Posted on 06/08/2011 4:35:31 PM PDT by grundle
A father was dragged from his home and handcuffed in front of his children by a SWAT team looking for his estranged wife - to collect her unpaid student loans.
A stunned Kenneth Wright had his front door kicked in by the raiding party at 6 am yesterday before being dragged onto his front porch, handcuffed and led to a police car with his three children.
He says he was then detained for six hours while officers looked for his wife - who no longer lives at the house.
Mr Wright was later told by Stockton police that the order to send in the SWAT team came from The U.S. Department of Education who were looking for his estranged wife to collect defaulted loan payments.
Speaking to ABC News 10, a visibly shaken Mr Wright described what happened when he was woken by a banging on his front door.
He said: 'I look out of my window and I see 15 police officers.
Dressed in his boxer shorts, Mr Wright says he rushed downstairs and was about to open the door when it was kicked open.
An officer then grabbed him by the neck before dragging him out onto the front lawn.
His 3, 7, and 11-year-old children were also removed by officers and put in a waiting police car.
'He had his knee on my back and I had no idea why they were there,' Mr Wright said.
'They put me in handcuffs in that hot patrol car for six hours, traumatising my kids.'
Mr Wrights three children, who were also led to the car with him
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Wow, we gotta re-elect these NEA storm troopers. /sarc
Here’s the solicitation for the Dept. of Education new shotguns from 2010. Note - new guns to be compatible with existing inventory.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14” - PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT - XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID - 14” LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.
The required date of delivery is March 22, 2010.
You’re right! If somebody is breaking in your door, shoot first and ask questions later.
That’s why (if I still had that gun that fell overboard) I would still be sleeping with it in easy reach.
That’s my problem with this. At some point, the is a cop no longer just doing their job. They are actively siding with evil. And if the warrant was for the wife, why was the guy arrested?
"Why should I exchange one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants, one mile away?"
Benjamin Martin
The Patriot
I wonder if he'll try to blame it on Reichsführer-DoE Arne Duncan.
this is an outrage....however, I wonder what the real reason was......probably some other investigation going on and since the gummit has all kinds of ways to arrest anyone at any time for the flimsiest of reasons....
this is an outrage....however, I wonder what the real reason was......probably some other investigation going on and since the gummit has all kinds of ways to arrest anyone at any time for the flimsiest of reasons....
The useful idiot Obama voters were promised "help" from the socialists, and this is it.
Stockton will be the second CA city to go bankrupt behind Vallejo, and this is the "respect" the citizens there should expect from their beloved Marxists, 'cause it's what they'll get as they're bled dry.
The Dept of Ed issued a statement today that this was not about defaulted student loans. It was a criminal investigation. They won’t say what about, but it likely had to do with fraud or embezzlement.
That’s not to say that this guy shouldn’t be pissed, or that it wasn’t a complete overreaction. But it’s not about unpaid student loans, apparently.
“Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against... We’re after power and we mean it... There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr. Reardon, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be much easier to deal with.”
(’Atlas Shrugged’ 1957)
The point of the Department of Education is indoctrination of the citizenry.
The point of SWAT teams in “Police State USA” is the fearful compliance of law-abiding citizens with complete state rule.
Why would anyone be surprised that a federal department, even the Department of Education, has SWAT teams kicking in doors at 6am? WAKE UP! The path of this government is inexorable and undeniable — total power, total control.
EVERY SINGLE LAW, RULE, REGULATION OF EVERY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, AGENCY IS ULTIMATELY ENFORCED AT GUNPOINT.
Why did it fall overboard?
Wasn’t 2002 when the DOE was doubled in size too?
“Why did it fall overboard?”
I know you were asking Basil, but allow me to butt in:
Strangely, this has happened to many of us who had guns. Some of us lost our entire collections in boating accidents.
Quite often a boat will capsize while all the guns are on board and you know how it is when heavy steel objects fall in the water...straight down they go.
NOT uncommon at all.
But you shouldn’t ask questions about it.
This is unbelievable. We are now living in a police state. If they breakdown my door, knowing that I am not a criminal, I am a dead man. My firearm is on my side and will be used. I am pi$$ed.
Get a load of this s**t.
Gosh. This is kinda tough. I feel the team was acting out. But,,, the orders came from higher up. From a guy like Dupnik. What are they supposed to do? Find out just who authorized this cr@p, and string ‘em up!
Enjoy.
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