“I’m sickened over this incident. I pray God will bless and comfort Lavoy’s family on their terrible loss, and that He will continue to bless patriots like Lavoy.”
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My sentiments exactly. I go further however. After he was “taken down” there were citizens in the vehicle who presented NO THREAT to law enforcement. Look at the vehicle immobile in the snow bank, with no one firing out of it. Obviously NO THREAT from the vehicle just sitting there, with no one firing back, with the occupants hunkered down. The vehicle contained perhaps at least one citizen who might be arrested on a warrant, and also collateral innocents. YET the passengers were pummeled with rounds and tear gas, with no opportunity to exit the vehicle to surrender lest they be killed. This is clearly excessive force. It is NOT in our legitimate law enforcement experience for an arrest to be conducted in this hail of fire, much less with innocents in the vehicle. IMHO the focus should be on the injustice to the Hammonds and this egregious attempt to arrest peaceable citizens — with a hail of bullets and gas! Yes, LeVoy too! But the attack on the truck after he was felled, shows the extent of excessive and unnecessary force that was employed, for no legitimate reason because there was NO THREAT.
Oh, I meant to ping you to this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3390085/posts?page=496#496
Excessive and unnecessary force in this case? Oh yes, I do completely agree with you there, AMDG&BVMH!