Posted on 05/20/2011 11:08:50 AM PDT by Michael Barnes
ROWN POINT, Ind. – According to Newton County Sheriff, Don Hartman Sr., random house to house searches are now possible and could be helpful following the Barnes v. STATE of INDIANA Supreme Court ruling issued on May 12th, 2011. When asked three separate times due to the astounding callousness as it relates to trampling the inherent natural rights of Americans, he emphatically indicated that he would use random house to house checks, adding he felt people will welcome random searches if it means capturing a criminal. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, a local city Police Chief with 30 years experience in law enforcement directly contradicted the Newton County Sheriff’s blatant disregard for privacy & liberty, stating that as an American first, such an action is unconscionable and that his allegiance is to the Indiana and federal Constitutions respectively. However, he also concurred that the ruling does now allow for police to randomly search homes should a department be under order by state or federal officials or under a department’s own accord. At this time we are still awaiting comments from several state offices. However, the spokesperson for the INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL took umbrage at what he referred to as “large” assumptions regarding police power and at this time has no comment. He did however indicate that should the INDIANA Attorney General, Greg Zoeller feel it necessary to make a statement, that this reporter would be included in the distribution of the release.
“Chief might be on our side by making the point real.”
That was actually one of my first thoughts. See also NELSON111’s comment above yours, Raycpa.
Sometimes you get what you asked for and REALLY REGRET IT. This will result in the discovery of every low-life deadbeat and illegal immigrant the legal system doesn't want to touch. Unless they engage in a profitable criminal search spree, the localities will be so choked with law breakers (because everything is now illegal) that they won't be able to move.
Hell, why not just invite every local police department and local judge to your house with an official party invitation? Call it a "Lust for a Bust" party! Do an official invitation complete with an RSVP, and a sign up for who gets to search the wife's dresser where she keeps her vibrator and porn! The first ten to respond to the RSVP get to search the daughter's closets where it's rumored she keeps weed and dirty pictures of her and her boyfriend making inappropriate sexual contact.
What's going on in this country is so sad you can flip it to stay sane.
It's not real, see post 17.
I hope folks will be as quick to retract this as they were to spread it.
Now I have to ask is it true or is it a “OH $#IT! I need to cover my A$$!” retraction?
What happens to your goods when a “random house search” brings light-fingered officers into your home?
You won’t have any recourse if your jewelry, coins or valuables disappear.
why does this sheriff hate a book publisher?
why does this sheriff hate a book publisher?
Good luck butt hole...try that sh!t in Texas, and for sure in our neighborhood, "you're a dead man intruding!"
Given the lack of any citation by the original stuff I read on this, I would think the former. All I saw were blogs citing a talk radio show that had no tape or transcript of the guy actually saying that.
See post 17.
Please delete thread as story seems to be bogus!
Please delete thread as story seems to be bogus!
He's obviously "gone over" and cannot be trusted.
It's up to the state legislature to remove him ~ and I would hope that happens quite soon.
They don’t need no kinda’ book publishers in Texas!
Wait til the “cops_can_do_no_wrong_and_how_dare_you_question_their_authority” contingent of JBT boot-lickers here at FR show up to defend this idiot sheriff.
The CPUSA? Perhaps the NDSAP?
The CJ was a MITCH DANIELS appointee.....so much for all the hoopla here about the worthlessRINO Mitchie-boy as a possible candidate for prez.
Check this out:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Remove-Newton-County-Sheriff-Don-Hartman-Sr/148930865175467?sk=wall
Allison Bricker
lol. Gosh you people are such voyeurs. Truth be told, I am writer by choice as my oratory skills are usually lost in my indignant exuberance for liberty.
Thus, coupled along with the fact that I cannot stand to hear myself recorded I will most likely stick with :Attribution.
Allison Bricker is the reporter cited in the Mike Church web link that started all this. She gives a lame-assed excuse for not recording the calls in question.
Which smells to high heaven to me.
Ross Perot also wanted to conduct door door searches to confiscate guns.
Hang on a second...
The original reporter may have *GROSSLY* misquoted/misrepresented the Sheriff.
The use case given was a suspect running into a neighborhood with cops in pursuit. Would the sheriff search for him and how?
After the original interview, the Sheriff made it *very* clear that he had been misquoted (at best). He stated that in the example given, his deputies would contact each home, explain the situation and REQUEST PERMISSION to search garages & outbuildings. He further stated that the recent, inflammatory court ruling would have NO impact on his commitment to defend & uphold the constitution.
Don’t be a gullible, knee-jerking rube and accept some internet reporter’s (with an undetermined agenda) unverified story at face value. Also, don’t take my word for it either — look it up yourself. I think you will come away with some serious questions for the interviewer (Bricker) just as I have.
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