Chief John Minor Ret.

Opininated, Retired Police Chief, Retired Elected County Sheriff, English by birth (Scouser)…and proud American by choice! 🇺🇸. No DMs 🚫unless I know you!

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

So sad….but probably true! I know things change and you hope they change for the better, but I believe that after this election we will be on a rapid descent towards extreme leftism in Colorado.

#copolotics

[Ross Kaminsky @Rossputin]

Really there were only two things I cared about in the Democratic gubernatorial debate on @9News between @pweiser and @MichaelBennet: They both want to make it easier for unions to steal workers' wages; Weiser seems to want to go further in that direction. And they both want to raise taxes and end TABOR refunds.

This is why we can't have nice things in Colorado.

One of these guys will be our next governor.

To my conservative, libertarian, and otherwise non-leftist friends, my prediction remains that the next governor will cause you/us to long for the good ol' days of @jaredpolis. What's left of Republicans in this state will be significantly wiped out in 5 months. Dems will run more rampant. The far left might get a veto-proof majority in the legislature.

If you think you're overtaxed, over-fee-d, over-regulated now, you ain't seen nothin' yet. We're about to become Washington State.

#copolitics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@TaylorGarvey16 @Granger4NH FU2 a$$wipe….

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@LaramyTN And he was an a$$hole who drove to the end of Town and tried to blow up a propane storage facility-endangering the lives of innocents including children who had nothing to do with his issues with the Town. As I said Marvin was a$$hole and making him out to be a hero is stupid.

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@pettersen4co I will use little words so you can follow along. No one in Colorado has ever received a similar sentence (9.5 years) for similar crimes, with similar facts, and was a first time offender. Never! The sentence was vindictive. If you support that your vindictive too!

#copolotics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@COAttnyGeneral No one in Colorado has ever received a 9 plus year sentence for similar crimes and similar circumstances by a first time offender. Never! The sentence was vindictive, she served 19 months. Let it go Phil, don’t be vindictive!

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[Wofaase👿 @wofaase_]

This video still cracks me up every single time 😭😂😂😂

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@RepJasonCrow Stop parroting the party line and open your mind for once.

Peter’s was convicted and served time, the sentence was the issue. It was politically biased and vindictive. No one with similar crimes and background has ever received a similar sentence in Colorado ever!

#copolotics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@KyleClark This is what happens when politics interferes and meddles in justice.

Tina Peters was convicted, she served time, her sentence was unjust, vindictive, and completely out of the norm for a first time offender with similar circumstances.

@GovofCO
#copolotics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@KyleClark The problem in the Tina Peters issue was never the conviction, it was the sentence - it was vindictive! I have never seen a first time white collar criminal who didn’t embezzle a ton of money get a nine year sentence. Never! Glad to see the @GovofCO fix that.

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

An absolutely appalling decision by @GovofCO

Atrocious!

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[DC Sheriff @dcsheriff]

Douglas County @SheriffWeekly condemned Governor Jared Polis’ decision to grant clemency to a convicted felon who attempted to murder two Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies. Brandin Kreuzer has served just 15 years of his 45-year sentence.

The case stems from a violent, month-long crime spree in 2008 orchestrated by Brandin Kreuzer and Taylor Moudy. The coordinated crime wave, which terrorized communities across Douglas County and Castle Rock, culminated in a high-speed pursuit where deputies were ambushed with high-powered rifle fire, resulting in the wounding of Deputy Todd Tucker.

Sheriff Weekly, who personally worked as an investigations commander on the original case, released the following statement:

"I have spoken with both deputies involved, and they are absolutely furious, as am I. The audacity of Governor Polis to grant clemency to a would-be cop killer on National Peace Officer Memorial Day shows a complete lack of respect for the brave men and women who wear the badge and put their lives on the line every day. I personally worked on this case and remember what it took to track these two suspects down. I will have more to say in the coming days."

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@RepDianaDeGette The gross miscarriage of justice was the original sentence in this case. In my 33 years in Colorado Law Enforcement, I have never seen a first time white collar offender get over nine years prison unless they embezzled a boat load of money. Never!

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@Hickenlooper I thought Obamacare was supposed to do that. Anyway, is this just more political B.S. from you, or am I going to continue to pay over $2000 a month and have a $10,000 deductible.

#copolotics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

Great post….

[Colorado Unfiltered @COUnfiltered]

I swear you can’t make this shit up:

HB26-1289 might be one of the most aggressively “don’t look over here” bills of the entire session.

This thing is basically Colorado government emptying your wallet while explaining that it’s technically not stealing because they used the phrase “tax expenditure modernization.”

Because in Colorado politics nothing is EVER called:
- higher taxes
- more revenue extraction
- government needing more money

No no no.

Everything gets wrapped in consultant language like a mobster putting a silk glove on before robbing you.

Colorado lawmakers could mug somebody in an alley and call it a “wallet equity redistribution initiative.”

It’s:
- “modernization”
- “restructuring”
- “alignment”
- “adjustments”
- “reclassification”
- “federal conformity”
- “revenue optimization”

Brother lawmakers could mug a guy in LoDo at 2AM and call it a “voluntary liquidity reallocation initiative.”

And buried inside HB26-1289 is a whole buffet of:
- removing exemptions
- changing deductions
- expanding taxable categories
- shifting conformity rules
- tweaking tax credits
- and moving money around with the type of accounting gymnastics that would make the IRS say “damn calm down.”

The funniest part is how this stuff always gets presented.

Every press release sounds like:
“This bill responsibly modernizes Colorado’s fiscal framework for long-term sustainability.”

Meanwhile the average Colorado resident is sitting there like:
“My insurance went up $180, eggs cost more than ammunition, my registration fee looks like a mortgage payment, and now the state is digging through my pockets like a raccoon in a campground.”

At this point Colorado budgeting feels like a guy who maxed out six credit cards, refinanced the truck twice, took out a HELOC, and is now trying to convince his wife the real issue is they’re not monetizing the garage enough.

And when people get frustrated, lawmakers act shocked.

Brother you cannot keep:
- removing ways people keep their money
- expanding what gets taxed
- shifting revenue streams around
- and inventing new fiscal wizardry every session

…and then act confused when taxpayers start looking at the Capitol like it’s an organized crime syndicate with committee hearings.

#copolitics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@COUnfiltered @dnvr_is_burning This post has some of the best quotable phrases I have read in a long time. Well stated!

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@YZokaie All for rehab for first time non violent offenders. The rest is pure B.S. .

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@BianchiWeather @jlhtn18 So, assuming this is the setup for next year? What effect will it have on weather this summer?

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

I guess this is more of that Colorado “Gold Standard” election system we have been hearing about.

@JenaGriswold
@GovofCO
@SenatorBennet
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[Judicial Watch ⚖️ @JudicialWatch]

BREAKING: 372,000 ineligible voter names have been removed from Colorado’s voter registration lists following a Judicial Watch lawsuit and legal settlement addressing the state’s compliance with federal voter list maintenance requirements (1/3).

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@SenatorHick The point has always been the sentence. If any other first time, 70 year old, white collar criminal received that sentence you would be screaming for justice. You’re a hypocrite!

#copolotics

[Chief John Minor Ret. @SilverPD01]

@pweiser I have never seen a first time white collar criminal get a consecutive sentence that totaled 9 years unless they embezzled a boat load of money. The sentence was out of the norm; and if it where anyone else you would be screaming for justice.

#copolotics
@GovofCO