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Police Officer jokes on Facebook about shooting gun rights advocates
American Thinker ^ | February 13, 2010 | Aaron Gee

Posted on 02/14/2010 12:25:52 AM PST by neverdem

It's being reported that a police officer from East Palo Alto joked about gunning down proponents of the second amendment on Facebook.  The article in today's Mercury News tells of the police officer in question joking about shooting someone as "2 weeks off".

After several more comments in the thread, Tuason apparently joked that officers should shoot the advocates, who have made recent headlines throughout the Bay Area for sipping coffee at cafes and performing other everyday acts with visible weapons.

"Sounds like you had someone practicing their 2nd amendment rights last night!" Tuason wrote. "Should've pulled the AR out and prone them all out! And if one of them makes a furtive movement ... 2 weeks off!!!"
The officer public remarks are causing a huge uproar at the popular calguns.net web site and among second amendment advocates.  Several blogs and other news outlets have already picked up the story.  Several members of the calgun.net website have filed complaints regarding the officers questionable comments with the East Palo Alto police department.    

Will this be another Van Jones moment where the press ignores stories it doesn't like? The fact that I was alerted to this incident via email when I read the NYT, WSJ, and several other papers as part of my morning routine tells me that this story won't get much traction until it's so big the media can't ignore it.  How will this be spun by the media when they do finally cover it?  My bet's on the press story line going like this "Second amendment activists are dangerous and have no sense of humor, threaten police officer for making joke."



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; california; donutwatch; eastpaloalto; facebook; lawenforcement; leo; lping; police
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To: bamahead

/mark


61 posted on 02/14/2010 7:49:16 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: stevie_d_64

“understand that not all of them are like this..”

Far too Many are Though, I would say the Majority.

“If the terroristic threat was directed at a specific individual”

Considering it was made against ALL CITIZENS, it is much worse than in Individual Threat. It wasn’t too long ago that a bunch of High School Kids were ARRESTED and PROSECUTED for doing this same thing on their Blog, with regards to “another columbine” it was a GENERAL THREAT.

“But we all know that those types of law enforcement personnel are a protected class, and that those in charge of those folks are not going to do a damn thing about it...”

We used to have a belief in this country called EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW, And this is PRECISELY WHY WE HAVE GRAND JURIES.

All the excuses in the world won’t work here, The State Attorney General Moonbeam should immediately have this TERRORIST ARRESTED AND CHARGED.


62 posted on 02/14/2010 8:00:47 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Travis McGee
nobody is mentioning the fact that he has basically admitted to knowingly depriving the Rights of a citizen recently...

if that situation did happen, the records are in the system, in comms at least, and should be verifiable for his prosecution...

63 posted on 02/14/2010 8:16:31 AM PST by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: martin_fierro

no kidding


64 posted on 02/14/2010 9:03:00 AM PST by wardaddy (I have been in a serious RHCPers mood lately......)
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To: Tribune7

yeaup


65 posted on 02/14/2010 9:11:59 AM PST by wardaddy (I have been in a serious RHCPers mood lately......)
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To: neverdem

There are more of us than there are of them.


66 posted on 02/14/2010 9:22:29 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: stevie_d_64

Ahhhhhh, yes...The obligatory 4 star Amish general

LoL!


67 posted on 02/14/2010 11:00:09 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Free My People!)
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To: Republic of Texas

...And many of us have guns and lots of ammo.

This is the reason why Obama & his Commie Bastards will fail to make this the United Socialist States of America - 80 million well armed Americans who can form Minutemen Militias in...well about... a minute.


68 posted on 02/14/2010 11:06:07 AM PST by Ronbo1948
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To: Ronbo1948

69 posted on 02/14/2010 11:12:04 AM PST by Ronbo1948
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To: HiTech RedNeck

No. I lived in Arkansas until a few months ago. Now, in Louisiana. Trying to get my health back. But I think the mayor here said something stupid about guns right about the time I was moving.

parsy, who ain’t surprised about the comment, though


70 posted on 02/14/2010 11:29:17 AM PST by parsifal (Abatis: Rubbish in front of a fort, to prevent the rubbish outside from molesting the rubbish inside)
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To: martin_fierro
"We have to be careful because they're on his own personal private Web page," Estelle said. "We have to be careful not to violate his First Amendment rights."

My cynical side detects a whiff of Political Correctness here, and suspects the hostility of the cop in question comes from a general hostility towards white, right-wing, gun-owners.

71 posted on 02/14/2010 1:03:24 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (Public healthcare looks like it will work as well as public housing did.)
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To: neverdem
Rod Tuason's facebook page ( www.facebook.com/people/Rod-Tuason/649326089 ) is no more, but google image cache has this:


72 posted on 02/14/2010 1:08:51 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (Public healthcare looks like it will work as well as public housing did.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

http://www.ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us/police/graphics/Chief_Davis.jpg

This jamokee kinda looks like the Ft. Hood shooter...wonder if they’re birds of the same feather??????????


73 posted on 02/14/2010 1:19:58 PM PST by lgjhn23
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To: Lazamataz

Why does he get to joke about killing me?

Because the jack booted thugs stick together.


74 posted on 02/14/2010 1:32:47 PM PST by freedomfiter2
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To: puppypusher

He would have NO credability in front of a jury.

I’d like to be on that jury.


75 posted on 02/14/2010 1:33:59 PM PST by freedomfiter2
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To: freedomfiter2

So would I.


76 posted on 02/14/2010 1:37:50 PM PST by puppypusher
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To: PapaBear3625

Thanks, but it’s too blurry.


77 posted on 02/14/2010 1:55:40 PM PST by neverdem
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To: puppypusher
 
 
BINGO.
 
 

78 posted on 02/14/2010 2:11:32 PM PST by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: sourcery

This just shows the quality of Officer hired by the town of
East Palo Alto.


79 posted on 02/14/2010 2:54:01 PM PST by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What’s that, a Four-Star General Mall Cop?


80 posted on 02/14/2010 3:06:47 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government -- Thomas Payne)
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