Around July of last year it came to my attention that several search warrants were executed in Bell County on smoke shops. The thing that caught my attention was the police reporting citizens complained about the shops selling illegal drugs. The narrative sounded made up. I initially blew it off because I don't live in Bell County. There was a shop I did business with that was raided. I have a large guard dog who really hates fireworks. I stopped by and bought some CBD treats one day and was impressed with the owner and establishment. I found it hard to believe this lady was involved in some nefarious endeavor.
The more information I obtained, the worse it looked for law enforcement. Rumors of SWAT style execution of the search warrants seemed extreme. Now, more than 9 months after filing a request, it appears far worse.
in 2022 I filed a public information request with the City of Belton. The records clerk/public information officer was Scott Rickert. I found him to be an arrogant condescending little prick. The city refused to release some information and I sent a complaint to the County Judge detailing the criminal conduct. The County Judge replied he could not make a probable cause determination. The corruption at that time appeared absolute. I had other more enjoyable pursuits and dropped it.
I was pretty confident neither Temple or Belton would follow the law and make any substantive information available. I decided to rely on two decades of experience and attempt a coupe.
There was a few government employees who sought public service because they got their lunch money stolen or got pantsed during gym class and chose government employment to retaliate against the public and avoid humiliating situations because they would be backed by the power of the government. They are actually hired because they are suckup butt kissers who will do anything they are told as long as they get to dictate to the public with no repercussions. When a person like that encounters someone like me, or Brent McCain, CJ Grisham etc... it is like Tannerite. My theory is they have to do a lot of sucking up and in exchange they expect the public to suck up to them or they retaliate. When it comes to public information, retaliation is a criminal offense.
That is the jest of it, piss them off enough that they screw up. This was accomplished by hand delivering the public information requests. The favorite tool of little tyrants is force a requestor to fill out their form. The form is not required by law but the idgit use it to assess compliance. Sort of like metal detectors at government buildings. When a person does not bend the knee, kiss the ring and act 100% subserviently, the idgit will feel compelled to SHOW the citizen how much power they have.
