[headsonpikes]

I guess he figured it was just like taking drugs and cash from 'suspects'.

Accepted police procedure.

[ErnBatavia]

Court documents indicate Hagan showed some of the items to another law enforcement official, claiming he was allowed to keep them.

"Good cops gone bad"....this was one smart cookie!

[and the horse you rode in on]

Hang him High.

There is no possible excuse.
No possible way he didn't know it was criminal.
Max him out.

[A. Morgan]

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/coxnet/shuttle/mnmstories/1044914339.16698.7370.1278.html

[cubreporter]

He knew it was wrong to do what he did. He of all people should stand above the crowd in doing what is right. Why would anyone want to keep a piece of this tragedy anyway? Souvenir? $$$$$ maker? Either way, it's a disgrace and he knew EXACTLY what he was doing. Get him out of there. We need to weed out the bad in law enforcement.

[steplock]

Another example of subtle use of Propaganda:

"A Texas law enforcement officer was arrested" gives the impression of a police officer or, to north-east leftist pea-brains, a Texas Ranger gone bad. Just an impression, mind you. Enough to make a NEGATIVE thought appear.

Later in the article, you find that it is a "constable". In a sense he IS a law enforcement officer - but without the authority or responsibility.

Sneaky way of "opinion molding" don't you think?

[solo gringo]

Hang the guilty Bast@@d.

[ChemistCat]

How is impeding this investigation in any way at all different from premeditated attempted murder? How is it different from conspiring to blow up the next shuttle to launch? I don't see a moral difference....

Gotta find out what happened, and if it's preventable, before we send anybody else up in one of those.

(I'm starting to lean toward the various theories that say it was not preventable, though.)

[tall_tex]

Hang'm High, constables are LEO wantabe's for the most, many will aspire.

Saurday afternoon, the day of the disaster, a poster here on FR told us of an Ebay space shuttle debris auction starting at 21 Million. Ebay pulled it, but I hope that the two people arrested so far for snatchin and grabbin debris were involved.