One of the later articles said it was a sting operation, and there were a number of "special" vehicles on site. The discussion was more about police tactics and procedure than about the facts of the case, which were relatively few at the time the thread was started.
I make a great effort, even painful sometimes, to avoid name calling and personal attacks and to remain reasonable and objective, admittedly easier to do on some topics than others, but when somebody mashes my buttons, I can be very liberal with the sarcasm. This jerk mashed my buttons.
Oh well, time to go bail out the car and get some groceries. Back later.
OK, how did it get full of water?...
I think you were quite reasonable with that pompous putzhead on that other thread. If the little person gets you banned we'll start a "FREE SWEETLIBERTY" campaign that'll make the "FREE SILLY" campaign look like blowing the seeds off a dandelion!