Posted on 10/20/2002 7:48:19 AM PDT by SamAdams76
The photos above currently on the Drudge site concern me. I followed the link and the article clearly stated that nobody was arrested last night.
Why then, do we have drivers of white vans, innocent civilians, evidently being pulled out vans at gunpoint and treated like dangerous criminals? One photo shows a man on the ground, evidently in handcuffs, with police officers standing over him as though they have just captured Whitey Bulger. When I first saw the photo, I figured the man was obviously a wanted criminal that police just so happened to come across during their search. But since there were no arrests last night, this man was obviously released and was no criminal after all.
The other photo shows a man by another white van with his hands in the air and a police officer has a gun drawn on him. Again, this was evidently just another innocent civilian who had the misfortune to be driving a white van on I-95 last night.
Now I understand the need for these roadblocks and for the police to be very thorough in their search for the sniper(s). But I cannot see the point of innocent people dragged out of their vehicles at gunpoint with no pretext other than the fact that they happen to be driving a white van.
Now maybe somebody here has an explanation why these two individuals were treated like criminals. Maybe they tried to evade the police or maybe they were driving stolen vans. But again, there were no arrests made last night. So what is the deal with our citizens being treated like Jesse James just for driving a white van?
Hey, it makes sense but I don't know to whom!
I am out of here- I get tired talking to folks like this. I wonder if they carry signs to get their messages across.
Speaking of wet dreams BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
You could not wear enough tin foil for this thread. I have seen some real out there posts on this site but this one is a keeper.
According to the newswires, the caption for this scene is:
Looked at the second image.
The woman officer appears to be reaching in the car (adjusting the spotlight ?) with her right hand.
She's got a duty radio on the left side of her belt --she's right-handed.
No gun I can see.
Another image from Yahoo (the van under the exit sign) might have the officer as he holsters his weapon, but then again, it could just be his flashlight.
I won't put up a crop, I need to save my bandwith.
Sorry.
;)
You're so clever I might go for a shoe shine afterall.
The militia is all able bodied men 18 to 40 something that are activated by Congress or by the individual state governors whose sole purpose is to quell civil insurrection. The rest are just pot-bellied guys playing paint ball games in the woods or blowing away cops that stop them for a traffic violation.
And thereby cross the line into unConstitutional and unreasonable search, i.e. a massive and illegal fishing expedition. Of course, they won't ever be called to account for their actions, since people in Washington and vicinity are scared spitless. This despite the fact that rational thought would show that driving their vehicle to the gas station is still far more likely to cause their death than being shot by the sniper.
"Maybe the tactics are to be "window dressing " to some degree but if they did nothing, all the anti-LE's would have a field day ( as they appear to be having on this thread)."
There "is" a difference between being "anti-LE" (which I am NOT--I've got (or had-until he died of AIDS contracted in the line of duty)a relative in LE) and being pro-Constitution. The tactics used are COMPLETELY "window-dressing" and have and will accomplish NOTHING.
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