Brad Jardis, Epping PD officer and Anti-prohibition activist was kicked out from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition for refusing to obey an immoral law and arrest people who use marijuana for medical reasons. Earlier this month, Jardis cited his oath to uphold the constitution of New Hampshire as superseding any laws that contradict it in a post on FreeKeene.com. In a letter written to Jardis, Jack Cole, Executive Director of LEAP states that Jardis, “chosen to violate the oath you took on joining the police department; to enforce all the laws of the federal and state governments in which your police department has jurisdiction.“
Full Letter below & Discussion on the FreeKeene forum:
Dear Bradley Jardis,
I have tried but am unable to reach you by telephone.
It has come to LEAP’s attention from the below blog entry, that you have
chosen to violate the oath you took on joining the police department; to
enforce all the laws of the federal and state governments in which your
police department has jurisdiction. And worse, you are calling on other law
enforcement officials to violate their oaths of office.This is the opposite of what LEAP requires of our representatives. We have
always said that we will in no way ask that any law enforcer decline to do
his or her duty by refusing to enforce the laws as they are currently
recorded. That would be unethical and wrong. What we do call on them for is
take action on their off-duty time to help us change those laws.Because you have so blatantly stepped over that line, your actions have
caused people to lose respect for our organization, which leads to a loss of
our credibility within the public, the media and the policymakers; the very
people whom we are trying to convince to change these laws.The Executive Board of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition was made aware of
your actions in their January 22, 2010 Board meeting. They were unanimous in
their decision that you must no longer represent Law Enforcement Against
Prohibition while espousing this belief.As Executive Director of LEAP, I therefore am notifying you that,
effectively immediately, you are to stop referring to yourself as a speaker
for or member of LEAP in your publications, interviews, and public or
private addresses.Sincerely,
Jack A. Cole
Executive Director
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
121 Mystic Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393‑6985 LEAP Office (781) 393 2964 FAX
(781) 396‑0183 Home Office (617) 792‑3877 Cell
jackacole [at] leap [dot] cc www.leap.cc
