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| 2015-04-21 |
| H/t Instapundit 'THEY CAME WITH A BATTERING RAM." Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin's Act 10 -- also called the "Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill," it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules for public-employee unions -- was jolted awake by yelling, loud pounding at the door, and her dogs' frantic barking. The entire house -- the windows and walls -- was shaking. ..."I begged and begged, 'Please don't shoot my dogs, please don't shoot my dogs, just don't shoot my dogs.' I couldn't get them to stop barking, and I couldn't get them outside quick enough. I saw a gun and barking dogs. I was scared and knew this was a bad mix." "IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH." That was the first thought of "Anne" (not her real name). Someone was pounding at her front door. It was early in the morning -- very early -- and it was the kind of heavy pounding that meant someone was either fleeing from -- or bringing -- trouble. "It was so hard. I'd never heard anything like it. I thought someone was dying outside." She ran to the door, opened it, and then chaos. "People came pouring in. For a second I thought it was a home invasion. It was terrifying. They were yelling and running, into every room in the house. One of the men was in my face, yelling at me over and over and over." It was indeed a home invasion, but the people who were pouring in were Wisconsin law-enforcement officers. Armed, uniformed police swarmed into the house. Plainclothes investigators cornered her and her newly awakened family. Soon, state officials were seizing the family's personal property, including each person's computer and smartphone, filled with the most intimate family information. "THEY FOLLOWED ME TO MY KIDS' ROOMS." For the family of "Rachel" (not her real name), the ordeal began before dawn -- with the same loud, insistent knocking. Still in her pajamas, Rachel answered the door and saw uniformed police, poised to enter her home. When Rachel asked to wake her children herself, the officer insisted on walking into their rooms. The kids woke to an armed officer, standing near their beds. Moral Clarity, that's what I like |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #9 Don't forget to thank a Democrat |
| Posted by: Zorba de Medici9541 2015-04-21 18:57 |
| #8 She has the physiognomy of a toad. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-04-21 18:56 |
| #7 Here's the sweetheart who rubber-stamped the raid: Source [LINK] |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2015-04-21 17:57 |
| #6 And Senator Proxmire, of the Golden Fleece Award. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2015-04-21 13:32 |
| #5 Once upon a time Wisconsin gave us Senator Joseph McCarthy. While he was no saint, I'd gladly trade this lot for him. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-04-21 13:08 |
| #4 In the words of Mr. O’Keefe, “The process is the punishment.” |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2015-04-21 09:31 |
| #3 As I said yesterday, long past time to start giving armed resistance to crap like this. See if the tyrants and bullies in these departments are willing to go up against a wall of armed citizens that feel they have nothing left to lose. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-04-21 08:55 |
| #2 Yes, Wisconsin, the cradle of the progressive movement and home... was giving birth to a new progressive idea, the use of law enforcement as a political instrument, as a weapon to attempt to undo election results, shame opponents, and ruin lives. Sort of like the "Chicago Way?" Reads like something that would happen in a banana republic. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-04-21 07:50 |
| #1 "Grrr..." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-04-21 05:55 |