I may be missing something, but it sounds like a) this is a good way to make money for Fairfax, and b) people are...
I may be missing something, but it sounds like a) this is a good way to make money for Fairfax, and b) people are choosing to interpret a law so they can make that money. Separately, I can't believe they only had to pay $2mil to settle the wrongful death suit in a prior case.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/01/27/fairfax-swat-team-raids-high-stakes-great-falls-poker-game-seizes-cash-terrifies-players/?tid=pm_local_pop
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/01/27/fairfax-swat-team-raids-high-stakes-great-falls-poker-game-seizes-cash-terrifies-players/?tid=pm_local_pop
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/01/27/fairfax-swat-team-raids-high-stakes-great-falls-poker-game-seizes-cash-terrifies-players/?tid=pm_local_pop
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/01/27/fairfax-swat-team-raids-high-stakes-great-falls-poker-game-seizes-cash-terrifies-players/?tid=pm_local_pop
I cant believe this is a justifiable use of taxpayer dollars. Also:
ReplyDelete"Raids by Fairfax police on private poker games are not new — a similar game in Great Falls was raided in 2005. But in 2006, a SWAT team was called in to arrest a single suspect accused of betting on football games, and Officer Deval Bullock accidentally shot and killed optometrist Salvatore J. Culosi Jr. After that, the Fairfax police said they would use their tactical teams more judiciously."
nice one
Problem is, they point out that there is a law on the books that they have seemingly consistently been using to justify this. Until that is changed or challenged, apparently they can keep doing it. (And I don't think much of an experienced professional who can't control whether or not he fires his weapon. In fact, it scares me.)
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