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Families want justice for suspects killed after robbery of Krick's Korner store in Reading

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Some teenagers hide a diary or journal from their parents.

Some might hide some beers they acquired or dirty magazines from their parents.

Some hide the fact that when they're going to "go hang out with their friends" they're actually going to do things like try and knock over a gas station.

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ryoder

"Families want justice"?
Sounds like justice was served.:|



Good samaritan saves city thousands in court and prison costs

what the title of the article should be!
History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
--Dwight D. Eisenhower

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ryoder

"Families want justice"?
Sounds like justice was served.:|



That was my reaction as well. Justice HAS been served. In case they hadn't heard, armed robbery is a dangerous profession. As for their distress over "thug" comments, if it walks like a thug, dresses like a thug, and commits armed robbery like a thug, then it IS a thug.
witty subliminal message
Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/18/pa-town-latest-to-force-drivers-over-and-ask-for-cheek-swabs-for-federal-study/?intcmp=latestnews

Pa. town latest to force drivers over and ask for cheek swabs for federal study
Published December 18, 2013

Drivers in a southeastern Pennsylvania town were forced off a local street and into a parking lot, so a federal contractor – aided by local police --could quiz them about their road habits and ask for a cheek swab, in a replay of an incident last month in Texas.

The checkpoint, in downtown Reading, was one of several conducted by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, which was hired by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Although the questioning and cheek swab were voluntary, local residents said they were directed by police to pull over, and that the questioning was persistent, according to the Reading Eagle.


"I feel this incident is a gross abuse of power on many levels," Reading resident Ricardo Nieves told City Council Monday, three days after being stopped.

Last month, the police chief in Fort Worth, Texas, apologized after allowing his officers to take part in a similar federal survey in which random drivers were pulled over and asked to submit breath, saliva and even blood samples. The drivers were also asked to pull into a parking lot, where they could give a cheek swab and volunteer for a blood or breath test, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Those who agreed were paid $10 to $50. Those who declined were briefly interviewed and allowed to leave.

"We realize this survey caused many of our citizens frustration and we apologize for our participation," Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said.

Reading Police Chief William Heim told the Reading Eagle the federal agencies are trying to see what can be done about crashes and injuries, and the swabs were not to get DNA samples but to test for the presence of prescription drugs. He said police were there for site security only and did not pull drivers over or ask questions.

"In the grand scheme of things, I think it's a pretty innocuous and minor issue," Heim said.

An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania said such checkpoints are legal only if designed to protect public safety.

"A car driver or passenger cannot be required or pressured into providing a DNA sample and, in fact, can't be stopped at all except on suspicion of a crime or for a properly conducted sobriety checkpoint," Mary Catherine Roper, senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, told the Reading Eagle.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducts similar surveys every 10 years or so to determine the prevalence of alcohol and drug use by drivers. Checkpoints to collect samples have been set up in 30 cities nationwide, and samples remain anonymous, according to federal officials.

But law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions have taken measures to ensure that motorists know it is a "paid volunteer survey," and that they do not have to pull over.

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"... the federal agencies are trying to see what can be done about crashes and injuries, and the swabs were not to get DNA samples ...

>:(

Yeah, right. And if you believe that, I've got some health care to sell you!!

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There's something seriously wrong with some of the people in the US.

Video of the entire incident; eye witnesses; thorough investigation; the police say the citizen acted in self defense.

The family of the armed robber claims he was a saint and the citizen who defended himself should be prosecuted.

Up is down. Left is right. Black is white.

I'll watch patiently to see this story pop up in the news...
I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

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