Paintballers have stand off with Police SWAT in Coconut Creek, FL.

Florida Shooters Network ^ | 1/5/03 | Ryan

[Sledge]

The following was posted on the Florida Shooters Network BBS this afternoon. What Ryan is hoping for is to inundate the e-mail of Mayor of Coconut Creek with e-mails expressing outrage over this blatant abuse of police power, ignoring private rights, and generally being jerks in dealing with a bunch of kids playing paintball on a vacant wooded lot.

Thank you for your help. I know that no one can "inundate" like Freepers.

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For those you who don't know. I operate out of Broward County operating a licensed corporation selling Paintball Supplies and Law-Enforcement Gear to the general public and private industries.

Well today wasn't a good day for my customers who play paintball inside the city of Coconut Creek.

Yesturday I was told by Officer Chris Colehorst to leave the property I had permission by the property owner to use to have kids and adults play on.

Officer Colehorst had a very bad attitude and wouldn't listen to any reasoning what so ever from us or the property owner...

Mind you my customers have been playing on this property for weeks since everyone was thrown off the old field up the street.

I called the property owner out on Saturday. He came and explained the situation to the officers. You think the officers would listen huh. NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO...

So today all the paintballers went back to the old field except I where the same single officer who confronted us yesturday told them to leave.

Well try telling 40 pissed off already people that. MIAMI RIOTS MEAN ANYTHING HERE.

SO guess what... They told the one same officer to go screw off.

Guess who shows up at 11:30 am this morning.... after they told officer Colehorst to screw off.

WOW Coconut Creek SWAT shows up to enforce paintballers............ WOW something is strange here fellas... In this country of ours.... You dangerous evil paintballers must die from MP5 SMG fire.

I couldn't believe the phone calls I just got over the cell phone / NEXTEL direct connect....

Christ oh mighty for paintball. WTF guys...

I have a meeting with the Mayor of Coconut Creek Mayor Jim Walden Monday afternoon at 2:00 to discuss this situation. I have letters from parents and kids discussing there grief over the police stand off's over paintball. This stuff is just getting stupid by the year.

Coconut Creek SWAT to round up paintballers, WTF is going on...

I wasn't out there today but these kids have been playing out there in the old field since 1997. Now their's a problem with police after 5 years of playing.

I made a deal with a land owner up the street from the old field to clean up his property in exchange for the kids to use it as there new field. We did that three weeks ago.

Yesturday the NAZI Authorities threw us off the new field causing more problems. Tomorrow I need to speak with the thrid reich mayor and get his approval to the use the property we have permission to use for a field the kids can play on.

Contact Info is here for anyone who cares.

Coconut Creek Police Dept. 954-973-6700

Officer Cherry Judd

Officer Chris Corehorst

Seargent Waymire (Delta Unit Northern District)...

Oh officer Coreherst had the balls to call me this morning on my business mobile number and asked me on his personal cell phone if I was in the old field. CAN YOU SAY POLICE ENTRAPMENT. I own his ass now...

Thank god I have caller I.D. I have officer Coreherst personal cell number. The @#%$ cop with an attitude.

I'm sure to file a complaint Monday with the Mayor's office with other parents about this officer who seems to enjoy his job to much with the general public.

I was told this officer has been on the force for 7 months only...... Hmmmmm he is still on his probationary period... What a shame... This officer was really a dick to the property owner to the parents and I out in the new field. No reason to have that attitude towards parents or kids. He will be written up no doubt.

Funny how his attitude changed when I told him my attorney's number and the Mayor's Office number. Power is nothing with-out control.

The cops have no clue what they are doing. Right now no laws exist to enforce because there aren't any. There are no ordinances or laws broken. Nor has anyone been hurt. Everyone cleans up there own trash and keeps the areas clean.

You would think that when a property owner gives you permission to use his property the way it was intended to be used for you can use it. NOT ACCORDING TO THE THIRD REICH POLICE. When does the police have jurisdiction over an individuals property and how he or she operates on it. WTF

You get thrown off the old field a vacant field lot granted the kids did not have permission to use. OK no problem...

THE NEW FIELD........

I busted my ass on this land owners property cleaning it up for three weeks to have permission to use it so the kids can play on it and still be accosted by the cops. I can't figure this dilema out. You can't win, unless, unless you have NUCLEAR WEAPONS

I plan on doing a presentation in front of Mayor Hitler tomorrow. I also have letters from parents and individual players who are waiting for an answer from the top brass... Yeh like this matters.

The only thing political gestpos understand is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ of course. So I will see how this angle comes out. Catch my drift/

If I can't make this happen. I need a venture capitalist fast to build a legal tax paying field because these kids aren't gonna leave town any time soon.

I get over 200 customers a weekend buying merchandise from my shop. Huge gross revenue. I rent out equipment and service markers that need to be repaired.

The Police have just made it difficult for these kids...

Why can't the cops just be friends. Just like mike

I offered the cops to play but the Chief Adolph Hitler threatend the individual officers already from playing. Conduct of unbecomming of an officer crap.

I own my own business and have all the time on my side but very little patience dealing with a-holes

If you would like to assist in a minor role with this situation. Please call the City Hall of Coconut Creek 954-973-6770

Ask for Mayor Jim Walden

E-mail for him is at jwaldman@creekgov.net

SWAT TEAM -vs- Paintballers that is to funny but scary.

I can be reached at 954 - 575 - 5039 directly.

[mamelukesabre]

Have you ever heard of cops and robbers?

How 'bout cowboys and indians?

Are you telling me you think these games should be outlawed?

How 'bout "kill the man" or "king of the hill" or dodgeball? Those should probably be outlawed too right?

H*, we should outlaw boxing and martial arts and football too. I mean....just what are we trying to teach our kids by letting this stuff exist anyway? We're creating sociopaths out of our kids by exposing them to all this garbage. I agree with you 100%! Lets ban it all! YOu are absolutely correct............NOT! You're a blind fool and you're posting the wrong kind of stuff on a forum such as this. You're too used to being controlled by your master and are uncomfortable when others are not as controlled as you. YOu obviously do not get the concept of "FREE".


Phrases that start with
"There should be a law...."
or
"They should outlaw....."

are utterances of ignorance.

[Jhoffa_]

..speaking of "above the law"!

I see what you're saying and I agree.

People shouldn't respect bad laws.. perhaps follow them if they don't cause a great deal of harm but I see no need to revere them.

It's also the basis for jury nullification, something I see as a right.

[humblegunner]

PAINTBALLING IS NOT A CRIME !

Nor is owning a gun.. I fully support Paintballers.

[tubebender]

Your friend needs to find someone in the press who enjoys paintball and attack for that angle.

My 14 year old grandson and 3 of his friends down in our woods cleaning up from yesterdays "Wars". They will be back next Sat to play again as they have for 8 months. The boys will be registering for the draft in just 4 years and asked to defend our country with real guns like so many before them.

[humblegunner]

Beats FPS games all to hell.

I just got QuakeIII.. don't tell me that!!

[humblegunner]

Good job Thud

I thought Thud was a cat....

[Henrietta]

I have no doubt the cop got bent way out of shape when he saw how the kids were learning tactics and survival skills they would need against an armed enemy. I further bet he pooped his pants when he saw how accurate the paintballers were. Then he wet his pants when he got intimidated by the sophistication and appearance of the paintball guns. Cowards and tyrants should wear diapers and rubber pants.

You got it! We wouldn't want mere citizens to be effective with their chosen weapons now, would we? If these kids keep practicing with paintball guns, the skills they learn could translate into marksmanship with real guns, and when would the JBT's be then?

Target practice, anyone?

[Jhoffa_]

I thought Thud was a cat....

Only if it comes from below the car.

[Joe Boucher]

I think the real story here should be, While local police were out here f ing around harassing fun loving folk, in this city there were how many robberies? How mny rapes? How many muggins and how many other real problems? Get a life coppers and go after real BAD guys.

[FITZ]

I remember years ago before I knew what paintball was, I'd be driving by some field and see teenaged boys dressed in army fatigues hiding behind bushes with fairly real looking guns, then I'd see some other groups crouching up starting to sneak up on them and I didn't know what I was witnessing.

I think it's a good sport ---it gives kids something to do besides play video games and watch tv. It's all just healthy entertainment but maybe not for sissies because sometimes those paintballs can sting you.

[NYTexan]

"Its everyone business and respnsibility in these United States"

You must have been reading Hitlery's book 'It takes a Village'

[rwfromkansas]

Communist.

My freaking pastor plays paintball. It isn't like this is some horrible activity threatening the moral future of our country or something...lol.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I have a meeting with the Mayor of Coconut Creek Mayor Jim Walden Monday afternoon at 2:00 to discuss this situation.

I hope this person's verbal English skills are better than his writing or he won't be getting very far with the Mayor.

"WTF guys... "
"WTF is going on... "
"They told the one same officer to go screw off. "
"Christ oh mighty"
"the NAZI Authorities"
"THE THIRD REICH POLICE."
"WTF "
"Mayor Hitler "
"The only thing political gestpos understand "
"Chief Adolph Hitler "
"dealing with a-holes "

Oh, and he might want to lose the attitude or it will be a short meeting.

[ASOC]

You might have seen an "air soft" game in progress. All use replica weapons - M4 carbines. FN FAL and so on. Really look like the real item.
Our son enjoyed air soft games for several years. They played on private property, called the APD dispatcher before they started and posted signs by the road. BTW, several APD and Trooper play as well.
Is it worth the time?
Son just graduated from MCRD with EXPERT reating on M4....works for me!
A very pround Hoo- ah

[Teacher317]

I offered the cops to play but the Chief Adolph Hitler threatend the individual officers already from playing. Conduct of unbecomming of an officer crap.

Best (and worst) paintball game I ever played involved 23 LEO's.

[Lloyd227]

You're right about Jury Nullification. This is one of the most important yet least understood rights of the American Citizen. Much more should be done to ensure that people understand and that judges respect this right.

Presently, you'll find a lot of judges & prosecuting attorney's who strongly disagree, but that does not make them correct.

Jury Nullification is not only our right, but when the circumstances fit, it's our duty.

[Teacher317]

Its everyone business and respnsibility in these United States to encourage people to exercise use of common sense you moron.

You're not using common sense in your replies. Please report yourself to the nearest Political Correctness Correctional Facility. 45 days in jail.

[Jhoffa_]

Jury Nullification is not only our right, but when the circumstances fit, it's our duty.

Yes, I would agree with that statement completely.

[tubebender]

Luke has been playing for 3 years but very little till I let them setup a field here in our redwoods. I fell very good about giving them a place to vent their urges that might get them in trouble. It is stunning the money involved in these "toys".

[thepitts]

nice rant