> Is someone missing you on DU?
Now there’s a silly question. I won’t dignify it with a response.
> You universally dislike all police and police departments?
No, but I do dislike police departments that harass people with their helicopters at low altitude. And I’d dislike them whether they were buzzing your neighborhood or mine or the Gypsies’. That is an unacceptable intrusion into Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness — you know, those “things” that you Americans hold so dear.
(Or maybe you don’t... No Conservative would tolerate police harassment by helicopter, nor tolerate it when it happens to others either. So how many times did you vote last November? Did the nice ACORN people “help” you mark your ballots?)
And I am not a fan of arbitrary police surveillance: I like to think they need a jolly good reason to start taking broadcast-quality photos of neighborhoods at low altitude. I believe people have a fundamental right to privacy. Do you?
> Are you then a fan of the poor oppressed Somali pirates?
What do Somali Pirates have to do with this issue?
> How about the Heinekin and bluejean Walmart raider guy from the Katrina aftermath?
What does Katrina have to do with this issue?
> I won’t dignify it with a response.
And yet you did...
> I do dislike police departments that harass people with their helicopters
And yet there is nothing in this story about people being harassed with the helicopter. I would assume that when they say “spying” on the Gypsie camp it would mean some level of distance to provide stealth. Which means minimal disruption. These guys are freaking criminals who smashed public property. I hope next time it’s your backyard or your pocketbook that but God forbid NOT your family that these murderous thugs threaten.
I bet you are the first guy on the phone to the police when there’s a bump in the night. SOT
> What do Somali Pirates have to do with this issue?
By your failure to answer and silly return question it is obvious that you think they are just ‘sticking it to the man’. You think they are poor oppressed people just trying to get back their share of the world. Liberal Sot.
> What does Katrina have to do with this issue?
Again, your dodge of the question and underlying issue is an obvious attempt to hide your general fondness of lawness and lawbreakers. There is nothing conservative about hating the law or law enforcement. You are a liberal SOT.
Is this a jolly good enough reason? Or is theft no big deal to you?
From the article: "The incident happened at 10pm yesterday after weeks of aerial surveillance on the travellers’ site, where detectives believe stolen goods have been hidden."