‘Officers acted lawfully and in good faith,’ prosecutor says after state police investigation. Attorney calls the decision ‘unbelievable, shocking,’ as civil case against LPD, the city continues.
Meanwhile an instigator can roll up to peaceful protestors at Hands Off Rally in Lafayette, brandish an automatic weapon at citizens and LPD find no fault or need to arrest.
Go get ‘em TIGER- KIRK FREEMAN! It is deplorable that the very people that are supposed to protect us are incompetent, lying, idiots. Who is going to protect us from them? Keep fighting, your heart and especially your brain are in the right place.
Back in the day even the Grateful Dead had to deal with sketchy police work, but were accepting of legal procedure per a lyric in their song, "Truckin'":
"But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in."
Bring this home to today's Lafayette and Mr. Neal, who "repeatedly tells officers not to come in unless they have a warrant."
As a protected citizen with rights --- this seemed to be the lawful position
So, why didn't the LPD get a "Harringtonite" to issue a warrant???
Instead..."After issuing final warnings and receiving no cooperation, officers entered the home under lawful authority to complete the welfare check. Once inside, officers determined that the individuals seen in the video were not present. The woman inside was not the person believed to be in danger.”
Oh, WOW...this is historic incident for Tippecanoe County ---- the LPD and Harington can now go down in infamy with pre-dated precedent for the actions currently being taken by the Feds-I.C.E. in Los Angeles.
To paraphrase the lines from the character "Gold Hat" in the Humphrey Bogart movie
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,"
"Warrants? We ain't got no warrants. We don't need warrants! I don't have to show you any stinking warrant!"
Fellow Tippecanoe County residents, the actions by the LPD on that night, and its actions at the political demonstration in early 2025 (ticketing motorists honking approval and not apprehending a MAGAt brandishing an automatic weapon) should give you pause.
You may have been born in the USA, or are a naturalized citizen (Purdue President Mung take note), or a hard-working undocumented immigrant with sketchy papers --- be attentive to reality.
You are not safe under the regime of Mad King Darn'Old Drumph of Dementia-Felonia and his jack-booted, masked federal police-state ICE agents using cruel and illegal actions to round up anyone of color.
History shows the way of today's actions mirroring Germany in the 1930s. The Lutheran Minister Martin Niemöller, offered this observation of Hitler's Germany:
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
Also, be aware of the fictional book "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis, portraying the authoritarian take-over of an out-of-the-way place in Vermont, somewhat similar (less urbanized) to our comfortable Tippecanoe County.
A Trumpist president takes power and the America we all pledged fidelity to changes for the worst.
Just don't feel complacent that it couldn't happen to you.
Meanwhile an instigator can roll up to peaceful protestors at Hands Off Rally in Lafayette, brandish an automatic weapon at citizens and LPD find no fault or need to arrest.
Go get ‘em TIGER- KIRK FREEMAN! It is deplorable that the very people that are supposed to protect us are incompetent, lying, idiots. Who is going to protect us from them? Keep fighting, your heart and especially your brain are in the right place.
Back in the day even the Grateful Dead had to deal with sketchy police work, but were accepting of legal procedure per a lyric in their song, "Truckin'":
"But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in."
Bring this home to today's Lafayette and Mr. Neal, who "repeatedly tells officers not to come in unless they have a warrant."
As a protected citizen with rights --- this seemed to be the lawful position
So, why didn't the LPD get a "Harringtonite" to issue a warrant???
Instead..."After issuing final warnings and receiving no cooperation, officers entered the home under lawful authority to complete the welfare check. Once inside, officers determined that the individuals seen in the video were not present. The woman inside was not the person believed to be in danger.”
Oh, WOW...this is historic incident for Tippecanoe County ---- the LPD and Harington can now go down in infamy with pre-dated precedent for the actions currently being taken by the Feds-I.C.E. in Los Angeles.
To paraphrase the lines from the character "Gold Hat" in the Humphrey Bogart movie
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,"
"Warrants? We ain't got no warrants. We don't need warrants! I don't have to show you any stinking warrant!"
Fellow Tippecanoe County residents, the actions by the LPD on that night, and its actions at the political demonstration in early 2025 (ticketing motorists honking approval and not apprehending a MAGAt brandishing an automatic weapon) should give you pause.
You may have been born in the USA, or are a naturalized citizen (Purdue President Mung take note), or a hard-working undocumented immigrant with sketchy papers --- be attentive to reality.
You are not safe under the regime of Mad King Darn'Old Drumph of Dementia-Felonia and his jack-booted, masked federal police-state ICE agents using cruel and illegal actions to round up anyone of color.
History shows the way of today's actions mirroring Germany in the 1930s. The Lutheran Minister Martin Niemöller, offered this observation of Hitler's Germany:
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
Also, be aware of the fictional book "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis, portraying the authoritarian take-over of an out-of-the-way place in Vermont, somewhat similar (less urbanized) to our comfortable Tippecanoe County.
A Trumpist president takes power and the America we all pledged fidelity to changes for the worst.
Just don't feel complacent that it couldn't happen to you.