Because the mayor couldn't possibly be involved in illegal activities? I saw no television coverage, merely read the linked article. Knocking is not the same as announcing who you are.
Won't argue the dog issue as I cannot understand the killing, unless the dog(s) were attempting to attack the officers. ::michael Michael Madigan wrote: > The obtained a search warrant and didn't bother to figure out that the mayor > of the town lived there. > > On television, the police admitted that it was at the discretion of the > officers whether to knock or not, and they chose not to knock. > > Why would they shoot a dog that was retreating? That's just crap. > > > > ************************************************************************ > Right Wing Mike > > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike > > Bigfoot Hates Obama > > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5690856 > > I Wish Hillary had married OJ > > http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 > > > --- On Thu, 8/7/08, Michael Oke, II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Michael Oke, II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [OT] Police thugs invade home, kill two dogs, terrorize mayor's >> family >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 6:35 PM >> Who says that they didn't announce themselves? The >> article clearly >> states that he didn't HEAR them declare that they were >> police officers >> not that that was in fact what occurred. Now I'm not >> sure that I >> understand the shooting of the dogs but beyond that, >> I'm not sure that >> the police were at fault here. The obtained a search >> warrant, it's not >> like they bashed the door done just based on the testimony >> of some >> drugged out informant. >> >> ::michael >> >> Michael Madigan wrote: >>> Think about it. They didn't annouce that they >> were police before entering. A guy with a handy shotgun >> could have shot them thinking they were home invaders. >>> >>> >>> >> ************************************************************************ >>> Right Wing Mike >>> >>> http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike >>> >>> Bigfoot Hates Obama >>> >>> http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5690856 >>> >>> I Wish Hillary had married OJ >>> >>> http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 >>> >>> >>> --- On Thu, 8/7/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: Re: [OT] Police thugs invade home, kill >> two dogs, terrorize mayor's family >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 6:20 PM >>>>> This is outrageous. I hope the mayor sues the >> living >>>> crap out of these people. >>>> >> http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-mayor0807,0,4563211.story >>>> Unfortunately they are usually shielded but he >>>> shouldn't let the issue go away. This is >> unacceptable >>>> behavior and shows that unrestrained government is >> tyranny >>>> and why we need our own guns for protection and to >> make the >>>> heavy handed authorities think twice about >> harrassing our >>>> people. Would I blame him if he put a bullet >> between the >>>> eyes of an innocent officer just doing his job... >> not for a >>>> minute. It would be unfortunate, but a man's >> home is >>>> his castle! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Miller >>>> >>>> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >>>> multipart/mixed >>>> multipart/alternative >>>> text/plain (text body -- kept) >>>> text/html >>>> message/rfc822 >>>> --- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Post Messages to: [email protected] >>>> Subscription Maintenance: >>>> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox >>>> OT-free version of this list: >>>> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech >>>> Searchable Archive: >> http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox >>>> This message: >>>> >> http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> ** All postings, unless explicitly stated >> otherwise, are >>>> the opinions of the author, and do not constitute >> legal or >>>> medical advice. This statement is added to the >> messages for >>>> those lawyers who are too stupid to see the >> obvious. >>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/%(listmsgid)s ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
