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Holyoke woman, sick with cancer, arrested on warrant issued after she failed to renew dog license
Masslive.com ^
| March 25, 2014
| Patrick Johnson
Posted on 03/26/2014 1:49:29 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
Up until the time police put her in handcuffs and loaded her into a cruiser, Ann Musser was not expecting to be arrested.
I just wished that at least for my first time getting arrested, I had something interesting to say about what I had done wrong, said Musser, a Holyoke resident.
Musser was arrested at her home Friday night on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by Holyoke District Court for failing to appear in court. The court appearance was scheduled last September because Musser had failed to comply with repeated requests from the city of Holyoke in June for her to renew the license for Pumpkin, her 14-year-old family dog.
Musser, 41, admits failing to pay the $5 renewal fee was an oversight on her part, but she had a lot on her mind at the time. The main thing was the diagnosis for advanced ovarian cancer and having to undergo major surgery.
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To: woodbutcher1963
Sometimes, you can not just make this stuff up.
To: woodbutcher1963
clearly.....CLEARLY shes was a hardened criminal in DEEP COVER..as this photo illustrates
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:53:23 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: woodbutcher1963
Good thing Holyoke doesn’t have any robbers, rapists, burglars, murderers or other serious criminals to arrest.....
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:53:48 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
To: woodbutcher1963
At least they didn’t shoot the dog this time. /s
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posted on
03/26/2014 1:57:20 PM PDT
by
punknpuss
To: MeshugeMikey
“Holyoke City Clerk Brenna McGee said Tuesday that, strictly speaking, Musser was not arrested for failing to renew her dog license. The warrant was issued because Musser was ordered to appear before a judge but never showed, McGee said.”
If I lived near Holyoke, Brenna’s house would be getting the bag of dog doddie on fire on the doorstep.
To: punknpuss
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:02:57 PM PDT
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
To: woodbutcher1963
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.
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:03:08 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.")
To: woodbutcher1963
for an expired DOG LICENSE.?
sorry this sort of treatment of civil citizens is way over the edge.
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:05:29 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: woodbutcher1963
Another dangerous felon apprehended by the Boys in Blue.
I feel so much safer.
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:07:02 PM PDT
by
ZULU
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: MeshugeMikey
This arrest is going to get her put on the TSA no-fly list.
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:11:42 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: WayneS
Good thing Holyoke doesnt have any robbers, rapists, burglars, murderers or other serious criminals to arrest.....They do, but it can be more dangerous to arrest them, than to arrest a woman over a dog license. Remember, as long as they all go home safely, they are happy. /s
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:16:33 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
To: woodbutcher1963
If the city had any brains they would release her immediately, eat the fine and shred all documentation.
With her in custody the city is now responsible for her health, right?
Treatment for advanced ovarian cancer might run into the millions.
Failing to treat her makes the city liable for her wrongful death, civil lawsuits in the millions...
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:22:48 PM PDT
by
ZOOKER
(Until further notice the /s is implied...)
To: woodbutcher1963
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:22:58 PM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: woodbutcher1963
The judge ordered her to court for a $5.00 dog license. Even if she didn’t get one for the whole 14 years for the dog at $70.00 they want to bring you in to court?
To: WayneS
the scary thing is that there are loads of comments under the article from people who support the arrest! saying, “she should have paid her bill... etc., etc... “ omgosh—i know there are liberals... but heck... these people—in Massachusetts no less—have no understanding... no concept of the founding of the United States of America! it is like they are begging to be enslaved!
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:25:12 PM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: woodbutcher1963
ccommunities are short of funds and they pi** away money on something like this???
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:27:58 PM PDT
by
terycarl
(common sense prevails over all else)
To: woodbutcher1963
Kind of ridiculous to have to pay a dog license in the first place. The council members that voted for that should be run out of town.
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:29:40 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
( .)
To: punknpuss
At least the cops made it home safely. What a brave bunch of donut eaters.
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:30:16 PM PDT
by
peeps36
(I'm Not A Racist, I Hate Douchebags of All Colors)
To: woodbutcher1963
I’m speechless - I assumed this would be a Florida story...
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posted on
03/26/2014 2:33:12 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(NASA: N othing A bout S pace A nymore - - FreperClearCase_guy)
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