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To: Oldpuppymax
“Well isn’t that NICE!! The guy was arrested, handcuffed, kept for hours—undoubtedly against his will—his property was CONFISCATED, ALL WITHOUT CHARGE!!!! So now it seems perfectly acceptable that Big Brother can do all of this because he doesn’t like how you look, speak, act...doesn’t like the fact you purchased guns!!! But HEY, it’s really alright. After all, they turned the guy loose and gave his guns back a couple of weeks later!”

A lot of red flags went up with this incident, and a lot of people have been watching closely. I agree that we must watch this type of thing with an eagle eye and make sure that the authorities do the right thing.

That said, no one is perfect, and the only people who never make mistakes are those who don't do anything. In a nation of 300+ million people, there are bound to be situations where missteps are made by the authorities. It is our job to keep them accountable for their actions.

In this case we are lucky that no one was hurt, the property was returned reasonably quickly (many, many times the authorities fight that tooth and nail!) and there is significant public outrage and oversight. That is as it should be.

23 posted on 03/28/2010 12:29:15 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain
So as long as no one gets hurt and all property is returned then it is just fine that the brown shirted thugs with badges can stomp all over our constitutional rights...

Ya, I get it now!!!!! Does this line of thought make any sence to anyone else??? I hope he ends up owning that LE agency!!!!! At the very least he needs to get the ACLU involved and let them play their games.

31 posted on 03/28/2010 12:40:57 PM PDT by oldenuff2no (Freedom is worth fighting for even though some never will.)
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To: marktwain
In a nation of 300+ million people, there are bound to be situations where missteps are made by the authorities. It is our job to keep them accountable for their actions.

Ruby Ridge, Waco. Seems to me that the time to hold them accountable is right now. Before LEO commits another democide in the name of preventive public safety.

This action was unacceptable and they need to held accountable for it. They aren't supposed to rachet up the confrontation just so they can play SWAT.

78 posted on 03/29/2010 8:03:29 AM PDT by Valpal1 ("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.")
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