Judge Napolitano Voices in on New Jersey v Brian Aitken

larryP - people get arrested all the time for no reason. It's never happened to me, but I'm not naive enough to believe it doesn't happen. If you look at the information provided (which is the one side) it says the police responded to a dropped 911 call... and he's not being charged with a crime associated with that call. It also shows that he was in the process of moving (not "fleeing" - he had nothing to "flee" from as no crime was committed)... which is a legal ground (one of many) to transport firearms in the state.
I don't know where he says anything about being a loving father and volunteering... but I do see that he has a son who he appears to love very much. I don't think that's been "upplayed" at all.
Why are you so angry?

Now of course i wasnt there for the incident but i dont think police arrest people for absolutely no reason. "factual information" or not, we are only getting one side of this story (the side of the defendent of course). Downplay the fact the "verbal family argument" was actually serious enough for the police to be called in the first place, and the fact this guy tried to flee the scene (in his vehicle with the firearms) before police arrived and upplay you being a loving father and how you enjoy volunteering in your spare time. real original.

u boys better hurry. somechickontheweb is surely a better catch... =)~

What makes this story worse is that he has not seen his child since this happened..... He committed no crime, yet he is treated like he is guilty by the actions of the state...

Fox News???
How dare you to even reference to such a blantant News channel!!

Voted down and added to "comedy"

FOX blows, Napolitano is a douchebag.

bombastinator is the only normal voice on this thread

why does everyone else on this thread sound like the same person?

Wow. bombastinator clearly has no understanding of freedom, and like many Americans, has no concept of the Constitution or Bill or Rights, because he clearly has not read these documents.

Freedom and gun rights go hand in hand, so the argument makes absolutely no sense - not to mention the incorrect usage of the term "doublespeak".

I'd like him to explain what exactly makes this guy is an "obvious nutjob"...? This is what "the left" does when they don't have a cogent thought to form into an argument. They feel indignant, and instead of using their heads and actually researching a subject, using the scientific method, or calculated discernment of any kind - they use petty attacks that have nothing to do with the actual issue.

How is imprisoning someone who has done nothing more than move from one area of New Jersey to another make the rest of the country any freer? OR safer for that matter (though only fools sacrifice freedom for safety)? Especially when he was licensed in the state and went through the proper channels to make certain he did everything right while transporting them.

I really wish people would research something before they mouthed off about things randomly on the internet as if they possess some knowledge that those of us who actually read don't. But then again, it just exposes the ignorance of some people. Luckily, not all left-leaners are so ignorant. And of course, the ignorance lies on both sides of this one-party, two-faction political system. Which is why I subscribe to neither of them. :)

Just ignore bomb guys....

its useless....

just educate the ones who are willing to listen to sanity versus those who find every niche to persecute and discriminate against. People like him who blindly protect corruption, fraud, and violence shouldn't be given much credence in the first place.

and to answer his question....NO, most people don't even know what freedom is let alone how to defend it.

...and people wonder why we are on the decline. The proof is right there in front of their faces yet they continue down the old slavery path.....just ignore this kind of hatred, violence, and theft and just move on to those who actually care about humanity instead of wasting time on those propping up failed politicians and failed party lines.

Obviously Mr. Aitken was backround checked before he was even able to purchase his licensed guns. If he was a so called "nut job" like bombastinator claims he is, then why was he even able to purchase them in the first place?

This story is sad because not only does Mr. Aitken face jail time for something that he is wrongly accused for, but he also isnt able to see child. Working in a classroom environment, I know first hand how much it effects a child when a parent is missing from their life. It saddens and angers me to know that Mr. Aitken actually wants to be a part of his life, but inaccurate accusations are holding him back from being with him.

If you listen to all the information, you can clearly understand that Brian did everything that he was supposed to do and then some upon bringing his firearms into the State of New Jersey. In my opinion, he did absolutely nothing wrong and abided by the law.

When are cops going to stop and get off their high horse and actually protect people from the real offenders of the law... and not innocent people like Mr. Aitken.

If Judge Napolitano doesn't think a crime was committed and he was a Jersey judge then it looks like a crime may not have been committed. In which case he should be free. Remember officers are not law experts and often make mistakes.

This whole thing is sad. I don't know who had the idea to charge him with all of that, but I sure hope that the charges are dropped, as he clearly wasn't trying to do anything illegal.

Damn.

I'm not sure what bombastinator means by "double-speak"... what's wrong with calling the guy a lover of freedom?
I don't know much about the case, but he seems like an honest guy who just wants to be able to live without fear of persucution... especially when he's just obeying the law.
Bombastinator - what makes you think he's a "weird political fundie"? I didn't notice anything he said in his interview as being extremist... or is it simply because he appeared on Freedom Watch?
I agree with the Judge on this one - the guy didn't do anything wrong.

“I am happy to meet you because you are a lover of freedom, and a defender of freedom, although your rights in the Garden State have not been upheld by the judicial system.”

"Lover of freedom"? WTF? who doesn't love freedom? this has to be doublespeak for something else.

So apparently he's some sort of weird political fundie and his connection to reality is a bit tenuous.

Well the cops do like to take guns away from obvious nut jobs when they can. I'm liking their behavior more and more on this one. There's the legal thing to do and the right thing to do.

At least this is real. Right wingers getting behind this issue aren't going to look droolingly stupid like the birthers. That whole thing is just sad.