Freedom First
Regular Member
It would take "Balls of Steel" to stand your ground on 4A while looking down the barrel of at least one shotgun in the hands of a very keyed-up Johnny Law. Just saying...
Finger on the trigger of that shotgun, finger off the trigger of the semi-auto.
You imagine wrong, see the picture linked below.
And here's how they got their consent:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Aurora-brutality.jpg
I took your advice...Sadly, if you post a link to this event on other topical websites, you'll quickly find out that a fair amount, if not most, of the posters favor the police in their actions. Just more proof of how dumbing down several generations of Americans by not teaching them the Original Intent of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights has worked.
The other thing is this... What would filing charges actually accomplish in this exact case. None of the evidence suggests that these people suffered any physical harm to themselves or any of their property. None of the people required medical assistance because of the "extreme force" employed by officers. As much as having a gun pointed at you might be unsettling, is that really enough to claim emotional damages? So really, about the only actual harm that might have happened because of this would be lost time. At which point, the people who were held at gunpoint while that bank was robbed should be able to sue the gunman for those very same damages. But that doesn't happen because there isn't any money in it.
Meanwhile, the city would lose quite a lot in having to deal with trials, carrying out of charges against all the officers in question, hiring dozens of new officers, as well as paying whatever else lawyers might try to claim for their "clients". Meaning that even if none of the actual people involved make any statements, trial lawyers can take their own cut, and force the city to defend the necessity of their actions, and the city essentially loses either way. The same city funding that helps pay for schools, roads, services, and is paid by tax payers is also used to deal with any legal problems the city might face.
--Shudders--
Mr. Law would have trouble sleeping after executing that kid with a nervous twitch. And feeding his family from the big house.