Posted on 01/26/2006 2:14:15 PM PST by vrwc0915
"Police had been secretly making bets with Salvatore J. Culosi Jr., 37, since October as part of a gambling investigation, according to court records."
Sounds like entrapment to me.
Killer cops (more often veteran swat members) are on the loose round the nation...I only began paying attention after Waco and Ruby Ridge. (Before that, I was of the mentality cops could do no wrong...) Thanks to Waco and RR I awoke to come out from under the ether. Cops can be killers.
America has gone insane. Here this poor guy was shot dead for something millions of Americans legally do daily.
Um, because the trigger was pulled?
Oh, they went in with guns drawn because his name was Salvatore. No, really! Honest injun!
;-)
Yeah... but entrapment isn't entrpament any more. They exempted themselves. How convenient.
And am I wrong, but how are they placing MULTIPLE bets with someone.
isn't the moment of the deal supposed to be the arrest, otherwise it's a crime?
I mean, cops who go undercover in prostitution don't have sex with anyone and then spring a "GOTCHA!" after 25 tricks.
"Guess we'd better take him down now..."
Nothing but idle fiction, but at this point... would be completely unsurprising.
How about smoking within 10 ft of kids?
This police department is in line to win the 'Janet Reno' award for a totally botched arrest. (A tactical SWAT team to arrest an optometrist on gambling charges? Wonder what they do in that town if you don't curb your dog?)
Notice how Barney's name is not released, but the details of the doctor's "crimes" are.
This was not about the "war on drugs". And while something's obviously very wrong when a police officer who doesn't intend to even fire his gun ends up fatally shooting someone, I think it's safe to say that the victim was no angel, and there was good reason to have guns drawn when preparing to arrest him. Guys who are raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars from running illegal gambling operations usually do travel armed.
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Sounds like Keystone Cops and Dumb Criminals to me.
What brand and model of gun discharges "accidently" without you pulling the trigger. (I will make sure not to buy one)
What exacty is the difference betweeen me pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger intentionally and me point a gun at someone and pulling the trigger accidently?
Heheheh. Dat was funny.
A cop shoots the guy and it's a " accident " and " dey don't know nutten."
Perhaps the cop's on a rival bookie's payroll?
I should write for television.
Next week on " The Shield ".
The police have become the "standing army" that the Founders warned us about.
and the award for Ironic Name of the Month goes to...
There's no difference in reality, between you pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger and a cop doing it.
You'd be facing manslaughter charges in these circumstances.
The cop will skate like they always do.
They seemed to have forgotten this isn't some black suspect they can shoot in the back and plant a gun (or sprinkle some crack on.)
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