tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29706308.post1225777890302579413..comments2023-12-26T02:19:06.493-06:00Comments on Chisago County is GOP: POLICE STATE, USAGOP Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499146241124962898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29706308.post-22470751721813549032008-01-09T18:42:00.000-06:002008-01-09T18:42:00.000-06:00In response I am sure there is more to the story t...In response I am sure there is more to the story than the article reveals. I know this from experience. <BR/><BR/>Also I am sure the SWAT Team did a threat assesment before kicking the door in. They do have policies to follow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826072055975969944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29706308.post-60758619282181508122008-01-08T20:47:00.000-06:002008-01-08T20:47:00.000-06:00If this judge were in my county, I would work hard...If this judge were in my county, I would work hard to get him unelected. But the social workers must share the blame too. These do-gooders think they can invade private matters far too often. And the sheriff must share some blame and so should the neighbor who reported it.<BR/><BR/>Busybody neighbors set a whole nanny state into motion. If the neighbors were that concerned, they should have paid the injured child’s family a visit and made suggestions about the child’s welfare. The neighbor’s probable good intentions most likely have destroyed any neighborliness. This was the neighbor’s way of forcing their own desires on the family. Where has neighborly compassion gone?<BR/><BR/>If the social workers planned to sic the cops on the family, they should have warned them of their legal authority to do so. That may have influenced the family.<BR/><BR/>The judge gave the order. But did he give the order for the sheriff to use a SWAT team? Doesn’t the sheriff have a responsibility to use the least force possible and discuss that with the judge? Instead, this sheriff treated the case as a highly volatile criminal hostage situation. If this sheriff were in my county, I would work hard to get him unelected. And certainly somebody in the 12 member SWAT team should have told the sheriff his plan was overkill.<BR/><BR/>If some social workers actually talked with the family and saw the child, how is it not possible for one plainclothes, PR cop to revisit the family with the social workers to talk things out and explain the government’s concerns?<BR/><BR/>Why is it the nanny state wants to negotiate with hostage-takers, but invade this home with a 12 member SWAT team? They put this child and family at high risk (much higher than the bruise). They traumatized the 11 year old and his family. People whose homes have been robbed feel violated even though they never see the felon. This family will never trust cops again because they were violated. They will never trust the system again. We all should put ourselves in the place of the child and the family.<BR/><BR/>The lesson for all of us: don’t be a do-gooder; do good the old-fashioned way–personally. Think before you call social services or the cops. It might happen in reverse to you.Elephant Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10686388404121452869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29706308.post-11803948049537513202008-01-08T03:41:00.000-06:002008-01-08T03:41:00.000-06:00The headline on this ticks me off. It should say "...The headline on this ticks me off. It should say "Judge orders SWAT Team to remove boy from home." Why are the cops made to be the bad guys and the judges never face any of the blame. We are so quick to judge the cops for what they did wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826072055975969944noreply@blogger.com