>>>>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?
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>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)

But I wanna be silly this whole thing is funny!

>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).

ahh - chicken , rooster - heck they all taste the same.

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