[The Magical Mischief Tour]

[OneWingedShark]

Did the judge and jury make time for the murder (or assault if he didn’t die) case that happened before their eyes?

That would be a great chance to show that there REALLY is a right to a speedy trial. (I’m off to read the details now.)

[JLS]

A thread with a few comments on this story here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2331576/posts

[prophetic]

I know for a fact that sometimes there is some friction between the cops & firemen.

In this instance I wonder what will happen if a fire breaks out at the police station or a cop's home?

[M1911A1]

And to think, federal grant money made all this possible!

[TheZMan]

Whole world’s gone insane.

[Vindibudd]

Sounds like an example of a town that shouldn’t be a town.

[AlmaKing]

More Guns, Less Crime - John Lott

Fewer Cops, Less Crime - AlmaKing

[Bogey78O]

Someone told me that in the early days of cars, police officers didn’t want to be traffic enforcers because the antagonism with the public would hurt their ability to serve the public.

Sounds like this town’s police force exists as a graft organization to prove that assertion true.

[nufsed]

Some people need killin. You sure it wasn’t in Texas?

[Rebelbase]

Google Jericho, Arkansas, select maps, then choose satellite view. 7 cops for this podnunk wide spot in the road is the height of stupidity.

[NVDave]

The police department should not only be disbanded, they should all be in jail, awaiting charges for a) attempted murder, b) assault with a deadly weapon, c) conspiracy to commit murder, d) public mayhem.

[Jeff Head]

174 residents in the town and SEVEN police officers?

Now, after the shooting, the Police Force is suspended by the Chief "until things cool down", and the county Sheriff department is able to patrol the town just fine?

They should have figured this out a long time ago.

[Americanwolf]

me thinks that the Police chief, mayor, judge, and cops got some splanin to do.... an it will probably be to the feds they will be talkin!

[John123]

It sounds like a racket... good grief!

[Marie2]

Rule of law only works when the laws are somewhere in the vicinity of reasonable.

People can’t stand for this sort of tyranny.

[Freddd]

When I read the first part of this I thought it was a hoax...

How sad that it wasn’t.

[DaveTesla]

It's unclear exactly what happened next, but Martin said an argument between Payne and the seven police officers who attended the hearing apparently escalated to a scuffle, ending when an officer shot Payne from behind.

Doctors in Memphis, Tenn., removed a .40-caliber bullet from Payne's hip bone, Martin said. Another officer suffered a grazing wound to his finger from the bullet.

Martin declined to name the officer who shot Payne. It's unclear if the officer has been disciplined.

Prosecutor Lindsey Fairley said Thursday that he didn't plan to file any felony charges against the officer or Payne.

[Talisker]

Prosecutor Lindsey Fairley said Thursday that he didn't plan to file any felony charges against the officer or Payne. Fairley, reached at his home, said Payne could face a misdemeanor charge stemming from the scuffle, but that would be up to the city's judge. He said he didn't remember the name of the officer who fired the shot.

Unreal level of rank corruption here. The victim is subject to charges, the shooter cop is literally forgotten. This town has a far bigger problem than just excess traffic tickets.

[gigster]

“Nothing to see here folks, move along.”

[ellery]

Juuuuuust another isolated incident, courtesy of the biggest gang of union thugs in America.