Posted on 10/31/2019 12:31:05 PM PDT by OddLane
An armed shoplifting suspect in Colorado barricaded himself in a stranger's suburban Denver home in June 2015. In an attempt to force the suspect out, law enforcement blew up walls with explosives, fired tear gas and drove a military-style armored vehicle through the property's doors.
After an hours-long siege, the home was left with shredded walls and blown-out windows. In some parts of the interior, the wood framing was exposed amid a mountain of debris.
A federal appeals court in Denver ruled this week that the homeowner, who had no connection to the suspect, isn't entitled to be compensated, because the police were acting to preserve the safety of the public.
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“No one was killed but they police were chasing a SHOPLIFTER for Christ’s sake. “
High on meth. Tried to run down cop in parking lot.
Attempted car theft. Endangering a minor. Unprovoked shooting at cops.
Not your everyday shoplifter!
An armed shoplifter, eh?
So, the cops were absolutely certain the residents weren’t there & being held hostage?
So, going full Waco was protocol?
Really?
Huh.
What if they’d “accidentally” murdered the homeowner in addition to destroying his house?
Do the cops still get to say, oops, we went too far, too bad?
No. Just no. Not under our BOR they don’t.
Yeah I’m sure you’ll continue agree with the ruling when the same happens to your house.
Fact is, the cops had other options to get the bad guy out without reducing the home to rubble.
For instance, a hostage negotiator, even if there are no hostages, can use various psychological tricks to persuade him to walk out.
Sleep deprivation, denial of food, tell him his mama had a heart attack, etc.
Or get him next to a window & sniper takes him down— a broken window instead of a demolished house.
“High on meth. Tried to run down cop in parking lot.
Attempted car theft. Endangering a minor. Unprovoked shooting at cops.
sleeping gas down the chimney, like robbers do to law-abiding citizens in South Africa.
“What if they’d “accidentally” murdered the homeowner in addition to destroying his house?”
The homeowner wasn’t home.
See my # 143
My problem is that I'm sick and tired of watching my country turn into an even bigger police state than it already is, with active support of "conservatives" who should know better.
“without reducing the home to rubble.”
Superficial damage for which he was paid $345,000.
He demolished the house instead of repairing and built a $900,000 luxury home and hoped the good folks would help him out!
“They sued the wrong people.”
The suit didn’t specify the damages since he had no damages.
It was a shot in the dark Suing for ‘taking’ and asking tonbe awarded whatever the judge deemed appropriate.
“Superficial damage”
That’s a lie, but keep going.
It’s almost as amusing as your performance on the biker threads, which you were wrong about.
And it’s funny, OTGER SWAT TEAMS CAN GET VIOLENT BSDGUYS WITHOUT DOING $400,000 IN DAMAGE OR DRIVING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
Amazing concept!
Oh, and I was IB4TG
“Oh, and I was IB4TG”
Sad that that was the highlight of your day! But I am glad that I brought that tidbit to you!
“It’s almost as amusing as your performance on the biker threads, which you were wrong about.”
LOL! Are you saying the Bandidos and Cossacks are not organized gangs dealing in drugs, porn and human trafficking!
If those are the types of ‘bikers’ you love, what are you doing here?
Your SF Quake analogy is a bit off, in that just about all homes were damaged in the quake, these particualr homes and buildings were dynamited to create a fire break to prevent the raging fire from consuming the city whole. “Ham and Eggs” fire I think it was called. Started in a damaged home on Van Ness. But then again, things were a little different back then.
Short time later:
""As they called the vote(for impeachment rules), I have to say I can feel goosebumps,"
Chris Wallace said
you forgot to knock on wood
Not your everyday house destruction either.
Like I said, it seems the cops could have waited this guy out and arrested him or disabled or killed him when he came out.
Instead, their efforts were overkill in destroying that man's house.
I don't think we have seen the end of this injustice.
Your beloved ‘bikers’.
wiki
On 16 August 2004, a passer-by on Interstate 10 flagged down a police car after finding Robert Quiroga, International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993, lying next to his car. Quiroga had been stabbed multiple times.[27] Richard Merla, a member of the Bandidos, was arrested in 2006 for the killing and in 2007 pleaded no contest to murdering Quiroga (Merla was in the process of illegally obtaining a 1983 poster for the film Scarface, which was his road name); he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.[28] “I don’t regret it. I don’t have no remorse. I don’t feel sorry for him and his family. I don’t and I mean that” Merla admits.[
Or maybe the police should ask to be transferred to LA, Seattle, or Chicago to use their police state military equipment - it won’t damage as much there! May be in fact be welcomed by the locals!
I assume you, as the self appointed guardian of decency at FR, saw all of these in my post (else you would have included sexism, homophobia, &c.) so I hope you'll point out what caused you to accuse me of these supposed sins.
Otherwise STFU!
ML/NJ
PS If the judge in this case is a schvatza, YOU knew it. I don't know or care what he is.
I guess you won't answer my question.
It's a shame that FR allows people who spew nonsense to post here.
Please ignore my posts in the future.
ML/NJ
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