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?
Look how well they carried off their plane hijacking plans for Sept 11, 2001 and not one snitched. Those were elaborate enough plans, they were enrolled for months in flight schools specifically with that one goal in mind. There had to be recruitment efforts to find 19 hijackers (likely more). The secrecy they managed to keep worked.
And your handle is ironic.
That only makes sense, doesn't it? But to hear some tell it, that's a violation of their rights, even to ASSUME that.
Police officers have a thankless job and are in a no win situation. My hat, if I had one, goes off to them. I cannot imagine what this country would be like without them. I am positive your relative has your complete support.
Show me where. Other than criticizing the tactics used, I have nothing but respect for law enforcement officers.
Police officers have a thankless job and are in a no win situation. My hat, if I had one, goes off to them. I cannot imagine what this country would be like without them. I am positive your relative has your complete support.
I agree with you absolutely and yes, he has my full support. He has already lost one friend from the academy who wasn't "on his toes" - my relative will not make that mistake.
So your plan is sit back and wait for somebody to turn him/her/them in?
Well people, the same tactics and police state mentality are being applied in this case, so don't be so upset....
Richmond is AWFULLY close to Raleigh, you know?
When one runs out of arguments to make, they usually resort to absurdities like the one made here.
Do you support repealing the 2nd Amendment? No? Then you must support handing out loaded guns to teenagers at shopping malls.
That's just as silly as the argument you just made. Please try to engage your brain next time.
I know it worked! Masterfully. Look, it is really easy to be a bad guy in this country and not get caught. It is one of the features of a free society. The police have just had a really hard job put in their laps. Our best hope is still that our sniper has a girlfriend he hasn't been treating very well, or that they will make a mistake driving away from one of these shootings. I hope one of those things happens soon. Because this is a threat to us. There is a tiny chance of getting shot by him, but there is a higher chance that this kind of crime spree, unsolved and continuing, will erode the patience of the public, and their target will be our guns... It will be the only thing they think they can do.
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