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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 12:22 PM Jun 2013

Pennsylvania Borough Wastes No Time in Demonstrating Newly Acquired Police Power

"Less than a week after a tiny Pennsylvania borough announced the
hiring of five new police officers to keep the community “safe,”, a
group of at least seven officers barged into a woman’s home uninvited,
kicking down a bedroom door before handcuffing her, then rummaging
through her personal items, all because they were looking for her
landlady.Robyn Ruckman managed to capture the first 2:31 minutes
of Wednesday’s incident on video, but Turtle Creek police turned the
camera off after discovering it."

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=080_1370032562

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Pennsylvania Borough Wastes No Time in Demonstrating Newly Acquired Police Power (Original Post) damnedifIknow Jun 2013 OP
If I can find where this "Robin Edwards" lives, why can't these Barney Fife's do the same? rdharma Jun 2013 #1
Yeah. that'll happen. pscot Jun 2013 #2
Follow me officers damnedifIknow Jun 2013 #3
Home invaders never break in disguised as police officers! rdharma Jun 2013 #4
She was probably low on milk RandiFan1290 Jun 2013 #5
What am I missing here? markpkessinger Jun 2013 #6
 

rdharma

(6,057 posts)
1. If I can find where this "Robin Edwards" lives, why can't these Barney Fife's do the same?
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 12:53 PM
Jun 2013

At first, I doubted Ms. Ruckman's story. It seemed odd that the owner and Ms. Ruckman both had the same first name.

But if the cops had any brains, they would have known that the owner has a different mailing address (which they should have verified through county records)!

And even if they had the right person at the right address, their swearing and unprofessional behavior should be enough for disciplinary action.

The supervisor of these clowns should be fired IMMEDIATELY!

damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
3. Follow me officers
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 01:21 PM
Jun 2013

even though I didn't see a name tag and have no idea if you are who you say you are. Sure, I'm a female in my home so just come on in boys.

"I don't give a shit what you see."

 

rdharma

(6,057 posts)
4. Home invaders never break in disguised as police officers!
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 01:27 PM
Jun 2013


No name tag. As ex-law enforcement, that's the first thing that struck me as "odd".

Also, on the video Robyn mentioned they "searching her apt."....... it's legal (when serving an arrest warrant) to look into rooms (officer safety) ...... but it's NOT legal to root through her belongings (without a search warrant) or tamper with her video camera.

markpkessinger

(8,396 posts)
6. What am I missing here?
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 03:41 PM
Jun 2013

Exactly what "newly acquired police powers" is the headline talking about? Seems to me it's more a case of police abusing powers they already have.

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