Civic Outlaws

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Civic Outlaws is a weekly podcast about civil liberties, transparency, and the quiet ways power gets abused—rule by rule, policy by policy. We track real-world cases where agencies, regulators, and other unelected systems push past lawful authority, then we map out what the public can do next: documentation, public-records work, legal direction, and community-backed pressure. Episodes focus on active investigations and recurring problem areas like selective enforcement, surveillance expansion, HOA abuse, timeshare deception, and regulatory intimidation—especially where ordinary people feel boxed in and outgunned. Follow the investigations, updates, and ways to get involved at CivicOutlaws.com.

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4 days ago

Who Gets to Decide? Voter Investigations and Removal of Missouri Sheriffs

4 days ago

1 hr 29 min

Who gets to investigate voters, remove an elected sheriff, or search a database tracking your movements—and who checks their work? Samuel Trapp examines a preliminary federal injunction restricting certain election-related investigations in Missouri and eight other states. He challenges the court’s reasoning while examining the competing concerns of election integrity, unreliable records, and the risk of targeting eligible citizens.

Missouri’s proposed Amendment 8 raises another question: should the attorney general become the sole official authorized to initiate removal proceedings against most elected sheriffs? Samuel considers the arguments for protecting sheriffs from local political rivals and against concentrating that authority in a statewide political office.

Also covered: Missouri’s surveillance safeguards; recurring findings involving a roughly $69.9 million food-reimbursement program; Lake Ozark’s proposed land purchase; and Linn Creek annexation concerns. Throughout, Samuel distinguishes allegations, preliminary rulings, and unresolved questions from established findings.

Content advisory: Strong language and discussion of child deaths and police shootings.

Civic Outlaws with Samuel Trapp
Unfiltered

Listen live Fridays (CST) from 7 - 830AM at https://damradio.com/live
Podcast and episode archive: https://civicoutlaws.com/podcast
Contact: SamuelT@CivicOuotlaws.com

4 days ago

1 hr 29 min

Oct 16, 2026

Who Is Watching the Watchers?

Oct 16, 2026

1 hr 16 min

Samuel Trapp examines a newly filed Georgia lawsuit alleging that Coweta County deputies searched Tyler Murkerson’s vehicle through the Flock network while his civil-rights lawsuit against the sheriff’s office was pending. Samuel connects those allegations to Chrisanna Elser’s Colorado lawsuit after she was wrongly accused of stealing a $25 package, an Oklahoma federal ruling suppressing evidence from a warrantless month-long Flock search, and recent criminal charges involving alleged misuse of license-plate data by law-enforcement personnel in Georgia and Ohio.

The discussion turns to Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s Executive Order 26-18, including its 30-day deletion requirement, restrictions on commercialization, prohibition against combining ALPR systems with facial recognition and promised accountability measures. Samuel’s question is direct: one month after the order, where are the required audits, who examines them, and can a citizen learn whether police searched his or her vehicle without a legitimate case?

In Government Employees Behaving Badly, Samuel discusses the criminal charge against Riverview Police Officer Torre Dyson. Prosecutors allege that Dyson sexually assaulted a handcuffed woman after taking her to the police station without properly notifying dispatch or supervisors. The case raises additional questions because Dyson’s peace-officer license was reportedly already on probation.

Oct 16, 2026

1 hr 16 min

Oct 9, 2026

Justice or Spectacle? Isabella O’Brien, Hegseth & Government Accountability

Oct 9, 2026

1 hr 29 min

In the October 9, 2026 edition of Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp examines the lawsuit filed by Isabella O’Brien’s family following the two-year-old’s death in Camden County, Missouri. The discussion separates allegations from documented discrepancies and identifies the evidence needed to evaluate competing accounts.

Samuel reviews disputed addresses and timing in the search-warrant documents, dates on temporary custody authorizations, allegations concerning an evidence photograph, and the limitations of the sheriff’s edited body-camera presentation. He also explains why service of process, legal representation for the children, and other procedural obstacles could prevent claims from reaching a decision on their merits.

The program includes a forceful critique of calls to broadcast Nidal Hasan’s execution, questions about immigration-enforcement shootings and disputed self-defense accounts, and scrutiny of proposed public spending in Osage Beach and Lake Ozark. It concludes with an explanation of qualified immunity and Samuel’s argument that the doctrine obstructs accountability for constitutional violations.

The family’s allegations are disputed and are not court findings. The episode examines what the records support, what remains unresolved, and what further evidence could clarify the facts.

Hosted by Samuel Trapp
Originally broadcast October 9, 2026
Civic Outlaws airs Fridays, 7:00–8:30 a.m. Central, on DAM Radio.

Episodes and podcast archive:
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Oct 9, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Oct 2, 2026

Missouri Gray-Gaming Crackdown: One Machine, Two Rules? | Civic Outlaws

Oct 2, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Why do electronic gaming devices appear to face different treatment depending on where they are placed? Samuel Trapp examines Missouri’s gray-gaming enforcement through public-records responses, local coordination emails, and the unresolved line between commercial devices and constitutionally authorized charitable raffles.

In this episode:

• Jefferson County’s 406-email production—and what it does and does not show—about coordination among state and local agencies

• The Torch Electronics shutdown agreement, reports that devices are returning, and the still-unreleased terms Samuel says he requested

• The 2024 Atkins letter addressing electronic charitable raffles

• Chapter 572, municipal enforcement, and the “one machine, two rules” problem

• Samuel’s next records strategy: county dispatch and CAD logs

• MOLAG’s push for a Missouri-first legislative framework

Past episodes: https://civicoutlaws.com/podcast

This program contains political and legal commentary, allegations, and opinions from the host’s perspective; some claims may be disputed. Nothing in this episode is legal advice. Adult language.

#Missouri #CivicOutlaws #MOLAG #GamingLaw #GovernmentTransparency

Oct 2, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Oct 2, 2026

September 25 Civic Outlaws - Gaming Enforcement & Flock Surveillance Update

Oct 2, 2026

1 hr 21 min

Samuel Trapp examines reports that previously disabled gaming devices are returning, the still-undisclosed Torch Electronics suspension agreement, public-record responses from Missouri counties, and the disputed treatment of commercial locations and charitable organizations.

Then: Flock Safety automatic license plate readers. The show reviews the September 23 Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, questions about warrantless historical searches and audit logs, and a Wisconsin lawsuit seeking a warrant requirement.

Also covered:

• Missouri and federal public-corruption cases

• Officers charged or convicted of abusing authority

• A Missouri candidate charged with plotting to plant drugs on an opponent

• Public-record fees, government transparency, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983

This episode contains adult language. It presents legal and political commentary and discusses allegations that may be disputed. Criminal charges and civil complaints are not findings of guilt or liability. Nothing in this program is legal advice.

Past episodes: https://civicoutlaws.com/podcast

MOLAG: https://molag.org

#Missouri #CivicOutlaws #FlockSafety #ALPR #GamingLaw #GovernmentTransparency

Oct 2, 2026

1 hr 21 min

Sep 18, 2026

GOVERNMENT VS. GRANDMA

Sep 18, 2026

1 hr 38 min

When does feeding a neighbor become an illegal restaurant? Samuel Trapp interviews Goldwater Institute attorney Dave Roland about the government warning sent to Harrisburg grandmother Kathy Kite. The program also investigates Missouri’s conflicting treatment of electronic machines at commercial and charitable locations—and identifies the documents that still have not been produced. Kathy Kite opens her Harrisburg home and serves free breakfast to farmers, workers, parents, children and anyone else who stops by. She charges nothing.

Then an anonymous caller complained.

The Columbia–Boone County health department declared that Kite appeared to be operating a food establishment without a permit and warned of legal action. Goldwater Institute attorney Dave Roland joined Civic Outlaws to explain the complaint records, the government’s still-undefined distinction between “friends” and “the public,” and why Goldwater may take the case to court.

We also examine Missouri’s two-tier enforcement problem: aggressive electronic-machine seizures at selected commercial locations while machines reportedly operate inside veterans, fraternal and charitable halls. The 2024 charitable e-raffle letter is real—but it is not proof of a current blanket authorization for Torch or any other manufacturer.

One state. One law. Show us the rule, the evidence and equal enforcement.

Listen to the complete Civic Outlaws episode:
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Goldwater’s report:
https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/she-cooks-for-her-neighbors-the-government-says-its-an-illegal-restaurant/

Sep 18, 2026

1 hr 38 min

Sep 4, 2026

89% Say Government Is Corrupt | Missouri Cases, Flock & Hanaway Updates

Sep 4, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Gallup reports that 89% of Americans now believe corruption is widespread in government—the highest level in the poll’s history.

On today’s Civic Outlaws, Samuel Trapp moves beyond the poll and looks at what public corruption and government overreach actually look like in practice. The show covers the federal allegations against Missouri House candidate Thomas Christopher Ross, Catherine Hanaway’s effort to remove Ray County Prosecutor Camille Johnston, the Philip LeVota bribery case in Jackson County, and a caller’s questions about the Missouri Supreme Court, initiative petitions and Hanaway’s spending of taxpayer funds on an abortion-related public service announcement.

Samuel also gives an update on Flock, MOLAG, upcoming litigation and efforts to rewrite Missouri’s unclear gaming laws.

Civic Outlaws — government power deserves scrutiny.

civicoutlaws.com/podcast

Sep 4, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Aug 28, 2026

The Flock Scandal: Surveillance, Abused Power and Government Without Accountability

Aug 28, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Samuel Trapp follows the nationwide revolt against Flock license-plate surveillance, from Missouri cancellations and Josh Hawley’s inquiry to officers accused of tracking romantic partners. He then examines former officer Marcellis Blackwell’s guilty plea, the death of foster teen Korbin Papadopoulos, IRS property-seizure failures, federal-law-enforcement abuse claims, Camden County accountability disputes, and a proposed Lake-area utility-fee increase that could push a standard connection above $17,000.

Aug 28, 2026

1 hr 29 min