{"id":57168,"date":"2024-11-04T04:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=57168"},"modified":"2024-11-04T04:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:08:44","slug":"what-has-happened-to-our-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=57168","title":{"rendered":"What Has Happened To Our Freedom?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, The New York Post<\/a> posted an article about the euthanizing of a squirrel in New York State. Normally, an article like that would not be important, but there are some details about this event that are disturbing.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

An upstate man whose beloved squirrel was cruelly killed<\/a> by the state said he was treated like a \u201cterrorist\u201d when 10 government agents descended on his home during a five-hour raid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Longo, whose pet P\u2019nut captured the hearts of 3 million social media users, was stunned when a convoy of vehicles carrying officials from the state departments of Environmental Conservation and Health arrived at his Pine City home Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That squirrel was treated more harshly than the illegal aliens in New York City who are routinely robbing stores, assaulting people, and operating drug and human trafficking rings. The argument that they had to kill the squirrel to test for rabies is bogus–he was an indoor squirrel! If they were that concerned about rabies, why didn’t they contact a local vet and ask him to design a rabies shot for squirrels. This whole story is an example of horrendous government overreach.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

\u201cThey treated me like I was a terrorist. They treated this raid as if I was a drug dealer. They ransacked my house for five hours,\u201d Longo (Mark Longo) told The Post Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey asked my wife, who is of German descent, what her immigration status was. They asked if I had cameras in my house. They wouldn\u2019t allow me to go to the bathroom without a police escort, who then checked the back of the toilet to see if I was hiding anything there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But worse than all of that, they delivered his gray fur baby to its death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The state claimed it had to euthanize both animals Friday so that they could be tested for rabies \u2014 because the squirrel sunk its teeth into the hand of an official during the disturbing raid. The test results are not yet known.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Longo noted that the officials were wearing thick gloves and that the biting story is unlikely.<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

Longo explained it is illegal to house a squirrel and raccoon, but he didn\u2019t have the \u201cheart\u201d to keep them outside. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Would it also be illegal if a child rescued a rabbit whose mother had been killed? This is ridiculous.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything else our government looks the other way on as far as illegal immigrants but then come down on someone harboring a squirrel,\u201d said state Senator Thomas O\u2019Mara. \u201cIt just highlights the priorities of the government we have in New York State, frankly. It\u2019s disturbing and we need answers from both the state DEC and the Chemung County department of Health.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ken Girardin, research director at the conservative watchdog Empire Center for Public Policy, said that the raid that ultimately led to Peanut\u2019s death demonstrates how the DEC is \u201carguably the most powerful state agency.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey have sweeping authority that, as this case shows, allows them to enter private homes and seize private property with what appears in this case to be questionable justification,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cSome of the blame falls on New York state lawmakers, who haven\u2019t provided adequate oversight.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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