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Post by JC on Apr 15, 2012 19:01:51 GMT -5
beth, no shit? "Two months of investigation" is already more then has gone into ridding the city of gangs. All they have done in the name of gangs is to award a politician and his wife (The Ochs Center) $75,000 dollars to study them. :yawn: "...unknown man power and unknown tax dollars..." And you are letting your imaginations run wild. "Two months of investigation" is all we have to go on here. Care to elaborate what that means?
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Post by woodsetc on Apr 16, 2012 7:23:58 GMT -5
unbelievable. old men playing poker warrants a raid?!! anyone who thinks this isn't about money isn't paying attention. all these departments want the money and cars seized under these nonsense asset forfeiture laws- this is why they try catching the drug dealers as they drive back into Mexico- they want the money, not the drugs. the cops are gonna argue that these cars and computers and moneys were used to commit the heinous crime of gambling, so this stuff should be forfeited to the state. they'll auction off the stuff and keep all the cash from the auction and all the cash seized in the raid, then they'll look for the next 'criminal enterprise' they can raid to get more 'assets'. A police department in Michigan was using all the money and property they were seizing to pay for trips, hookers, gambling parties, etc. Other departments use the money for big screen tv's and other toys. Crazy.
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Post by jeffphillips1 on Apr 16, 2012 11:25:09 GMT -5
They just need to feel lucky that Bobby Dodd got them instead of Hammond's heros. He would have activated the 1gig internet line from his a** to all the local news media and since they were business owners he would have exposed them all. He would have brought in the helicopter, all the court house lawn cops,,,,wait a minute isn't he over 60, time for retirement.
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Post by Police Moderator on Apr 16, 2012 15:52:03 GMT -5
Besides the one that got shot: William Evans W/M 12-08-67 Charged with aggravated gambling promotion, possession of controlled substance Raymond Crawford W/M 04-14-43 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device James Tinker W/M 08-30-36 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Donald Young W/M 08-02-53 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Darrell Hibdon W/M 03-04-55 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device William Johnson W/M 12-05-45 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device John Cagle W/M 02-27-54 Charged with aggravated gambling promotion, possession of a gambling device Alexis Tarumianz W/M 07-10-47 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Neil Spitalny W/M 05-31-51 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Kevin England W/M 04-23-71 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Kenneth Burton W/M 12-13-77 Charged with illegal gambling Terry Hartman W/M 10-18-61 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Dale Roesel W/M 10-02-83 Charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Ramon Grant B/M 12-10-80 illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Ralph Kennedy W/M 07-04-61 illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device Kenny Higdon W/M 12-31-68 aggravated gambling promotion, possession of a gambling device Source: chattanoogan
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Post by jeffphillips1 on Apr 17, 2012 7:13:05 GMT -5
You have it correct, it is a "rag". I don't promote nor look at it. Only in Chattanooga, when I lived in Atlanta this story would have never seen the light of day. I just don't understand why the local news is working so hard to destroy this city. My friend from Utah was planning on coming to our city but heard about all the gang issues we have here and changed their plans.
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Post by wheels on Apr 17, 2012 14:06:55 GMT -5
what constitutes "aggravated gambling promotion"?
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Post by Babs on Apr 17, 2012 14:36:32 GMT -5
Except for the Billups nut, I believe the rest will be charged with misdeanors.
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Post by Police Moderator on Apr 17, 2012 16:05:38 GMT -5
When you really, really, really, really try to sell it? Kinda like they do for the Tennessee Lottery. Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 17 Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare Part 5 Gambling TCA § 39-17-504 (2012) 39-17-504. Aggravated gambling promotion. (a) A person commits an offense who knowingly invests in, finances, owns, controls, supervises, manages or participates in a gambling enterprise. (b) For purposes of this section, "gambling enterprise" means two (2) or more persons regularly engaged in gambling promotion as defined in § 39-17-503. (c) The offense of aggravated gambling promotion is a Class E felony.
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Post by osrb on Apr 18, 2012 7:07:48 GMT -5
It is strange that our city's finest would go after these otherwise fine Chattanoogans. But there has to be a reason. They did not bribe the right people.
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Post by JC on Apr 18, 2012 16:13:43 GMT -5
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Post by xrated on Apr 18, 2012 23:23:01 GMT -5
The next place to raid if Church bingo games, they usually play for cakes and pies. How about super bowl parties all of the state usually u can find bets on scores and who makes the first points. Also, lets enforce the law that says on spitting in public. Its on the books. How about the ones on prostitution unless you are a member of the presidents secret service and out of the country. Laws on littering are ignored unless the police was to harass someone. Out laws are subject to the whims of those in power. The enforcement is not based on the highest and best use of resources or tax money required nor is it based on victimless or amount of harm to the community. The only way to have some effect if the statue quo does not agree with your morals is to vote for or against the person that can change t he way your tax money is spent, starting at the department that you feel needs to be [glow=red,2,300]changed. [/glow]
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Post by jeffphillips1 on Apr 19, 2012 14:35:14 GMT -5
My question is why hasn't the local news jumped out there with their team coverage and went to each one of their homes with cameras, then their business, then plastered their photos on TV. I say enough is enough, leave these folks alone, you got the MONEY $26k. By the way where did it go? I feel the police department should have to disclose what happens to it.
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Post by Tsavodiner on Apr 19, 2012 16:07:34 GMT -5
It's a thing called "evidence", jeffrey, until all the cases are concluded in a Court of final resort. Check back with us, say, about when hell freezes after that
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Post by Tsavodiner on Apr 19, 2012 16:08:10 GMT -5
The next place to raid if Church bingo games, they usually play for cakes and pies. How about super bowl parties all of the state usually u can find bets on scores and who makes the first points. Also, lets enforce the law that says on spitting in public. Its on the books. How about the ones on prostitution unless you are a member of the presidents secret service and out of the country. Laws on littering are ignored unless the police was to harass someone. Out laws are subject to the whims of those in power. The enforcement is not based on the highest and best use of resources or tax money required nor is it based on victimless or amount of harm to the community. The only way to have some effect if the statue quo does not agree with your morals is to vote for or against the person that can change t he way your tax money is spent, starting at the department that you feel needs to be [glow=red,2,300]changed. [/glow] you're too subtle for most folks here to understand
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 19, 2012 17:07:06 GMT -5
"Two months of investigation" is all we have to go on here. Care to elaborate what that means?
It means that officers were investigating the situation for two months along with THOUSANDS of other cases during the same time-frame. To think/believe that officers/investigators spent every minute of every day over a two month period on this case alone is poor critical thinking skills.
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Post by Tsavodiner on Jun 8, 2012 15:57:26 GMT -5
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Post by Alex Teach on Jun 10, 2012 21:07:48 GMT -5
Funny.
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