Posted on 05/11/2011 4:48:15 PM PDT by WaterBoard
Missed the link.
Thanks
How much in annual federal assistance does a police dept receive in a city of, say, 500,000?
What percentage of that is related to the War on Drugs?
Yup. I look at cops now no different than I do jerks at the DMV harassing me.
Testilie. Most of these warrants are pure bogus nonsense. Cops deserve the disdain they now get from the public. Where I live they treat the public like crap, issue expensive tickets like nothing, are rude etc.
Screw em.
No, but until a bunch of these jackboots get put in their place, whether it’s via a jury, civil suit, or otherwise, nothing will change.
No, but until a bunch of these jackboots get put in their place, whether it’s via a jury, civil suit, or otherwise, nothing will change.
Agreed. Moral of the story. DON'T HESITATE TO FIRE or don't arm yourself at all.
I thank this man for his military service. I deplore law enforcement’s misstatement of the facts. That said, I would need more information to draw a conclusion. If, in fact, the police announced themselves, he simply didn’t hear and the police then confronted an armed man, the situation is a tough one. Law enforcement is taught to shoot to kill under such circumstances.
The fact that law enforcement’s statement of the facts changed is troublesome. However, fog of war/confrontation can sometimes muddle the information.
I’ll watch for more facts.
Armed home invasions SHOULD be met with lethal force.
Well, I was 'taught' to kill in self-defense any armed intruders who bust into my home. I was also 'taught' to acquit homeowners who kill such intruders.
Bingo.
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling. “ (Psalm 68:5)
May the widow and her children turn to God during their time of grief and afterward.
They don’t use SWAT that way because criminals like that fight back. The Police are only interested in shooting surprised citizens who will most likely not shoot back. Once day that will change.
Don't be an ass. If you can't tell the difference between a “cop” and a paramilitary assault team your input here is nothing but an annoyance.
And make sure you hold your position at a choke point.
If that’s what you think then turn around and walk right back out.
“So where do stand on fedgov imposing a nationwide prohibition on drugs via the Wickard Commerce Clause? “
I am no constitutional scholar. I understand the Commerce Clause is abused.
I could support states enacting drug laws on a state by state basis. But since they don’t/can’t at the point, I prefer to see drug abuse laws enforced rather than not enforced.
Not to the point of warrantless home invasions, however. I can’t think of a reason I’d support warrantless home invasions, except for the real expectation of a life threatening crime being underway (a woman screaming help, murder out of her window before being dragged back inside or some such situation).
Now they deploy in armored vehicles, a stick of armed stormtroopers burst through the door in a mad rush, nearly simultaneous with the announcement and the flash-bang detonation(s), screaming at the top of their lungs for everything with a heartbeat to “get on the floor”!
It's wrong, wrong and triple wrong! This incident makes me sick to my stomach! The fact that it could have been done peacefully, without bloodshed, by a simple knock at the door... All to avoid destruction of evidence (so what) and give some training to a bunch of wannabe hotshots!
I hope they don't come to my door with that attitude. People other than myself will get hurt.
If you don't know the gist of the Commerce Clause and Tenth Amendment, it's because you choose not to inform yourself. There's simply no excuse for such ignorance on a forum like FR. It's an outright display of contempt for the Constitution.
I understand the Commerce Clause is abused.
Thank goodness for that or you couldn't have your Drug War, right Mr. Wickard?
I could support states enacting drug laws on a state by state basis. But since they don't/can't at the point, I prefer to see drug abuse laws enforced rather than not enforced.
It seems you support the Fourth Amendment, but you're more than willing to trample the Tenth Amendment and the original Commerce Clause.
Out of curiosity, which of the other sections of the Constitution do you support, and which are you willing to trample?
That description fits most local cops ,watching to much T V and movies ,shoot'm up
How many of the 71 shots hit the victim ?
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