Hutch Starskey
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- Mar 24, 2015
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What's the alternative, chief? Cross fingers and hope they won't go off the deep end?
Find out if they are actually a threat, and if so mentally adjudicate them via a court.
The issue will always be people in power will abuse things like this because they feel like it.
So you agree then that the Broward County Sheriff should have had the authority to flag Cruz based on his behavior and with a judge's signature could remove weapons and have red flagged the national background system so he couldn't obtain more?
The guy actually committed crimes, multiple times. he should have been either charged with a crime and indicted, or brought before a judge to be mentally adjudicated.
At that point if you want to take his guns, due process has been followed.
So, no then?
Um, yes. The guy had interactions with police that could have warranted arrest.
Are you sure?