{"id":50949,"date":"2016-06-23T20:45:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=50949"},"modified":"2016-06-23T22:32:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:32:48","slug":"echoing-ginsberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=50949","title":{"rendered":"Echoing Ginsberg?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — the Holland Tunnel arrest and the beat poet’s Howl<\/em> — a note on semiotics ]
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\nA Dodge SUV registered to Higher Ground Tactical sits in the Port Authority impound yard near the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City on June 21, 2016. Photo: Chad Rachman\/New York Post<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The SUV is somewhat eye-catching, to be sure, and the photo presumably good for clicks — but is using the image also a sort of dog-whistle, for or against those who decorate such vehicles, train with such guns, etc? I certainly posted it here to add color to the page.. and to raise such questions.<\/p>\n

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So there was an arrest outside the Holland Tunnel, and reports variously claimed Group Caught With Weapons In Holland Tunnel Claimed To Be On Vigilante Mission<\/a> and No link to terrorism is suspected<\/a>, also Man Stopped in Gun-Laden Truck Was on ‘Mission to Help Other Families’ After Daughter’s Drug Death, Friend Says<\/a>. Different strokes for different folks?<\/p>\n

Here’s a brief rundown:<\/p>\n

Heavily armed and angry about the heroin epidemic, the owner of an Upper Milford gun range who said he was on his way to rescue a teenage girl in New York City was stopped by police Tuesday at the Holland Tunnel.<\/p>\n

John Cramsey, 50, of Zionsville was one of three people in a truck decorated with anti-drug dealer and pro-gun logos and banners from his business, Higher Ground Tactical.<\/p>\n

Around 7:40 a.m., Port Authority police stopped Cramsey’s truck on the New Jersey side of the tunnel after spotting a cracked windshield.<\/p>\n

Police found weapons in the vehicle \u2014 five pistols, an AR-15 rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun \u2014 as well as marijuana and a marijuana pipe, according to a news release from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Authorities also found body armor and knives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here’s what caught my attention, and what it reminded me of:<\/p>\n

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Ginsberg and an anti-drug crusader?<\/p>\n

These details are of interest to those who track and analyze “signs” — likewise the two place names, Emmaus and Zionsville, both of them Biblical, likewise the name Higher Ground Tactical<\/strong>, with “higher ground” having both metaphorical (moral) and military meanings — and likewise the vivid imagery of the SUV itself, with its decals & detailing. <\/p>\n

We speak with our gestures and the imagery we use, not just with the plain literal sense of our words.<\/p>\n

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DoubleQuote Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • The Morning Call<\/strong>, Emmaus area gun range owner stopped at Holland Tunnel<\/a>\n
  • Allen Ginsberg<\/strong>, Howl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    [ by Charles Cameron — the Holland Tunnel arrest and the beat poet’s Howl — a note on semiotics ] . A Dodge SUV registered to Higher Ground Tactical sits in the Port Authority impound yard near the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City on June 21, 2016. Photo: Chad Rachman\/New York Post The SUV is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[526,627,1377,1080,790,139,1090,741,676,691,211,1,1135],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-charles-cameron","category-doublequotes","category-drugs","category-gun","category-law-enforcement","category-media","category-media-literacy","category-poetry","category-scriptures","category-symbolism","category-terrorism","category-uncategorized","category-vigilantism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50949"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50966,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50949\/revisions\/50966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}