Posted on 09/17/2011 7:37:59 AM PDT by marktwain
Cite your proof.
Regarding this thread, there is nothing wrong me and I stand by my statement.
In an effort to defend the indefensible, you're asking me to prove the obvious?
Your answer is judged as "non responsive" and you are hereby disqualified from further participation. Thank you for your interest. You may apply again in six months. Good bye, and good luck.
My imagination isn’t that good - you painted a pretty clear picture in words, and I “looked” at it as written.
That’s precisely why I put your very own written words in quotes...makes denying it kinda difficult! The cops said her weapons were legally owned, but refused to return them, then here you come galloping in, positing that they “might” be illegal and she “might” shoot a bunch of people, apparently all on the basis of her having been receiving some sort of medical treatment at a VA hospital. Sure smells like an anti-veteran bias to me!!
JC
I don't know to whom your are referring as being "copsuckers," but if you will re-read what I have posted you will see that I have neither approved nor condemned the actions of the police.
Yep, I read the thread and your very high opinion of your deductive reasoning ability definitely appears to be in the minority! I gotta ask; are you a current or prior gubmint employee of some sort?
JC
You gotta ask, and I don’t gotta answer. It’s not relevant to the thread and YOU DAMNED WELL KNOW IT!
Not only is your imagination vivid, but your comprehension was off a bit too.
As written, I was clearly sympathetic to both sides. That the gun owner should have had the guns returned Immediately and that the Police had every right to verify legal and eligible ownership prior to returning them. It’s called CYA.
Now, as to *how* they discovered the weapons, I find it a little bit off. But I’ll take it at face value that it wasn’t an ‘anonymous tip’ (wink wink), nor was it a neighbor complaining about her gun collection. IIRC, the article said she didn’t show up for her therapy and the folks at the VA had reason to believe that some harm may have come to her.
As for the what-if? had nothing to do with her veteran status. It’s just plain old simple CYA. You don’t give guns back without knowing for certain that they they are legal and that the person who owns them has not had that right revoked.
Just asking, but since you got all PO’d and started shouting, then that’s as I suspected!! I will say, however, that somewhere along the way during your prior gubmint service, you had a fairly good set of schooling because your spelling is excellent...
JC
CYA isn’t a legal concept nor a valid excuse for extrajudicial theft! You’re a moron for even suggesting that.
JC
So Sherlock, could my prior Government service have been military?
Whatever...
Yes it is a legal concept. It’s called misfeasance and nonfeasance.
Stop being a knee jerk reactionary.
I know of combat vets who have paid for PTSD treatment out of pocket in cash to avoid such a thing.
“So Sherlock, could my prior Government service have been military?
Possibly, if you were a MP who thought himself above reproach when dealing with the uniformed riff-raff or a staff officer type who never really trusted any of the lower enlisted personnel anyway. Who knows? You’re the one who refused to acknowledge police malfeasance when the available evidence suggested otherwise...
JC
You didn’t address that “excuse for extrajudicial theft” thing I mentioned. For the PC folks, yes I suppose I am a knee jerk reactionary. Get used to it, because someone has to stand up for justice!
JC
I see. Someone who sneers at military service.
And by the way, police malfeasance has not been proved.
Because what really happened was Extrajudicial punishment — and I made it clear that I didn’t approve of it.
You keep on overlooking that while I believe that the police were lawfully obligated to ascertain that the weapons were legal, and that the owner was deemed in lawful possession, that then the owner was entitled to have them promptly returned.
Are we clear now?
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