They say there are always two sides to every story, but I just can't imagine what the cops' side of this story might be:
As a rule, I never give the benefit of the doubt to those who carry guns on behalf of the government and are charged with enforcing the interests of the state.
- On the evening of his arrest, at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, Father Manship walked into My Country Store, a convenience store in East Haven run by Ecuadorians. Inside, the police were removing over 60 expired license plates that had been hung as decorations in the store. The license plates were government property, the officers had said, and they were confiscating them.
Manship entered the shop, took out a digital camera, and began videotaping the East Haven police officers who were removing license plates from a wall in the rear of the store.
The officers immediately ordered Manship to stop videotaping, seized his camera and put him under arrest, according to Manship. Within minutes of his arrival, everyone in the store fell silent as Father Manship was led out in handcuffs. He was charged with interfering with a police officer and creating a public disturbance.
As a rule, I never give the benefit of the doubt to those who carry guns on behalf of the government and are charged with enforcing the interests of the state.
Labels: Police State, Privacy, Property
1 Comments:
Word has it the latinos sold teh plates with altered expiration tabs to unlicensed illegal immigrants who could not get a drivers license or own a vehicle or obtain insurance in the state. I guess old priesty boy never knew what stained his collar.
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