Posted on 03/16/2016 2:08:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An appeals court says the U.S. government cannot be held responsible for the 1991 abduction of Jaycee Dugard, who was held by a federal parolee for 18 years.
Dugard had sued, alleging that federal officials should have revoked the man’s parole prior to her kidnapping. Phillip Garrido had been convicted of a previous rape and abduction.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that Dugard wasn’t Garrido’s victim at the time he was placed under federal supervision
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She ought to sue the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The failed to do any real investigating when Garrido’s next door neighbor complained that he was “keeping people” in his back yard. Deputies were turned away at Garrido’s front door and just went away without any inspection of the premises, some five years before the whole thing was exposed. Our effing sheriff at the time, Warren Rupf, who is now dead, didn’t do his job here at all.
She should attempt to sue all the authorities that screwed up. Not mentioned in the article is that she has already received a $20 million settlement from the State of California.
The government is under no obligation to protect anyone.
Which is why the right to keep and bear arms is so needed.
The problem for the CC Sheriff’s Department was that no one bothered to figure out exactly what Garrido’s yard boundaries were. They saw a back fence and thought that was the extent of his property and that’s where they ended their investigation.
Being reasonable about it, I understand how they would make that assessment in good faith and in doing so they erred on the side of the 4th Amendment.
No but when they let someone out of prison early, I do beleive it ought to be held responsible for their crimes they commit until the end of their original sentence. I would like them to share in the consequences of letting rapists and murderers walk free early. Maybe they wouldnt be so quick to do so.
“Being reasonable about it, I understand how they would make that assessment in good faith and in doing so they erred on the side of the 4th Amendment.”
Nonsense! They had info from neighbors about the existence of people living in that back yard and they didn’t do anything to validate the neighbor’s claim. Recently my wife wiped off the phone next to our bed here in the San Ramon Valley in the wee small hours, and somehow managed to dial 911. The cops came and refused to leave until they got a chance to search our home. Fourth Amendment, I don’t think they know what it is. Laziness, yeah, I’d believe that!
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