People are saying the police are out of control. Absolutely wrong.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Why do you believe that?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x441309

Sheriff, deputy explain responses to Cheney shooting

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No one in the federal government has told Sheriff Ramon Salinas III and his deputies how to do their job, Salinas said. He was the one who decided not to go to the ranch to investigate until Sunday, the day after Vice President Cheney shot and wounded Austin, Texas, lawyer Harry Whittington on a quail hunt. Salinas based the decision on witness accounts and advice from people on the ranch he knows and trusts, including a former sheriff.

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Salinas called Ramiro Medellin Jr., a former sheriff who lives on Armstrong Ranch and works as a ranch hand. Medellin called Salinas back and confirmed the incident was an accident.

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"They don't treat us like a backdoor police department, like someone under them," Salinas said.

San Miguel said the case was not investigated as a criminal incident. He also noted that there were no 911 calls or radio transmissions between dispatchers and deputies because the calls went to the sheriff's home.

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Thanks for the thread, Jackpine Radical.