-Caveat Lector- > The Showdown on Hwy. 78 > (OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE) > > July 1, 1999 was a typical day for most Southern Californians. In San > Diego�s > North county, 58 year-old Janet Lucero was on the road like thousands of > > others. She never had a thought how she could affect the lives of > thousands > in just one day. > > Road rage is a typical phenomenon � especially on the Golden State�s > crowded > thoroughfares. Highway 78 (a major connector freeway between Interstates > 5 > and 15) was no exception. Janet was in route to a fair when another > woman > wanted to go elsewhere. Two drivers wanting to be in the same spot at > the > same time. No collision, just frayed nerves. But this would be > different. > Whoever Janet Lucero angered decided to follow her into the parking lot > of a > Burger King restaurant. This is where the chaos began. > > According to both parties, the woman approached Janet�s light blue Honda > > Civic once it was parked. Apparently, she had a few harsh words for > Janet. A > possible threat? Could she be hostile? Who knows? But in what is known > as > �the land of fruits and nuts,� Janet suspected by the woman�s attitude > that > this may have been the latter. > > Words were exchanged. Then, the woman opened Janet�s door and saw > something > on Janet�s lap � and then abruptly closed the door in fear � the same > fear > most criminals have when they notice their potential victim is armed. > > In most states, that would have been the end of the story. Janet Lucero > thought so. But while she went on to order a burger at the restaurant, > she > forgot she was in California. The woman who approached her car didn�t. > She decided to do her �civic� duty and make a call � the three digit > kind. > Shortly after leaving the restaurant, Janet found flashing lights in her > > rear view mirror. > > Let�s stop right here for a moment� > > Janet Lucero has had problems with police in the past � yet, no criminal > > record. The worst transgression she ever committed was not having her > dogs� > vaccinations up to date. She also couldn�t forget more recent stories > that > are all too familiar to Californians � stories about what happens to > people > who are found with guns in the car by police. Since many California > politicians and police feel the constitutional right to keep and bear > arms > is the greatest threat to a free state, many of their victims (some > unarmed) > are not alive to give their own side of the story. The fact that they > had a > gun (or suspected to) is enough reason to be killed without prejudice. > Janet > Lucero remembered this as she pulled over (and she did pull over). > > Back to the scene� > > Janet found herself looking down the barrel of the patrolman�s service > revolver. Due to the well-publicized, recent behavior of some of > California�s > Finest, Janet decided she would not be the next victim. She left the > scene for good reason, and the chase was on. Another one of those > infamous > Golden State chase scenes most Americans find entertaining. But this > wasn�t > O.J. This was different. The case of July 1, 1999 captured the attention > of > the California Highway Patrol, then the San Diego County sheriff�s > office, > then the Escondito Police Department, then all of San Diego County, and > then > the nation. > > Janet never broke any speed limit laws. But the long chase led to the > infamous �Standoff on Highway 78� where police finally cornered her. > There > were two factors that drew the media attention to this particular > standoff: > 1) Thousands of motorists found themselves in stopped on Freeways all > over > the North County of San Diego and 2) the lawful defiance of one Janet > Lucero � a woman who refused to be killed. Once stopped, all of San > Diego > awaited a violent conclusion to the Standoff. > > Four hours in the California heat. Volunteers had to bring water to the > stranded motorists on Hwy. 78. An infant had to be rushed to the > hospital. > The area was in chaos while the SD sheriff�s department had �all hands > on > deck� (with live media cameras in tow) as Janet sat peacefully � > refusing to > get out of her car in fear. > > There are those who will say Janet had nothing to fear. But the several > guns > trained on her were later joined by SWAT teams dressed like active duty > Marines returning from Kosovo � with weapons to match, ready to blow her > > head off even if she had just sneezed. No, nothing to fear. Then, add > the > armored vehicle, the low-flying helicopter, then �Lonny, the mechanized > RoboCop�. Lonny�s task was to peak into Janet�s vehicle to make sure she > > wasn�t a threat to the 70 heavily armed, armor plated, helmet wearing > camouflaged, para-military storm troopers holding weapons that most > other > Californians would be jailed or shot for owning. > > All this for one 58-year old woman who simply didn�t want to die that > day. > > Janet�s reward for her defiance was to be psychologically diagnosed by > the > media before she ever got out of the car. She was a kook, a nut, crazy, > sick, out of her mind, and most of all dangerous. But the fact that > Janet�s > rights may have been violated never became an issue. After all, she had > a > gun � thus, according to many behind the badges (and the armor, and the > bigger guns) she has no rights, Bill of Rights be dammed. > > Of course, some people begged for the police to simply kill her so they > can > get back to their soap operas� > > After being assured there was a large enough crowd around to witness her > > potential execution, Janet left the vehicle without incident. No shots > were > fired. Janet Lucero was booked on eight count (5 felonies) about 7 hours > > after her incident with the Roberta Neilsen, the angry motorist with an > itchy dialing finger. They threw the book at her. Her charges in a > nutshell: Knowing her rights, and refusal to immediately submit to > lethal > force. She is now locked away awaiting trial. > > The District Attorney pleaded for no bail since (despite the > overwhelming > lethal presence demonstrated to San Diego County) this 58 year-old, 120 > pound woman wearing shorts is �a threat to public safety�. > > Was she justified? Was it legal? Is she insane? Is there more to this > story? > These questions will be answered in court. Fortunately, Janet Lucero of > Ranchitas, California (the woman who refused to be the next victim) will > be > alive to tell her side of the story � something we suspect the awesome > power > of government wasn�t anticipating. > > What caused all this? A .38 caliber revolver that was never loaded or > pointed, and a 58 year-old innocent woman in fear of her own life. > > Janet Lucero needs and wants good legal counsel. Someone who believes in > the > Second Amendment, and Janet refuses to use taxpayer dollars for her > legal > defense. Nancy Lord Johnson has volunteered her legal services in this > matter. In Nancy�s words, > > �Someone has got to put a stop to this!� > > Stay tuned... > > Nancy's web site can be found at: > www.nancyjohnson.net > > > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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