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In Iraq, I raided insurgents. In Virginia, the police raided me.
Washington Post ^ | July 24, 2015 | Alex Horton

Posted on 08/03/2015 9:04:26 PM PDT by Altariel

Edited on 08/04/2015 12:19:55 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Alex Horton is a member of the Defense Council at the Truman National Security Project. He served as an infantryman in Iraq with the Army’s 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.

I got home from the bar and fell into bed soon after Saturday night bled into Sunday morning. I didn’t wake up until three police officers barged into my apartment, barking their presence at my door. They sped down the hallway to my bedroom, their service pistols drawn and leveled at me.


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To: Altariel
Rhoads defended the procedure, calling the officers’ actions “on point.” It’s not standard to conduct investigations beforehand because that delays the apprehension of suspects, he told me.

Then there's the limited brain power of most cops, too.

41 posted on 08/05/2015 6:21:01 AM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (Pres CTRL + ALT + DELETE to unlock this tagline.)
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To: DanielRedfoot
They are training Cops to behave like that the public is now the enemy of the State

Some cops think “constitutionalist” is a dirty word.

42 posted on 08/05/2015 8:48:09 AM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (Pres CTRL + ALT + DELETE to unlock this tagline.)
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To: Altariel

It wasn’t his bed! He was drunk or hungover, in someone else’s bed! He works for Obama! He is lying!


43 posted on 08/07/2015 4:29:03 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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