Bank robbery sparks mass detainment and handcuffing‏

[Maia Gabrial]

All I can say is if these people who were cuffed and detained without probable cause DON'T press charges on these cops, then they deserved this treatment...! These cops need to be reminded of HOW to serve and protect the people. Maybe they need to go back to class and relearn the Constitution and Civil Rights.... All I know is that this is NOT supposed to happen. And people need to see each and every one of these thugs-with-a-badge held accountable for their stupid acts of violations of the law... How can anyone respect such behavior of civil servants? Isn't it time to DO something about it?


Police didn't know the name, gender, or any identifying features
of the suspected bank robber, so they just rounded up everybody at
a busy intersection and detained 40 people for two hours while
police searched their vehicles.

Shields, shotguns, and rifles, the police swooped in and handcuffed
'em all like there's no such thing as 'probable cause' or even a
Fourth Amendment.

"Ends justifies the means," claims the Chief of Police.

Well, I guess it's a good thing they found their suspect.

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[Peace of Mind]

A test run perhaps. Now that they know they can get away with this...expect to see more of the same happening. They are always fast to tell you its for your safty, just like homeland security takes away your freedom by implementing security measures that actually infringe on your freedom. They can only do these things by placing the masses in fear...in return the masses willingly give up their freedom. Life just isn't worth living if you have to experience it through fear and control.

Peace

[Fred Steeves]

I can guarantee you they'd be hearing from me. It's kind of a "coincidence", but I'm rebuilding a set of stairs for a neighbor who's a cop, and he was telling me just a couple of days ago what is entailed in "reasonable suspicion". His example was that say if a mugging had just been reported in a certain area, and the suspect was seen wearing a hoodie, black baggy pants, and had a tattoo on their right shoulder.

Now if he's called to the area, and sees a guy wearing a hoodie and black baggy pants, that's reasonable suspicion to stop him, and demand to look at his right shoulder for a tattoo. If he indeed does have that tattoo, then he's going to be searched for the stolen items. That sounds reasonable enough to me.

Of course what happened in this story was anything but that, and I would be hopping mad were I one of those that got rounded up like that.

[christian]

"They had a tip that the individual — name, gender, or identifying features beyond hoodie-clad apparently not known — was stopped at an intersection." That sounds pretty odd. Who would give such a tip and on what basis?

Anyway, they tip was right, "the bank robber was among them, armed".

Maybe this was all constructed and about planting a precedent, where over-the-top measures seemingly lead to a success to garner approval for those measures overall.

If I'd faintly see someone escaping a crime scene and running into some place where he is in a somewhat confined area, where it would be possible to detain and check everybody in a reasonable amount of time, I'd surely do so. In that sense, the police action was indeed a success, but there's something shady about this story with this mysterious tip.

[InTheBackground]

I've always considered the roadblocks in the South, where they surprise stop everyone driving through a certain point to check for license and registratino, to be an obstruction of our civil liberties (and they've been doing this a looooong time). THIS, though, this takes the cake. I would be surprised if that department's legal advisers weren't screaming at them behind the scenes -- talk about putting the department on the line for a mass lawsuit.

I agree, the "tip" just sounds off. And why was everyone handcuffed and detained???

[Maia Gabrial]

Maybe it was to make the cops look bad. Maybe it was a horrible joke on them by someone without a real sense of humor.....All I can say is that cops need to wake up, too.... Like, yesterday!

There was a protest in Frankfurt, Germany and the polizei (police) joined in. In fact, they lead the way in front of the protest! It was such a nice surprise to see. So, not all cops are without conscience....

[write4change]

Not arrested. Detained. And the new law just signed allow unlimited detention when determined to be necessary. This is a test and one that will go through the courts. When Roberts blesses it, we will all have no rights and be returned to the 16th century before the Magna Carter.

[Fred Steeves]

Not arrested. Detained. And the new law just signed allow unlimited detention when determined to be necessary. This is a test and one that will go through the courts. When Roberts blesses it, we will all have no rights and be returned to the 16th century before the Magna Carter.

Likely so, although of course at local and even much much higher levels, they're "just following orders"... Whether they like it or not... This is not justification, but merely a current "fact of life" in this wacky Matrix we find ourselves.

[Creative Lorraine]

Reminds me of a thread on here don't recall the person who posted it
I'm sure someone had read it
Homeland Security and FBI post notices at business on 'Terrorists ' Motto If You See Something Say Something
Another brainwash propaganda I know this isn't Terrorists its a Robbery same concept

IMO You put that crap in people's head What to look for and what to do
eventually it will happen one point or another
But for someone that is not awake and aware of this poop they will say " Oh Homeland and FBI or police
are looking out for us (we can't think on our own) so we have to be looking out for those things... And this behavior by the police will eventually be acceptable to the sheeple
give me a break!

Or this was a bad call or a test to the sheeple who knows

Lorraine

[InTheBackground]

"They had a tip that the individual — name, gender, or identifying features beyond hoodie-clad apparently not known — was stopped at an intersection."


Surely not everyone at the intersection was wearing a hoodie. :) Again, why was everyone handcuffed and detained? They aren't even making sense with their own explanations of the situation.

[firstlook]

Bank Robbery. Sounds like business as usual. I'd Rob a Bank if I thought I could get away with it. :)

I wouldn't mind being detained, just make it entertaining.......It all depends on the context.