Posted on 01/08/2008 5:11:23 PM PST by LibWhacker
World Net Daily reports:
Nearly a dozen members of a police SWAT team in western Colorado punched a hole in the front door and invaded a family's home with guns drawn, demanding that an 11-year-old boy who had had an accidental fall accompany them to the hospital, on the order of Garfield County Magistrate Lain Leoniak.
The boy's parents and siblings were thrown to the floor at gunpoint and the parents were handcuffed in the weekend assault, and the boy's father told WND it was all because a paramedic was upset the family preferred to care for their son themselves.
The boy had apparently fallen and bumped his head. His father, who says he was a medic in Vietnam, says he examined the boy, determined he was fine, and saw no need to take him to the hospital. A paramedic called by neighbors forced his way into the home, then called police when the father refused to let the son go to thie hospital.
The police then sent social workers, who according to the Associated Press reported "a huge hematoma and a sluggish pupil." That night, they sent in the SWAT team.
As it turns out, the kid was fine. After the raid, a doctor examined him, and told him to drink some fluids and take a Tylenol.
I'm even more troubled by the explanation for the aggressive tactics: The sheriff said the decision to use SWAT team force was justified because the father was a "self-proclaimed constitutionalist" and had made threats and "comments" over the years.
However, the sheriff declined to provide a single instance of the father's illegal behavior. "I can't tell you specifically," he said.
"He was refusing to provide medical care," the sheriff said.
However, the sheriff said if his own children were involved in an at-home accident, he would want to be the one to make decisions on their healthcare, as did Shiflett.
"I guess if that was one of my children, I would make that decision," the sheriff said.
But he said Shiflett was "rude and confrontational" when the paramedics arrived and entered his home without his permission.
Shiflett also home schools his kids. By the sheriff's own admission, then, the show of force was more about Shiflet's political beliefs and desire to be left alone than any real child neglect. "Constitutionalists," beware.
Sounds consistent with what I’ve read.
Oh, I don’t think the father is a jerk. Of course, I can imagine he’s probably a bit anti-social, but there is no law against being ornery.
http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles.html
If anyone has not been to this website, read these articles - especially ones under Global Management System, Mental Health, Education, Losing our Freedom
Ping - you probably already saw this, but wow...
What is the captain for? In your view the LEOs ought to act like robots, from top to bottom, and simply act like a sub-routine in a computer program. Does that include the sherrif who asked for a warrant on the basis of what some paramedic told him? Include the judge in that too.
Take a look at the flyer below and read closely what the FBI, pre-9/11, considered red flags for "domestic terrorists."
KeepAndBearArms.com -- The Phoenix Federal Bureau of Investigation created a flyer some time back during Clinton's Presidency, asking the recipients to help them fight domestic terrorism.
WOW
So the oath I swore
"to protect this nation(constitution) against all enemies both foreign and domestic"
puts me on the FBI hit list as a Right Wing Extremist !I'll bet many of us swore that oath.
I'll bet that there are many Illegal Aliens in Garfield county
who service Pitkin County (Aspen)
no he wouldn’t. He would be charged with murder. They had a warrant, which is a liscnce to spit on your rights. However, if one of the cops had shot any of the family they would face harsh discipline, like a 2 week suspension with pay. Doubt me? Try googling “cato raidmap”
I haven't officially done so but that's where I stand.
Alot of people at Nuremburg used that defence too. Someday we will hold law enforcement accountable for their actions.
On another thread on this story, Garfield County (Colorado) Sheriff defends decision, someone described Garfield co as more liberal than I had thought.
I’m sure it has gone the other way in other cases.
I will check out the site you mentioned.
I’ve heard about this FBI pamphlet but this is the first time I have actually seen it. It is an outrage, pure and simple and those responsible for its issuance should have been fired.
Do you know whether or not this abomination has been withdrawn or not?
And some wonder why distrust of the federal government is at an all time high.
Very informative link!
According to eye-witness testimony, we have some official liars, who besides being officials of law who are both lawless and without judgment.
Then they lie about this citizen’s behavior to cover their own folly!
Oh, they'll be here soon enough.
It used to be that you could find this on patriot and gun enthusiast sites and indeed you can see that I linked to keepandbeararms.com. But when I Googled it today I found it being used on numerous troofer and liberal Christian nutcake sites as evidence of GWBs evil plans.
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