Standoff

Today Macheins made their way through the Rathlugh. A standoff acoured when we chalenged the Poliece about the legalitys of the workers actions.

This is a 24 minute (skip the first 4 minutes) video of a standoff involving aformer star LAPD detective, carrying a camera, and his videographer vs. 4 cruisers each with 2 officers who purportedly stopped   more...him for "tinted windows". They insulted the former detective, who is a civilrights advocate now, and tried repeatedly tointimidate him and his cameraman, ordering him to putdown his camera, and shining many lights into the cameras and in their faces to blind them. There was no real reason for the pullover, it was pretextual, of course.  less

Scene from the TV show, "Standoff" with Fitz Houston

Like a block party... but bad!

A short film I shot after my first year of uni. A homage to the 'dancing duels' of Sergio Leone, the leaders of two opposing clans face-off in a deserted car park in a duel to the death...

A standoff between prey and predator in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona with a bright little newborn in the middle...

A Phoenix police K-9 and SWAT team capture a man who claimed he had a pipe bomb and engaged them in an hour-long standoff during rush hour. Needless to say Dog 1 - Suspect 0

The man had threaten to shoot his two year old baby and a friend after having killing a man the night before in NJ. A four hour standoff on a busy Brooklyn street had the NYC Police Emergency Service   more...cops working. The cops were able to talk with the suspect and finally convinced him to release his victims.  less

A New Hampshire man has gained national media attention by his refusal to surrender to federal authorities after being found guilty by a federal jury of tax evasion. The media is mystified by the national   more...movement of supporters converging on Mr. Brown’s New Hampshire home, many of whom are willing to risk their own lives to stand with him, even sleeping outdoors in a New England winter. This documentary explains the complex issues surrounding these events, and contains exclusive video footage of Mr. Brown explaining his position, and his determination to be killed defending himself against any government efforts to take him into custody.

Aaron Russo’s film “America: From Freedom to Fascism” (www.freedomtofascism.com) has been attracting interest across the nation, and Mr. Brown is one of many who believe the federal government lacks the legal authority to impose federal income taxes on Americans. The government seeks to discredit Mr. Brown through his conviction and presumed incarceration: "Some people are drawn to the anti-tax movements and the false representation that there is no legal requirement to file and pay taxes. Today's verdict clearly reaffirms the repeated rejection of these arguments in the courts," IRS Special Agent Douglas Bricker said in a statement after Thursday's court ruling. (Foxnews.com, 1/19/07) But Mr. Brown has made it clear that this standoff is about much more than federal taxes, and that he is by no means alone. The mainstream media are not reporting on these other issues, and are perplexed by what they see as a lone criminal preparing to die violently, backed by growing numbers of people from disparate backgrounds.

A Vermont lawyer and writer who has criticized the Bush administration in a well-researched book entitled “Christian Words, Un-Christian Actions: George W. Bush and the Desecration of Christianity in Modern America” (www.christianwords.us) grabbed a camera and traveled to New Hampshire to capture the full story of Mr. Brown and his supporters. The video is shot by his wife, and the couple is clearly not fearful of the Brown clan: further, they have been trusted by Mr. Brown to tell the story where other media are distrusted and excluded. This video powerfully explains what this is really all about, and why this standoff is likely the beginning of something much larger.  less

Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels, live in Kemptville, September 7, 2006

A GREAT show! And Fred is a real nice guy, too!