Upon review of a recent Miami-Dade case brought to our attention by the Miami Herald, it is apparent the Animal Recovery Mission founded and controlled by Richard Cuoto engaged in unlawful activity which resulted in no charges being filed. The reason given was not insufficient evidence as one would assume but was done to not offer any further encouragement of their actions. The problem does not lie in their motives but in their tactics and outright refusal to work with law enforcement.
"In deciding against charging anyone at Rancho Triangulo, prosecutors pointed out that ARM members, with their military-style outfits, blur the line between civilians and police — which could lead to a deadly confrontation between criminals and the rescue group. The state also criticized ARM for failing to report that it removed more than a dozen roosters that had been ditched just outside the crime scene. "The fact that ARM personnel potentially tampered with physical evidence in this very case would be used to attack the veracity of any other evidence that they gathered during their investigation, including the undercover videos," the close-out memo said. The state also took Couto to task for standing in front of the woman who was trying to drive away from the property, refusing to allow her to leave. "I am concerned that if ARM continues to engage in unsupervised investigations such as they did in this case, one of their personnel is going to be hurt or killed in the process," prosecutor Filteau wrote." (Miami Herald)
"Apparently, they feel they can pick and choose what laws to follow — 'the ends justifies the means,' contrary to the basic principles of justice in America," Lee County State Attorney Steve Russell and then-Sheriff Mike Scott wrote. "NO ethical law enforcement office or prosecutor would condone that attitude or conduct."
In the 2014 case of Yonisley Garcia Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy ruled that ARM investigators broke a Florida law that requires permission before recording someone in a private setting.
It appears that since this charity has done good things in the State of Florida they are able to continue terrorizing American citizens under the color of law, break multiple laws without consequence and still retain their tax status.
Allowing this to continue is a great injustice to all American's and the only way to prevent this behavior in the future is by removing their charitable tax status, punishing them for their crimes and setting an example for other groups who employ similar vigilante style domestic terrorism tactics.
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