Posted on 05/19/2010 2:39:42 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
They woke me up with a phone call at about 5:50 in the morning, Pyles says. I looked out the window and saw the SWAT team pointing their guns at my house. The officer on the phone told me to turn myself in. I told them I would, on three conditions. I would not be handcuffed. I would not be taken off my property. And I would not be forced to get a mental health evaluation. He agreed. The second I stepped outside, they jumped me. Then they handcuffed me, took me off my property, and took me to get a mental health evaluation.
Well... what can I say ... they will always lie in situations like that.... you can count on it ... :-)
Americans have a lot of work to do before we can reclaim our liberty and freedoms. Getting rid of SWAT teams is a necessary step.
I agree with both of you. But it ain’t going to happen. If anything, they will be promoted.
I'd be outraged if they asked if he was an illegal alien...!
>>Psychiatrists: The Men Behind Hitler, authors Thomas Roeder, Volker Kubillus and Anthony Burwell
This is an rather informative book on the subject, albeit from a Scientology press, and explains in detail how the Psychiatric community in Germany supported Nazism.
An event like this would have gone wrong at my house.
I’m normally up by that hour. Our dogs would have gone crazy and let me know something was up.
As soon as I saw armed men coming toward our house, things would have gone rapidly downhill.
Multiply me by about 300,000 other homeowners and you’re just asking for something like this to end badly.
I really doubt the cops have any idea just how lucky they were.
I wouldn't expect much. This is what happens with the increased militarization of local law enforcement. On a different thread today, one of our Freepers posted something to the effect that when he questioned his LEO brother-in-law about how they viewed the Oathkeepers, he was told they had it on their potential terrorist watchlist; simply incredible. This is vintage Obama administration paranoia which views all critics as "potential domestic terrorists". The so called "fusion centers" are intended to link all of the LEOs to the federal government in the event of domestic hostilities, especially those aimed at removing a tyrannical government. Bottom line: don't depend on the LEOs.
Money quote.
I almost always defend the police.
Not this time. This was a violent kidnapping.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Hmmmm....A government department, go figure.
He should sue, as it sounds like his “constitutional” rights, we severely violated.
Accordingly to the Libs, Arizona has become a Nazi state.
Meanwhile, over in Oregon ...
Well, no. It's criminal conduct. And FELONY criminal conduct, at that.
Title 18, United States Code, U.S. Criminal Code Section 242:
Deprivation of rights under color of law
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both;
and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
A person not from Earth came to our planet and surmised that the most powerful person was a psychiatrist. Cops and lawyers and judges have to actually convict you of a crime, convince a jury of your peers, and lock you up for a determined sentence.
A psychiatrist can lock a person up indefinitely based upon their own opinion.
>I really doubt the cops have any idea just how lucky they were.
Indeed.
>or may be sentenced to death.
If we applied that sentence to officers who do the no-knock-warrant/home-invasion SWAT teams, how long would it be before the police started behaving politely towards [other] Citizens?
RKBA bump.
Pretty much. Resisting arrest, comrade?
Did they at least kill his dog?
Here in Pennsylvania, it seems like every cop is on some sort of tactical team or wishes they were. I love it when I see them walk around with their "bloused" BDUs on, when the reality is that its unlikely they could even hump a rifle and their gear 5 feet let alone 5 miles.
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