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AZ:Pima Co. agrees to settle over botched SWAT raid
kpho.com ^ | 4 September, 2013 | Morgan Loew

Posted on 09/15/2013 3:19:02 PM PDT by marktwain

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I remember this raid. There was a lot of discussion on freerepublic about it.
1 posted on 09/15/2013 3:19:02 PM PDT by marktwain
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Was this guy the midnight-shift copper miner?


2 posted on 09/15/2013 3:20:57 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: marktwain

yes and they still gunned down’an innocent person in a home invasion by badged thug. no one gets fired, no one loses their pensions, no one goes’to jail.

get recording stuff on you and hidden in the house where they can’t find it/get to it.


3 posted on 09/15/2013 3:22:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DuncanWaring

Yes. That is the incident.


4 posted on 09/15/2013 3:23:09 PM PDT by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: DuncanWaring

He worked at a mine, yes. A needless killing by law enforcement who decided to use SWAT for the purpose of executing a search warrant at his home to procure evidence of a crime. The victim had the audacity to arm himself after being rudely awakened by the mob surrounding his home and forcing their way into it.


5 posted on 09/15/2013 3:25:06 PM PDT by chulaivn66 (Semper Fidelis)
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To: marktwain

A few dozen more successful lawsuits and maybe cops will think twice about using SWAT where the threat is minimal. SWAT teams have a great way of increasing the threat to everyone involved in my opinion.


6 posted on 09/15/2013 3:31:27 PM PDT by B4Ranch (AGENDA: Grinding America Down ----- <<http://vimeo.com/63749370)
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To: chulaivn66

The name of the man killed was Jose Guerena. The incident prompted my rage to the degree I made my first and only post to this site.

Of course the resultant citizen outcry generated the prompt removal of the elected Sheriff of Pima County, one Clarence Dupnick, and the firing of the officers involved who were “only following orders”. /s

Happy motoring!


7 posted on 09/15/2013 3:33:55 PM PDT by chulaivn66 (Semper Fidelis)
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The citizens canned Dipstick? That’s good news!


8 posted on 09/15/2013 3:38:31 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: donna; Lazamataz; marktwain

Pssst...Hey Donna...wanna come piss on this marine’s grave some more? Or do you want to do the morally right and intellectually honest thing and admit your grave pissing was wrong?


9 posted on 09/15/2013 3:40:55 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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I am so glad to hear that Sheriff Dipstick was removed from office. Thanks for the update.


10 posted on 09/15/2013 3:43:23 PM PDT by Valpal1 (If the police can t solve a problem with brute force, they ll find a way to fix it with brute force)
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To: B4Ranch

Why would they care? The lawsuits do not affect them, just the taxpayers.


11 posted on 09/15/2013 3:44:53 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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Since the insurance company and the local taxes pay for the lawsuits the cops will just keep doing this.

Until the cops who plan and participate in these raids are taken to task, arrested, charged, imprisoned, and sued personally for everything they are worth it’s going to keep happening.


12 posted on 09/15/2013 3:45:29 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: Valpal1; Navy Patriot

I think you both missed the /s tag. The democr@p sherrif still has his job. See http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Dupnik


13 posted on 09/15/2013 3:48:37 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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Did miss the sarc tag.


14 posted on 09/15/2013 3:51:34 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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A few dozen more successful lawsuits and maybe cops will think twice about using SWAT where the threat is minimal.

Not until they're held personally liable. Paying settlements with taxpayers' money doesn't harm them a bit.

15 posted on 09/15/2013 3:54:30 PM PDT by BfloGuy (People who know what theyÂ’re talking about donÂ’t need PowerPoint.)
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The shooting started when a deputy tripped, and had an accidental discharge as they were about to enter. The keystone cops responded to that by shooting up the building, and then waited for the serviceman to bleed out.

They deliberately let him die. What did they care? Their families are safe, or so they think.

I think that the names and addresses of the officers involved should be made public, “as a lesson to others.”


16 posted on 09/15/2013 3:55:34 PM PDT by donmeaker (I)
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To: B4Ranch

“A few dozen more successful lawsuits and maybe cops will think twice....”

I don’t mean to be contentious, but I’m afraid it’ll take more than that.


17 posted on 09/15/2013 3:58:14 PM PDT by jocon307
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Crap, the fact that voters won’t even bother to remove trash like Dipstick from office is disheartening.


18 posted on 09/15/2013 4:01:22 PM PDT by Valpal1 (If the police can t solve a problem with brute force, they ll find a way to fix it with brute force)
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Glad the family gets some compensation, but it is sickening that none of the people responsible, including Dipstick, are in jail.
19 posted on 09/15/2013 4:10:47 PM PDT by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: piytar

Misinterpretation understood and from now on I won’t use the abbreviation. Thanks piytar.


20 posted on 09/15/2013 4:12:58 PM PDT by chulaivn66 (Semper Fidelis)
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