Posted on 03/16/2014 7:23:27 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
ROCKVILLE, MD — Thousands of motorists were brought to a standstill when police conducted a massive roadblock to find three crime suspects. Twelve lanes of traffic were shut down and swarms of armed government agents combed through a giant traffic jam performing warrantless vehicle-to-vehicle searches.
The busy Tuesday morning commute was abruptly halted just after 10:00 a.m. on March 11th. One driver told ABC News that traffic stopped and he witnessed 30 police cars pass on the shoulders of I-270 near Rockville. “Then, when I saw a wall of police officers with automatic weapons approaching our cars, it was apparent that something serious was taking place.”
Police had received intelligence that a local bank had been robbed that morning and the vehicle carrying the 3 suspects had turned onto the interstate highway. A throng of officers from the Rockville, Montgomery County, and Maryland State Police Departments blockaded all lanes of traffic in both directions and began conducting an intense manhunt.
There was “a lot of yelling, a lot of orders being given, helicopters, dogs barking, sirens, police cars driving by,” said eyewitness Carlton Higdon to WJLA.
Miles of cars were stranded and motorists were confined to their vehicles, with no explanation, for over an hour. Confused people exiting their vehicles were met with hostility from the police. WTOP reported that one woman leaned out her door to vomit, she was shouted at by cops to close her door.
“It’s just awful,” motorist Carmel Desroche to WJLA, describing the traffic jam. “I’ve never seen both directions of 270 like this before. It was painful.”
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If you’ll just shoot everybody you’ll probably get the bad guy in your dragnet too. The bank will be so thankful.
But unfortunately for them, they aren't the real ruling class, because the ruling class doesn't drive a Prius to work. They get driven to work. Or flown. Or people drive their own Prius to meet them. They are just the useful idiots of the federal bureaucracy. Enjoy the boots on your necks, too, fellas.
So, why are there no roadblocks in NJ to find Corzine?
My answer to the officers:
“Sure, no problem. get a warrant”.
Conditioning 101
“SWATting”, now in “troll motorists” form.
“as police can often act irrationally if offended.”
Police can often act irrationally for no reason at all. Offending them guarantees it.
Fourth Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. (Emphasis added.)
First question to think about: Was the search unreasonable?
Second question to think about: If the answer to the first question was "yes", what would have been reasonable?
You can bet I’ll be contacting MY State people. Nobody is searching anything I own without a warrant
Gestapo down there get a fresh shot of steroids or what?
They can always find a reason to stop an individual but finding a reason to stop everybody is a lot higher hurdle in 10 states.
The Police State protects itself first, and they put themselves above the law when doing so.
Absolutely.
Being at the wrong place at the wrong time does not constitute reasonable suspicion much less probable cause.
Second question to think about: If the answer to the first question was "yes", what would have been reasonable?
A warrant based on probable cause.
And apparently they only took $7000. Something sure don’t add up.
“Sounds like the nazis unloading the trains at Aushwitz”
Speaking of Nazis, does anyone know if it’s MD that uses Nazi SS style hats and belts for their State Troopers, or is that NJ?
That’d be NJ, last I’d seen.
HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT! HUT!
This reminds me of a thread I saw here on Free Republic a couple of years ago.
Apparently there was a bank robbery in Aurora, Colorado, and the robber was believed to be driving on a street in that city shortly after the robbery.
The police stopped traffic and ordered the occupants of each vehicle, one vehicle at a time, to get out at gunpoint with their hands up and then sit on the curb.
The thread on Free Republic had a picture of a young guy exiting his vehicle with his hands up, while the jack boots pointed a shotgun or semi-automatic rifle at him. Welcome to Amerika!
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