While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Scott Nugent, a Winnfield, louisiana statute enforcement officer (acting under-color-of-law) fatally shoots a handcuffed Baron “Scooter” Pikes, nine times with an electric stun gun.

       [added 6/8/2024] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

1/28/2008                  1/29/2008

References:

Taser death in troubled town – latimes
articles.latimes.com/2008/jsl/20/nation/na-taser20

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,161,621,015,445

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