Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Robbed by a Machete-Wielding Intruder
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WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by a machete-wielding intruder at his vacation home in the West Indies, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Monday.
The 73-year-old Breyer, wife Joanna and guests were confronted by the robber around 9 p.m. EST Thursday in the home Breyer owns on the Caribbean island of Nevis, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. The intruder took about $1,000 in cash and no one was hurt, Arberg said.
She said the robbery was reported to local authorities, but she did not know if an arrest has been made. The U.S. Marshals Service is assisting local authorities and the Supreme Court Police with the investigation, Marshals Service spokesman Jeff Carter said.
Breyer reported on his most recent annual disclosure in June that property he owns on Nevis is worth between $100,000 and $250,000.
The last time a justice was the victim of a crime was in 2004, when a group of young men assaulted Justice David Souter as he jogged on the street in Washington.
In 1996, a man snatched Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s purse while she was out walking with her husband and daughter near their home in Washington. Ginsburg was not hurt.
The justices return from a nearly month-long recess for a closed-door conference on Friday. They will next meet in public on February 21.
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Comments (108)
Cymry
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:34pmsurprised he didn’t find a horses head in his bed…….maybe he did but it didn’t get any news coverage.
Report Post »MsUnderestimated
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:40pmI wonder if this will make him more “conservative,” in regards to criminal issues?!?! We can only hope.
Report Post »rs9
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:40pmToo bad the punk didn’t know what a machette is for
obamaswallows
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:44pmIf it’s that easy to off a justice, then The Party will never let them overturn Obamacare.
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:57pmBan all machetes! Where are all the anti-machete folks?
The first murder ever committed in the whole history of the world was through the use of a ROCK! Remember Abel? You can ban all knifes, machetes, guns, bazookas, nukes, flame throwers, mace cans, baseball bats, and forks, BUT at the end of the day anyone intent on murdering will use anything available, even a rock. I guess we can start by putting everyone in cages, and chains. That should keep them from harming each other…
Report Post »BrownWaterVet
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 10:35pmReaaly? Really? Scrotum, sorry I mean SCOTUS is on a month long “RECESS”? Didn’t they just have a Christmas break? Are they covered by Secret Service protection? How much is this costing the tax payers? There must be some tax advantage to have a place in the West Indies instead of Stateside.
Semper Fortis
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 10:41pmunarmed supreme court judge?! … really? lol… ok…
Report Post »JohnofOregon
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 10:59pmIs he going to take on the AMA ? or the ABKA? Or the IBS ?
American machete association
Report Post »American butter knife association
Islamic behead society
ishka4me
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 8:15amwith socialism on trial this summer when the Supreme court gets the Health care caes, Can we rule out a botched murder for hire?
Report Post »VicksVaporub
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 11:28amWhen machetes are outlawed only outlaws will have machetes.
Report Post »jackact
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:33pm3 supreme court justices have been robbed face-to-face.
Report Post »Knives, swords and such.
All 3 are uber-liberals.
What is God trying to say?
SERUM
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:49pmTo them, it’s just a sign the wealth is not being distributed quick enough…
Report Post »ScarletRose
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:06pmGod is just giving them HARVEST. Their seeds are BLOOMING, IN KIND.
Report Post »The Bramble Bush seeds are not bringing a harvest of Delicious Fruit.
Let them not be deprived of their Just Reward.
MDKing
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:22pmAnd not a single gun used an any of these attacks, I wonder if the “Judge” was armed if he would have tried to protect himself and his property?
Report Post »lgccac
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:30pmBeing a liberal, maybe he’ll be a little tougher on criminals from now on.
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:37pmMaybe he will think about not banning GUNs
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:27pmObama should sign an Executive Order banning Supreme Court Justices from owning property in the West Indies. That will put a stop to tragic crimes like this.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:36pmBarry could just seize their property,something any Marxist would do.
Report Post »ScarletRose
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:11pmFABULOUS Idea. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP caused this crime. Arrest the Judge for OWNING PROPERTY.
Report Post »SHOESHINEBOY
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:14pmO.W.S. member strikes again…
Report Post »flatdaddio
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:13pmWhy don’t they have US security protection? Out of all the money we wasted in this country, not protecting our SCJ’s is crazy…if the robber knew who he was he may have been killed…
Report Post »selloursouls
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:49pmWhy should we pay to protect him when he of his own accord bought property outside the US? Judges can be replaced.
Report Post »SERUM
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:04pmApparently he has a problem with citizens with guns. They make him nervous, most asses would be, with pure arrogance that he has demonstrated…
Report Post »duhwut
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:02pmOk people. I think that this is reason enough to ban machetes nationwide. Machetes have been used to assault people daily. Equipped with an assault sheath, it makes for a formidable weapon of mass destruction. Everyone should do the responsible thing and call up their congressman for a ban on assault machetes. This kind of thing has gone on long enough, and its time we end the violence by passing a law banning all machetes.
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:17pmdo we outlaw all machetes or just the fully automatic ones?
Report Post »duhwut
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 11:08pmIt doesn’t matter. Any machete can eventually be turned into a fully automatic weapon. We must ban them all.
Report Post »tugdiver
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:54pmquick outlaw knives!!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:00pmDon’t give the DC zombies any ideas!?!?
Report Post »andrewkboyle
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:44pmWondering what foreign laws will apply in this case.
Report Post »STEELERINTEXAS
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:05pmIt does not really matter about foreign laws in the Caribbean. The Caribbean is rife with lawlessness especially some of the smaller islands. In addition dope smokers and drug trafficing are everywhere in those islands. My boyfriend and I were robbed on Jost Van **** island by a dope smoker who brandished a can opener. The island did not have a police force and any kind of law enforcement. After we came back we reported the crime to the state department and basically what we were told by officials is that the Caribbean is basically a cess pool for drugs and crime. I wish we had educated ourselves before we went. Everyone should be aware of the thugs in those smaller islands.
Report Post »tomloy
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:40pmNow they‘ll outlaw machete’s in DC.
Report Post »Quagaar Warrior
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Report Post »If machetes are outlawed, only outlaws will have machetes.
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Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:29pmI have a military issued machete.
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 6:29amThey should just outlaw judges. Then no judges would be assaulted.
Report Post »GodsPlan
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:38pmWest Indies? I’m sure 911 gave really quick response. Maybe in the same day. I‘m glad he wasn’t robbed by career criminals like we have here that don’t leave witnesses.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:34pmI am sorry that he was (no doubt) traumatized by the robbery. I only hope that he has gotten a glimpse of the world that is not from an “ivory tower” perspective — and that he will take that education with him and apply it to his decisions.
Report Post »DRSAVAGE24
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:28pmPray every day for the safety and health of the 1 moderate and 4 conservative justices on that court. Imagine the damage Obama could do if he got to replace one of these people with another left-wing radical. We’re teetering over the edge of a cliff and the supreme court is the last line of defense.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:35pmGood point.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:36pmIf your White and abroad these days you must always assume your a target for local thieves who obviously see you as someone with means. Don’t advertise your visits to the region in advance either. Keep a low profile and watch those watching you at all times. Lock up tight at night but make sure you also do a search of your overseas abode before locking yourself in.
Report Post »flatdaddio
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:15pmI feel it‘s got to the point of providing security for SCJ’s full time…
Report Post »TBIR
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:34pmHow very Christian of you.
Report Post »TBIR
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:38pmCheif maybe the white should return to Europe.
Report Post »TeaPartyPatriot
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:27pmJustice Breyer robbed by machete-wielding intruder
Report Post »…that’s KARMA – a leftist d-cRAT socialist non-“justice” (an appointee of bill “monica-stain” clinton) who coddles cop-killers, ILLEGALS and other criminals gets a taste of crime for himself.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:30pmAnyone wonder if he might have decided to vote against Obama care and a message was being sent to him?
Report Post »bruce_baker
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:55pmIf he’s been more of a bliever in the 2nd Amendment, and if it were possible to exercise it in that location, and if his assailants had been more bloodthirsty, he might have gotten a sense of what the founding fathers had in mind when they put that amendment and other provisions into our Constitution that encourage self-reliance, and exercising not only one’s rights, but also one’s responsibilities. That’t the primary problem of the folks who support the progressives: they’re big on demanding their rights, but small on acknowldging either where those rights come from, or that to have true justice that will protect those rights, we have to do our duty and live up to our responsibilities. The founders believed that the best outline of how to do that was to be found in the Holy Bible. You know, like, “Thou shalt not steal”? Like it or not, there is good, and there is evil. All the talking in the world will never change one into the other. It’s so sad that the people let the Democrats to continue to try, with their support of abortion, sex outside of marriage, the destruction of the traditional family, their support of socialist policies, and their attempt to make secular humanism the defacto national religion of the U.S.A. The Constitution has long preserved us, but Prohibition proved that laws matter not when it’s in the character of the people to disobey them. Now we‘re finding out what it’s like to have leaders that want to disobey them
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:27pmBrought a machette to a gun fight..oh wait…he is an idiot that does not like guns and argues this stupidity…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWxRnK751MM&feature=player_embedded
If he had lost his head I wonder what he would say? Oh wait…he would say NOTHING!
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 6:30amMy favorite kind of judge. The one who says nothing.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:25pmIs there something wrong with having a vacation home in the U.S.
Report Post »Jackie Rogers, Jr.
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:35pmCan’t get the good stuff man.
Report Post »EchoHawk
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:46pmThe Justice estimated his properties value at between 100,000 and 250,000 which likely buys quite a bit more in the Caribbean.
Report Post »turdsandwich
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 6:30amThis is the same reason that the liberals from Massachusetts are moving to New Hampshire. You don’t really expect them to live in that mess they have created, do you? That is for the clinging class. Even Teddy Kennedy had his own separate-but-equal living space, wholly apart from the guns-and-religion class. These people are not your friends.
Report Post »shock and awe
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:24pmIf this happened to Thomas or Scalia then it would have been a secret meeting of wealthy 1%ers and the machete weilding suspect would have been justified.
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 7:15pmIf it had happened to Scalia, it is likely the sharks would have enjoyed a free feeding, and Justice Scalia would have a fine new machete to keep the brush clear around his house.
Report Post »As an aside, St. Kitts/Nevis still carry out capital punishment by hanging. For some reason that keeps Amnesty International uptight.
Texas Chris
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 6:29amA conservative judge would have shot the intruder dead. Period.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:22pmToo bad it wasn’t King of the Midgets Bloomberg…Oh wait he has NYPD bodyguards with guns…wait a second??? He has bodyguards with guns…No wonder the JA doesn’t need a gun!!!
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:20pmGuess He did Not have a Well Regulated Militia in his pocket and his Armed Security guards were at home.Guess that Dissenting opinion on “D.C. v. Heller” came back to bite him! hahaha TRUE JUSTICE!In 1996, a man snatched Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s purse! HAHAHA. I love it when these Gun Grabbers get true Justice. Guess what Justice Breyer? My 73 year old mother HAS A GUN!
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:15pmI wonder how he feels about the Second Amendment now????
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:21pmTrue Justice served.
Report Post »jasmer
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 7:29amProbably about the same as he feels about eminent domain? “For thee, but not for mee”
http://sixthcolumn.blogspot.com/2005/08/keeping-eyes-on-prize-eminent.html
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:15pmWhere was Secret Service? I thought they were there 24/7 protecting our justices from harm.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:29pmI have to wonder if maybe this was an arranged event to ‘convince the good justice’ to set his ways with Obama and cronies. Grandmaof5 one thing no one can underestimate with Obama and his own thugs is to any ends they will use force and intimidation to have their own way.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 10:50pmSNOW, totally agree with you. Let us pray for this nation and those who want to see her survive. Hope all is well with you and yours. Cold here but warming up a bit tomorrow.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:15pmTook you Long Enough!!!!!!! To Post this story!
Report Post »Quagaar Warrior
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Report Post »Time for machete-control!
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Skippy Toes
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:12pmWell, we’ve got one who will support the second amendment. 8 to go….
Report Post »McNamara
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:15pmExactly
Report Post »Razorhunters
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:07pmhaha…
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