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| SWAT officers invade home, take 11-year-old at gunpoint, because they can |
| 2008-01-07 |
| Nearly a dozen members of a police SWAT team in western Colorado punched a hole in the front door and invaded a family's home with guns drawn, demanding that an 11-year-old boy who had had an accidental fall accompany them to the hospital, on the order of Garfield County Magistrate Lain Leoniak. The boy's parents and siblings were thrown to the floor at gunpoint and the parents were handcuffed in the weekend assault, and the boy's father told WND it was all because a paramedic was upset the family preferred to care for their son themselves. Someone, apparently the unidentified paramedic, called police, the sheriff's office and social services, eventually providing Leoniak with a report that generated the magistrate's court order to the sheriff's office for the SWAT team assault on the family's home in a mobile home development outside of Glenwood Springs, the father, Tom Shiflett, told WND. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #14 We should reverse this trend to make every thing a SWAT operation. Turning law enforcement into a military operation is a very bad idea. This trend needs to be rapidly reversed before more people both cops and citizens are killed. Less SWAT and more regular cops and a huge dose of respect for everyones rights. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-01-07 22:02 |
| #13 More and more, authority is given to A-holes like these who will only misuse it. Come busting in my door, MF's, and see what you get. |
| Posted by: Threack Brown4380 2008-01-07 18:33 |
| #12 Agree that if he was rich it would not have happened, but I suspect this is about him being a thorn in a few sides over the fact that he is a constitutionalist. They don't consider themselves subject to many laws and often don't pay taxes. I think they are probably somewhat of a pain in the butt to authorities. Not that it makes any difference. This was an outrageous abuse of authority and he deserves every penny of the taxpayer's money that he refused to contribute to. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2008-01-07 18:24 |
| #11 Take notice that this was in a trailer park. Police definitely do treat rich and poor differently. This wouldn't have happened further up the road in Aspen. I'm waiting to see one of these no-knock SWAT assaults on the wrong address end up with three or four cops killed because they hit a guy who was loaded for and ready to deal with serious trouble. The guy who authorized this assault should be looking at not only losing his job but doing serious jail time. Meanwhile, the family should be looking at having enough Garfield County money in their pockets after the lawsuit to be able to move to one of the pricier parts of Aspen. |
| Posted by: Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-01-07 17:10 |
| #10 I'm with Grom on this! |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-01-07 16:20 |
| #9 Tough way to earn your retirement fund. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-01-07 13:39 |
| #8 It's also the elected county government's responsibility to cut the funding of the SWAT operation. If its used for this, you don't need it. Too many toys, too little adult supervision. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-07 12:10 |
| #7 EX-paramedic. The doc probably chewed him to death. Like the lawyers are going to chew the magistrate. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-01-07 12:02 |
| #6 un'freaking real. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2008-01-07 11:57 |
| #5 At least they didn't kill his mother and injure his littler brother like happened in Lima, Ohio. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-01-07 11:54 |
| #4 Sue long, sue hard, sue deep! Repeat if desired. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-01-07 11:53 |
| #3 This is bullshit. A perfect example of the state rendering all rights null and void. Back in the old days, this would have caused a rebellion instead of everyone running to the lawyers. The time almost gone to keep this from happening more by peaceful means. You keep trampling our rights and doing everything you can to piss us off, don't be surprised when we rebel and inflict the pains we suffered on your dumb ass. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-01-07 11:28 |
| #2 Welcome to John Edwards America! Now hand over your kids or be shot. The boy probably had better care at home where his father would be more attentive then some overworked ER nurse's aid. Hope the guy is able to sue the parametic - or are they protected? Any chance of getting the Judge removed from office? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-01-07 10:46 |
| #1 Ten bucks says the paramedic was a Christian-hating liberal. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-01-07 10:25 |