Question...do we know for a fact that the residence of MP has not been searched? Even if it's just a brief look around. I am guessing without probable cause the police cannot just walk in and search. From what I can tell there is not enough to go on for a search warrant. We have to remember this has to be done by the book, not by the way we think it should be done or what they should be doing. Everything counts if this turns into more than a missings persons case and if it ends up in court down the road, they will find any mistake they can that the police make.
As I have stated, the police have been very quiet and that speaks volumes to me. It does not mean they are not doing their jobs. They don't owe us or anyone else an explanation right now---again any slip up on their part could cause huge problems in the future...we have seen it happen
Absolutely...big thank you for this!
Also remember the law firm involved....LE can afford NO slip-ups...we will all be so quick to condemn them for shoddy investigative techniques after the fact, so lets have them do it right.
Which doesn't mean I'm not frustrated!!!
Also...here's another viewpoint in all this police-stalking of innocent citizens. It's off-topic but pertinent.
How many of us bother to lock our doors...and why is that exactly?
EX:Our un-connected (because we don't feel a need for it) security system was buzzing horribly during an ice storm power-outage a few years ago and we literally pulled it out of the wall at 2am to stop it. A short while later the police arrived...navigating icy roads and downed lines they had to hike the last 1/4 mile...to make sure everything was ok. They asked a bunch of questions about who had been out that day and such and we were mystified untill we remembered that we'd cleaned the ice off the car in the driveway. It was a shock to have a flashlight shone in on you through the back porch windows while sleeping infront of the fireplace...but I was impressed...not upset, by their vigilance.
If they follow innocent citizens....don't you think this net also catches the guilty?
Yes, it can be annoying when they pull over teenagers driving home at night...but don't you think that also helps to keep them safe...not only from others but from their own poor decisions of the future..that is, "I'd better be a law abiding citizen because the law is sure out there and ready!"
My friend as a 21ish was pulled over, police approached with shotguns and she heard the clunk as they were readied for action. Was she scared? Oh yes! Was it a problem in the end? No...because she had the right license plate they were looking for, but wrong state. She was Mad, upset and frightened in the moment....but the end result was that it made her feel safer!!
I like living somewhere where the police are this vigilant...they do of course have their moments...but so do they all! I remember once in NY. my friend hit a cop as he ran a red light WITH NO LIGHTS OR SIREN. She was 23 and not even 5 feet tall and in tears....8 cop cars came and blocked the street, huge 6 foot guys in uniforms and guns swanking around. They charged her with everything they could think of. In court they accused her eyewitness of being romantically involved with her (he was her boss...she was leaving the work parking lot!). The judge threw it all out in disgust. Compared to this sort of behaviour SMPD does not come close!!!!
Personally I love living in a town where there is an officer at the high school with his own office, where he encourages the kids to come and chat, do their homework...whatever. Who goes on field trips with them.....and the kids fight over who will be in his group because they
all want to be...
Just another perspective because I think this group needs the other half of the picture. This town does have an un-usual PD!
. I can imagine the pressure she is under, and the fear she feels for Gail and her son Matt, and the children.
