Anyone else able to get the audio on the first link? It won't play for me...
Not sure which link you mean but I had a page with three audio clips on it (it won't load anymore, gives me an error message). I was able to hear most of the first one. Sounds like she had a voice recorder going during a lengthy conversation with the officer (about 15 minutes). The went on and on rehashing something about what the court might do if they didn't comply (with what was unclear) and the nature of what his job is to check out complaints. She said they were "trespassing" on the property and noted the no trespassing signs. At one point she calls her children to the door to show the officer that they're there (apparently) and asks them if they want to talk to him. Apparently they decline as their voices aren't heard.
In the course of that conversation she asks him the nature of the complaint to which he's responding and he describes an incident of apparent threat with a firearm. Seems her husband had been somewhere (I don't recall where) and was told he was not welcome, at which point the husband instructed the son to go to the truck and get the gun. So that might be the basis here.
He made no mention of homeschooling or 'living off the grid' in the complaint.
She brought it up several times, as if to suggest it was a factor, and he only said he personally thought it was "kinda cool".
My only other observation is that she seems to have no local accent. He certainly does.
Here's another view from a commenter on the "off the grid news" page:
We love to use trigger words to sensationalize stories ultimately distracting from the truth/reason for occurrence. It was indicated that the housing unit, supporting 12 individuals (with apparently a 13th on the way,) was 384 sq ft with NO running water. The article misleads the reader by making statements such as, “10 kids in a cabin on 26 acres” and “they have Internet, as well as a Facebook page dating back to 2012.”
The article conveniently uses the acreage number (26) to imply the cabin size is larger than it’s [sic] actual dimensions. Additionally, the article paints a picture of normality simply by mentioning the families Facebook account, dating back 3 years. Let’s hope the internet bill wasn’t the reason for an insufficient clean/consistent water supply (sorry, poor humor on my end). The above living situation was more than likely the cause, not homeschooling. Even the local Amish, off-grid homeschooling community, have running water and sufficient space for their 16 plus size families.
... Personal opinion pieces litter the internet distracting the reader from the basic fact that the living conditions were not being provided to the children. Yes, the family had a Facebook account that showed how ‘happy’ they always were. Don’t we all have a Facebook that shows only the brightest and best of ourselves and families? Again, I would love to see the official arrest record, not personal opinion pieces.
So there's that...