I take it you haven't Googled a picture of the Sheriff.
Posted on 08/07/2008 6:50:55 PM PDT by neverdem
THE DRUG raid by Prince George's County law officers on the home of Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo last week was a Keystone Kops operation from start to finish.
Acting on a tip that a 32-pound package of marijuana had been sent by Federal Express from Arizona to Mr. Calvo's home (addressed to his wife, Trinity Tomsic), Prince George's police swung into action. Which is to say they got on the phone, calling law enforcement agencies to see who might have a SWAT team available to bust the unsuspecting Calvo family. (It seems the police department's own team was tied up.) After being turned down at least once, they finally struck a deal with the Prince George's Sheriff's Office, whose track record with domestic disputes is extensive but whose experience with drug busts is slight. And it showed.
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It's an ordinance in many cities = duh.
If you know anything about the breed, you'd know they're one of the least aggressive - just big, happy puppies.--- and did you miss the part about one being shot while he was trying to run away? Shooting peoples dogs in these raids seem to be par for the course. Needs looking into.
Just saying...
If it had been pit bulls, I’d have applauded, Rottys I could understand, but to shoot a pair of labs looks like pure sadism.
police have a cush job in california.
they’re union.
they don’t do a lot of the things that the public expected decades ago.
Here's a clue. When you're ignorant of a subject, it's best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to post and remove all possible doubt.
Just sayin....
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It gives them delusions of grandeur and confuses them about their proper role -- which is to "protect and serve", not to break things and kill people (or dogs).
I take it you haven't Googled a picture of the Sheriff.
And folks who don't have dogs could mistake a head halter for a muzzle --
I see your point, but here’s hoping that a few “tragedies in the line of duty” might make the rank-and-file SWAT members think twice about whether they want to be on a team lead by loose cannons and JBTs. I used to support the police. That has changed over the past several years, seeing more and more “incidents” of this type. I hate to say it, but that guy up in VA who shot and killed a cop who was part of a bogus no-knock raid and who got off is starting to looking like a hero, in some ways.
Insufficient.
Internal investigation, officers actions justified and individuals exonerated.
That's almost always what happens...all while the gang members enjoy paid administrative leave.
On the upside of the civil damages side, we had a bunch of out of control SWAT types shoot a little old lady dead in her house here in Atlanta. Then they lied about it to try to cover it up, claiming a CI told them drugs were being dealt out of the house.
Several of them were criminally convicted and sent to prison. The family of the little old lady filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the City of Atlanta, I think they may have settled but am not sure.
I know some folks up thread said they never heard anything more about the story. We have heard a LOT here in Atlanta!
That sounds all well and good but how would you get the deputies to wear them?
DCPatriot, I trust this will suffice to set things right between us.
If not, please let me know what will.
When I'm right, I stand my ground. When I'm wrong, I admit it.
I was wrong.
L
All they had to do was knock on the door with the warrant in a suit and tie....but not PG County.
Maybe it’s because they’ve become deadened by their daily encounters with the ‘civilians’...and I use that term lightly.
It’s ridiculous and something needs to be done to rein this in.
Just two weeks ago, a cop-killer prisoner was found dead in solitary confinement...being watched every 15 minutes...at 10:30AM.”
When I was in the service in the 70’s and posted at Walter Reed we were strongly warned that if you were stopped by PG County you were to freeze with hands on the wheel, eyes straight ahead, and not speak until spoken to. Move very slowly and preface your movement with an explanation of what you are about to do. We were told PG County Leos were rather quick on the trigger due to “negative interactions with the locals”.
I was stopped by PG county once due to confusion with my registration tags (out of state plates) and the Leo seemed to have trouble reading them. It was pucker time for about 2-3 before he told me to go.
Can I shoot his dog first?
PG’s jail as well is a festering overcrowded craphole as well. Poorly run by an utterly incompetent staff. PG’s government is corrupt and a total waste. I know this on first-hand experience, but I cannot disclose how due to fear of losing my job.
Those two look like a couple of happy puppies. I have two springers and they are they same way. They are kid’s dogs, just two happy guys who love you and everyone else and if they suspect you don’t love them back they will offer you each and every one of their toys until you do. The “SWAT cops” shooting those two would be like walking on to a kindergarten playground and just shooting the children. I hope the national news and radio programs pick this story up and run with it. It must stop.
They don't even investigate property crimes here.
However, this morning during rush hour, there were 8 of them standing on 2 freeway overpasses running laser with a total of 24 unmarked race cars and 6 motorcycles on a toll collecting mission.
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