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A friend called today from Alamosa Colorado. Lorraine's voice was shaky, so I knew right away that something was wrong. Almost in tears, she related this horrifying story to me:

My friend, Lorraine, her husband, Scott, their children, and dog were in the family's van returning from town. On a lonely stretch of highway, flashing lights in the rear-view mirror indicated that Alamosa, Colorado law enforcement wanted Scott to pull over. Scott stopped the vehicle at the side of the highway and waited for an Alamosa, Colorado officer to tell him what the problem was. One Alamosa, Colorado officer approached the van and told Scott that there was a taillight out...Then the Alamosa, Colorado officer jumped into the ditch and hid for a short time.....Suddenly, the vehicle was surrounded by Alamosa, Colorado law enforcement personnel with drawn guns pointing in the face of a seven-months pregnant young lady and her husband! This, of course, terrified the five young children in the van.

I don't suppose these children will ever understand the Officer Friendly Program). One of the Alamosa, Colorado officers shouted at Scott, his wife and the five young children to put their hands up, which they did. Next, the Alamosa, Colorado officers shouted for Scott to open the door and get out of the van, which he did not immediately do because his hands were in the air and an Alamosa, Colorado officer had a pistol against the windshield of the van pointed at Scott's head. Scott explained this dilemma to the Alamosa Colorado officer, who then told him to slowly move his hand down and open the door, which he did. As soon as the latch on the door had released, the Alamosa, Colorado law enforcement officers, tore the door open, dragged Scott out of the van, and threw him to the ground, smashing his head and face into the asphalt until an adequate amount of Scott's blood covered the pavement, all the while keeping guns trained on him. While this was happening to Scott, Lorraine had moved into the back of the van to leash the dog who had begun to jump and growl and to calm the blood curdling cries of the five frightened young children! Now the Alamosa, Colorado law enforcement agents were yelling for Lorraine to get out of the van. But the seven-months-pregnant woman with a growling dog and five terrified children were not moving fast enough for the Alamosa, Colorado law enforcement officers so they shouted terroristic threats at her and the five terrified young children and pointed guns at her and the five terrified little children while she and the terrified children crawled from the back of the van. The officers asked Lorraine for her name, which she gave them, and other information, which she did not. So the agents turned their attention to interrogating the young children, who were too traumatized to say a thing!

The Alamosa, Colorado officer wrote a summons for Lorraine accusing her of obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties because she had not exited the van quickly enough to suit them. Seven squad cars of Alamosa, Colorado officers continued to detain Lorraine, her five young children, and the dog, threatening to jail her and have social services come for the five traumatized young children if she didn't answer their questions. One Alamosa, Colorado officer told the children that they had bad parents. The children responded in unison that our Mom and Dad love us.

Seven-months-pregnant Lorraine, and five traumatized young children were forced by Alamosa, Colorado law enforcement at gun point to stand outside the van, on a very cold winter night in the middle of February, in the Colorado mountains, while Alamosa, Colorado officers methodically tore up the interior of the customized camper/van. The weary and terrorized family was still standing at gunpoint, shivering in the freezing cold when a church member arrived to pick up the van. The church-member was allowed to reassemble the scattered interior of the van and take Lorraine and her children home. Miraculously, the faulty taillight was working again.

You are probably thinking...Who is Scott?, some kind of gun-totin' thug that law enforcement had reason to believe was armed and dangerous? Is he a thief, drunk, or drug dealer that the criminal justice system can't seem to keep behind bars? Well, no. He isn't any of those things, let me tell you what he is. Scott is a Christian husband, and the father of five children with another on the way. He and his wife home-educate their school-age children, and he is a self-employed poet, muralist, painter and an artist. He doesn't drink, smoke, cuss, or beat his wife. Scott does not own a gun, and probably has never even fired one. So, what is a nice guy like this doing behind bars? What possible crime could Scott have committed to justify seven squad cars of law enforcement to approach him with guns drawn?? I honestly don't know. But it seems as if Law Enforcement in Colorado has been on a campaign in recent years to reeducate Scott about some 'misguided' beliefs he has regarding 'rights' and his belief in God (Where the spirit of the LORD is, there is LIBERTY (II Chorinthians 3:17).

Once upon a time, Scott believed he had a right to travel and proceeded to do so (he also once believed he had certain Constitutional and even God-given rights). On a previous occasion before the court, a judge decided that Scott had been driving with an expired license rather than Scott's claim of having a right to travel without one. So the judge, in all his wisdom, suspended Scott's expired driver's license. If Scott chooses to operate a vehicle, he is now doing so with a suspended license which may be against the law in Colorado. Monday night, February 14, 2000, Scott chose to operate his vehicle. Tonight, (Tuesday Feb. 15) there is no record of Scott being booked into jail, but his seven-months-pregnant wife and his five Alamosa, Colorado law-enforcement-traumatized children haven't seen him since Monday (2/14/00) night when he was dragged out of his van and his head smashed violently against the pavement at gunpoint, by seven squad

cars of Alamosa Colorado law enforcement officers.......

P.S. So, where was Scott going Monday night? He was on his way home from town... after buying supplies... for an upcoming job... which are hard to find... when you are self-employed... because you can't get a 'regular' job... without a social security number... which Scott believes is the Mark of the Beast ... .....but that is another story.....

Lorraine called me to ask for our prayers Send all correspondence to

Scott Malueg General Delivery Hooper Post Office Hooper, CO. 81136 E-Mail alamosaraider@law.com

Alamosa County's Sheriff 1-719-589-6608 City of Alamosa Chief of Police 1-719-589-2548

UPDATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2000: SCOTT MALEUG AND FAMILY Scott was released from jail Thursday, February 24. I have learned that Lorraine's ordeal (A seven-month pregnant young mother & her five little children being held at GUNPOINT) caused her to go into premature labor, shortly after the incident. Labor has stopped and started several times, so please pray for the safety of the baby....

Note to God's People who try to live what you believe: It's reported that when asked about Scott, the judge said , "Scott isn't a criminal, he is just strange."

-- bobby (robertkennedy@yahoo.com), February 28, 2000

Answers

Really awful story. But, a note on a comment in the P.S. about the Mark of the Beast. Just wondering where people are getting the idea that the SS# is the mark of the beast. There are a couple problems with this. First, the beast has not arisen yet and therefore has not instituted the mark. Second, SSN doesn't compute to 666 or have a 666 anywhere in it, as far as I know. The scripture says you can't buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast. I've been buying and selling my whole life without presenting a SS#.

I agree that the "Social" Security number is just that - an example of socialism in our government, but to say that it is the Mark of the Beast is incorrect.

Consider the UPC code on everything that you buy - all three types of the UPC code have a "666" embedded in the code. This is relatively easily provable with a little (couple hours) research.

Also note that the U.S. Patent Office has granted a Patent for "tattooing" the UPC/bar code on human flesh - and it's invisible. Here's a cut and paste of a portion of the Patent:

---------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Patent 5,878,155 Heeter March 2, 1999

Method for verifying human identity during electronic sale transactions

Abstract A method is presented for facilitating sales transactions by electronic media. A bar code or a design is tattooed on an individual. Before the sales transaction can be consummated, the tattoo is scanned with a scanner. Characteristics about the scanned tattoo are compared to characteristics about other tattoos stored on a computer database in order to verify the identity of the buyer. Once verified, the seller may be authorized to debit the buyer's electronic bank account in order to consummate the transaction. The seller's electronic bank account may be similarly updated.

Inventors: Heeter; Thomas W. (55 Lyerly, Houston, TX 77022) Appl. No.: 709471 Filed: September 5, 1996 References Cited [Referenced By] Primary Examiner: Kelley; Christopher S. Attorney, Agent or Firm: Casperson; John R.

1. A method of human identification to facilitate electronic sale transactions comprising the steps of:

providing identity information about a purchaser on a storage medium,

providing skin marking invisible ink,

applying said invisible ink to an appendage of said purchaser to form a tattoo on said purchaser,

storing characteristics about said tattoo on said storage medium to form stored characteristics about said tattoo, and

linking said identity information about said purchaser to said stored characteristics about said tattoo.

2. A method of human identification as in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

providing financial information about said purchaser on said storage medium, and

linking said financial information about said purchaser to said identity information about said purchaser.

3. A method of human identification as in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

providing financial information about said purchaser on said storage medium, and

linking said financial information about said purchaser to said stored characteristics about said tattoo.

4. A method of human identification as in claim 2 further comprising the steps of:

scanning said tattoo on said purchaser with a scanning device to obtain scanned characteristics of said tattoo on said purchaser,

comparing said scanned characteristics to characteristics about other tattoos found on said storage medium in order to determine if said scanned characteristics match said stored characteristics about said tattoo on said purchaser stored on said storage medium, and

only if said scanned characteristics match said stored characteristics then providing said linked identity information in order to verify the identity of said purchaser.

5. A method of human identification as in claim 4 further comprising the step of:

only if said scanned characteristics match said stored characteristics then providing said linked financial information in order to verify that said purchaser has sufficient funds to consummate a sales transaction.

6. A method of human identification as in claim 5 further comprising the step of:

only upon verification that said purchaser has sufficient funds to consummate said sales transaction then modifying said stored financial information about said purchaser to reflect a consummated sales transaction.

7. A method of human identification as in claim 3 further comprising the steps of:

scanning said tattoo on said purchaser with a scanning device to obtain scanned characteristics about said tattoo,

comparing said scanned characteristics to characteristics about tattoos stored found on said storage medium in order to determine if said scanned characteristics match said stored characteristics of said tattoo on said purchaser stored on said storage medium, and

only if said scanned characteristics match said stored characteristics then providing said linked financial information in order to verify that said purchaser has sufficient funds to consummate a sales transaction.

8. A method of human identification as in claim 7 further comprising the step of:

only upon verification that said purchaser has sufficient funds to consummate said sales transaction then modifying said stored financial information about said purchaser to reflect a consummated sales transaction.

9. A method of human identification as in claim 5 further comprising the steps of:

providing financial information about a seller on said storage medium, and

only upon verification that said purchaser has sufficient funds to consummate said sales transaction then modifying said stored financial information about said seller to reflect a consummated sales transaction.

10. A method of human identification as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of:

providing financial information about a seller on said storage medium, and

only upon verification that said purchaser has sufficient funds to consummate said sales transaction then modifying said stored financial information about said seller to reflect a consummated sales transaction.

Robert Bright

-- robert bright (roosterbos@go.com), February 28, 2000.

I can't help you. Sorry.

-- I'mSo (lame@prepped.com), February 28, 2000.

Scott is paying the price for being "of the world." If he wants to be left alone, he needs to move his family closer to a rural Amish settlement and get around in a buggy, which does not require gov't licenses or insurance. If he wants to live well without an ss number, then he must live in a community that recognizes his right to do that and won't hold it against him. To be driving on a suspended license is as bad as laughing a supervisor at the Census Bureau.

Actions have consequences.

-- (bigmouth@home.now), February 28, 2000.

Another Christian urban myth hogwash.

Get real people!

-- that is crap (hog@wash.com), February 28, 2000.

Obedience to civil authorities is commanded in scripture ( Romans 13) unless their commands directly violate God's clear directives (i.e. being forced to get an abortion in China, not being allowed to worship Christ in an Islamic country). Since when does being asked to have a license violate God's commands? I know a guy who just lost his for drunk driving....laws like needing a license to drive are a protection from drunks, among other things. It gives Christians such a bad name to hear these stories about folks who won't pay taxes and obey acceptable laws.

-- carolyn (carolyn@luvmy.hub), February 28, 2000.

Carolyn,

You obviously don't have a clue how many people drive without licenses in this country. In most states, the statutues clearly say that a license is needed for commercial vehicles, but if you are not engaged in commerce, you need not have one. However, most Gestapo police thugs either don't know this, or don't care (even if you show them the code). Thus you risk getting your face bashed in or being killed.

I've known some people who were drunks (fellow workers, before I quit that job), and let me tell you, lack of a license didn't stop them from driving. So much for the law requiring a license protecting us from drunks. It happens all the time.

-- Bill (billclo@blazenet.net), February 28, 2000.

Well I found this which maybe of help. The Fl case is the newest one on the same line.

driver brief

-- Awdragon (awdragon@yahoo.com), February 28, 2000.

Right on Awdragon!!!!Driver's licenses are just a small part of the scams being done to the american people.The Constition gives the gov't the right to do business on the peoples behalf NOT to do business on the people!!!!

-- just a thought (tigerpm@netscape.com), February 28, 2000.

NOT having to have a drivers license sounds great to me. I do not see the need for them myself though I have one. I do not like where they have lead or are going, to HAVING to have a state ID card even if you don't drive.

Yeah there are many things that are not yet the mark of the beast but are leading the people to accepting the mark.

It is getting to where you have to conform to so much ID and other things you wonder when are YOU personally going to have to draw the line, take a stand and say from this point I will not go no matter the reprecussions. I have tried to think it through but am sadly lacking in knowledge on how to survive "outside the norms of modern life" except for having gained many years of knowledge in gardening and wilderness survival techniques.

Another card that is going to be a problem is the debit card. I think the debit card is coming on big time but I will not accept one; first because I think it makes it too easy for anyone to track you and your habits when it is no one's business; then I believe unless we stand up to them they will make them not just "convience cards" but "mandatory cards" which you ---will--- need to buy and sell!

obo

-- Obo (susanwater@excite.com), February 28, 2000.

I'm on the same page as you are Obo. I keep wondering where I'm going to draw that final line.

In my business I deal with a lot of legal stuff, licenses, government regulations (county,state,federal) department of natural resources, road commissions, EPA, etc. I am a regular visitor of about 5 courthouses (they all know me on a first name basis)

Every year it gets worse and worse. It seems likes every agency keeps coming up with three additional forms to fill out everytime I try to do anything. Most of them make little sense. Just more intrusion and more private information.

If I refuse to use my SS# it causes costly delays so I just gave in or I would of been out of business.

I feel that final line will be drawn in my lifetime.

-- Lucy (lifeisgoodhere@webtv.net), February 28, 2000.

http://www.alamosa.org/

-- http://www.alamosa.org (sendemail@alamosa.org), February 28, 2000.

and the board just keeps on morphing.

-- canthappen (n@ysayer.com), February 28, 2000.

Vou most av papers!!!

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), March 01, 2000.