Posted on 08/11/2005 1:12:44 PM PDT by freepatriot32
SUNRISE -- Police seized 2 ounces of marijuana at the home of Anthony Diotaiuto after shooting him 10 times, according to information on the drug raid released Tuesday.
Also Tuesday, while many friends and relatives of the 23-year-old bartender and student mourned him at a Davie funeral home, others appeared at a Sunrise City Commission meeting to demand an explanation for the fatal raid
"Do 2 ounces of marijuana constitute a death warrant?" asked Sunrise resident William de Larm, a friend of Diotaiuto's.
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Almost like the So. America death gangs masks,hoods and all the goodies.
"Pick a subject you know something about. Two ounces of pot is not a lot of pot, certainly not worth killing about. This is a classic example of what's wrong with the war on drugs."
I used to live with some dealers back in my college days. They had bags of seeds and stems that were a few pounds worth. I guess they should have been killed, and me in the crossfire.
"That man was shot for grabbing a gun. He was served a search warrant for POT. BIG difference!"
I hope someone rats you out as a drug dealer, as a joke, so we can read what you do when the nock comes at 6:15.
Cops aren't getting killed by people high on marijuana, its the coke and meth and DUI people doing the killing.
Congratulations. You have taken my fear of and disdain for law enforcement, along with my increasing lack of faith in the justice system to a whole new level.
There are probably thousands of us out here with that same reaction.
I second your reaction with full agreement.
My STRONG feeling is, ANYBODY breaking into someone's house should wind up taking that long dirt nap. Cop or no. There is NO EXCUSE for no-knock raids, PERIOD. And if you're a cop who's into that ninja b.s., pray you NEVER do a raid at a combat vet's place or it could be you. If you're one a them that gets off on the rush of kicking in doors, you might, sooner, rather than later, run into one. I promise, if I hear that happened to you, I'd really try to feel some sort of sadness at your passing. Really. Nuff said. And you do not DESERVE to use taps at funerals of cops who die doing such despicable things. TAPS is for HEROES, not thugs.
His name is not Jar. It is Dick. And he's never been a Marine. We have far MORE respect for the Constitution than Dick does. I'm sorry, Mr. Head does.
More name-calling and other ad hominem attacks from someone who deals with reasonable questions about his untenable positions by turning up the volume every time. Not only do wear your ignorance on your sleeve, you expect people to salute it.
BTTT
Hey, studly, your eyes must be brown, you are so full of it... or even green if, as I suspect, it's putrefied. First, our country was founded on the notion that we, the People, are sovereign adults, with total control over our own lives. We ceded SOME power and authority to government to act in our names and on our behalf in SEVERELY LIMITED areas. We did NOT, however, GIVE UP that power and authority. Further, we did NOT cede any power or authority to do things that we, ourselves could not LEGITIMATELY do. Committing murder under color of law is one of those little things we could not cede to thugs like you to do in our name.
HOW MANY TIMES have morons with badges gone into the wrong house? How many times have we read the horrifying but true tales of idiots run amok two or three blocks from their intended target? In other words, we ALL have to be concerned about becoming a target for your ilk.
No, NOT all cops are corrupt. REAL cops are homicide or robbery investigators. Cop-WANNABEES go into SWAT or vice so they can lord it over peaceful citizens or hassle potsmokers or hookers, the likeliest groups NOT to fight back. If you are, as you say, lead gun on a gang of door kickers, it speaks volumes about you, and none of it good.
With regard to me, I am a retired U.S. Marine and a Viet Nam veteran. I suspect I could see your pitiful 2 9's and raise you a 30-06 and not raise a sweat. And I would already BE home with my loved one. I would be doing my job of PROTECTING my home and loved one.
AND, in the early days of the Republic, we HAD NO "PROFESSIONAL" POLICE OFFICERS. We had local sheriffs who raised a "hue and cry" to which armed citizens responded whenever a crime was committed. And NO ONE SERVED THESE BOGUS WARRANTS that permit such violent entries as you and yours commit. If they tried, THEY would have been on the other end of the law. Just as you should be. Provided you survive the encounter.
Nor did I say you had been a Marine. I said, in response to someone calling you a Jar Head, that you could NEVER have been one, as WE have respect for the Comstitution AND for our peaceful fellow citizens. What I said, Mr. Head, was that your first name had to be Dick.
Seems like shootin' them is pretty effective.
Remember, every user is a dealer..
There have been numerous incident of warrant having the incorrect address or being factually incorrect. The police are never punished for even egregious faults and lies relating to these warrants. People are sometimes killed during these "mistakes" and the police are almost always exonerated. In all the above cases the police are in charge of policing themselves.
The result is a constabulary that is above the law and corrupt. When you can bust into a totally innocent citizens house and kill him and NOT go to jail for life you are vermin that need to be removed from American society.
The bulk of Police have a very hard job and do it well. I had interactions with two yesterday that came out and ran a thief down. The ones that dress in black and masks are to be feared however. They are being employed recklessly and haphazardly and have NO accountability.
"as usual the media is cutting out the part of the story which this "victim" was probably either on probation OR had such a long record that a mandatory jail sentence was in the works."
longtermemory: I'm checking in late to this thread, but I couldn't help but reply to your posting. It is my belief that the "victim" was in possesion of a current CW Permit.
Are the police THAT stupid to issue a permit to someone "...on probation OR had such a long [criminal] record..."?????????
somniferum: I agree with you that 2 oz. of weed does not make one a drug dealer. As for the scales, I have at least 20 different types right here in my office. My herb business requires that I have state certified scales, plus I collect the old timers. I like your screen name.
As I reported earlier, I did run a check on him and only found traffic infractions on his record. i detailed them before. I did not see any open criminal cases either, but I only checked Miami-dade and broward.
I also did a check with www.findlaw.com and found that his 2 oz. did put him in the felony category. The selling to an uncover officers does put him in the delivery category.
You have to look at everything all as one picture because any one element alone is not enough. Scales alone is not enough, but a felony amount of pot, with dime bags, WITH scales is a different category than the the legitmat anything else.
After the whole thread, at this point I think this was a stupid young adult who decided to supliment his income via selling pot on the side. When the police burst in, his first thought was not "i am under arrest". His first thought was either "i am being robbed by druggies" or "the competition is here to shut me down".
Nice try, Hillary...
Full Disclosure: Both sides on this particular point are over-reacting.
1. Those who feel the guy got what he deserved, come ON. The cops didn't have to kick the door in at 6:15 AM with a SWAT team, did they? They could've tried a couple of days to get him at work quietly, first.
2. Those who feel he is a martyr to the Gestapo thugs. Remember the cops did have (as far as I can tell) reasonable suspicion that he was BOTH a drug dealer AND armed. If I were a cop, that combo would make me nervous.
The problem is that we have two opposite extremes each using each other for an excuse. If the liberals didn't condone so much drug use, and then make excuses for the drug-related violence, we wouldn't have NEEDED no-knock swat raids.
No cheers, unfortunately.
This is no laughing matter...
By definition, ALL of the people PRETENDING to be conservatives aren't.
But what you mean (I think) is "a lot of the people whose writings seem at first glance to be conservative, aren't."
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