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| Blessedx4 | May 29, 2012, 8:34 am Post #1 |
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In 2010 a depressed Iraqi War vet calls a support help line because he suffered nightmares and after hanging up goes to sleep. In the middle of the night he's woke up by knocking at the door. 16 days after being arrested he returns home to find his appartment trashed. His dog had been taken away from him. He has filed a lawsuit against Washington DC - there was no warrant to search his home. I'll be watching to see how this ultimately turns out. Sounds like more nightmares for the poor guy though. The help line he called was a suicide hotline - however he assured them while yes he had guns he wasn't suicidal. Moral of the story may be - be careful what kind of hotline you call- SWAT may arrive at your door. Regardless it was overkill, surely there had to be another way of handling this The Washington Times Online Edition By Emily Miller May 28, 2012, 07:55PM
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/guns/2012/may/28/miller-swat-rampage-destroys-iraq-vets-home-over-g/ That's not the Help He Wanted By IULIA FILIP
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/06/43643.htm Court document: http://www.scribd.com/doc/80941044/Matthew-Corrigan-v-District-of-Columbia Edited by Blessedx4, May 29, 2012, 8:36 am.
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| IamHis | May 29, 2012, 11:52 am Post #2 |
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Without going into detail, I can tell you from experience that calling for help has more than once resulted in a total nightmare of unbelievable proportions. This man , from what we can read in the report, did nothing wrong. He did what most would say was a logical thing, having problems he called for help. Did he get help? He got unwarranted trouble and heartache to add to the problem he already had. They took his dog????? They killed his fish????? They ransacked and vandalized his home????? It is completely outrageous and unjustified. Think twice, then think again before you call any kind of 'help'. You may be better off dealing with it yourself, with friends or neighbors or church members. I hope he receives recompense for all they put him through and all he lost. This kind of stuff really makes me angry! :yell |
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| Blessedx4 | May 29, 2012, 12:25 pm Post #3 |
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Me too and there is the danger that many others who may just need someone to talk to - may hesitate to call the helpline now after all this. |
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| cricket55 | May 29, 2012, 7:57 pm Post #4 |
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They definetly went overboard, why did they need to take his dog and trash his place? He deserves to be paid double for what he lost. |
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| raml | May 29, 2012, 11:50 pm Post #5 |
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I hope he wins big maybe then the hot line will hire better listeners. There was no reason to do what the police did unless some over eager employee made it sound worse than it was. His life has now been thoroughly turned upside down. I hope in the future he talks to a counselor he knows or have a friend come over if he needs extra help getting through a night. What I gather from this is never call a hot line. |
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