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JNJchev77 · 04-25-2012, 12:16 PM

WOW..... didn't know him, but he was always positive here. Can't believe what I just read.

RIP Dennis!

Found this interesting as I was reading through the comments below the article... especially the last post.
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sav74sac
He was brought into the house in handcuffs, then uncuffed in order to help with the search (opening a safe, and the gun was inside the safe).

The main story here is the tragedy of the drug war.

All the anonymous cowards who blindly take sides should ask... if you were suffering from a drug addiction, and had previously gone to prison. What would you do if cops raided your home to send you back to prison?

Desperate situations cause tragic results.
We should be helping those who suffer from addiction, not cornering them with guns. When cornered, you all would likely react the same.

This is sad, and if you support the drug war... shame on you, the guilt of this tragedy is shared by you.

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04/14/2012 12:42 AM in reply to bringbackamerica 1 Like Report Abuse
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Sav74sac...
I'm curious, were you present, do you have inside information? You seem to be making assumptions, or if you are in the "know" you are talking out of school.

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04/20/2012 01:32 PM in reply to sav74sac Report Abuse
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sav74sac

I was going off of the little additional information that the police passed onto family (but they didn't give to the news). I didn't have all the info at that time.

It has turned out this information in this story is completely false. Dennis never fired a gun, and the sheriffs came clean on this after evidence on the scene showed as much. Who knows why they said he fired first? If they misled on that, what else have they misled about? It raises a lot of questions...

The sheriffs investigate themselves in shooting incidents, which leads to bias. Who would arrest their friends? The investigation was inadequate... to say the least. Who knows whether Dennis, handcuffed in front, kneeling down in a tight space to open a safe lost his balance - causing overreaction by deputies and lethal force? Anything could have happened... but without a proper investigation, we'll never know the truth.

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JNJchev77 Registered Cruiser Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 918	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) WOW..... didn't know him, but he was always positive here. Can't believe what I just read. RIP Dennis! Found this interesting as I was reading through the comments below the article... especially the last post. --------------------------------- sav74sac He was brought into the house in handcuffs, then uncuffed in order to help with the search (opening a safe, and the gun was inside the safe). The main story here is the tragedy of the drug war. All the anonymous cowards who blindly take sides should ask... if you were suffering from a drug addiction, and had previously gone to prison. What would you do if cops raided your home to send you back to prison? Desperate situations cause tragic results. We should be helping those who suffer from addiction, not cornering them with guns. When cornered, you all would likely react the same. This is sad, and if you support the drug war... shame on you, the guilt of this tragedy is shared by you. Like Reply 04/14/2012 12:42 AM in reply to bringbackamerica 1 Like Report Abuse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Bottger-Smiley Sav74sac... I'm curious, were you present, do you have inside information? You seem to be making assumptions, or if you are in the "know" you are talking out of school. Like Reply 04/20/2012 01:32 PM in reply to sav74sac Report Abuse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sav74sac I was going off of the little additional information that the police passed onto family (but they didn't give to the news). I didn't have all the info at that time. It has turned out this information in this story is completely false. Dennis never fired a gun, and the sheriffs came clean on this after evidence on the scene showed as much. Who knows why they said he fired first? If they misled on that, what else have they misled about? It raises a lot of questions... The sheriffs investigate themselves in shooting incidents, which leads to bias. Who would arrest their friends? The investigation was inadequate... to say the least. Who knows whether Dennis, handcuffed in front, kneeling down in a tight space to open a safe lost his balance - causing overreaction by deputies and lethal force? Anything could have happened... but without a proper investigation, we'll never know the truth. __________________ 77' Chevy SB Dropmembered Front and Rear 5.3/4l60e combo Last edited by JNJchev77; 04-25-2012 at 12:31 PM.