"One (officer) grabbed my daughter Beth (18 years), who also had a gun to her face, slammed her down and kneed her in the back and held her in that position… My sons Adam (14) and Noah (only 7) lay down willingly, yet they were still forced to put their hands behind their backs and were yelled at to keep their heads down.
"My daughter Jeanette was coming out from the back bedroom when she was grabbed, drug down the hallway, across a couch and slammed to the ground," she said. "The officers then began throwing scissors and screwdrivers across the room (out of our reach, I suppose) and going through our cupboards.
"I asked if I could make a phone call and was told, 'no.' My daughter asked if that wasn't one of our rights. The reply was made, 'That's only in the movies,'" she told WND.
Assuming these are the facts, the sheriff's department is committing acts of war against citizens. Assuming these are the facts, the only way this will stop is when the personal costs of such behavior outweigh the perceived benefits.
I'm interested in the context of this post.
ReplyDeleteJon,
ReplyDeleteClick on the title, "It's Only a Movie". The title is a link that will take you to the source.
Lots of things are "only in the movies" at least for now.
ReplyDeleteHunting down the monsters in the middle of the night with pitch forks and torches...give it time and a few more of these.
Aw hell, who am I kidding, the only people who seem to get worked up and do anything about it are minorities. When was the last time you saw a ton of people marching on anything after one of these stories?
REMEMBER WACO!
ReplyDeleteFight islam Now
Were that my house and my family, the undertaker could by himself a new Mercedes by the end of the week.
ReplyDeleteI suspect I would be one of his patrons also, but I would be in company.
And for any LEA reading, go ahead and trace me, I am not hiding and you can consider this a warning. If, on the other hand you act as you should and obey the law and observe my rights, and those of my family I will be your best friend. Otherwise, I am a terrible enemy.
Here's the best, most informative version of the story I've yet been able to find:
ReplyDeleteArticle in Grand Junction Sentinel
I've read three other articles that report similar facts, but to be fair, all used information sourced from the AP.
It appears that:
* Father chased his daughter's boyfriend off their property (with an axe) in 2005. It's unclear how one could be both a felon, but not successfully convicted of a felony; read the story and see what I mean.
* A Judge "ordered" the home- er, is "invasion" too strong a word? At any rate, the judge "ordered" something, despite the fact that it wasn't something within his/her power to order, like ordering someone who has been charged with a crime to appear before the court with counsel.
* Social services seems to think they had no choice but to enforce a law immediately, regardless of due process or protected rights. (I haven't read the law in question, so it could either be misinterpreted or just plain unconstitutional.)
* The story suggests that the police were told they were not welcome on the property, but instead of leaving, they broke into the house and took a child. The story also suggests that no warrant was issued or presented.
I can't believe this story is true. Or maybe I just don't want to believe.
"the only way this will stop is when the personal costs of such behavior outweigh the perceived benefits."
ReplyDeleteNo Dave, it won't stop.
This is bigger then this.
Both sides just love punishment and only look for an excuse be it a court order or violation of rights. It's really two sides of the same coin. It's the American way.
Punishment ...
It has to self combust. After the war the new generation will have to learn again to respect each other.
Thanks TJH. I thought there had to be something, no matter how trivial, that they could hang their hat on that would justify the ninjas. On the other hand, maybe they don't need a hook anymore.
ReplyDeleteQuote: Colorado’s “Make My Day” law.
No hyperbole there, huh?
This is a pretty chilling story. In Illinois, if you resisted an arrest that you knew to be unlawful you would be in trouble. So it seems that even if you prevailed in court against the ninja-goons and their masters on the original home invasion, they would still have a trump card over you ... bam! You still get to go to jail:
(720 ILCS 5/7‑7) (from Ch. 38, par. 7‑7)
Sec. 7‑7. Private person's use of force in resisting arrest. A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which he knows is being made either by a peace officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a peace officer to make the arrest, even if he believes that the arrest is unlawful and the arrest in fact is unlawful.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1475.)
Yeah, I know ... just submit and hash it out in court later because we all know that not a single decent human being has ever been ruined like this. Wayne Fincher mean anything to anyone?
Anon, I don't love punishment and human nature doesn't change with new generations. People do things when they perceive a benefit. They stop doing them when the costs of those benefits become too high.
ReplyDeleteQED, and all that.
David Codrea said...
ReplyDeleteAnon, I don't love punishment and human nature doesn't change with new generations. People do things when they perceive a benefit. They stop doing them when the costs of those benefits become too high.
QED, and all that.
As in personal non-transferable costs.
Well, I did'nt post yesterday on this as I was to upset too not write something that might be deleted. This action by all the authorities involved is unconscionable. This is the exact reason Wayne and several others started the Militia of Washington County, Arkansas. Unfortunately, this scenario is all too real, and harkens directly to Waco, Ruby Ridge and several other ugly events in the last 20 years.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, (and I believe it is unavoidable) we are going to have a shooting war. We are already involved in a war, the real shooting just hasn't begun yet.
Sadly, Paul, I believe you are correct.
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