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Meet a Town That's Had Enough of Militarized Policing
Reason ^ | Aug. 5, 2014 | J.D. Tuccille

Posted on 08/05/2014 3:25:31 PM PDT by bamahead

Edited on 08/05/2014 3:27:33 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Barry Township, Michigan, with a population of about 4,000, has four full-time police officers, four part-time officers, two Humvees, two armored personnel carriers (free, courtesy of the Defense Department's 1033 program)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; jbt; michigan; policestate
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To: Travis McGee

21 posted on 08/05/2014 3:59:37 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: null and void

Ping.


22 posted on 08/05/2014 4:02:52 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: cripplecreek

Thats right. No point having them!
I don’t live “in town”, but we have 1020 population. No police.
Got a problem? Call the sheriff.


23 posted on 08/05/2014 4:03:02 PM PDT by MountainDad (Support your local Militia)
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To: colorado tanker

Yeah, I can’t wait for the North American Union troops to arrive to establish order.


24 posted on 08/05/2014 4:03:44 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: bamahead

(it also forced the town of Oakley, population 290, to put its army of 100 reserve officers on ice).

wait... no. yes? wow! that’s a lot of drycleaning.


25 posted on 08/05/2014 4:04:40 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: bamahead

wow!

One would think that with a population of 4000, they could vote out the fool that did this and put someone in that would fix it.


26 posted on 08/05/2014 4:05:45 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - a Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool])
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To: bamahead

People keep claiming the small town departments are more self controlled. Really? Sounds more like a recipe for a few friends who like lording over their neighbors.

Remember that the first person on scene to investigate a potential crime or abuse of position is...his buddies.

“”I have preached a vision and the Lord put me here for a reason,” he told the township board.”
Yes he he may have. But it do a job with integrity and dignity and answer for how you do it. God does not commission bullies.
I’ve been called to a ministry myself. That doesn’t make me immune to criticism for how I perform.


27 posted on 08/05/2014 4:11:33 PM PDT by LevinFan
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To: Travis McGee

I think they turned the Boston manhunt into one giant fishing expedition. Your picture and that a lot of people got guns pointed at them, when clearly they weren’t the suspect.

And in the end, tossing out all restraint didn’t even get the job done.


28 posted on 08/05/2014 4:13:44 PM PDT by LevinFan
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To: LevinFan
“”I have preached a vision and the Lord put me here for a reason,”

I saw another comment elsewhere that said 'The reason the Lord put him there was to serve as an example to others, of how NOT to act'.
29 posted on 08/05/2014 4:14:00 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: Ouderkirk

they stopped selling humvees to civilians - need to start that back up.

(Stupid rules like no padded dash stopped the sales.)


30 posted on 08/05/2014 4:17:32 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: Hot Tabasco

ping for later


31 posted on 08/05/2014 4:27:34 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Is there such a thing as a vegan zombie?)
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To: colorado tanker

Doogie: “Here is a tip...aim for the nerve stem and put ‘em down for good!” Federation Announcer: “Would you like to know more?” GO BUGS!!!


32 posted on 08/05/2014 4:34:06 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: TurboZamboni
Peeing in an empty,dark parking lot could lead to more serious crimes like not wearing your seatbelt and tearing off mattress tags.


From the article, it seems the unfortunate Mr Nadwornik was not peeing in just any old dark corner of a parking lot, he was peeing in the dark corner of a parking lot that was private property that he happened to own personally.

33 posted on 08/05/2014 4:34:46 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: COBOL2Java

Yes, agreed and well said!


34 posted on 08/05/2014 4:43:28 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: bamahead

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Barry-Township-Police-Department/634209639981692?fref=photo


35 posted on 08/05/2014 4:47:44 PM PDT by kanawa
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To: bamahead

My favorite “demotivational” poster:

http://www.despair.com/mistakes.html


36 posted on 08/05/2014 4:52:17 PM PDT by OhItsYouDave
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To: rdcbn

“private property that he happened to own ...”

Wow. Outdoor urination at night on your own property made into criminal activity


37 posted on 08/05/2014 4:58:12 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: cripplecreek; All

Thanks for the ping; posts. Area of Barry TWP in dotted red line…

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barry,+MI/@42.4641981,-85.3667533,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x8818275a431e35f1:0x64802dc20454d4bc


38 posted on 08/05/2014 5:01:26 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: bamahead

Thanks for pinging good news!


39 posted on 08/05/2014 5:06:16 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: TurboZamboni

Or even selling single cigarettes...


40 posted on 08/05/2014 5:14:34 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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