Disputed: that USDOE (SWAT) breaks down family's door for defaulted student loan?

belian78 said:
Omfg seriously?!?! I mean, REALLY?!?! SWAT for a damn student loan!?!?!?
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Wouldn't you feel pretty pissed off about some person borrowing thousands of dollars from you and then never paying it back?

(Not defending the SWAT raid.)
 
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RonPaulFanInGA said:
Wouldn't you feel pretty pissed off about some person borrowing thousands of dollars from you and then never paying it back?
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I would. I would track that person down, and surely I might try to find a way to garnish their wages, and even to try to leverage some of their property to get it back.

I wouldn't, however, go after their family after it's obvious the person I want my money from has moved away. I wouldn't go after their spouse and children. I wouldn't trash their former residence. This, instead, is more of an organized crime tactic.
 
You guys are all a bunch of sensationalists and alarmists, getting people all riled up over dedicated officers just out there doing their job, holding the thin blue line and keeping you safe.

/s/ - gahh, even as sarcasm I could barely choke those words out...
Those who believe a police state can't happen here are poor students of history.

Every government, democratic or not, is capable of tyranny.

We must understand this if we hope to remain a free people. - Ron Paul 2004
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So, let's assume the worst case scenario in regards to this woman they're looking for (hunting down). It's not about not paying back the school loans, this woman committed fraud...I don't know, let's say she lied on her loan applications, she took the money and didn't go to classes, never gave it to the school, and then she spent it on a case of Lunchables (tm.)

Even in that case, does that merit a no-knock raid by heavily-armed twats on a home with 3 children and an innocent male? Dragging him through the street in his underwear and detaining him for over 6 hours? Even if she was there, is any of it justified?

Of course it isn't! So who should pay for this abuse (if we lived in a just society.) The judge? The SWAT team who carried it out? The DOE?

I say all of 'em.
 
Education Department says it doesn’t send SWAT teams after loan defaulters

But Education Department Press Secretary Justin Hamilton said in a statement to The Lookout that the department "does not execute search warrants for late loan payments." He said the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) "conducts about 30-35 search warrants a year on issues such as bribery, fraud, and embezzlement of federal student aid funds." Hamilton said the department cannot comment on this particular case until the investigation is over, but did add that the claim the warrant was executed for late loan payment is untrue. The raid was related to a criminal investigation of Wright's wife.

The OIG lists some of its recent investigations on its website, including the case of a Boston man who was sent to prison last month for lying on a federal student aid form.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelo...-doesnt-send-swat-teams-after-loan-defaulters
 
I'm very confused as to what the desired result of the raid was. Apprehending the woman? That's not going to pay the loan back, though I guess they could confiscate her things and her bank account and try to make it up.

If that was the goal, perhaps they should have gone to the woman's residence.
 
OIG put a couple of statements on its Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/EducationOIG

Expanding the comments shows that Jim Truther has questions waiting for responses.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
In response to a number of media articles and blog posts concerning a recent OIG investigative operation, OIG has issued the following statement: OIG does not engage in the collection of student loans. We do not have a SWAT team. Our mission is to conduct criminal investigations related to the programs and operations of the U.S. Department of Education, which include the student financial aid programs.
about an hour ago
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U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
The OIG does not engage in the collection of student loans. Our mission is to conduct criminal investigations related to the programs and operations of the U.S. Department of Education, which include the student financial aid programs.
2 hours ago
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MelissaWV said:
If that was the goal, perhaps they should have gone to the woman's residence.
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Well they are still investigating.(kicking in doors)

Perhaps they will look for her at your house next. or mine.
Perhaps they will just keep kicking in doors till they find her.

some fine investigative work going on here.
 
pcosmar said:
Well they are still investigating.(kicking in doors)

Perhaps they will look for her at your house next. or mine.
Perhaps they will just keep kicking in doors till they find her.

some fine investigative work going on here.
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Guess I need to get a stronger door.
 
They expect people to pay back loans when they major in worthless majors such as "ethnic studies?"
 
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