Posted on 12/04/2006 9:08:57 AM PST by jjm2111
The State Bureau of Investigation is examining the case and three deputy sheriffs on the team are on paid leave, New Hanover County Sheriff Sid Causey said Sunday.
Peyton Strickland, 18, was killed Friday night at a home he shared with three roommates. His German shepherd dog, Blaze, also was shot to death.
The deputies were helping police for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington serve an arrest warrant that charged Strickland with armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and breaking and entering a vehicle.
Causey declined to identify the suspended deputies — members of an elite emergency response team — because he feared for their safety.
Roommate Mike Rhoton said Strickland was unarmed, but may have been holding a video game controller when he went to the door, which the roommate said was bashed in by officers.
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Wasn't Mayor Menino (of Boston, of course) threatening to do just that?
I recall reading that on here somewhere.
Just killing people doesn't do it for them anymore. They have to kill the dog in order to get off and relieve their stiffy.
There was nothing libelous in my statement.
I don't think you really know what that word means. Just because it's on your word-for-the-day calendar today doesn't necessarily mean you should use it in every post. You appear foolish by doing so.
Here's a little tool for you so you don't look as ignorant in the future: http://www.m-w.com/. Just thought I'd help out!
"Stealing a PS3 is worthy of a death sentence without trial?"
ALLEDGEDLY stealing a PS3, to be exact. There's a lot of comments on this thread that just assume that this kid is/was guilty of the act he is accused of. Last time I checked one is still presumed innocent until proven guilty. So a better question would be "being accused of stealing a PS3 is worthy of a death sentence?"
Cops, IMHO, can't win for losing. It's a tough call because there are some really bad guys out there and there are also the "not-so-bad-guys" as you say.
There are enough cops in my reserve unit (which is security orientated) so not only do I have to learn some "cop stuff", but I hear first hand stories from some of the guys. I see on the your homepage you are LEO. I sympathize with the general suckiness of part of the job where a domestic or traffic stop can turn VERY bad, VERY quickly; I really do.
But, in the end, cops are public servants, and the decision to go dynamic is one made BY the police so when it turns out badly that bad publicity will shine ON the police. I'd have a lot more sympathy for a cop shooting someone in a domestic gone bad or pull-over largely because he is reacting to the skell vice making a choice to assault a potential skell's home.
i'm sorry. did you miss the number of "death of an innocents"?
Incidents would be much fewer and far between if some officers weren't out looking for a chance to abuse their power.
Yeah, he was moving beyond the world of petty crimes and with one violent assault already under his belt, it was time he added armed robbery to his resume.
BTW, it was not like they were serving a warrant at a college dormitory, the house was off campus. Probably not campus police jurisdiction. Although, way back when I was in a dormitory, we had the campus police, city police and state police all converge on a few dorms early, early one morning to roust a bunch of drug dealers out of their sleep. They had even alerted the local media so they could be on hand with news cameras.
The kid was arkancided!
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a4ac4112ecc.htm
You'll see in that thread that Don Strickland represented people suing a Honda dealership for corruption and bribery. You'll also see that Bubba pardoned the guy doing all the bribing. This is just payback. Now where is that tinfoil hat of mine...
I missed that. Sounds like a fine upstanding citizen.
Now, there will be a slight drop in the local crime.
If you pick up a gun beat and rob people with it, then you better be prepared to suffer the consequences.
Woot woot woot. You are still using the word improperly, and definitely without merit.
I didn't see that, but it wouldn't suprize me. I thought it was only a matter of time from the very first death- over a stupid toy that probably cost 10 bucks to make.
Not merely stealing. Armed robbery, in which He also asaulted a person, ie beat him down to the ground, possibly injuring him for life. Yes, the scum punk deserves the consequences which are a direct result of his actions. If you kick in my door in the middle of the night, I fill your belly with buckshot. Harsh? Should I ask for ID first? I don't think so. Maybe the police need to publish a pamphlet, called "what to expect when we come looking for you after you commit armed robbery" 1) when you hear, police!!! lay down on the floor as fast as you can and don't move. 2) if you don't, you are likely to be shot.
Seems to me like you need the lesson on the definition & use of the word, 'cause you sure didn't get it right here.
oh puhleeeaze... statements like this are inane.
Once again, no gun was used in this crime or it would have been mentioned and the charges would have reflected it. If one was, then the other lad who was arrested wouldn't have been able to post bond so quickly as he would have been either remanded, or given $300,000 bail. "Deadly weapon" can mean anything they want it to.
Nobody's saying they shouldn't have been prosecuted, but deadly force?? Come on. The thing that disturbs me about all of these incidents is just the whole "Waco" mentality of these policies. They could have just grabbed him out of class during the day. Just like they could have nabbed David Koresh out on one of his daily jogs. But those procedures don't allow them to "inventory" the premises and seize property so easily.
It's VERY unlikely that they'd send out a "elite emergency response team" with no-knock entry authorization, if there had been no prior attempt to arrest this guy and/or he hadn't failed to appear in court when ordered to. "Arrest" warrants are for any arrest, not just first attempts. If you fail to appear in court, a warrant will be issued for your arrest. If there is a warrant for your arrest prior to any court date for the charge in question, and an attempt is made to arrest you in the normal manner, and you flee or become violent with the arresting officers, a new arrest warrant may be issued allowing things like no-knock entry.
Given that this guy was 18, with several serious charges pending against him, it's almost certain that he had a substantial juvenile record (people don't just suddenly take up armed robbery when they turn 18). Courts and police are not allowed to release information about juvenile criminal records for someone who does not yet have any adult convictions, but will certainly take into it account when deciding what level of force to use in making an arrest. The sheriff said this was a "high risk arrest", but would not explain what made it high risk. Violent juvenile record is likely; the level of violence he used during the armed robbery isn't mentioned but may also have been a factor.
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