Posted on 01/09/2008 10:56:27 AM PST by GSWarrior
Trying to defend the indefensible. People need to lose their jobs over this. Paramedic, socialist workers and most importantly the Sheriff.
If you come to my house... and PUSH me for no reaspon, I’ll shoot your ass.
“District Attorney Colleen Truden signed an order simply stating her office did not wish to prosecute Shiflett in District Court for the alleged crime at the time.”
Translation: There was no crime.
I think this is the first time the sheriff has defended his actions by says it was announced there was a warrant to enter the house and seize the boy.
I would be interested in the history of the paramedic who caused all of this commotion. Where has he worked before; any firing; etc.
Well, I see one incident, not incidents as the sheriff says, and that incident was dropped because it looks like bona fide self defense.
Not to mention the paramedic apparently trespassed, the injury to the boy was minor, Shifflett was a medic in the military, a doctor’s eval found the boy to be just fine...and on and on.
The sheriff doesn’t have many facts on his side at this point.
If they can push into our homes without due legal process and impose their incorrect conclusions onto our families by kidnapping our children, THEN IT IS OPEN SEASON ON THOSE FOLKS! In most states we have a right to protect our homes and families from these illegal acts.
I hope then not only sue this county but I would like to see the FEDS get into the action for civil rights violations and take the sheriff and medical to criminal court!!!!!
Knock knock police warrant BANG goes the door. It all happens in only a few seconds. They don't want to give those inside the chance to actually open the door and let the police in.
No -- we don't have many facts to work with. To assume that the MSM is giving you all of the facts on this story, or any story like it, is contrary to experience.
There appears to be more to this story -- it's best to avoid hasty conclusions.
I resemble that decision.
So would I. I have had my own experience with over zealous Sherlock wannabee’s.
Almost 20 years ago I had a cute little cottage that I had installed rustic paneling in, and replaced many of the windows with antique stained glass, and installed a wood burning stove on a local river rock hearth. I called the fire department one cold morning because I thought a chimney fire mind be about to happen in my chimney. The firemen came out and climbed and inspected. One of the “firemen”, insisted that the police be called because he felt that the house “just had to have pot and worse” in it and it would be an “easy bust”. Luckily, the other firemen pretty much brushed him off like the pest he was.
A friend of mine lived in an area of Los Angeles that was near a notoriously high-crime sector of that city. To that end, he had reinforced his house and the entries thereof, to the point that his front entry was an armored “airlock” style double door chamber, much like those at a jewelry store. Except his had a 90 degree turn and didn’t allow enough room to swing a ram to open the second door.
About a year after he’d completed his modifications, one of the houses down the block became a meth lab/crack house. All the neighbors complained to the police about it. Eventually the police got around to raiding the place... but guess whose house they came to? Yup, my friend’s, because they couldn’t be bothered to read the house numbers properly.
I’m told the look on the SWAT members’ faces was priceless when they tried to ram the front door down and failed. They also tried to lob teargas in and effect entry through the windows when that failed; it didn’t work well through the polycarbonate sheeting he had instead of glass. He had a camera and intercom system installed, which the police didn’t bother to use. After he finally stopped laughing at their attempts and before they brought up some real equipment, he used his intercom to ask the police what they thought they were doing. They then claimed they had a warrant for this address. “Really? Hold it up to the camera and I’ll let you in if it’s valid.... Um, you might want to check the address on that, and then look at the number on the mailbox and painted on the curb.”
He never let them in, LAPD milled around for a while and then left.
There seems to be more than enough facts to say that the sheriff wasn't justified in using force to enter this person's property and kidnap their child. The injuries were minor, and even if they had been severe this action was way over the top by this sheriff. We don't need the government telling us when to treat our children,especially when they use force.
The stuff of my dreams. Thanks.
The sheriff department’s smear campaign is in full swing.
Yeah .. And it looks like it’s going to be by the “ I’m just doing my job “ playbook . This was a test case but they picked the wrong citizen this time .
I grew up near New Castle. The liberal influence that once was pretty much limited to Aspen seems to be expanding throughout the whole valley. I imagine Glenwood Springs is pretty much run by liberal Democrats.
No problem.
When I purchase a house I like, I’ll be doing the same thing to it. If a man’s home is his castle, there’s no reason why I shouldn’t take prudent steps to keep well-equipped intruders who have no legal right to entry outside. In uniform or not.
It’s not cheap, but you may be able to save on homeowner’s insurance as a result.
Before I moved away, my friend told me that there were apparently several attempts to burgle his house while he was away at work. None of them ever succeeded, and several would-be burglars were caught on tape.
An assessment and treatment which the state couldn't trust the parents to make....
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