There are many examples for why the Police learn to dislike the public.
Below is one such reason
Story link from CNET http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20073165-71/man-takes-hostage-for-16-hours-updates-facebook/
Man takes hostage for 16 hours, updates Facebook
"I'm currently in a standoff...kinda ugly, but ready for whatever."
This is, perhaps, not the average Facebook update. But it seems that it's one that was posted by Jason Valdez, 36, while he reportedly held a woman hostage for 16 hours.
According to the Associated Press, Valdez held the woman in a motel in Ogden, Utah. While he was there, he used Facebook to send messages to his friends and his family.
It seems that Valdez had barricaded himself and the hostage in the motel room after the police attempted to serve a warrant for a felony drug offense.
However, during the standoff, he even posted pictures of himself and her to Facebook, with the immortal update: "Got a cute 'Hostage' huh."
In reply, friends warned him about SWAT team members that were positioned in the bushes.
This is, perhaps, not the average Facebook update. But it seems that it's one that was posted by Jason Valdez, 36, while he reportedly held a woman hostage for 16 hours.
According to the Associated Press, Valdez held the woman in a motel in Ogden, Utah. While he was there, he used Facebook to send messages to his friends and his family.
It seems that Valdez had barricaded himself and the hostage in the motel room after the police attempted to serve a warrant for a felony drug offense.
However, during the standoff, he even posted pictures of himself and her to Facebook, with the immortal update: "Got a cute 'Hostage' huh."
In reply, friends warned him about SWAT team members that were positioned in the bushes.
It didn't end well.
When the SWAT team stormed the motel room, Valdez reportedly shot himself and is now in critical condition.
However, the Facebook posts--and the replies--make for macabre reading.
For example, Valdez posted: "I'm currently in a stand off wit these shady [epithet] from old, kinda ugly but ready for whatever, I love u guyz and if I don't make it out of here alive that I'm in a better place and u were all great friends."
To which one acquaintance replied: "dude you're an idiot."
When the SWAT team stormed the motel room, Valdez reportedly shot himself and is now in critical condition.
However, the Facebook posts--and the replies--make for macabre reading.
For example, Valdez posted: "I'm currently in a stand off wit these shady [epithet] from old, kinda ugly but ready for whatever, I love u guyz and if I don't make it out of here alive that I'm in a better place and u were all great friends."
To which one acquaintance replied: "dude you're an idiot."
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- People do not walk into the surgical theater where a friend/family member is under the knife and attempt to help the surgeon. Why then do they attempt to intervene in a hostage crisis?
- Warning him about how SWAT is positioned? This creates the classic "Us against them" that some Officers develop.
- Read the comments in any of the new articles on line and they are predominately anti-Law Enforcement? Think we do not notice?
- Is she a victim or an accomplice?
- Finally after he has done all this, his family is still coming with the ridiculous lawsuit for wrongful death (if he dies-by his own hand which still will not matter) or depreciation of rights if he lives. Either way the officers have to worry about their homes for the next decade or so.
2 comments:
That is really sad! Sometimes people really don't think about what they post on facebook.
I enjoyed readding your post
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