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[quote="KPHO Channel 5 News"] PHOENIX -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio rolled out the tanks to take down a man suspected of cockfighting. West Valley residents in the neighborhood are crying foul after armored vehicles, including a tank, rolled into their neighborhood to make the bust. Neighbor Debra Ross was so worried she called 911 and went outside where a nearby home had its windows blown out, was crawling with dozens of SWAT members in full gear, armored vehicles and a bomb robot. "When the tank came in and pushed the wall over and you see what's in there, and all it is, is a bunch of chickens," Ross said. In a massive show of force on Monday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant and arrested the homeowner, Jesus Llovera, on charges of suspected cockfighting. Llovera was alone in the house at the time of the arrest, and he was unarmed. "I think taxpayers should be shocked," said Robert Campus, Llovera's attorney. Campus said he believes the operation costs tens of thousands of dollars. Deputies had no probable cause to believe Llovera was armed or dangerous, according to Campus. Campus said he believes the entire scene was basically a stage, to help actor Steven Seagal's TV show, "Lawman." Seagal was riding in the tank.

Now, I'm not saying that cock fighting is a good thing. But really...a tank? And Steven Seagal in it? Anyone from Arizona want to chime in with an explanation on this or is this sheriff just as bat **** crazy as he appears? Link
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Sometimes I wonder if Americans have nothing better to do (this is just a stereotypical view on stereotypical Americans, from a stereotypical European, who is ignorant, and this post should be taken with a grain of salt)
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#4 MrMe1000
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Was it a tank or an APC.

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#5 Pirate700
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Was it a tank or an APC.

MrMe1000

Probably the latter as law enforcement doesn't have access to tanks. The writer probably saw a SWAT APC and wanted to make the news.

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Thought this was going to be Left 4 Dead related.

Disappointing thread is disappointing.

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#7 fidosim
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Was this a cockfighting militia that was going to attack their convoy with RPGs? Lord.
Sometimes I wonder if Americans have nothing better to do (this is just a stereotypical view on stereotypical Americans, from a stereotypical European, who is ignorant, and this post should be taken with a grain of salt)Deihjan
Yeah, well, we saved your asses in WWII.
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#8 Maniacc1
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What the hell? A tank? Steven Segal? Seriously... what the hell? :lol:
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Sometimes I wonder if Americans have nothing better to do (this is just a stereotypical view on stereotypical Americans, from a stereotypical European, who is ignorant, and this post should be taken with a grain of salt)Deihjan

Overwhelming gang activity, murderers? No, we need to spend our time and money on those damn pot smokers, cock fighters, and illegal music downloaders.

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#10 GabuEx
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This should be the new way every crime is handled. Crime levels would drop to zero in no time and police recruiting would go through the roof if the police got to do this every single time they made an arrest.

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#11 Deihjan
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Was this a cockfighting militia that was going to attack their convoy with RPGs? Lord. [QUOTE="Deihjan"]Sometimes I wonder if Americans have nothing better to do (this is just a stereotypical view on stereotypical Americans, from a stereotypical European, who is ignorant, and this post should be taken with a grain of salt)fidosim
Yeah, well, we saved your asses in WWII.

Honestly, stopping cockfighting with tanks? :P Aren't you guys plenty busy in Afghanistan or whatever, or stopping Gadafi, to even have tanks at home? :P
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#12 Treflis
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I was unaware that Seagal needed a tank to apprehend a petty criminals, considering he's been beating up criminals and terrorists on a high speed train even.
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#13 Deihjan
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Overwhelming gang activity, murderers? No, we need to spend our time and money on those damn pot smokers, cock fighters, and illegal music downloaders.

Jolt_counter119
My thoughts exactly :lol: Way to spend the tax payers' money, America! :P

This should be the new way every crime is handled. Crime levels would drop to zero in no time and police recruiting would go through the roof if the police got to do this every single time they made an arrest.

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How about animal police? Will they get tanks too?
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I generally support Joe Arpaio but I have to say that is a bit much.

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My country. Sometimes, we like to troll ourselves.
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#16 KlepticGrooves
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Like the article says, Steven Seagal was filiming his show with the cops and was actually riding the tank, so no doubt it was one of those "hey peasant, I'm a badass" moments.If anything it makes the cops look like turds for going along with it.

Next Week's Show: Steve calls in Delta Force to deal with a noisy neighbour :lol:

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This should be the new way every crime is handled. Crime levels would drop to zero in no time and police recruiting would go through the roof if the police got to do this every single time they made an arrest.

GabuEx
Admittedly, if I got to ride in a tank with Steven Seagal I'd probably volunteer for a stint too. (And no, I have no video. I have no idea if it was a tank, an APC, or something else. I have only the article I linked to to go off of.)
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#18 Kcube
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That is full of win

Steven seagal + Tank = You are F*****

:lol:

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#19 coolbeans90
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"Deputies had no probable cause to believe Llovera was armed or dangerous, according to Campus.

Campus said he believes the entire scene was basically a stage, to help actor Steven Seagal's TV show, "Lawman."

Sounds about right. A waste of money? Yeah. But it's quite a bit less bats*** crazy taking that into account.

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#20 GabuEx
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How about animal police? Will they get tanks too?Deihjan

**** yeah, everyone gets tanks. Can you imagine if you're speeding and a ****ing tank rolls up behind you and tells you to cut that **** out? You'd never speed again.

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That's one way to take care of business.
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#22 Deihjan
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**** yeah, everyone gets tanks. Can you imagine if you're speeding and a ****ing tank rolls up behind you and tells you to cut that **** out? You'd never speed again.

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Now I almost want to be American. But you Kamanadians have Mounties, and they are ****ing scary. I wouldn't speed if I saw a mountie hat from afar. I wouldn't even THINK about speeding..
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#23 SavageM2
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Aren't you guys plenty busy in Afghanistan or whatever, or stopping Gadafi, to even have tanks at home? :PDeihjan

For some reason I read that as Gandalf and had no idea why that wizard needed stopping.

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[QUOTE="Deihjan"]Aren't you guys plenty busy in Afghanistan or whatever, or stopping Gadafi, to even have tanks at home? :PSavageM2

For some reason I read that as Gandalf and had no idea why that wizard needed stopping.

Bwahahaha, that Gandalf joke is old, but still hilarious.
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#25 BMD004
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Why the hell would Steven Seagal be in a tank in Arizona for his show? He's a cop for the Jefferson Parish Police Department on the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Why would his show be in Arizona?

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I couldn't be more proud to live in Arizona. :lol: Get those damn cockfighters, Joe. You can do it!
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

**** yeah, everyone gets tanks. Can you imagine if you're speeding and a ****ing tank rolls up behind you and tells you to cut that **** out? You'd never speed again.

Deihjan
Now I almost want to be American. But you Kamanadians have Mounties, and they are ****ing scary. I wouldn't speed if I saw a mountie hat from afar. I wouldn't even THINK about speeding..

It's all fun and games here until you see a 7 foot tall buff dude in a tacky red coat ride up beside you on a giant war horse and direct you to pull over because you were going 130 in a 110 zone.
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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

**** yeah, everyone gets tanks. Can you imagine if you're speeding and a ****ing tank rolls up behind you and tells you to cut that **** out? You'd never speed again.

Deihjan

Now I almost want to be American. But you Kamanadians have Mounties, and they are ****ing scary. I wouldn't speed if I saw a mountie hat from afar. I wouldn't even THINK about speeding..

Whatever, they'd lose every chase. And they don't even have a 120mm cannon to shoot the ones that outrun them. I'm going with the tanks on this one.

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#29 Chogyam
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there is no video or pics of a tank. Prolly an APC. Majority of people think APC's are tanks, even wheeled ones.

Overkill? maybe.

cops doing their job. yes.

What if they ran into trouble? people would say "they should have used their "tank" to knowck down the wall", or something to that effect.

-----LAME media.

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#30 DeepSigh
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"to take down a man suspected of cockfighting."

I lol'd.

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[QUOTE="Ace6301"] It's all fun and games here until you see a 7 foot tall buff dude in a tacky red coat ride up beside you on a giant war horse and direct you to pull over because you were going 130 in a 110 zone.

Exactly. Now, imagine if that 7ft tall buff man wore a viking's outfit and rode a giant moose...
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Maybe they were worried that the suspect would unleash a horde of fighting mad cocks on them?
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#33 Fundai
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Now, arn't you all proud to Be american

Dont Wanna be an American Idiot

Dont wanna be an american Idiot...

Cuz being Canadian is too much fun :P

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[QUOTE="Deihjan"][QUOTE="Ace6301"] It's all fun and games here until you see a 7 foot tall buff dude in a tacky red coat ride up beside you on a giant war horse and direct you to pull over because you were going 130 in a 110 zone.

Exactly. Now, imagine if that 7ft tall buff man wore a viking's outfit and rode a giant moose...

Only on Victoria Day.
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well i guess that will show them no more cock fighting eh? but seriously a tank? and people wonder whats wrong with this country
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#36 Deihjan
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[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="Deihjan"][QUOTE="Ace6301"] It's all fun and games here until you see a 7 foot tall buff dude in a tacky red coat ride up beside you on a giant war horse and direct you to pull over because you were going 130 in a 110 zone.

Exactly. Now, imagine if that 7ft tall buff man wore a viking's outfit and rode a giant moose...

Only on Victoria Day.

*whispers*awesoooooooome
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[QUOTE="Deihjan"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

**** yeah, everyone gets tanks. Can you imagine if you're speeding and a ****ing tank rolls up behind you and tells you to cut that **** out? You'd never speed again.

coolbeans90

Now I almost want to be American. But you Kamanadians have Mounties, and they are ****ing scary. I wouldn't speed if I saw a mountie hat from afar. I wouldn't even THINK about speeding..

Whatever, they'd lose every chase. And they don't even have a 120mm cannon to shoot the ones that outrun them. I'm going with the tanks on this one.

Oh really sir???

Well sir, must we sic our attack dog on you now...

Or Must we Sic our Special PB Forces On you instead

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I love my state.

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Go get em' Joe! I live in Arizona and thats pretty cool.

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I love my state.

gandaf007

Go get em' Joe! I live in Arizona and thats pretty cool.

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I guess the situation begins to become more clear :|
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#41 Pixel-Pirate
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I was unaware that police forces had access to vehicles used in war....
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There isn't much in Arizona besides the Grand Canyon. Providing excitement for locals or a publicity stunt. Take your pick.

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Sometimes I wonder if Americans have nothing better to do (this is just a stereotypical view on stereotypical Americans, from a stereotypical European, who is ignorant, and this post should be taken with a grain of salt)Deihjan
Better things to do than trollololol.
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#44 Bloodseeker23
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:lol: Thats some movie scene right there
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I started humming the Tank theme song from L4D.
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#47 Messiahbolical-
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There isn't much in Arizona besides the Grand Canyon. Providing excitement for locals or a publicity stunt. Take your pick.

J-man45

Sounds like someone's mad Steven Seagal didn't drive a tank with the SWAT team to bust evil cockfighter warlords in your state.

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[QUOTE="J-man45"]

There isn't much in Arizona besides the Grand Canyon. Providing excitement for locals or a publicity stunt. Take your pick.

Messiahbolical-
Sounds like someone's mad Steven Segal didn't drive a tank with the SWAT team to bust evil cockfighter warlords in your state.

I'm sick of those warlords using their aggressive cocks to enforce their will :x
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#49 fidosim
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[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"][QUOTE="J-man45"]

There isn't much in Arizona besides the Grand Canyon. Providing excitement for locals or a publicity stunt. Take your pick.

Sounds like someone's mad Steven Segal didn't drive a tank with the SWAT team to bust evil cockfighter warlords in your state.

I'm sick of those warlords using their aggressive cocks to enforce their will :x

If I didn't know any better, i'd say you were trying to finesse a sexual innuendo in there somewhere. 0_o
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#50 Messiahbolical-
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[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"][QUOTE="J-man45"]

There isn't much in Arizona besides the Grand Canyon. Providing excitement for locals or a publicity stunt. Take your pick.

xaos
Sounds like someone's mad Steven Segal didn't drive a tank with the SWAT team to bust evil cockfighter warlords in your state.

I'm sick of those warlords using their aggressive cocks to enforce their will :x

Don't worry, Joe and Steve will save us one at a time. :) This is just the first step in ridding the world of this filth. The evil cocks will harm us no more.