North Carolina Policeman Put On Leave For Patriotic, Pro-America Tattoo ~ VIDEO

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Chapel Hill Police Officer Displaying Three Percenters Tattoo
Chapel Hill Police Officer Displaying Three Percenters Tattoo

Chapel Hill, NC-(Ammoland.com)-The Chapel Hill Police Department has put Officer Cole P. Daniels on leave for his pro-Constitution tattoo.

Daniel Hosterman, a photographer in Durham, took a snapshot of Officer Daniels’s Three Percenter tattoo at a protest at the Silent Sam Confederate monument that once stood on campus at the University of North Carolina before protestors tore it down. The tattoo consists of the Roman numeral III surrounded by 13 stars representing the 13 original colonies. On August 20, 2018, violent left-wing Antifa protesters tore down the statue because in their ignorant minds it represents racism.

According to the far left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), The Three Percenters is an anti-government militia. When AmmoLand contacted the SPLC for another story about how they came up with that conclusion about the Three Percenters, the SPLC said the information came from “the Internet.” They were not willing to go further into detail.

It is not the first time that SPLC has had their info wrong. The Quilliam Foundation has sued the SPLC for libel. The SPLC falsely labeled the group anti-Islamic extremist. Former jihadist, Maajid Nawaz, started the group to battle against the radicalization of Muslims to prevent others from going down the same path that he went down. The SPLC was forced to apologize to the group and pay them $3.375 million. Over 60 groups are now considering lawsuits against the SPLC for libel due to their shoddy research.

A single group does not own The Three Percent symbol. The late Mike Vanderboegh first used the term “Three Percenter” on his website “Sipsey Street Irregulars.” A Three-Percenter is a person that believes in personal liberty, adherence to the Constitution, and patriotism. The symbol on Officer Daniels’s arm comes from the Nyberg flag.

Officer Daniels has been a member of the Chapel Hill Police Department since 2014. He has an outstanding record as a police officer without any complaints outside those that deal with his tattoo.

In February of this year, Elon University computer science professor Megan Squire gave a lecture highlighting Officer Daniels’s tattoo. Squire is an admitted Antifa member that runs a hit-list database that mixes right-wing conservative groups with extreme white supremacists. Chapel Hill’s Police Chief Chris Blue contacted her after the lecture to get more information about her concerns about the tattoo, but she did not return his call.

Antifa is known for their violence and their opposition to Free Speech and the Constitution. The Department of Homeland Security has called the anarcho-communist’s actions terroristic. Antifa has also called for the violent overthrow of the US government.

The Chapel Hill Police Department caved to pressure from members of Antifa and Black Lives Matter on Officer Daniels’s tattoo. The same groups who refuse to accept the 2016 presidential election results and make demands President Trump’s removal from office are now making claims that Officer Daniels cannot be an effective cop due to his patriotic tattoo being what they are calling “anti-government”.

“The pervasiveness of the concerns raised by many regarding his display of a tattoo that is associated with the ‘3 Percenters’ has caused the Department to question his ability to function effectively as a police officer within this community,” Police Chief Blue said in a released statement. “Therefore, the Police Department initiated an administrative investigation in accordance with our Town’s Personnel Ordinances and policies and procedures.”

Officer Daniels is at risk of losing his job over his tattoo. Town Manager Roger Stancil stated that this is a personal issue and no further information will be released.

The Chapel Hill Police Department did not return AmmoLand New’s calls for a statement on the investigation’s status. If readers would like to voice their concerns and support for Officer Daniels, you can contact the Police Chief, Chris Blue, using the information below.

Chris Blue
Police Chief
Town of Chapel Hill Police Department
828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
[email protected]
919-968-2760


About John CrumpJohn Crump

John is an NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. He is the former CEO of Veritas Firearms, LLC and is the co-host of The Patriot-News Podcast which can be found at www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotnews. John has written extensively on the patriot movement including 3%’ers, Oath Keepers, and Militias. In addition to the Patriot movement, John has written about firearms, interviewed people from all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and is currently working on a book on leftist deplatforming methods and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, on Facebook at realjohncrump, or at www.crumpy.com.

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Bob

Civil war is comin folks! Trump cant do it all?!

RegT

I’ve got no desire to wear a tattoo, but if I was going to get one, I could think of nothing better than Officer Daniels’ tattoo. Being an Oath Keeper at heart (but not yet as a member), I know the difference between being “anti-government” and anti-BAD government. Just as I know the difference between a good man – like President Trump – and a vile woman, who is guilty of many crimes – like Hillary Clinton. I detest those who have been placed – or place themselves – above the law, law that was intended to deal with all… Read more »

John

Officer Daniels has been a member of the Chapel Hill Police Department since 2014. He has an outstanding record as a police officer without any complaints outside those that deal with his tattoo.
Will Chief of Police Chris Blue Stand behind his Officer with an outstanding record or feed him to this shark

Lord-Pi-314

There is something very sinister about this drive to eradicate all these confederate statues, and I don’t think that the real motive is about racism, although many people have been erroneously taught that the Civil War was about slavery. Samuel Morse had a brother who wrote a book back then about the real reasons for the Civil War, and it was about a plot by the International Bankster Gangsters to enslave America with debt. Lincoln made the Greenback Dollar so that the US would not have to borrow money from the Banksters, who were fomenting the war so they could… Read more »

BubbaOnPC

No truer words have been written Joe. Until WE stop putting up with their tantrums and property owners prosecute for damages…this will go on and on. Past time for LEO’s to do their jobs…PERIOD ! Time to POP Mommies nipple out of these LowLifes mouths and give em a dose of REAL WORLD. Their parents are not going to do ANYTHING…the parents are their reason for these childish displays….it is OUR job to shove them in the right direction… Throughout History many Cowards have hidden behind Masks. Lets face it, even these scumbags “know” they are doing wrong…or they would… Read more »

Timothy Votaw

I felt compelled, as John Crump suggested, to email the police chief, and pose a few questions, make a few comments. As follows, a cut: Chief: It disturbs me, as a U.S. Marine combat veteran, and a retired federal HazMat officer, that there is so much acrimony and presumption about officer Daniels’ tattoo. What about that “ink” is actually, factually, reasonably wrong? Or is it just more capitulation to the tantrums running amok in our communities by those who know little or nothing about our nation, it’s laws, our Constitution, and for those of us who swore the Oath, what… Read more »

JoeUSooner

No matter what Antifa claims, destruction of public property is not – repeat, NOT – a legitimate expression of Constitutionally-protected “free speech.” It is rioting, which is absolutely illegal. There is a simple trait [a human truism] shared by all human beings… when the cost of an action is too high (too expensive) for a perpetrator to pay, that action will not be taken. If the next two Antifa wastes-of-human-skin who attempt to destroy property are shot… the bovine-manure rioting damnably-well WILL cease. Antifa’s rioting only occurs at times and in places where they feel assured that they can “get… Read more »

FB

People of north Carolina need to call their representatives and officials and protest this action. This is unacceptable.

Country Boy

Furthermore, I’d be willing to bet that if Daniel’s tattoo read ANTIFA we wouldn’t be hearing a word about this.

Quartermaster

The Chapel “Hell” maladministration will be sued if they fire the man and can expect a very expensive settlement to be required if they are so stupid as to fire the man. They will deserve every bit of the punishment they receive.