Friday, May 28, 2010


Every level of government is in budget crisis mode. They are all scrambling to find ways to pay for all the “services” they provide or risk hurting themselves politically by making needed cuts. Having this in mind, I read a story recently about the shooting at Publix in Tarpon Springs back in March. This is where the fired employee came back, shot and killed the snitch that got her fired and was subsequently shot and killed by a Tarpon Springs Police officer, Sgt. Mike Trill. Follow me here, the suspect, Arunya Rouch, shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a busy supermarket and then ran into the store. Police went in to look for her. They spotted her, ordered her to show her hands and to get on the ground. She retreated down an aisle and fired multiple shots at the police. One of the officers was hit, luckily in his utility belt. Sgt. Trill fired multiple rounds while continuing to order her to drop the weapon. He saw a live round roll on the floor and heard a noise that sounded like the suspect was reloading. The suspect fired again. Sgt. Trill shot, hitting her several times until she ceased firing back. She died from her wounds. This may seem like a long way to get to my point but here it is… The F.D.L.E. took almost 2 months to investigate (who knows how many man hours) and released a 150-page report saying that Sgt. Trill’s actions were justified. Two months and 150 F’ing pages??? A woman is seen shooting and killing someone in a supermarket parking lot in the middle of the day. She runs into the open store with who knows how many employees and customers. Police go in looking for her to stop her and to protect people in the store. She refuses to drop the weapon and surrender but instead fires her Browning 9mm handgun enough to empty it and only pauses to reload it and continue shooting endangering anyone in range and actually striking one officer, luckily, in his belt. What could possibly take 150 pages to write about? I remember having to write 10 page reports in middle school on some topic like World War 2 and having to stretch my words to come up with 10 pages. How much money do you think tax payers spent on a 150-page report saying Sgt. Trill’s actions were justified? Don’t worry; I am sure a couple of productive speed traps will pay for it. Nothing like raising taxes by way of the radar gun.

3 comments:

  1. possible, but how many pages could you really stretch that into? So we have, let's give them 10 pages to clear the policeman, 2 pages to go on about the victim. Even if they type double space that only makes 24 pages, triple 36.

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  2. I am a little concerned that I am reading the blog of someone that has a hard time coming up with 10 pages on WWII.... the biggest war in history with thousands of books and movies on the subject. One would think that 10 pages would be pretty easy to come up with...

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  3. I might have to do a story on exaggeration and hyperbole... don't take your hatred of the snitch out on this blog's author... and thank you for your continued support

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