CO: Officers Raid Home, Take 11-Year-Old To Hospital

CBS 4 Denver ^ | 1-7-2008 | CBS via AP

[lainie]

NEW CASTLE, Colo. (AP) ― A tactical law enforcement team broke into Tom Shiflett's home and took his 11-year-old son to hospital for court-ordered medical treatment for a minor head injury.

Garfield County's All Hazards Response Team raided the home Friday night, a day after Jon Shiflett fell after grabbing the handle of a moving car. The child was returned to the family at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, hours after the raid.

"Inappropriate is not nearly strong enough a word. It was gross irresponsibility and stupidity," said Ross Talbott, owner of the Apple Tree Mobile Home Park south of New Castle who rents to the Shifletts and who witnessed the raid. "Is this Russia? I don't know what we're coming to when they think your kid needs medical help and they send a SWAT team."

In the end, the injury wasn't as severe as caseworkers from the Garfield County Department of Social Services thought when they went before a judge seeking a search warrant and order for medical treatment.

[lainie]

More details in the Worldnut article.

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59566

What in the world...

[lainie]

http://www.courts.state.co.us/district/09th/09magistrates.htm

The magistrate in question.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I hate social workers. Every last one I’ve ever known, dealt with or worked with was a rabid lefty. Hillary, Edwards or Obama would turn this into a country where this kind of thing would be ten times more common.

[NormsRevenge]

not much of a silver lining but, Swat didn’t blow grandma away or shoot the dog.

got to watch out for those home schooler types, yaknow.

incredible story, but not unique, which is scary.

[catroina54]

we call them social wankers.

[Ben Bolt]

State property bump ..

[digger48]

Somebodies going to be getting a new trailer

[Dumb_Ox]

Caseworkers who visited the family Friday reported seeing injuries that including a "huge hematoma" and a sluggish pupil.

Do caseworkers really have enough training to recognize and evaluate these symptoms? Six of Tom and Tina Shiflett's 10 children still live at home.

Social workers picking on big families?

[Dumb_Ox]

The sheriff said the decision to use SWAT team force was justified because the father was a "self-proclaimed constitutionalist" and had made threats and "comments" over the years.

I'm in Colorado. Just last Thursday I was talking to a man who said that you can get in trouble with the government just for calling yourself a constitutionalist. I thought he was paranoid.

If someone can track down the sheriff's full statement, I'd appreciate it. I'll try to get it myself tomorrow.

[jeddavis]

This is the basic idea of Ruby Ridge again and it’s the sort of thing that could start Civil War II. The guy shoots one of these losers and I’m on the jury, he walks.

[freekitty]

I was thinking the same thing.

[FormerACLUmember]

I hate social workers. Every last one I’ve ever known, dealt with or worked with was a rabid lefty

100% accurate. Arrogant, ignorant last-in-their-class neo-Stalinist narcissist FemiNazis, every one of them. Passive-aggressive at best. May God have have mercy on you and your children, if you manage to cross one in the Family Court hellholes of American InJustice.

[dbehsman]

I think a lot of people need to loose their cushy government jobs. Especially the police who were involved in this crime. I am sick and tired of the screw ups and the absolute buffoonery that seems to rule the roost in law enforcement departments.

[rednekelmo]

but but they were just following orders!!
what they deserve it to be tied acrossed a barrel and put on stage with the Tijuana donkey until they die from rectal bleeding. then they should be buried in unmarked graves and covered with manure to serve as examples to others expecialy that @#%^^%&* socialworker

[carumba]

In the end, the injury wasn't as severe as caseworkers from the Garfield County Department of Social Services thought...

To the caseworker: If you wanted to practice medicine you should have studied harder in high school. a line from House

[Thermalseeker]

100% accurate. Arrogant, ignorant last-in-their-class neo-Stalinist narcissist FemiNazis, every one of them

Those that can, do. Those that can't "work" for the gubmint. There is not clearer evidence of this fact than this story.....

[Nervous Tick]

>> Hillary, Edwards or Obama would turn this into a country where this kind of thing would be ten times more common.

You forgot Huckabee.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

"Now I'm hunting for lawyers that will take the case … I'm going to sue everybody whose name was on that page right down to the judge," he said.

Garfield County's screwed...

[Valpal1]

Ping for class discussion. Check out the World Net Daily article for the most information.

Garfield County needs to elect a smarter (and braver) sheriff.

Bet there is a paramedic with egg on his face as well, since all of this was a result of his insistence.