24 Cops and Armored Military Vehicle Sent to
Loot a 75 Year Old’s Retirement Fund October 27, 2014 10:23 am Martial Law
Escorted to bank and forced to
withdraw $80,000 and hand it over to police
(Infowars) – Marathon County police are not apologizing for
their decision to use an armored military vehicle on a senior
citizen because he may have been “argumentative.”
For years, 75-year-old Roger Hoeppner has been at odds with
his local government in Marathon County, Wisconsin, over $80,000 dollars worth
of fines relating to the use of his property.
Hoeppner has strongly disputed the fines that have been
imposed on him, and he has been through multiple lawsuits and appeals with the
city, in a fight to use his property the way that he wants to.
Town officials claim that a business which Hoeppner operates
on his property is in violation of zoning ordinances.
In 2011, the town confiscated large amounts of personal
property from Hoeppner because he refused to pay the fines. Several tractors,
pallets and equipment were auctioned off by the government for “pennies on the
dollar” according to Hoeppner’s attorney, Ryan Lister.
Next, the town imposed a $500-a-day fine on Hoeppner for
refusing to remove certain equipment from his property. Eventually, the bill
ran up close to $100,000, and the town came to collect the money with an
armored truck and two dozen cops.
The local police department has defended their show of force
by saying that Hoeppner was “argumentative” about the fines, although they
admit that he never made any threats or indications that he would be violent.
“I’ve been involved in about five standoff situations where,
as soon as the MARV showed up, the person gives up, saving time, money and
increasing safety. People may not always understand why, but an armored vehicle
is almost a necessity now,” Sheriff’s Capt. Greg Bean told reporters.
Hoeppner was arrested without any physical resistance, and
was escorted to a bank where he was forced to withdraw $80,000 and hand it over
to police.
Comments
Government abuse of property rights using
arbitrary zoning codes, excessive fees and fines, property value decimating
Lane Use plans and bogus EPA, HUD, Interior and BLM regulations are costing
property owners a fortune.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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