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A little insight on how the madison police "think".

Brass Magnet

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Pay special attention to the part where they say that if they would have cooperated the fines would be much less.


Fines issued after UW-Madison kegger total $86,000

Police say 3 hosts didn't cooperate

By Sharif Durhams and Cailley Hammel of the Journal Sentinel
Oct. 5, 2010 |(116) Comments
It must have been some party. Madison's city attorney's office has slapped three University of Wisconsin-Madison students with fines totaling more than $86,000 for hosting a house party last month that led to more than 130 citations, Madison police said Tuesday. »Read Full Article

Some of the comments mention that this is their way of raising money to pay for the lawsuit arising from the "open carry" incident.
 

Gunslinger

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Pay special attention to the part where they say that if they would have cooperated the fines would be much less.


Fines issued after UW-Madison kegger total $86,000

Police say 3 hosts didn't cooperate

By Sharif Durhams and Cailley Hammel of the Journal Sentinel
Oct. 5, 2010 |(116) Comments
It must have been some party. Madison's city attorney's office has slapped three University of Wisconsin-Madison students with fines totaling more than $86,000 for hosting a house party last month that led to more than 130 citations, Madison police said Tuesday. »Read Full Article

Some of the comments mention that this is their way of raising money to pay for the lawsuit arising from the "open carry" incident.

Madison's City Attorney can go **** himself. Innocent until proven guilty. A court decides the fines, not some shyster lawyer.
 

anmut

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Yep I heard that and thought that it sounded about right for the People's Republic. Next they'll be drowning baby girls in the lakes because of "over population."
 

GlockFirstQsLater

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In my time at UW-Madison, I went to plenty of parties like that and never received a ticket. I think it certainly is in their scope of operations to decide to crack down on a known income generating violation to get some cash. Interesting that they are just now trying to avoid sexual assault and other crimes related to drinking when they can't seem to solve murders...

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/45627547.html

With all that going around, I'm inclined to start carrying a cop around lest I become the next victim never receiving justice:banghead:.
 
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