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Deputy Bullies Quadriplegic Man, Dumps Him From His Wheelchair
I saw this on the Today Show, this morning. It is video evidence of a Sheriff’s Deputy dumping a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair. Because he houldn’t stand up—a factt the man made clear to the Deputy. Perhaps the Deputy thought the man was faking it. I don’t know. But it seems inexcusable, to me. The victim of this brutality is considering legal actions, but in his interview this morning he spoke candidly and said that an apology from the Deputy would probably put everything right. I’d be asking for a refund. The incident happened several weeks ago, and was only recently made public by a reporter. The offending deputy has been placed on leave without pay. In case you’re wondering, three supervisors … Read entire article »
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Final Thoughts (for now) on Morality & Paramilitary Raids
[edited to fix broken links and to clarify some vague vocabulary - 10.17am, Nov. 30.] Introduction Earlier this week, I wrote a short series of long posts (here and here) regarding morality, self-defense, and warrant-authorized home invasion, in response to a recent incident in which a really old lady was gunned down after exchanging fire with law-enforcement officers who entered her home “dynamically” in the middle of the night. By mistake. Or gross negligence. Or something. In any event, I posted a comment over at A Stitch in Haste (here) in response to a pretty-much unrelated occurrence. Suffice it to say, the facts of that case were very different, and my comment was not directed towards Kip’s post, but rather to engage in a little discussion, theoretically. The … Read entire article »
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