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Florida Lotto Jackpot Winner Shot By Two Deputies
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Posted on 04/20/2006 6:42:31 PM PDT by grjr21
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is trying to find out why Swofford didn't drop his gun.
Did they think he was French ?
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:42:35 PM PDT
by
grjr21
To: grjr21
I carry and keep guns around to protect myself and my family, but with that kind of cash, I would hire somebody to do it for me.
To: grjr21
This ought to be good, let's see if our new "I was in fear of my life" law holds up here.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:46:53 PM PDT
by
stm
(Our country and world are at a crossroads; taking the wrong path is not an option.)
To: grjr21
Memo to self:
As soon as possible after winning the lottery, move to Galt's Gulch.
To: grjr21
Facing cops telling me to drop my gun, I'm gonna do it. We can sort it out later without any holes in anybody.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:47:51 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: kerryusama04
Maybe a platoon!
Hehehehe
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:48:38 PM PDT
by
stm
(Our country and world are at a crossroads; taking the wrong path is not an option.)
To: stm
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:49:32 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
To: grjr21
First, he didn't collect the money until his divorce was final. But, eventually, as part of the divorce settlement, he gave his wife $5 million and he has now reunited with her. Then, he was sued twice by his wife's sister, with whom he also has a child. All we need now to make the story complete is the discovery that the wife's sister with whom the lottery winner had the child was the wife of one of the deputies.
To: Tall_Texan
Shot four times, he's a tough old bird....
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:51:33 PM PDT
by
stm
(Our country and world are at a crossroads; taking the wrong path is not an option.)
To: grjr21
COPS: "DROP THE GUN!!!"
But but but... I'm worth MILLIONS!
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:52:47 PM PDT
by
Number57
("Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.")
To: grjr21
If I recall correctly this guy is an ex special forces member. So, he should know how to handle firearms.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:52:56 PM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(What is is about "illegal" you don't understand?)
To: johniegrad
There's a Springer episode waiting to happen.....
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:53:03 PM PDT
by
stm
(Our country and world are at a crossroads; taking the wrong path is not an option.)
To: grjr21
Swofford, 54, may have thought the deputies on his private property were intruders, They were intruders.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:53:11 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(A pessimist is what an optimist calls a realist)
To: grjr21
First, he didn't collect the money until his divorce was final. But, eventually, as part of the divorce settlement, he gave his wife $5 million and he has now reunited with her. Then, he was sued twice by his wife's sister, with whom he also has a child.All in the family...
To: grjr21
Then, he was sued twice by his wife's sister, with whom he also has a child.Typical lottery winner.
To: grjr21
Sounds like a robbery gone bad.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:54:09 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
(-)
To: operation clinton cleanup
12 seconds.
How'd you do that?
To: grjr21
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is trying to find out why Swofford didn't drop his gun. What a crock.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:54:46 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(Never let the facts get in the way of a good assumption.)
To: johniegrad
Just goes to show. God works in mysterious ways.
This guy does not appear to be the most deserving soul in the universe.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:55:00 PM PDT
by
Amore
(First, let's kill all the lawyers!)
To: Oztrich Boy
Not unless he has a locked gate. We've been over the matter many times. Your yard really isn't the same as inside your house. On the other hand you can fence it, and put in a locked gate, and additional legal issues begin to play a part. Absent the fence (and locked gate), and the cops can patrol what they see, and here they say they suspected a burglar lurking about.
Best to see what the officers want first, then wait until they're leaving to pull your gun on them. Better luck next time. BTW, with $50 million on the table, there are plenty of sleezy lawyers waiting to take it from him.
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posted on
04/20/2006 6:57:39 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
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