In this case, reported in WND, an ex-military medic wished to treat his own child. Some paramedics convinced "Child Protective Services" (or somesuch) that he was in danger. Many phone calls were made and, the next day, a SWAT team delivered the child to the hospital where he was examined and promptly released.
The sheriff says he used SWAT because the father is a "self-professed Constitutionalist."
Bah. I'm pretty sure that the SWAT team is lucky that the lawsuit won't be for something deadly -- 'cause the father's lawyering up!
Monday, January 07, 2008
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I liked the part where the sheriff was trying to argue that things the father had said and done justified the use of a SWAT team, but when asked, he couldn't mention anything.
I bet that the sheriff could have sent a doctor to the family, gratis, for a fraction of the cost of a SWAT visit.
But that would have required thinking outside of the box.
His tool is the hammer. He used the hammer...
And "I was just doing what the judge (magistrate-whatever) told me to do." I.e., he was just following orders.
:^p
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