gremlin_bros said:
...........i do hope she wins but i just find it to be quite doubtfull given the level of disorginiation that was going on at the time......
Let me start by thanking all LEO for their service everywhere. You are brave and loyal people. We were hit by Ivan last year and were close enough to feel some of the wrath of Katrina (but nothing like NOLA or Biloxi, MS).
The actions perpetrated against this woman were not the result of disorganization, accident or misunderstanding. This was an intentional sweep by authorities to remove guns from law abiding citizens in preparation for forced eviction.
These police went in with every intent of evicting her from her home. She repeatedly told the officers that she was fine, did not want to leave and did not want the police in her house. When she answered a police inquiry as to whether she was armed, she retrieved the revolver per police instruction. She held the revolver by the cylinder. She was then body slammed by the officer which resulted in her injury.
The Police Chief cannot declare the 2nd Amendment null and void. (If somebody informed of Martial Law statues wants to educate me on that angle, I welcome your response). The Mayor, Governor, and President of the United States cannot passively support this position with failure to intervene.
But they did.
I hope she wins a MONSTEROUS award - so much in fact that every police precinct in the country will feel compelled to explain to every officer that law abiding citizens are protected from this type of indiscriminate, self proclaimed "law enforcement" for fear of getting sued themselves.
Everybody jumps on the bandwagon when industry is sued for a slip-up. Exxon-Mobile runs a tanker aground - big bucks. Woman spills McDonalds coffee while holding a styrofoam cup between her legs - hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The authorities declare we will take firearms from all law abiding citizens and leave them defenseless in the face of looting and lawlessness? No - that is not a misunderstanding. That is an abuse of power.
Citizens - the pool from which Police, National Guard, Military are formed. By protecting your citizen's rights, you serve to protect yourselves.
It tells me that if this country is ever in REAL trouble that the authorities have the right to come in and disarm me and leave me defenseless.
I honestly cannot believe they did this. Some of the statements the authorities made were just unbelievable. "We will disarm EVERYONE" As if it's good to go in and disarm innocent Americans who need to defend their lives and what little they have not already lost. What will happen in the moment of truth? Will the police and the people ban together or will more people die killing off one another?? All I can say is this is a sad state of affairs and it shows just how much standing the second amendment has EVEN WITH A REPUBLICAN ADMIN! Someone needs to do something to assure that this NEVER happens again!
