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Police Owe Nothing To Man Whose Home They Blew Up, Appeals Court Says
NPR ^ | 10/31/19 | Bobby Allyn

Posted on 10/31/2019 12:31:05 PM PDT by OddLane

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To: kiryandil

True.


221 posted on 10/31/2019 11:00:36 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Drago; Darksheare

Whether the insurance co did, or did not,try to recover its own loss, isn’t clear from the news reports.
But normally, the company would try. The process is called “subrogation.”
Insurance companies are like casinos— in business to make money, not give it away. They really represent themselves & their bottom line, NOT their policyholders.


222 posted on 10/31/2019 11:16:50 PM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: mumblypeg
you seem to assume that supporting the cops, no matter what they do or how they do it— collateral damage to innocent bystanders or their property be damned— is automatically some kind of conservative stance.

For Christians, supporting all government employees is our default starting point, based (among other texts) on Paul's command in Romans 13:1 and following:

1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

We are meant to integrate all of Scripture, and there are numerous other passages which qualify that instruction. For example, Acts 4 lauds Peter and John for their refusal to obey the Sanhedrin's order to stop preaching the Gospel, because doing so expressly contradicted Jesus' order in His Great Commission to preach ceaselessly:

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

223 posted on 10/31/2019 11:28:41 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Thank you for your agreement.
Paul’s command to respect government authority is predicated on a default assumption that those authorities are restrained by adherence to **the Law,** as derived from natural law, which is *established* by God.

The agents of the government do not themselves come from God and God does not *establish* tyrannical governments nor does He command us to condone, aid or abet them in their tyranny.


224 posted on 11/01/2019 12:18:18 AM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: the_daug

They might have to shoot out the tires on that thing.


225 posted on 11/01/2019 3:03:29 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the video")
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To: OddLane

You can be sure if the shoplifter had chosen a cop’s or politician’s house, the outcome would have been different.


226 posted on 11/01/2019 3:17:50 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: Darksheare

Never said anything was special about them, said, the reporting on this story is sensationalized and most people reacting to it are reading nothing more than bogus leading headlines.

They didn’t destroy this home because he shoplifted, the home got destroyed (rightly or wrongly) because the perp was shooting at people.

Its impossible to argue that public safety was not being served by apprehending this criminal.

They didn’t do what they did because this guy shoplifted a few items from walmart, they did it because he was shooting at people.


227 posted on 11/01/2019 6:29:22 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay
Don't be a jerk. I read the whole story....did you miss the line "and was firing at officers with a handgun"?

Still doesn't sound like the public-at-large was in danger... and ignoring all of that, yes: I think the innocent homeowner is entitled to compensation for his loss.

228 posted on 11/01/2019 7:45:34 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: HamiltonJay

“They didn’t destroy this home because he shoplifted, the home got destroyed (rightly or wrongly) because the perp was shooting at people.”
So why do they get a pass on destroying the house when other more professional SWAT teams get their bad guys under same conditions without destroying buildings?


229 posted on 11/01/2019 12:05:37 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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