>>>Nearby home had its windows blown out, was crawling with dozens of SWAT members in full gear, armored vehicles and a bomb robot plus a tank which tore down walls of the house - to bust an unarmed guy with a few chickens. Geeze how does this clown actually get elected? Are Americans REALLY this stupid?
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>>>http://www.theagitator.com/2011/03/23/bread-and-circus-and-chickens-and-tanks/
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>>Interesting over-kill for busting cock-fighters (most likely for the cameras as a reality show was being filmed)... although the article is definitely anti sheriff - cock fighter organizations are usually armed and the raids don't always go well. how many roosters were found?
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>Well the guy was there alone - has no history of anything to do with any kind of weapons - and he was raising the chickens there - NOT fighting them (although of course that's the purpose for which he was raising them)...so there was no real threat to begin with - unless these evil killer chickens were trained to attack swat teams and tanks.
>"..The Sheriff’s Department had no reason to think the suspect might be armed and/or dangerous, the report says. In fact, the suspect, Llovera who was previously convicted of a misdemeanor for attending a cockfight, has no history of felony crimes or even owning weapons.."
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>There were 115 chickens (must of been deadly guard chickens) that were "euthanized on the spot".
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>Sheriff Joe said "We're going to err on the side of caution. We're going to make sure that we have the appropriate amount of force".
>ummm..
>soo..... tank, SWAT team, armored vehicles, and bomb robot.... vs 1 unarmed man with zero history of violence or weapons and 115 chickens. Sounds appropriate.
>sooo..the appropriate amount of force for someone who doesn't own guns is to bulldoze his house with a tank?

don't be silly. I did say that it was overkill for the cameras.... the whole thing was ridiculous. However, the person deserved to be arrested (in an appropriate manner)

Anyway, here is another short article - i find it funny you keep referring to the roosters as "chickens." :o) Helps your position against the sheriff I guess (whom I have no support for myself but the media does enjoy finding every possible thing they can against him due to his position on illegal immigration).

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Deputies-arrest-man-at-suspected-cockfighting-operation-in-Laveen-117681633.html