Kenneth Wright, of Stockton California, got a surprise. He answered the knock on his door, before he had a chance to get dressed, to find not only a local policeman, but federal officers and a swat team. Curious, he let them in, so they could explain what they wanted, and they served him with a search warrent, but still were not clear about what they were trying to find! They threw him on the floor, handcuffed him,, and put him in a squad car for about six hours. They got his three kids up, and put them in the squad car, too. Where's the eye-rolley when I need it?
Finally, the reason for all of the police activity became clear: Mrs. Kenneth Wright had defaulted on a student loan. The search warrent was to find her, not Mr. Kenneth Wright, or any of the children. Certainly not to handcuff anyone and put them in the squad car for most of the day. Was she there? No. She and her husband have separated, and she lives somewhere else. This is known, since the appropriate documents have been filed in court, pending a divorce. All the swat team would have had to do in order to determine this for themselves would have been to ask if she was there, and.....is everyone ready for this? LISTEN to Mr. Wright's answer. LISTEN. And read the court papers, which undoubtedly contain her current address.
Since when does the swat team assist in the collection of overdue student loans? The IRS does not even get that kind of assistance! And a deadbeat noncustodial parent can owe child support all of his/her life and NEVER pay without seeing the swat team at his/her front door. We have missing children who are not found for decades, and often not found alive, we have violent criminals who elude capture until they are elderly. We also have organized crime, kiddie porn, cyberstalking, and identity theft. Why is the swat team getting paid by US to collect on bad debts? It's bad not to pay a debt, but don't we have ways of collecting that do not involve forces that are trained to deal with emergencies involving violence and truly dangerous people and circumstances?
I, personally, resent having to pay, as a taxpayor, for collection agents outfitted like this. I do not think they need swat team gear and amunition. And, Kenneth Wright feels that he is entitled to a new front door. Apparently, his door was a casualty to the swat team's theatrics.
Finally, the reason for all of the police activity became clear: Mrs. Kenneth Wright had defaulted on a student loan. The search warrent was to find her, not Mr. Kenneth Wright, or any of the children. Certainly not to handcuff anyone and put them in the squad car for most of the day. Was she there? No. She and her husband have separated, and she lives somewhere else. This is known, since the appropriate documents have been filed in court, pending a divorce. All the swat team would have had to do in order to determine this for themselves would have been to ask if she was there, and.....is everyone ready for this? LISTEN to Mr. Wright's answer. LISTEN. And read the court papers, which undoubtedly contain her current address.
Since when does the swat team assist in the collection of overdue student loans? The IRS does not even get that kind of assistance! And a deadbeat noncustodial parent can owe child support all of his/her life and NEVER pay without seeing the swat team at his/her front door. We have missing children who are not found for decades, and often not found alive, we have violent criminals who elude capture until they are elderly. We also have organized crime, kiddie porn, cyberstalking, and identity theft. Why is the swat team getting paid by US to collect on bad debts? It's bad not to pay a debt, but don't we have ways of collecting that do not involve forces that are trained to deal with emergencies involving violence and truly dangerous people and circumstances?
I, personally, resent having to pay, as a taxpayor, for collection agents outfitted like this. I do not think they need swat team gear and amunition. And, Kenneth Wright feels that he is entitled to a new front door. Apparently, his door was a casualty to the swat team's theatrics.
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