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Posted On: 15 March 2010 - 11:36 AM
Buzz Topic: Former ODOT worker arrested for doing nothing illegal
I cant believe that I havent seen this story here yet. Yall are slipping!
Police act swiftly after gun purchases ODOT worker who'd been put on leave is mentally evaluated after buying handguns, AK-47
March 09, 2010
By Anita Burke
Mail Tribune
Concerns about an Oregon Department of Transportation employee who purchased several guns after being placed on leave prompted law enforcement across Southern Oregon to step in.
Negotiators and a SWAT team from Medford police safely took a man — whose name wasn't released — into protective custody Monday morning in the 500 block of Effie Street, Medford police said in a news release.
He was taken to Rogue Valley Medical Center for a mental-health evaluation.
The man recently had been placed on administrative leave from his job and was "very disgruntled," the news release said.
ODOT Communications Director Patrick Cooney said there were administrative, personnel matters involved that limited what the department could discuss.
However, the state agency had reported concerns about the man to law enforcement agencies, who started monitoring him, officials said.
"We had concerning information regarding a personnel issue and were watching the subject," Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters said.
In two days, the man bought a Heckler & Koch .45-caliber universal self-loading handgun, a Walther .380-caliber handgun and an AK-47 assault rifle, Medford police Lt. Bob Hansen said. All of those firearms were purchased legally, with required record checks by the Oregon State Police.
Authorities were "extremely concerned" that the man may have been planning to retaliate against his employers, the news release said.
"Instead of being reactive, we took a proactive approach," OSP Sgt. Jeff Proulx said. And you should be in Federal PMITA prison you jackbooted thug! HE COMMITTED NO CRIME! Suspicion of intent to commit a crime is not a crime.
Douglas and Jackson County sheriff's departments, OSP officers based in both counties and police in Medford and Roseburg collaborated, he said.
Medford police watched the man's home overnight, starting at about 9 p.m. Sunday, Hansen said.
Because he was known to have weapons, police wanted to defuse the situation and ensure the man wasn't a danger to himself or others before the neighborhood awakened and people started their daily activities, Hansen said.
Medford's hostage negotiators and SWAT team were called in at 3 a.m. Monday and arrived on the scene at about 5:45 a.m., he said.
About a dozen officers responded. They closed the street for about an hour and evacuated three homes to protect neighbors and prevent bystanders from gathering, he said.
After a phone conversation with negotiators, the man — who was alone in the home — agreed to come out, Hansen said.
Police seized the recently purchased firearms, as well as another .45-caliber Heckler & Koch handgun and a 12-gauge shotgun. Police are holding the weapons for safekeeping, but no criminal charges have been filed.
Reach reporter Anita Burke at 541-776-4485, or e-mail aburke@mailtribune.com.
This is truly disturbing. He didnt do anything illegal and no mention of specific threats in the article makes me think that there were none. Journalist would have been all over it if he had said something truly threatening. Plus, apparently the cops already gave the guns back after releasing him.
While Im against lawsuits as a principal, if no one ends up in a tan jumpsuit in the federal pen for color of law violation charges, then they deserve to be sued so hard that they are forced to pay their officers in pesos (hell, their probably worth more than dollars now anyway).
I dont see how you can justify this. They deprived him of his rights and property without due process of law.
Posted On: 11 March 2010 - 02:28 PM
Buzz Topic: No More Skipping School
According to numerous sources, the U.S. Department of Education is purchasing 27 Remington LE model shotguns with 14 inch barrels. In the vernacular of the current generation... W T F !!! Here Ya Go
Does this suggest; there's a new hall monitor in town? Shower after PE or else?? Smoking in the boy's room is now punishable by death???
We've already heard about the IRS buying their short barrel blasters last month. So what's up with our progressive, anti-gun leaders and their desire to buy, of all things, guns? Especially ones with them itty bitty barrels?
In other news; Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) has contracted with Winchester for delivery of 200 MILLION rounds of .40 S&W, over the next five years. That works out to something like 3.3 MILLION rounds per month. Either they have some serious firearm training issues to address or... they are around 100 million rounds short of executing every man, woman and child in this country. God knows the current administration would never allow open season on the criminal hoard openly crossing our borders from every angle. So what up wit dat?
Gentlemen, I think it may be time for some serious considerations toward pressing the extreme paranoia button. Or am I just being... paranoid?
Mike
Posted On: 04 March 2010 - 08:58 AM
Buzz Topic: BATF Demonstrates Lack of Basic Firearm Knowledge on TV
Tacoma "Machine Gun" ATF Confiscation
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AGENT: "Any kid, any adult going out of the house with this <dramatic pause> needs to be ready for trouble."
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AGENT: "With minimal work it could be converted to a machine gun"
When the BATF agent was asked to support claim that with documents on testing, the public was told they need to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
What as the black BATF employee tries to insert a magazine into the 'machine gun' and has a small problem.
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