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Slaton police arrest woman after request to see warrant
myfoxlubbock.com ^ | 12 June, 2013 | Bailey Miller

Posted on 06/18/2013 4:12:04 AM PDT by marktwain

Slaton police came to this woman's house, who wishes to remain anonymous, to arrest her son. But by asking one simple question, she found herself behind bars instead.

"I told him, 'I will release my son to you upon viewing those orders.' Those were exactly my words," The complainant said. "He said, 'This is how you want to play?' He took two steps back, turned around to the officer and said, 'Take her.' They turned me around, handcuffed me, and took me in."

The complainant said she was aware police would be coming to apprehend her 11-year-old son based on a criminal complaint, and that she just wanted to see the warrant. As it turns out, that warrant didn't exist. She spent the night in jail while her son was left at home.

"He told me it was their duty to come pick up my son," She said. "Yet, I had someone stay the night at my house. They never came back that evening, they never came to pick up my son, or do what they told me they were there to do in the beginning."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; constitution; tx; warrant
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To: sport

Welcome to ObaMao’s America: Where every citizen is treated as a terrorist and every terrorist or illegal alien is treated as a citizen.


41 posted on 06/18/2013 5:14:49 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: coloradan

Yes, it is best that you stay in Colorado. Texas is just full of problems like this story and anyone from Colorado, California, New York and Minnesota would NOT be happy here! That is if you like where you live now. ;)


42 posted on 06/18/2013 5:15:45 AM PDT by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: DJ Taylor
No, this is just a simple matter of economics; you get what you pay for.

Oh, you mean like paying Airport Security 3x more and making them Federal Employees all made us safer?

Or, perhaps you mean paying teachers more, and removing any qualifying standards while watching our student's achievement scores plummet?

But, hey ... it's GOTTA work this time. Sure, let's pay unskilled, uneducated policemen more money ... and just magically their quality of performance will skyrocket.

Ever hear of "Magical Thinking"? It would be a whole lot cheaper to buy them some mystical tattoos.

43 posted on 06/18/2013 5:16:15 AM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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To: Vigilanteman

Amen to that!


44 posted on 06/18/2013 5:22:22 AM PDT by sport
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To: marktwain

This isn’t about “sorry”!

This is about teaching the Gestapo there are still CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHTS!

This is about some arrogant cop having his feelings hurt at having his authority questioned.

What the hell did an 11 yr old do to pose such an imminent threat?


45 posted on 06/18/2013 5:26:32 AM PDT by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
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To: marktwain

These cops are trained to handle tough guys. My ex brother in law was one of these... So they go around feeling like they’re Chuck Norris, but writing tickets doesn’t satisfy the ego.

So they can’t help but pull out the muscle at times, even if it is on women or children or in situations where it’s completely uncalled for.

They’re like dogs bred for the fight game.


46 posted on 06/18/2013 5:27:11 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: G Larry

If this crap is to be righted, the individual cop needs to feel the brunt of the consequences of his behavior.

The individuals involved need to be civilly liable for their malfeasance, not the city that they work for.

To this end, each agent of the government should be required to purchase insurance (sound familiar?) based on their individual actuarial risk. Someone that does something like this could be sued, the insurance pay off the plaintiff, and the cop’s premiums for his insurance quickly becomes so expensive that he cannot continue in this occupation.


47 posted on 06/18/2013 5:29:26 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: marktwain

“They should make an apology as soon as possible, and settle as soon as possible to minimize the damage.”

Part of the settlement must include the criminal prosecution and permanent incarceration of the “officers” involved.


48 posted on 06/18/2013 5:33:25 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: G Larry

Great points!

It’s funny: we’re not allowed to spank our kids anymore but it’s alright for the police to come into our houses after them to ‘correct’ them...

Boy, did WE screw up as a society!


49 posted on 06/18/2013 5:34:55 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: marktwain

“McDonald said the Slaton Police Department will issue an apology as long as the mother agrees not to file a lawsuit.”

Let’s see... apology or $5 million lawsuit... hmm... thinking... thinking...


50 posted on 06/18/2013 5:40:14 AM PDT by moovova
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To: DJ Taylor
No, this is just a simple matter of economics; you get what you pay for. A city that pays its police officers a decent salary can demand a higher quality of police officer and can place higher standards of qualification on applicants seeking employment as police officers. Of course this requires higher taxes and most cities hesitate to raise taxes sufficiently to cover the cost of a quality police force. As a result of this, a city will wind up with low quality police officers, and in many cases these police officers are nothing but thugs with badges.

I disagree. It is not a matter of economics. It is a matter of hiring honorable men, who know their role and the guidelines under which they must operate.
Honor is a very old fashioned, and now foreign, concept. As long as police (federal down to local) hire Rambo wanabees instead of honorable men, things will continue to decline.
51 posted on 06/18/2013 5:41:32 AM PDT by TxAg1981
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To: marktwain

I love how even in the face of police abuses many on FR think the police will be on our side vs the government. Police are nothing more then government union thugs.


52 posted on 06/18/2013 5:43:22 AM PDT by stockpirate (F. Douglass, "A man's rights rest in three boxes: ballot box, jury box, and ammo box)
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To: marktwain
"He said, 'This is how you want to play?' He took two steps back, turned around to the officer and said, 'Take her.'

The time will come...and very soon...when those actions are punctuated by gunfire and there will be two dead cops on the front stoop.

People will soon stop putting up with home invasions like this when the police start acting like common garden variety home invaders.

53 posted on 06/18/2013 5:45:35 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Tactical Awareness. Use your brain. Then bring the pain.)
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To: outinyellowdogcountry

Bump.

Slayton is a small town. My bet is the policeman is/will be terminated. And he must have been an idiot to start with.

Local law enforcement in rural Texas is NOT like this. Most of the local LEO’s are friends of the citizens. Most do an excellent job of handling without incident minor and major problems.


54 posted on 06/18/2013 5:48:11 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: HogsBreath
What are the chances that a woman that produces an 11 year old that is already an accused criminal,

What if the complaint was from a neighbor..."He stuck out his finger at my son and said, 'bang, bang'."
Yeah, a real potential desperado there. As you said, every story has two sides so let's hear all of it.

55 posted on 06/18/2013 5:49:18 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Tactical Awareness. Use your brain. Then bring the pain.)
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To: TurboZamboni; All
what did the kid do? wear an NRA shirt?

From what I have read, the 11 year old is accused of raping a 5 year old.

56 posted on 06/18/2013 5:51:35 AM PDT by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: sport
Who does this woman think she is? An American citizen?

Yes, that term is so passé. And even if there was such a thing, our Overlords will tell us who is and who isn't.

57 posted on 06/18/2013 5:52:39 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Tactical Awareness. Use your brain. Then bring the pain.)
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To: The Working Man; All
I sorry people, Yes mistakes do happen. But I don’t think these are mistakes any more. It’s deliberate and designed to make us fear the Police.

With 750,000 sworn officers out there, mistakes are bound to occur. The most egregious now get the most attention, which they should. That is how we correct the situation and educate the public.

I think this is being exposed more, where before the story would be spiked by the MSM, unless it advanced the "progressive" agenda.

For far too long, the "progressives" have fostered an us vs. them attitude among the police.

58 posted on 06/18/2013 6:01:55 AM PDT by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: marktwain

they didn’t have a warrant to take her kid

hmmm, sounds like she may have prevented a child abduction.
outside authorities ought to look into these cops, and start looking into cold case files


59 posted on 06/18/2013 6:06:07 AM PDT by fnord (My life is like the movie Willard, except with hummingbirds)
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To: Timber Rattler
McDonald said the Slaton Police Department will issue an apology as long as the mother agrees not to file a lawsuit.

Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.

If an apology is warranted, issue it. Discipline the people that are responsible for this. Compensate the woman for her expenses. Drop the charges and expunge her record. Document your changes in policy to make sure this doesn't happen again.

If you do all this, then maybe she won't sue you. But, that's her decision to make, not yours.

60 posted on 06/18/2013 6:14:50 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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