do they fry ‘em in Nevada?
If not, we’d be happy host the trial in Texas...
This one doesn’t smell right.
The same government that busts into your house for....(fill in blanks) is having some quack school nurse shoving Prozac, Ritalin, lithium down your kids throat.
Thankfully, the legislature, with their friends in the courts have decided that taking half your earnings, taxing your property every year that you bought with post tax earnings and more or less making American kids debt serfs for generations to come, is in illustrious and benevolent control.
Anyways, is it me or is the WOD perfect training for a surveillance state against political and popular opponents?
A few things stuck out in the article (with comments):
“A small amount of cocaine.” (Purchased by detectives. How did they hook up with him?)
“Metal security door.” (Just on that house or high crime neighborhood?)
“...her client called 911 twice during the incident, once to report that her house was being broken into and then after Dozier shot at police, to alert police that they were coming out peacefully.”
“All three were hit in the thigh.” (Shooting through damaged door? This is odd.)
“(SWAT) Because of the histories of Dozier and a man associated with him,” (Not elaborated)
“police found a small amount of marijuana in the house and some drug paraphernalia, but no cocaine.”
“...disputes police’s claim that marijuana was found in the house, saying, “No charges of marijuana possession were brought against her or him.”
There is going to be more in this case. This is just too weird.
Reading the article, I begin to suspect a legitimate case of home defense against unknown invaders except the part about possessing a gun after a prior conviction and there seems to be no “cause” even for that charge which the article doesn’t say was made.
For that matter, wouldn't the chance of violence have been reduced -- in a home where police should have known young children were present -- if someone had simply telephoned the home, explaining police were approaching the door with a warrant ... preferably during daylight hours?--- http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/37058594.htmlSome will say such a procedure would be naive -- drug dealers could use the time to flush their product down the toilet.
But no cocaine was found -- and a dealer who can eliminate all his product in one toilet flush isn't really very big-time, is he?
Not to mention, if they're all that worried about a "flush", shut off the water, to the whole street if necessary. Then make that phone call. Then call from the outside for the suspect to come out with his hands up.
I'd give up my water for a couple of hours to prevent a police home invasion of possibly the wrong house.
They should have arrested him when he sold them cocaine the first time.
But that makes too much sense.