The People of Poker vs. Dallas SWAT

Bad Chuck sends along an amusing comic about the anti-poker soldiers assigned to the Dallas front lines … and it reminds me of something I have been meaning to post about …



Funny, to be sure. Thanks for sending, Chuck. But as poker cases move through the court system, we might want to remember that the \”enemy\” here isn\’t Dallas SWAT. They were simply doing their jobs. And save for a few rude apples, they handled their business with courtesy, professionalism, and skill. Think about it … they were able to \”lock down\” the \”threat\” and pass off police duties to non-military cops in a matter of minutes if not less — and NO ONE got shot, or even rifle-butted! When called in for the anti-poker task, the SWAT guys probably snickered at how easy a raid on a bunch of sedentary poker addicts would be.

With that said, the folks we pokerers should be looking at/concerned about are whoever decided that assigning a SWAT unit to \”poker\” was a good use of city resources. This should matter even to people who could give-a-shit about our little card game … and they are the ones whose support is essential if we ever want to see it legitimized locally.