father to the ground. (It’s on tape.) Or as CNN’s Madeline Holcombe put it: “An unidentified man can be seen pushing Gardner’s father.” Gardner rushed to help his father, then backed away toward the bar, lifting his shirt to show the protesters he was armed, and telling them to move along. Again, it’s all on tape. Murmurings can be heard from the crowd: “That (expletive) got a gun” and “It’s not worth it (expletive) you stu–…”

At that point, peaceful protester Alayna Melendez leapt on Gardner from behind (not subscribers to the Marquess of Queensberry rules, these peaceful protesters), knocking him down and into the street, whereupon yet another peaceful protester jumped on top of Gardner, who fired two warning shots in the air, scattering his first two assailants. Again: all on tape.

Three seconds later, as Gardner was trying to get up, Scurlock jumped on him from behind and put him in a chokehold — which I believe is considered definitive proof of intentional murder when performed by a police officer. In videos, Gardner can be heard yelling, “Get off me! Get off me!”

With his right arm pinned, and Scurlock choking him, Gardner moved the gun to his left hand and shot over his shoulder, hitting Scurlock in the collarbone, killing him.

Or as The New York Times’ Azi Paybarah explained it: “Mr. Gardner got into a fight with one man, James Scurlock, 22. The two scuffled before Mr. Gardner fired a shot that killed him.” They “scuffled.” It brings to mind the Times headline from Nov. 24, 1963: “President Kennedy Dies in Dallas After Scuffle — Albeit at Great Distance — With Lee Harvey Oswald.”

Let’s be fair, though. Maybe Scurlock jumped Gardner, or maybe Gardner jumped Scurlock. Who knows? It’s not like there are 4 million videos of the incident.

Gardner was immediately taken into police custody for questioning and held until 11 p.m. the next night.

The Democratic district attorney, Don Kleine, his chief deputy Brenda Beadle, and all the homicide detectives spent 12 hours that weekend reconstructing the incident with multiple videos. Their unanimous conclusion? That Gardner shot Scurlock in self-defense.

Despite the delusional claims posted on “social media” that Gardner used the N-word — which, as we all know, is grounds for immediate execution by any black person — none of the videos substantiate that. To the contrary, Scurlock’s own friend denied that Gardner said anything racial at all. (Apparently, you can’t believe everything you read on the internet.)

At 22, Scurlock already had a rap sheet a mile long, including home invasion, assault and battery, domestic violence — and, of course, he was in the middle of a crime spree that very night. Methamphetamine and cocaine were found in his urine.

But “the community” erupted like COVID in April. Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt (bisexual, graduate of a now-defunct college) repeatedly called Gardner a “white supremacist.” Another Nebraska state senator, Kara Eastman (bisexual), called Gardner’s shooting of Spurlock a “cold-blooded murder.”

(Why do I mention their sexual orientations? A lot of the hate toward Gardner seems to come from the transgender community for saying on Facebook that transgenders would be restricted to the unisex bathrooms after a man in a dress attacked a female customer in the ladies’ room.)

Twitter was full of unattractive humans claiming that Gardner was a “white supremacist,” which were dutifully reprinted in local media, such as this one from @nostudavab (Twitter banner: “F*CK TRUMP”):

“Club owner Jake Gardner shot and killed a protestor in Omaha on video, yelling racial slurs. he is openly racist and homophobic. he murdered James Scurlock, he’s proud of it, and he’s not in jail.”

Protesters besieged Kleine’s neighborhood.

Kleine responded to the mob’s demand for “justice” by calling in a black prosecutor, Fred Franklin, to make damn sure the grand jury indicted Gardner — whom Kleine (the elected D.A.) had found to be innocent. As he was expected to do, Franklin produced a series of fanciful indictments, including for manslaughter and making a “terroristic threat.” (The “terroristic threat” was Gardner lifting his shirt to show the peaceful protesters that he was armed.)

The special prosecutor’s ALL NEW EVIDENCE THAT BLEW THE OTHER FACTS AWAY was this: The night of the BLM protest, Gardner had posted on Facebook: “Just when you think ‘what else could 2020 throw at me?’ Then you have to pull 48 hours of military style firewatch.”

WHY WAS THIS MAN NOT IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED?

Gardner’s landlord, Frank Vance, immediately evicted The Hive and The Gatsby, and sent an anguished apology letter to Scurlock’s family (“deepest sympathy … the pain and suffering … losing a child to unnecessary violence … apologize for this horrible incident … time to heal … very deepest condolences”).

Gardner was facing 95 years in prison for shooting a career criminal who was choking him, and now he had lost his source of income. So naturally his friends tried to set up a GoFundMe account to help pay for his legal defense.

GoFundMe’s response? They immediately and repeatedly took down the page, based on their clearly stated policy: We don’t like you.

Here’s a thought, GoFundMe: Guaranteeing a fair trial for an individual accused of a crime isn’t the same as defending the thing he’s accused of. That’s the whole point: Gardner wanted to prove that he was innocent. Nope! No fair trial, no fair press, no livelihood, no GoFundMe. No chance.

Meanwhile, the family of the convicted criminal who jumped Gardner has already raised more than a quarter-million dollars on GoFundMe. (Funeral expenses can be costly!)

Poor Jake Gardner didn’t stand a chance against the raging, hate-filled multitude. Even those sworn to uphold the law, like Kleine and Franklin, leapt in with the mob. And a corporation whose business it is to enable people to raise money for just causes such as getting a fair trial refused to do business with him, not unlike the Memphis Woolworth’s treatment of black people in 1960.

Sadly, President Trump never said a word about his polite, cheerful supporter being railroaded in Omaha. Gardner had attended Trump’s inauguration with such high hopes. He had well wishes even for the (can we say “insane”?) protesters he encountered there.

Last weekend, facing death threats and a kangaroo court, and with no means to mount a defense, Gardner killed himself, rather than be killed by the mob waiting for him back in Omaha.

This is the part of the column where I make a clarion call for action. How about civil suits against the monsters in the prosecutor’s office, against the criminal-supporting GoFundMe and the Facebook and Twitter defamation mobs! Maybe a department of justice investigation or FCC action against biased social media companies. Antitrust suits. Boycotts!

I’ve got nothing. The country has gone mad. I always figured the first armed civilian who ever fought back would put an end to the violence exploding all over the country — the violence that police and prosecutors can’t or won’t stop. “We have the guns,” conservatives like to say. In fact, it’s even worse now.

It’s official: You can’t protect yourself. Not even a blameless ex-Marine could defend himself from being choked to death. The D.A. will call in a “special” prosecutor to throw you to the wolves, and they’ll both be praised for railroading an innocent man in the Omaha World Herald, while the “elite” media defame you.

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Glock-N-Load

I can’t understand why people don’t like Ann. She’s a woman on the rampage. I don’t think sex with her would be any good though.

Muscledawg
Muscledawg

She is a firecracker though. And the sex thing…….she might just need a good spanking……a very good spanking.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Another example of who have chosen sides in the civil war .
We are not allowed to defend ourselves and our property ! If we do the LEO’s and the no justice system will pounce on us lie a mad dog ripping us to shreds !
The vail is gone we are at war and the system and those still willing to work in it enforcing its will are against us and will liquidate any illusion of rights or fair justice ! They are the enemy along with USEFUL IDIOTS OF ANTIFA & BLM

Anonymous
Anonymous

This is a very sad story. There are so many people being destroyed right now.

Hollowpoint
Hollowpoint

This abomination of the “Law” (What law?) adds another complication to my escape from CT. I’m looking for a solidly red state, with low taxes, cheap(er) housing costs then here (which is just about anywhere away from the Northern parts of both coasts), high points on supporting the 2nd Amendment and now….I guess…I’ll have to make sure the State and/or local AG and DA’s are not Soros plants.

I’d like it a bit warmer, but if I end up in Idaho or Montana, so be it. And yes, I know what I’d be getting myself into weather wise as I was a OTR O/O for 30 years. Hell, Maine sounds good, but I had my eye on Tennessee for years. South Eastern TN in particular.

Nobody wants to end up like Jake Gardner who has become yet another statistic in the war against White Civilization. Poor guy. I’m sure all he wanted was to be left alone and live his life.

Glock-N-Load

I think Yoji calls it the Great Inversion that is taking place. Jake is ruined for defending himself and the left is Ok with it. Yet, on the other hand, they defend every piece of shit that gets justifiably killed by police.

Hans
Hans

Prices is those places you mentioned are going up. Everyone has the same idea. We were looking in Northern Idaho and Southern Tenn. a few years ago when they were reasonable. Now, yikes.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Been monitoring land and housing cost in Alabama/southeast for years. Alabamas property inflation is astronomical. TN, GA are now cheaper per sqft and by the acre. The way the State Legislature is built does not allow any bullshit, like sanctuary city etc. It will come out strongest in this 4th turning it seems.Alabamas doctor/populace ratio is top 3 in nation. Open carry, shall issue State.

Glock 1911 M1A .308
Glock 1911 M1A .308

Having lived in northern Idaho, I’d say stay away from CDA area-lots and lots of liberals, rich and sheep. And Moscow obviously. Pretty country, but kinda spendy for housing and acreages. And getting “like minded” folks for neighbors? Pretty hit n’ miss. Get lost off Hiway 3 out by Fernwood, buy the first acreage you see and call it good. Montana’s a lost cause, btw. As is AZ, and even western NM is increasingly liberal, though still somewhat affordable and definitely not worth much beyond the scenery and it is hard to get anything done there…it takes forever. And did I say old hippies? Ugh. Utah’s always an option, but it too is getting overrun by liberals, land is expensive, water rights are hard to come by in rural areas and mormons can be as problematic as gypsies. Hope you find a good place to land before the feathers start flying.

Steve
Steve

Why is MT a lost cause? The reason I’m asking is that a friend of mine is trying to get me to retire there. When you say CDA in northern ID, I’m assuming that you mean Coeur D’Alene?

Anonymous
Anonymous

Theres a reason why no riots are in Alabama and Mississippi…..they all get along…..they generally understand both sides….they also Know violence and rioting solves nothing. They also know next time, yeah next time its for keeps. Don’t let there be a next time. Both sides agree.

yahsure
yahsure

The next few days in Ky. should be interesting as peaceful protesters go wild.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty

Towns used to take care of their criminal public officials in the night. Why have we abandoned that time-honored tradition?

Anonymous
Anonymous

You mean where they wake up with a crowd around them if they wake up !

22winmag - I was told about 2020 back in 1981
22winmag - I was told about 2020 back in 1981

The Pine Tree Riot preceded the gay, non-violent Boston Tea Party.

B.S. in V.C.
B.S. in V.C.

This is what the joggers want two sets of laws one for them one for everyone else. You become the victim because you are a drug mule and your felon boyfriend shoots the cops while they are serving a warrant and they have the audacity to return fire. You become the victim because you are assaulting someone and they fight back. You become the victim because you are at the house where you raped a women and who has a pfa against you and the cops show up, then you decide to fight them. Stealing=reparations
Looting=reparations robbery=reparations
Selling drugs=entrepreneur
Pimping=small business owner
Assault=self defense

TN Patriot
TN Patriot

And the worst part of it is the big city DA’s stand with the negroe “victim”.

Anonymous

You forgot the most important point at the end.

If you pick up a gun, they will destroy your life.

At that point you have nothing left to lose. Bring lots of spare mags and empty them.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Cops cannot be trusted to do anything but harass and collect if you are a normally law abiding citizen thrust into a fight for your life . Getting blocked in a Street by protestors so do you sit there as the smash your car windows out drag you out of the car or do you use your vehicle as a defense weapon and run the Sons of Bitches down and roll on to safety

Glock-N-Load

I believe self defense is a god given right. You do not need permission to defend your life or anyone else’s life. Do what is right and let the chips fall where they may.

BUCKED/BUY MORE AMMO
BUCKED/BUY MORE AMMO

Or let the magazines fall at your feet .

nkit
nkit

why would you ask that question here? sit there if you desire to

Apple
Apple

Nothing left to lose….a powerful position.

Anonymous
Anonymous

The left have positioned it to become a “nothing left to lose” situation. All communist do this as tactic. Destroy your rule of law to eliminate your right to defend. Its all about the holy grail, 2nd amendment

Anonymous
Anonymous

Yup. This is the newest conclusion. Either move and hide but when you produce a gun you better go ahead and use because the lawyers will have your job, career and life. So, fuck they get all 500 rounds is the most common theme of patriots today. This is gonna get Carolina reaper spicy when it pops…

glock 1911 M1A .308
glock 1911 M1A .308

Such a heartbreaking story. The coward that caved to public opinion ought to be charged with wrongful death.

Anonymous
Anonymous

He was a veteran dealing with business issues thanks to Covid and then came the attack as he was becoming hopeful .
Wrongful death by government you bet

22winmag - I was told about 2020 back in 1981
22winmag - I was told about 2020 back in 1981

Thank Trump for Corona-hoax.

It sure didn’t go down under the Dems.

Apple
Apple

I forgot cuomo was republican, and that you are a moron.

a9racer
a9racer

Of course it didn’t, stooge. Fauci and the Dems did this along with China to destroy Trump.

Anonymous
Anonymous

And Obama and Hillary. They were part of plandemic

General
General

It’s only a matter of time before someone get fed up and starts sniping.

WhiteInChina
WhiteInChina

This is such a travesty of justice. But in today’s day and age, not at all unexpected or uncommon – and it should go without saying, that Kyle Rittenhouse, Jake Gardner, and those of their ilk are being set forth as examples to thwart similar acts in the future.

What good are guns then, if you can’t even use them to defend what you’ve worked so hard to attain, be it a business, a family, or other loved ones..?

I believe these sorts of excoriations serve a dual purpose:

Firstly, as mentioned above – to provide a clearly defined detriment to those that would ‘dare to defend themselves against peaceful protestors’. If you hurt their precious pets, they’ll throw the book at you, along with the kitchen sink.

Secondly, to demoralize gun owners to the point of apathy; ‘if you can’t defend yourself with your guns, why have them?’ Some will inevitably be sucked into this way of thinking through attrition, and only the staunchest gun owners will hang on after the fact. Those will be further demonized in the media (as rebellious, unpatriotic, the ‘real anarchists’, etc.), until the point that their former ‘compatriots’ – those that would’ve fought to retain their guns, previously – would now be the very same to betray them.

Just my two cents. Regardless of the accuracy of my predictions, things aren’t looking good in America. The powers that be are essentially telling White people to ‘lay down and die – let us burn your livelihoods to the ground, and check your privilege, bigot!’

A sad, sad thing indeed.

22winmag - I was told about 2020 back in 1981
22winmag - I was told about 2020 back in 1981

and it should go without saying, that Kyle Rittenhouse, Jake Gardner, and those of their ilk are being set forth as examples to thwart similar acts in the future.

You can shout that from the rooftops!

Anyone who cannot see the Rittenhouse drama for what it is; too well-timed (RNC night 2), the story too perfect- his attackers criminal Jews, and full of fake-patriotic themes from his fake-patriot lawyer who pumps the “33” signal non-stop.

WhiteInChina
WhiteInChina

I fear the desire for comeuppance – whether real or engineered – has dulled the bullshit-detecting abilities of people.

They just want to see /ourguys/ win, all while ignoring the possibility that the enemy would use such ‘victories’ against us. And they certainly will – they are simply salivating at the thought of legitimate copycats, to ‘further prove the danger of the Right’.

Simply more ammunition for them to take away yours. Pretty shitty.

TC
TC

Publicly supporting Trump is one of the dumbest things you can do in 2020. If you end up having to defend yourself or your property, which is likely, you’re fucked. The corporations, the media and local, state and federal governments, and yes even Trump himself will all leave you hanging out to dry.

very old white guy
very old white guy

The system is your enemy. The police are worst than those they are supporting. Civil war is coming.

just curious
just curious

You aren’t the same OWG from GU by chance, are you? Just wonderin’!

Horseless Headsman
Horseless Headsman

I would say the legal system, rather than the police, is the enemy, particularly DAs who are subject to bribery or pressure.

Horseless Headsman
Horseless Headsman

The lesson here seems to be, If you shoot someone who is attacking you while protesting, your best recourse is to keep shooting. Maybe you’ll get all the witnesses, but either way the legal system will kill you, so you’ve got nothing left to lose. When you’ve got nothing left to lose, lose it.

Edit – Maybe this should be the cause we demonstrate for. Take it to the street.

Anonymous
Anonymous

If he didn’t raise his shirt to show the firearm they would say its premeditaed murder. Showing the firearm is making terroristic threats. Its all about the destruction of the 2nd amendment.

When you cannot protect yourself by any means, laws are ignored by lawmakers and law enforcers you have no rule of law leaving only one option. Complete annihilation of one side. Every revolution nobody has ever asked why they killed 90% of the lawyers. This is why. This right here. Why revolution behead politicians? To have a long memory for the next asshat politician….

Next up…..murderous rioter sues victim and victims family because victim took too long to die, delaying murderous rioter from being able to loot more. He was awarded the families 13 year old white girl to be his sex slave, all the families property,, because you know privilege and all, and the family must be tattooed on the foreheads “BLM” to show their support.. oh and the next three generations as servants and give all income to murderer. Riots broke out claiming the verdict was not harsh enough. 30 white businesses were destroyed. Meanwhile, in suburbia white Americans enjoyed another rerun of jeopardy….

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