Police Get The Wrong House In Galveston, Allegedly Assault 12-Year-Old Girl

HoustonPress ^ | Wed Dec 17, 2008 | Chris Vogel

[Daffynition]

Leaves one speechless.

[DeLaine]

You’re right, I’m trying to write something, but I’m without words here.

[prismsinc]

Vigilantism is going to become commonplace in America.

[MPJackal]

“tells Hair Balls”

No one is really named Hair Balls are they? What kind of parent names a kid that?. And why would you not change your name?

[DeLaine]

Satire ping

[StolarStorm]

Yeah, I’d like to see the ever vigilent police boosters defend this garbage.

[MPJackal]

They are lucky this did not happen at my house. If I saw three men trying to abduct my 12 y/o daughter, there would be lead flying. I don’t think I’ll wait until she is missing to inquire who the gentlemen are and what their intentions are for my daughter.

[Aliska]

Unbelievable. How on earth can they even THINK of pressing charges? Even if the officers told the dad they were plain clothes officers, too many will say ANYTHING when they try to abduct a child. Who could possibly blame the father and daughter, lucky she had one at home to defend her against those thug cops.

So the police try to abduct and abuse a young girl outside her own home to flip a switch, and her father and she are charged? What a total crock. They might be pressing charges to avoid paying damages in civil court.

[PLMerite]

“Also, “The city has investigated the matter and found that the conduct of the police officers was appropriate under the circumstances,” Helfand says. “It’s unfortunate that sometimes police officers have to use force against people who are using force against them. And the evidence will show that both these folks violated the law and forcefully resisted arrest.” “

You know, this would sound a lot less like bullshit if the cops hadn’t been accosting an innocent 12-year-old girl.

[oust the louse]

seriously?...is this serious?...How could these guys be so stupid to be a couple blocks off on the house. Then they put this girl thru a trial...stunned beyond belief here.

[smokingfrog]

There’s got to be more to the story. The Houston Press is not the most trustworthy news source.

[familyop]

"Leaves one speechless."

It's probably best to avoid saying much, yet. That way, the corrective adjustments to come from good families will be more intense, effective and longer lasting. :-)

[NonValueAdded]

It’s the name of the blog, as in “look at what the cat just coughed up”

[Bertram3]

This from Wikipedia, for what it is worth:

The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas, The paper, a part of the Village Voice Media group...snip...is supported entirely by advertising revenue and is free to readers.

[The Press has a readership of approximately 300,000]

The Press launched four blogs from 2006 to 2008: the news blog Hair Balls, the music blog Rocks Off, the sports blog Ballz, and the food/dining blog Eating Our Words.

[so_real]

So if three men jump out of a van on my block to assault a twelve year old girl in front of me, and I shoot them dead, where does that leave me ... hero or villain?

[PLMerite]

“How could these guys be so stupid to be a couple blocks off on the house.”

I had a cop knock (really loud) on my door a while back; he was looking for someone and was a street off.

He was very polite and apologized when he found out he was at the wrong house.

I bet he would have crapped himself if he knew what I had in the hand I kept out of sight behind the door.

[familyop]

"There’s got to be more to the story. The Houston Press is not the most trustworthy news source."

You're right. The big publications sponsored by our business leaders and staffed by students educated by our academic leaders would be trustworthy...or not. We can tell by the trustworthiness of politicians that they propagandize into offices.

[smokingfrog]

Anthony Griffin is an ACLU/civil rights lawyer. Houston Press is only giving his side of the story. (Not that the cops might not have made a mistake or done something wrong, but this guy is bad news.)

[voteNRA]

I had a cop knock (really loud) on my door a while back; he was looking for someone and was a street off.

sounds like he approached the house in the proper way and should be commended for that effort!

[Natural Law]

"If I saw three men trying to abduct my 12 y/o daughter, there would be lead flying."

Ditto. If "officer safety" is now the overwhelming priority for LEOs they should think very carefully about accuracy of the information they use and the tactics they use to accost citizens.