…with an MRAP (yes, I know it was a bar, big deal). One of the many terrible things that the Clinton administration did was to give military hardware to local LEOs.
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…with an MRAP (yes, I know it was a bar, big deal). One of the many terrible things that the Clinton administration did was to give military hardware to local LEOs.
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It is sad that both of the events happened in Texas, hence the confusion between bar and hair salon.
The dumb sheriff is trying to blame all this on opposition to Gov. Abbott’s order. That’s interesting since the people arrested said their complaint was that the county opened up “game” rooms (video gambling sites that are essentially illegal by state law, but skirt the law in the same way that carnival booths and arcades allow you to buy a chance to win a prize, except one supposedly requires an ability of personal skill, by the game giving you a ticket that you can hand in for the prize of your choice or cash equivalent), but wouldn’t allow bars to open. The plan announced by the Governor states:
“Public swimming pools, bars, gyms, cosmetology salons, massage establishments, interactive amusement venues, such as bowling alleys and video arcades, and tattoo and piercing studios will remain closed through Phase I. ”
There’s a lot of opposition to “Game” rooms in Texas. Not so much because people oppose gambling (they don’t, but the tribes in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Louisiana pay Texas politicians a lot of money to keep gambling illegal in Texas), but because “game” rooms scoff at the law. Once you skirt one law, then why not others? So these also tend to be places to buy Mary Jane (the drug or the prostitute). Ector county just allowed “game” rooms to publicly operate in their county although highly regulated, as in the sheriff might be seen there too, for official purposes you’ll understand. That happened in January. Then they were shutdown for COVID-19, three weeks after other non-essential businesses where shutdown. When Governor Abbott decided to allow parts of the state to re-open; Ector county decided “game” rooms where more important than bars or hair salons, because they are not “video arcades”. I use quotes because the establishments use “game” to suggest they are “video arcades” rather than casinos, except the Ector county sheriff seems to think they are not “video arcades” but some other essential business contrary to the Governor’s orders.
Police forces have had armored cars for a long long time. Did it do anything other than sit there?
Most of the time, that military equipment is used, if at all, for little more than occasional training and maybe a small town parade. In this case, a bunch of Barney One Bullets decided to put on their severely undersized bulletproof vests (perhaps they don’t come in Super Jumbo Free Willy size) and play SWAT. That sheriff needs to find another line of employment.
The Governor let the salon owner out of jail and eliminated the ability of the local pols to put people in jail. If he would just put the Dallas City Council and County Commission in jail and lose the key.
Slight correction; the Texas Supreme Court ordered the salon owner released from jail. It is an important distinction as it shuts down other legal action against the salon owner.