Or, as Judge Parker said, people are less inclined to take matters into their own hands when they can trust the law.
Posted on 02/19/2010 11:20:31 AM PST by Species8472
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the actions of a pair of vigilantes alleged to have made forcible citizens arrests of two young fugitives accused in a series of burglaries in the Anchor Point area over the past two months.
The fugitives, a boyfriend and girlfriend duo, were served up for troopers, who found them bound with zip ties and disarmed of the weapons they were believed to have stolen during at least nine burglaries perpetrated since December.
Items stolen from the cabin of Mark Cocke, who would later be involved in the citizen's arrest on Monday, included a Ruger .44 Magnum pistol and about $20,000 in jewelry, according to an affidavit filed in court by trooper Sgt. Ted Nordgaarden.
Troopers were on the case. Court documents show they followed the suspects' movements in the area using footprints in the snow and tried tracking them down on snowmachine and by helicopter as the fugitives hid in the woods.
But as the break-ins continued and arrests didn't come, people were getting angry and decided to get involved themselves. They held a meeting last week and discussed forming a posse to hunt down the fugitives.
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Except for the community heroes in this case that are now being investigated by the State Troopers
Most likely just extremist left slant reporting. The model citizens will be fine, in Jesus’ name.
Anchor Point is so small they would have to widen the street to put a white line down the middle of it..
No wonder Sarah didn’t trust these bastards(Alaska “State Patrol”).
What more do you expect from the Anchorage Daily (McClatchy) News!
“Alaska State Troopers are investigating the actions of a pair of vigilantes alleged to have made forcible citizens arrests of two young fugitives accused in a series of burglaries in the Anchor Point area over the past two months.”
What is wrong with cops these days? Pissed that private citizens did what they could not do?
they must be investigating the best way to say “Thankyou”
(sarc)
The troopers used their best toys (smowmachines and helicopter) and couldn’t find them. The citizens just walked down to the beach and surprised them at a campsite.
As John Adams once famously wrote, “We have no government armed in power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.”
As “morality and religion” are relegated to the back of the bus, government will become less and less able to contend with destructive “human passions.” People will need to protect themselves. Call it “vigilantism” if you want.
Or, as Judge Parker said, people are less inclined to take matters into their own hands when they can trust the law.
Hey hosepipe, if Anchor Point is so small, wouldn’t these perps get run out of town by the locals?
Things ok for ya in Alaska?
Am gonna drive up the east coast next year and cross the trans Canadian Highway and come to Alaska.
This year, Route 66.
Except for the community heroes in this case that are now being investigated by the State Troopers
Time to cut the state cops' budget by about 25%. After five or six such examples, the message will eventually get through to them.
If you make the job look too easy, everybody’s gonna want to do it.
as the break-ins continued and arrests didn't come, people were getting angry and decided to get involved themselvesThanks Species8472.
I obviously live in the wrong state.
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