Wow... No probable cause? Is won't last..
Isn't this a violation of the FOURTH amendment? (The oft-forgotten amendment.)
OMG. Is it time yet?
I hope the citizens get enough support from gun organizations (and maybe even the ACLU, after all, this is a 4th amendment issue) to bust some ass.
SO9
Over/under on weeks until the inevitable (and totally justified) class-action lawsuit is filed?
http://www.wbay.com/global/story.asp?s=2064099&ClientType=Printable
Oshkosh
Couple Arrested During Investigation of Police Shooting
By Jerry Burke
It appears detectives have arrested the man they believe shot an Oshkosh police officer Saturday night. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says a "man of interest and his wife" were arrested Monday night.
Mark and Kimberly Jungwirth live just a few houses from where the officer was shot. They were taken into custody as they returned from a trip up north. According to investigators, the two left shortly after the shooting.
Witnesses told police Mr. Jungwirth appeared to be under the influence of something.
Both were in court Tuesday afternoon but neither was charged with the shooting. Instead they're charged with manufacturing a controlled substance in their house, namely marijuana.
"As the police were doing their door-to-door search on the night in question, they came upon the Jungwirth house and they found what is allegedly called a growing operation going on," District Attorney Bill Lennon said.
The Jungwirths were free after posting bond Tuesday.
The Jungwirth house became the focal point of the investigation. Police got a search warrant and that's when they found the Jungwirths were allegedly growing marijuana in the basement. The D.A. says that's also when detectives found things that indicate Mark Jungwirth may be the one who fired the shot.
We do know police are looking all over for the bullet that was fired but went through Officer Nate Gallagher's arm. They did find a shell casing in Jungwirth's yard. The D.A. said it's possible someone other than Jungwirth could have pulled the trigger.
"It's fair to say he's a person of interest. He's one of the people we've interviewed, he's one of the people we've gone to seeking some answers," Lennon said.
Jungwirth has hired a lawyer and is refusing to cooperate with police.
We won't know until Wednesday what police removed from the Jungwirth's house. That's when the search warrant will be returned to the Clerk of Courts office.
People in the neighborhood welcomed the latest developments. Neighbor Rick Seefeldt said, "I'm relieved that they possibly caught the guy. I've got two kids, my brother-in-law's got a few kids, and we don't need this kind of stuff running around here."
"I grew up in Oshkosh for about eight years," Seefeldt continued, "and to find out something like this happens on the street in this nice neighborhood, it's just nuts. But I'm glad if they got him in custody. I'm glad if they can solve this whole thing and we can go back to living without fear."
It's times like this that I wish I were a scum-bag trial lawyer like Edwards. My clients and I would end up owning Oshkosh...
HOLY CRAP!
The chief should be dismissed and charged with violating the constitution (3 articles that I can think of off the top of my head), and every officer involved in the raid(s) firmly disciplined, if not also charged.
In addition, they should all be required to take a course at their own expense on the US Constitution.
If they can't get a US federal prosecutor to do it, I'm sure the NRA or GOA could find a lawyer or two to launch a major civil action.
I'm stunned by this!
These cops are IDIOTS! If one of these guns turns out to be the one used to shoot the officer (unlikely), how the hell do they think they're going to keep the case from being thrown out on constitutional grounds? Nothing like breaking the law to solve a crime.
Apparently they have decided they are a law unto themselves. Time for them to lose their jobs.
JACKBOOT THUG ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you do no wrong, you have nothing to fear.
The Police are there to Protect and Serve.
It's for The Children.
If you do no wrong, you have nothing to fear.
The Police are there to Protect and Serve.
It's for The Children.
Ladies....you really NEED to see this!!!!
It amazes me sometimes what is posted as "news" in this forum. This is a hyped up press release, bordering on yellow journalism
Here are some different perspectives:
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/9181806.htm
http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=2075608&nav=51s7P4nm
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_16959064.shtml
They are lucky that more officers weren't shot as a result of this illegal activity.
If there's no warrant and no probable cause - and it goes to my place - then I do what I have to do.
"Citizens' guns were seized through searches of area homes. The police promised to return the firearms after forensic tests proved they were not involved in the crime. The injured officer's name was withheld, but media reports indicate his condition is not life-threatening."
And exactly how long could that take? years??
Holy crap.
WWHD (what would howard do?)