John SD: I saw Fr Gary recently when we both attended a funeral in Sturgis. Fr Arnie officiated at the funeral itself.
I subbed for one of the country school teachers a couple weeks ago and had one of Fr Arnie’s young relatives in class. She told me he had a heart attack a week or so before that but was out of the hospital and doing okay. Had either you or Jinglebob heard that? And do you know how he’s doing now?
Brad S: Don't get pushed imto being "anti law enforcement," You support law enforcement that conducts itself properly and legally. Open fields doctrine doesn't say leo may trespass, only in the event leo does trespass, the improperly gathered evidence is admissable. So leo equates no penalty with legal - dubious ethics indeed.
Not to worry Brad – my father was a cop and if the voters have enough faith in me to send me to Pierre, I’ll be the best friend law enforcement has down there. I know what a dangerous and thankless job protecting the populace is.
I will, however, insist that they also follow the laws that the rest of us follow. And ANYONE caught violating private property rights will have a lot of explaining to do, as far as I’m concerned.
Oldtimer – thanks for the offer and I’ll keep you in mind. I do have some built-in protection though, five big strapping sons who all wrestled, rodeoed and boxed, and a daughter who can hold her own with the best of them. I have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and generally hit what I’m aiming at, so I don’t much worry about some squeaky voiced wimp lacking the guts to even give his name. 8)
Funny story about the governor – I remember hearing about that. It never ceases to amaze me how sometimes the story presented in the media has little relation to the actual events!