Posted on 04/05/2006 12:57:02 PM PDT by JTN
kill the dog is standard policy on any LEO raid. a dog is considered the first line of defense of any home. the dog is silenced before anything else happens in a raid. agents are not worried about being attacked by the dog, they are worried that the dog may alert the owner.
i didn't see it mentioned yet, but randy weaver's dog was shot first at ruby ridge also.
How did you know my name was Sparky? I live in Florida, grew up in Missouri (return regularly), and drive through Georgia on a regular basis. I've never had money taken from me by the police. Nor have I been detained for a search.
I do however have to chase crack heads off of my investment properties though, and never work on one anymore without being armed.
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Did you have large sums of cash on you? Stuff a few thousand in your pocket, get pulled over for speeding and see how that works out. Over half the time...you will have to petition the courts to have your money returned. I know 3 insurance adjusters that have had to do this within the last 5 years in MS alone.
Change "gunfight" to "gunfire" since it was rather one-sided.
animals don't have a voice. We are their voice and the only one they have to protect them. If we won't, then who will?
I love my dogs more than most people. They'll always be true, they'll never lie, they are always there when you are down, they'll never yell at you and no matter how much you yell at them, not matter what you do to them, they will unconditionally love you. and when they die, a piece of you dies with them.
I'm a firm believer that you can judge the character of a person by the way he treats his dog. I don't have much respect for people who have no respect for an innocent life that appears to be less worthy than their own. Because it wanders around on 4 feet doesn't make it any less God's creature.
I don't know for sure, but I'd bet they are, for exactly the reasons you mentioned.
Why are they emptying their pockets without a search warrant? Likely something here I'd completely agree with you about.
My point is that I don't connect the dots on bad cops = legalize drugs, which is what seemed to be getting advocated. Completely separate issues. If drugs are legalized, the bad cop issue still isn't addressed.
Your #46 is one of the best FR posts I've read in a long time. What you wrote was what I was trying to convey in post 17.
Gotta go coach soccer. I'll check in later.
Damn well said.
You put a different bend on it, but I think you, like me, see this whole article as a red herring.
Why are they emptying their pockets without a search warrant? Likely something here I'd completely agree with you about.
My point is that I don't connect the dots on bad cops = legalize drugs, which is what seemed to be getting advocated. Completely separate issues. If drugs are legalized, the bad cop issue still isn't addressed.
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Oh, I don't condone legalizing drugs in any way shape or form. My problem is the way they are allowed to sieze property and the citized has to "prove" it is gotten by legal means later in court. Large sums of cash carried by people...to authorities that means only drug money.
As for illegal search, when pulled over in certain areas, all they need is probable cause and they can rip your vehicle apart if they choose. Large sums of cash to them is probable cause. They just ask about drugs, weapons, large sums of cash, etc.
I agree with you. My dog Max is my best friend. More than once he has placed himself between me and danger. This single German Sheppard has ten times the courage of the SWAT team cowering behind the building at Columbine.
And, even worse, a large percentage of the inmates of any county jail is persons who have not been convicted of any crime at all, felony or misdemeanor. They have been arrested and held because they couldn't made bail. A significant number are never charged with a crime or are found not guilt or otherwise have their case dismissed. So, they walk out without a criminal record having suffered from the inhumane conduct of the Sheriff and his band of thugs. The serious felons and really bad guys go to state prison, so he's portraying a tough guy, wild west sheriff with inmates who've committed minor offenses or none at all.
It's not the baloney sandwiches or even the pink jail uniform. This cretin's pride in feeding the inmates on 40 cents a day and confining them to pup tents in the 120 degree heat during the day and 50 degree desert night is simply obscene.
The old rubric that crime has gone down in Maracopa County is an illogical deflection from the real question of humane treatment. His posturing is a disgrace and his seeming willingness to burn homes, shoot pets and children exemplifies his reign of criminality and terror masquerading as law enforcement.
Gotta go coach soccer. I'll check in later.
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That in of itself makes you a good man in my book. I know the owrk that goes into it. What age? I've coached now for 10 years and this is my LAST year for my girls. Gatta love 17 year old girls worried more about how they look than how they play. ROFL I just have 2 rules...no bleeding and no crying.
I don't like to see puppies hurt, either. But my anger is correctly directed. JBTs treat people like 'animals', and personification of animals can also devalue humans. Therefore, my anger goes in both directions (though not in equal portions).
They're our jack-booted thugs now.
Have you ever seen certain parts of Phoenix?
Gang-ridden and crime-ridden. The criminals are usually armed better than the police on duty.
There are certainly times and places an APC could come in handy. I have no problem with them having one.
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