-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- here we go again, the AP wire just laid on this morning's action at Roby IL --it sounds to close to Ruby Ridge for my taste. This is beyond police harassment and save face for what was a civil action and will now end up with the poor lady wearing a ciminal jacket longer than her life. October 27, 1997 Woman in Standoff Shoots at Police Filed at 10:12 a.m. EST By The Associated Press ROBY, Ill. (AP) -- Gunfire rang out again at the home of a woman involved in a month-long standoff with authorities who have a court order to bring her in for psychological testing. Shirley Allen shot a police dog through the nose Sunday after officers threw pepper spray into her farmhouse, state police director Terrance Gainer said. well, wouldn't you if the dog is put in your house... She also fired a shot when police used mirrors on long sticks to peer in, but no one was injured, Gainer said. well, wouldn't you? Gainer said sound detection equipment had picked up a conversation Mrs. Allen had with herself on Friday in which she sounded as if she was ``moving closer to suicide,'' followed by a long period of inactivity. 33 days the lady has stood off a virtual army who cut off her power, water, and telephone --wouldn't you talk to yourself for company. hell, who wouldn't commit suicide rather than face the scheiBesturm she faces when they finally "bag" her. That prompted police to drive an all-terrain vehicle around her back yard Sunday, break her windows and a sliding glass door, throw in nine canisters of pepper spray and send in a German shepherd wired for sound. She fired once at the dog, Gainer said. The dog was taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment. shit, let's airdrop her a dozen TOW missles. she can put them to good use. nine canisters of pepper spray --who the hell do the think they are? Los Angeles police beating Rodney King? Mrs. Allen, 51, has attracted the sympathy of many neighbors, and her case has become a rallying point for those who compare it to Ruby Ridge and Waco as an example of overzealous law enforcement. she needs more than sympathy, she needs some action! Gainer said Mrs. Allen's actions show that she is dangerous and prove that state police cannot back off and leave her alone because she is a threat to herself and to others. she wasnt dangerous until the bastards violated her privacy; all over the fact a greedy nephew wants to get control of the valuable 40 some acres. most of the family say she's fine, but the liberal press does not report that fairly. The standoff, about 20 miles southeast of Springfield, started Sept. 22 when she used a shotgun to resist sheriff's deputies serving commitment papers obtained by her family. Relatives said Mrs. Allen, a former nurse, had become increasingly depressed after her husband died of pancreatic cancer in 1989 and recently began refusing to see or talk to her mother and brother. hell, if your relatives are being assholes, you can turn the switch off there, too. a telephone is solely for calling out with --and connecting to the net.... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 Comment: No safety this side of the grave. Never was; never will be iQBVAwUBNFS9zrR8UA6T6u61AQFctgH+OKh2NXtQrujbVnCmIQu7NVcyih66RgKe VdC36i2c30GRxCwLtXWWRKz5FXcAXXoTzlWPQ+7qHS+PtcE7sjiXOA== =HOw2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----