Re: police harassment

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On 11/11/02, joe wrote:
> On 3/18/01, writer wrote:
>> I put a dead tree of mine outside my fence on my
>> property.My neighbor who is a cop threw it back.The only
>> way he could get to it is by going on my property. I put up
>> a don't tresspass again or i'll call the police.My son was
>> out shooting his bb gun.He's done this lots of times
>> before.A few minutes later 2 police cars show up at my
>> house.I didn't answer the door, so they left.Ten minutes
>> later one police car and an unmaked police van showed
>> up.The unmarked van kept driving past.The police office
>> came out of his car and told me it was illegal to shoot any
>> type of weapon in my city.He gave my son a warning.Is that
>> normal to send so many officers over for something as
>> little as that?
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> Yes.....bb gun or no...it looks like a gun. If someone called
> in a report or someone with a gun, there will be many
> officers there, I mean many. You should consider your self
> lucky to recieve just the warning.

You may have an argument if you could show that the officers
actions were motivated by your neighbors connections with law
enforcement, and did not stem from a true perception of danger
and or illegal activity. The problem you face is that you are
likely not damaged to an extent that would warrant more than a
nominal award. This is one you simply let go and chalk up to
life's experiences.

Re: police harassment, 11/12/02, by Rahman.

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