Police Open Fire on a Car Sitting at Crowded DWI Checkpoint

Daily Paul.com ^ | June 17, 2013 | Robhino

[Altariel]

*VIDEO* Police open fire on a car sitting at crowded DWI checkpoint

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A couple celebrating Father’s Day with their baby found themselves in the middle of a shootout at a DWI checkpoint when officers unloaded on a car sitting in heavy traffic. The couple, Jared and Rose Cleerdin were hoping it wouldn’t be their last Father’s Day together as the officers fired dozens of rounds in the direction of on-coming traffic. Jared Cleerden believes the officers acted way beyond what was necessary for public safety saying, ”Every cop turned around and started unloading like super trigger happy as if their training was coming into full effect and they were being able to utilize it,” said Cleerdin. “Everybody was just blasting this car to pieces. It was absolutely terrifying. It was way beyond reckless,” said Cleerdin. “I couldn’t believe it. These are professional people, professional officers, and they’re training, they’re highly trained and they’re not supposed to do stuff like that. Cops are shooting from the front of the car, back into the rest of the on-coming traffic to the check point, into the rest of the innocent civilians down the road.”

VIDEO: http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/video-police-open-fire-on-...

Side Note: Did you pick on this completely separate, but equally important sleight of hand?! @1:17 "...a routine DUI checkpoint..." ??? Do they mean a routine violation of my right to travel unmolested?

Here's a follow up article:

Sheriff Ingram explains what happened during checkpoint shooting

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Something went wrong at a Brunswick County checkpoint, leaving two people recovering from gunshot wounds and seven deputies on the sidelines until investigators get answers.

Four sheriff's deputies from Brunswick County have been moved to desk positions and three New Hanover County deputies are on leave after 34-year-old Antoine Graham and 42-year-old Jerry Melvin, both of Leland, were shot at a DWI checkpoint.

Brunswick Sheriff John Ingram said Monday during a news conference that everything was done by procedure. When the shooting happened, the checkpoint had just started and deputies immediately shut it down to deal with the situation at hand.

Continue Reading: http://www.wect.com/story/22610377/sheriff-ingram-explains-w...

Nothing to see here. ..."everything was done by procedure"...

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[Joe Bfstplk]

The best reason an officer should not have his job is he fact that he wants it.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Nothing to see here. ...”everything was done by procedure”...

“Sorry about that, y’all! We thought they were dogs...”

[FreedomStar3028]

“highly trained” HAH! Most people that I know and myself who own firearms would NEVER do something this reckless, I’ve had no special training. I just know that firearms are NOT TOYS.

[NCDave]

*FACEPALM*....Gotta move...Born here.

[Husker24]

Apparently in one of the cars, a Hamster made an aggressive move, charging one of the officers.

[Vendome]

I don’t see where the number of bullets were fired and how many went “astray” striking other vehicles from the fire sticks of these professionals.

That is just plain stoopit to fire your guns using innocent people as your backstop.

[bigbob]

And they worry about US having guns???

[JLS]

Exactly, I was in traffic when some cops blocked I-20 outside of Atlanta and then starting blasting away at some car they though contained robbers. Idiots.

BTW, the idea of (over) charging the passenger of a car with assault with a deadly weapon for being a passenger when some fool goes crazy is abuse by the charging officer. That alone is reason to fire whoever did that in my mind.

[SaraJohnson]

Thanks God the people in those cars were not murdered.

[clamper1797]

if my wife had been shot by one of these a-holes ... most would be dead before they got me ... enough is enough

[Altariel]

Assault hamsters.

Never underestimate the furry rodents.

:-)

[UCANSEE2]

[Altariel]

[thouworm]

fixed broken link to eyewitness account:

http://www.wect.com/story/22605650/eyewitnesses-describe-the-terror-of-dui-checkpoint-shooting

[catbertz]

Praise be Idiocracy! The future in film.

[Slings and Arrows]

Covered.

[Altariel]

“Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we’ve been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it.”

~Edward Snowden

[LevinFan]

You two owe me a cup of coffee and flowers to appease my freshly showered wife.

[ottbmare]

Where is it you’re planning to move TO? I was thinking of moving to NC to escape from Communist-held Maryland. You’re disappointing me.