Posted on 10/06/2011 12:40:55 AM PDT by Watchdog85
Most Americans first heard of seven-term liberal Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik in the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others in January of 2011. Dupnik immediately blamed conservative “rhetoric,” and declared Arizona a “mecca for racism and bigotry” — he was thoroughly wrong. In the Jose Guerena case, he would be wrong again.
If anyone knows how the extended family of Jose Guerena, a two-combat tour Marine and father of two young children, came to the attention of drug agents in the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, they’re not telling. But members of his family by birth and marriage did come to their attention, and Jose somehow ended up on their list. For more than a year, apparently spotty surveillance was conducted and officers noticed behavior that might be suspicious — if one was trying very hard to make otherwise unremarkable behavior seem suspicious.
On September 15, 2009, officers noticed that one of the people they were watching put a cardboard box in a pickup truck. They stopped the truck and the driver gave permission to search. Nothing was found except a roll of plastic wrap in the box. Jose Guerena happened to be the sole passenger in the vehicle. The police later suggested that because drug dealers sometimes use plastic wrap, this was highly suspicious. In fact, the plastic wrap was to be used for nothing more sinister than wrapping furniture.
Other suspicious activity cited by the police: people speaking on a cell phone while driving, owning multiple vehicles worth about $7000 each, and not having obvious, conventional sources of income.
In their wisdom, the Founders established specific requirements for search warrants with the Fourth Amendement:
(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...
I still think something is fishy.
"For reasons never explained, one officer began firing, and four others quickly joined in, firing 70 rounds within eight seconds, stopping only when they emptied their magazines or their weapons malfunctioned. There was a two-second silence, and again, for reasons never explained, one final round was fired."
Wearing a badge is not a get-out-of-jail free card. I have seen the video, it’s called murder.
Pima County GOP Establishment Backing Sherriff Dupnik over botched no-knock raid?
07/02/2011
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The president of the AZ police union also called up every Republican candidate and elected official in the state telling them 'you're fu**ed' if you don't condemn Brian Miller."
>> “For reasons never explained, one officer began firing, and four others quickly joined in, firing 70 rounds within eight seconds”
No sense peacefully arresting Jose on the way home from work when you can blow him away at his home with wife and kids nearby. Gotta justify the paramilitary investments.
Seriously, one well trained officer could have arrested Jose without incident.
When you look at every single SWAT “game” in thirty years....they all could have been done out on some street. I think they all got hooked on some TJ Hooker episode and think home invasion is a pretty cool thing. Plus you usually get to shoot a dog or two.
Arrested him.....for what?
This whole story turns my stomach.
Exceptionally well written article by a former cop (”Mike McDaniel is a former police officer, detective, and SWAT operator.”)
Also, a very sad story.
We all know that if a Police Officer wants to pull a car over , he only has to follow and wait until you cross the center line or fail to give a signal or some such BS.
It is apparent in this case that they found excuses to get a warrant, Made them up if they didnt exist, went in this guy’s home and slaughtered him. Yes, slaughtered is the right word.
Same charges as Koresh and Weaver. Oh, wait a minute....
I think it’s a little strange that “a young couple just starting out” had $100,000 of cash in the home.
“I think it’s a little strange that “a young couple just starting out” had $100,000 of cash in the home.”
That was found in one of the other homes that they raided on the same day. No money was found in Jose’s home.
“That was found in one of the other homes that they raided on the same day. No money was found in Jose’s home.”
Thanks for the info. The news report made it sound like it was in the Guerena home.
Thanks for the info. The news report made it sound like it was in the Guerena home.
When the press routinely accepts and forwards some gooberment PR flack's "mistakes were made" bullsquat at face value, without challenge, why would you, or anybody else, be surprised. The press have become 'true believers' in omnipotent gooberment, and shield them willingly. They fail to realize that one day, that machinery they worship will turn its baleful eye in *their* direction...
the infowarrior
“When the press routinely accepts and forwards some gooberment PR flack’s “mistakes were made” bullsquat at face value, without challenge, why would you, or anybody else, be surprised.”
Did I say I was surprized?
Don't hold your breath for Holder's DoJ to get involved.
Bmfl
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