Sheriff Stan Lenic protecting citizens' rights, defending the Constitution.

Why isn't something like the literature and videos Oath Keepers made, used like required reading for every military/peace officer serving under our noble stars and stripes?

Blessed are the Oath Keepers for they are the defenders of the Truth, and protectors of the Meek...

And since the Constitution is,(as should be), our only Commander and/or Chief, should we not make it's understanding more readily available, and appropriately understandable to our population?

Should we not devote some of our tax and technology towards educating We The People, about We The People?!?

One of the activists, Jason Burmas, said it best, toward the end of the video when he complimented Sheriff Lenic by saying "Thanks for being informed."

That's the key here, really...isn't it? Being informed?

Imagine if you could pick up some nearby public net device and access aps that could tell you exactly what your constitutional rights were in any given situation, in an instant?
Doug Meyers might have handled the situation a little differently if he had been more educated on the activists constitutional rights, and the lines over which he himself in his capacity as airport spokesman could not cross.

In these days of the Age of Information, it is a sad testimonial to see people, who should be of greater stature, brought low by simple ignorance of our Constitutional, and indeed inalienable rights as Dignified Human Beings...

A blessing on all involved, that they should have Courage to seek the Truth of a given situation, and temper their judgement with Compassion toward the Human elements involved...

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AHHHHHHHHHHH I wanted to jump up and down with joy.

This Sheriff is amazing, I wanted to hug him. The airport authority was doing everything in his power not to grab the flyers from the girl he looked so frustrated. Thank you for brightening my day, and restoring my hope in public servants.

it's a sad sad day when a cop garners such high praise for just doing his job

something they should be doing day in, day out, in any country



(btw thats not intended as a slight against the guy or vid)

Is it just me, or does it seem that the majority of decent cops out there usually happen to be from the sherrif dept, and not police dept? Do they get different training or something? Just seems odd to me. Anyways, good for him. He should have arrested that snivelling prick for harassment too, that would have been nice icing on the cake

When a man is instructed to walk down the road and open fire and commit mass murder in the face of this, provisions will be made and our rights will be stripped

Originally posted by PatrickGarrow17
This is pretty cool. I live in Albany, and have been to the airport multiple times...

Let's not confuse Albany Police as bastions of freedom, though. For those who aren't aware, Albany is probably as politically corrupt as any city in the country. It is a significant locality for the elite, and goes under the radar more than it should.

In typical Albany fashion, I'm sure this fellow will use to publicity to completely sell out to the Democratic machine and run for office

But good job on this one.

Even though I'd say the Albany police in general are unsatisfactory.

as someone who livesvin schenectady i disagree with you wholeheartedly, thats real corrution. Albany politics is whats corrupt the police force work in a war zone for gods sake. ive lived on sherman steet, ive delpt with the cops, give respect and youll get it.

Well done Sheriff Lenic

Bravo to the officers, and can someone work on getting grumpy over there fired and shipped to another country? Thanks, great!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite part had to have been when Lenic said "He doesn't need to show you his ID" to that idiot PR guy.

I really really really hated that old guy, but I loved that he could do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!! Loved this video, more for an old prude getting told what's up, then the pat down information but hey I love 'authority' types who actually get told their wrong. AWESOME!!!!!!!!

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Most of them are alright people, I've met a few and they've been decent. But politics and policing are not completely exclusive, you have to know that some of the political corruption finds it's way into the police force...like any other governmental department, they have to lobby for funding.

And, more likely than not some people toward the top of the chain are in bed with the Mayor, State legislators, etc...maybe the governor...

We talk about conspiracys of the "elite" a lot on this site, and Albany is pretty heavily involved in this kind of stuff. As the capital of NY, where most of the countries financial powerhouses are located, there is a lot of money exchanged for less than ethical reasons...and a lot of people who are subservient to an agenda.

ETA: And yeah, Schenectady is corrupt too. Also Troy. The whole area is....why would Albany be serving of this respect when it is the engine of it all?

Everyone in the video did very well, even the airport authority, who just happened to have a point of view that was disputed. He kept his cool.

Many police officers and security guards (of which I was one for many years) have been in the position of the Sherrif's deputies in this video and basically acted the same way. Things can and do get much, much hotter when you are stuck between a rock and a hard place as the deputy was.

Many police and security guards don't get the credit they deserve, but the guys in the video did a professional job. Professionals don't lose their cool. They stick to procedures, where possible, and do their best to calm the waters.

Great thread OP, well done to the Sheriff here......but as someone else pointed out, this is what any policeman should have done.

Not being from the U.S. can someone explain the difference between the Sheriff Dept and Police Dept?