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CADsortaGUY

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Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: CitizenKain
A Police coverup in Maricopa county? Home of the Joe "I Murder inmates" Arpaio ? What a complete non-surprise.

Wow, his wikipedia entry is brutal. Remind me to never go to Arizona.

Here's a better idea - why not just obey the laws no matter where you are?

Like in North Korea or Cuba?

Why don't you go there and not obey the law.
See how that works out for you, you twit.

My point about YOUR point exactly.

Congratulations, you win today's prize for stupid self ownership:

Why don't YOU go there and get down on your knobby knees and blindly obey all the laws in deep, abject reverence of Dear Leader or El Presidente, after all, that's YOUR better idea, obeying the laws no matter where you are. :roll:
lol, you obviously haven't a clue. My reply to the person whining about not going there is that it's not necessarily where you are but rather that you shouldn't break the law so you don't have to worry about the supposed "asshole".
 

Craig234

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
cad is fcking crazy. Prisoners being killed is ok because they did something society deems as bad? idiot.

pull your head out of your ass. I said nothing of the kind, nor did I imply such.

As usual, CAD doesn't even know what he says, much less what anyone else says.

1. Person raises problem with bad treatment of suspects/prisoners.

2. CAD responds saying to dismiss the issue, because the only thing that matters is that the person shouldn't have broken the law, and then they wouldn't have the problem.

3. Noting the broad error in CAD's position, someoone calls him on it, pointing out how inadequate his position is in dealing with problems with the treatment of suspects/prisoners.

4. Now that the topic isn't the specific one CAD used a broad generalization to respond to, he denies ever having made the broad generalization.

This is a basic logical'rationality error you see a lot of especially foolish people make.

It's why people like CAD are so ill-equipped to say anythinng about actual issues. H has no clue about policies,just knee-jerk blather.

Yes, CAD, when someone says there's a problem with prisoner treatment, and you say the only thing that matters is they should follow the law, you ARE implying that prisoners should get no rights, that there's license to do anything to them - and your complaining that's not what you said is wrong, it's that you don't know what you say, so you don't realize you saiid it and your complaint is that you didn't mean to say what you said, not that anyone is misquoting you.

Let's recap the facts:

Poster:
Wow, his wikipedia entry is brutal. Remind me to never go to Arizona.

CAD:
Here's a better idea - why not just obey the laws no matter where you are?

What did CAD just imply? He said not to look at any problems from that Sheriff. He didn't say why any particular problem with the Sheriff is inaccurate, or why there was something specific about the problems with the Sheriff why not to deal with them - without any specific comments about the problem, he said don't look at them, simply say that whatever the problems are, the right answer is for the prisoners to not have broekn the law.

That *is* implying that no prisoner abuse deserves any attention, the right answer is they sholdn't break the law, and if they do, the Sheriff has free license to do anything he wants.

Why? Becuase if the Sheriff does something wrong, CAD already said, don't pay attention, simply say they prison should have followed the law.

We know this because he didn't say anything about the abuses alleged here.

But then point out what he said to him, and he'll say he never said it.

He's very confused.

He needs to get a clue about what he said, and recognize he did say what he denies saying, and instead deal with the actual allegations, not just say to ignore them.
 

CADsortaGUY

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Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
cad is fcking crazy. Prisoners being killed is ok because they did something society deems as bad? idiot.

pull your head out of your ass. I said nothing of the kind, nor did I imply such.

As usual, CAD doesn't even know what he says, much less what anyone else says.

1. Person raises problem with bad treatment of suspects/prisoners.

2. CAD responds saying to dismiss the issue, because the only thing that matters is that the person shouldn't have broken the law, and then they wouldn't have the problem.

3. Noting the broad error in CAD's position, someoone calls him on it, pointing out how inadequate his position is in dealing with problems with the treatment of suspects/prisoners.

4. Now that the topic isn't the specific one CAD used a broad generalization to respond to, he denies ever having made the broad generalization.

This is a basic logical'rationality error you see a lot of especially foolish people make.

It's why people like CAD are so ill-equipped to say anythinng about actual issues. H has no clue about policies,just knee-jerk blather.

Yes, CAD, when someone says there's a problem with prisoner treatment, and you say the only thing that matters is they should follow the law, you ARE implying that prisoners should get no rights, that there's license to do anything to them - and your complaining that's not what you said is wrong, it's that you don't know what you say, so you don't realize you saiid it and your complaint is that you didn't mean to say what you said, not that anyone is misquoting you.

Let's recap the facts:

Poster:
Wow, his wikipedia entry is brutal. Remind me to never go to Arizona.

CAD:
Here's a better idea - why not just obey the laws no matter where you are?

What did CAD just imply? He said not to look at any problems from that Sheriff. He didn't say why any particular problem with the Sheriff is inaccurate, or why there was something specific about the problems with the Sheriff why not to deal with them - without any specific comments about the problem, he said don't look at them, simply say that whatever the problems are, the right answer is for the prisoners to not have broekn the law.

That *is* implying that no prisoner abuse deserves any attention, the right answer is they sholdn't break the law, and if they do, the Sheriff has free license to do anything he wants.

Why? Becuase if the Sheriff does something wrong, CAD already said, don't pay attention, simply say they prison should have followed the law.

We know this because he didn't say anything about the abuses alleged here.

But then point out what he said to him, and he'll say he never said it.

He's very confused.

He needs to get a clue about what he said, and recognize he did say what he denies saying, and instead deal with the actual allegations, not just say to ignore them.
As usual craig and the other leftists will skip right over what is actually said and go straight to their ASSumptions.
I responded to the whiner who said he didn't want to travel to the state that the "asshole" is in. Nowhere did I suggest "Prisoners being killed is ok".
So again, you start with a faulty premise and your usual wall of text is meaningless in light of that fact.
Pull your head out of your ass and actually try reading for once. :)
 

kylebisme

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Here's a better idea - why not just obey the laws no matter where you are?
Do you believe it would have been better if our founding fathers to had just obeyed British laws?

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
lol, you obviously haven't a clue. My reply to the person whining about not going there is that it's not necessarily where you are but rather that you shouldn't break the law so you don't have to worry about the supposed "asshole".
It seems you are arguing under the misconception that one has commit a crime to wind up in prison.
 

dahunan

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Panel clears policeman in accidental shooting
Homeowner hurt in hunt for intruder files suit

Sept. 26, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

A Phoenix police officer who mistakenly shot an armed homeowner during a search for an intruder was cleared of wrongdoing this week by a committee that reviews such shootings.

The ruling by the Phoenix Use of Force Board determined Officer Brian Lilly acted within police policy in the incident, in which he fired six shots at the homeowner amid the confusion of a home invasion last September.

The shooting hospitalized homeowner Tony Arambula, who earlier this year sought a $5.75 million settlement in the case.

Lilly and Phoenix Sgt. Sean Coutts were named in a lawsuit filed last week in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Arambula, 36, was armed and holding a suspect at bay when he suffered gunshot wounds to his back and arm, according to the complaint.

Arambula claimed Lilly shot him twice as he lay bleeding on the floor of his living room, his wife and two young sons nearby.

The suspect, Angel Anastacio Canales, had broken into Arambula's home near 32nd Street and Thomas Road as officers tracked him from a "shots-fired" call in the area.

Arambula had the gunman cornered in his 12-year-old son's room when the officer opened fire.

"This is the type of thing that so severely demeans the credibility of these (police) review boards," said Michael Manning, the attorney representing Arambula.

"Physically, it would have been impossible for (Lilly) to see Tony's face or the gun," he said. "They admit on the 911 call that they didn't warn him."

Officer Jerry Gannon, Lilly's representative from the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, said it took less than one minute from when officers entered the home searching for a Hispanic male suspect to the when Lilly reacted to seeing Arambula holding a gun.

Gannon and other members of the organization's board said the shooting was difficult to avoid, considering the fluidity of the emergency scene.

"If Brian would have known there was a homeowner in there, he probably would have hesitated," Gannon said, "but if he had hesitated, and it was the (suspect), the outcome could have been tragic."

Phoenix Public Safety Manager Jack Harris will review the Use of Force Board's ruling and make an official determination on Lilly's shooting.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizo...26phxarambula0926.html
 

CADsortaGUY

Lifer
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Originally posted by: dahunan


Panel clears policeman in accidental shooting
Homeowner hurt in hunt for intruder files suit

Sept. 26, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

A Phoenix police officer who mistakenly shot an armed homeowner during a search for an intruder was cleared of wrongdoing this week by a committee that reviews such shootings.

The ruling by the Phoenix Use of Force Board determined Officer Brian Lilly acted within police policy in the incident, in which he fired six shots at the homeowner amid the confusion of a home invasion last September.

The shooting hospitalized homeowner Tony Arambula, who earlier this year sought a $5.75 million settlement in the case.

Lilly and Phoenix Sgt. Sean Coutts were named in a lawsuit filed last week in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Arambula, 36, was armed and holding a suspect at bay when he suffered gunshot wounds to his back and arm, according to the complaint.

Arambula claimed Lilly shot him twice as he lay bleeding on the floor of his living room, his wife and two young sons nearby.

The suspect, Angel Anastacio Canales, had broken into Arambula's home near 32nd Street and Thomas Road as officers tracked him from a "shots-fired" call in the area.

Arambula had the gunman cornered in his 12-year-old son's room when the officer opened fire.

"This is the type of thing that so severely demeans the credibility of these (police) review boards," said Michael Manning, the attorney representing Arambula.

"Physically, it would have been impossible for (Lilly) to see Tony's face or the gun," he said. "They admit on the 911 call that they didn't warn him."

Officer Jerry Gannon, Lilly's representative from the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, said it took less than one minute from when officers entered the home searching for a Hispanic male suspect to the when Lilly reacted to seeing Arambula holding a gun.

Gannon and other members of the organization's board said the shooting was difficult to avoid, considering the fluidity of the emergency scene.

"If Brian would have known there was a homeowner in there, he probably would have hesitated," Gannon said, "but if he had hesitated, and it was the (suspect), the outcome could have been tragic."

Phoenix Public Safety Manager Jack Harris will review the Use of Force Board's ruling and make an official determination on Lilly's shooting.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizo...26phxarambula0926.html

:thumbsdown: clearly action should have been taken from the info that was made public.
 

CADsortaGUY

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Originally posted by: kylebisme
Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Here's a better idea - why not just obey the laws no matter where you are?
Do you believe it would have been better if our founding fathers to had just obeyed British laws?

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
lol, you obviously haven't a clue. My reply to the person whining about not going there is that it's not necessarily where you are but rather that you shouldn't break the law so you don't have to worry about the supposed "asshole".
It seems you are arguing under the misconception that one has commit a crime to wind up in prison.

Neither has to do with what I stated to the whiner. The guy isn't a sheriff of the whole state he wants to avoid. And also, here in the US, you would need to commit a crime - despite the very few instances you angst filled kiddies like to trot out.
 

kylebisme

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Neither has to do with what I stated to the whiner.
Both do, but I understand your aversion to acknowledging the correlations, as answering to my arguments would require you to admit the fallacies in yours.

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
The guy isn't a sheriff of the whole state he wants to avoid.
Of course not, but it is the state which allows the sheriff to do what he does.


Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
And also, here in the US, you would need to commit a crime - despite the very few instances you angst filled kiddies like to trot out.
This statement is self-contradictory.
 

Gunslinger08

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: CitizenKain
A Police coverup in Maricopa county? Home of the Joe "I Murder inmates" Arpaio ? What a complete non-surprise.

Wow, his wikipedia entry is brutal. Remind me to never go to Arizona.

Here's a better idea - why not just obey the laws no matter where you are?

Because everyone who gets picked up by the police broke the law. Guilty until proven innocent, I guess.
 

kylebisme

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Originally posted by: joshsquall
Guilty until proven innocent, I guess.
That is how we treated Iraqis on the WMD charge, so why should we hold any different stands for anyone else? Besides, if we did treat everyone as innocent until proven guilty, what would we do with our compulsion to inflict unjustified suffering on others? If you can't answer these questions, you really don't have a rational argument here.

:evil:
 

Craig234

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
As usual craig and the other leftists will skip right over what is actually said and go straight to their ASSumptions.
I responded to the whiner who said he didn't want to travel to the state that the "asshole" is in. Nowhere did I suggest "Prisoners being killed is ok".
So again, you start with a faulty premise and your usual wall of text is meaningless in light of that fact.
Pull your head out of your ass and actually try reading for once. :)

You did as I describd, not your revisionist version. You said the response to mistreatment of prisoners is not not doing anything about it and instead tell them not to break the law.

Your response is clueless.

And it's not worth any further repitition of the facts you can't deal with and deny.
 

sandmanwake

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Shooting the homeowner by mistake I can understand. Dragging him by his feet and driving away with him on the hood of the car instead of trying to stop the bleeding and calling for an ambulance I think should count as attempted murder. Where the hell did they think they were taking him?

According to the Phoenix Use of Force Board, the homeowner being shot and nearly killed by the actions taken by the cops after the shooting, not tragic. If the cop had hesitated and been hurt, that would have been tragic. Cops did nothing wrong with shooting.

What about the attempts at cover up which in and of itself could have resulted in the homeowner's death? What was the ruling on that? It's because of situations like this that folks don't like cops. One set of laws for the masses another set for those who enforces the laws.
 

miketheidiot

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
I responded to the whiner who said he didn't want to travel to the state that the "asshole" is in. Nowhere did I suggest "Prisoners being killed is ok".

most reasonable people would take your statement to mean that the treatment is alright, after all if you obey the law you have nothing to worry about, inspite of "the asshole's" history of abusing the law, as cited several times in the article
 

AreaCode707

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Originally posted by: kylebisme
Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: kylebisme
Shame we can't reasonably expect any notable investigation into whatever these two degenerates might have covered up in the past.

I disagree. Since there's no relying on hearsay evidence, I think these two guys are (rightly) screwed.
You aren't disagreeing with what I said here, but rather ignoring my stated position while stating one I agree with you on.

Sorry I don't memorize all the posts you put in a thread; I replied to the one that caught my eye and didn't edit anything out.
 

ericlp

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Well, I can see some cops over reacting to screaming and maybe seeing a gun. Hell, are own army has a lot of friendly fire incidents. What kills them is the way they tried to cover it up and poor judgment after wards. Obviously it doesn't excuse the "fuckup" to begin with .. but mistakes do happen. But it's the events that took place after is where they really screwed up. I suppose the outcome may have been WAY different if they admitted the mistake and tried to act like civil human beings.

Oh well, I think they will serve some time for the stunt they pulled ... Don't let a few bad apples spoil the bunch. Obviously not all cops are like this... It's just a job and a lot of people make poor decisions -- It's called being human. When you screw up and adrenalin is pumping most people just continue to make even WORSE mistakes. Like they did. Sadly.

Glad the guy didn't die.
 

Darwin333

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Originally posted by: ericlp
Well, I can see some cops over reacting to screaming and maybe seeing a gun. Hell, are own army has a lot of friendly fire incidents. What kills them is the way they tried to cover it up and poor judgment after wards. Obviously it doesn't excuse the "fuckup" to begin with .. but mistakes do happen. But it's the events that took place after is where they really screwed up. I suppose the outcome may have been WAY different if they admitted the mistake and tried to act like civil human beings.

Oh well, I think they will serve some time for the stunt they pulled ... Don't let a few bad apples spoil the bunch. Obviously not all cops are like this... It's just a job and a lot of people make poor decisions -- It's called being human. When you screw up and adrenalin is pumping most people just continue to make even WORSE mistakes. Like they did. Sadly.

Glad the guy didn't die.

I am not sure if this means they are not being charged with a crime or not but apperantly the board that reviews cops use of force says

This week's ruling by the Phoenix Use of Force Board determined Officer Brian Lilly acted within police policy in the incident in which he fired six shots at the homeowner

http://www.kpho.com/news/21121206/detail.html


I would really like to know exactly what is over the line if this is within policy. The sad part is, if the homeowner would have returned fire like any reasonable person would have (if able) the homeowner would be in jail right now. Yet the cop was simply following policy. What complete and total bullshit.

BTW, I am by no means a "cop hater". I know a bunch of cops and for the most part they are all great people. Most of this nonsense comes from a few bad apples, I understand that. My problem is when the bad apples get protected or let off on crimes that would put me in jail for life. For fucks sake they drug the man by his leg in front of his kids and put him on a hot ass hood while talking about covering it up! Are these guys completely immune from prosecution?
 

waggy

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no suprise the officer was not found to do anything wrong. It really takes a lot for them to get in trouble. you would think shooting a man who is face down and bleeding would be enough but nope.
 

dahunan

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I think he should still return fire.. I know I would have serious trouble not doing so
 

Robor

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Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
cad is fcking crazy. Prisoners being killed is ok because they did something society deems as bad? idiot.

pull your head out of your ass. I said nothing of the kind, nor did I imply such.
More semantics?