mrdeltoid
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I don't think we know the whole story here. This is definitely not your typical no-knock. I wouldn't look for this to become a regular occurrence.
In the early morning hours there's a din in the air;
mayhem's on the loose.
Stormtroopers comin', and you better be prepared.
Got no time to choose.
Get ready. Stormtroopers comin'.
Comin' up that street, jackboots steppin' high.
Got to make a stand.
Looking in your windows and listen to your phone.
Keep a gun in your hand.
My takeaway from the police chief CYA points:
- Suspects had potential access to weapons. So does every single adult in America, clean record or not.
- Active warrants. For drug possession, a non-violent crime.
- Drug history. Irrelevant.
If "potential access to weapons" is reason enough for a no-knock raid from SWAT, then there is essentially no limit to SWAT deployment. If CCL/CCP rolls are to be used for this purpose, I would rather not get one.
The police chief also claimed that no one opened the door and everyone hid. Looking at the video before the camera was sabotaged, the residents were given about two seconds before the battering ram was utilized. So that is a least untruthful claim, in grand government tradition. Looks like the "knock" is little more than legal cover so that they can claim later than it wasn't a "no-knock" raid, despite giving the residents no time to respond.
These police procedures are ticking time-bombs when many American households keep firearms for self defense.
well courts have shown lately that if the cops are wrong the victim gets paid well. time will show with this one I guess.
This is so true it's money in the bank. The continuing militarization of the police force in America is going finish our Liberties off or spark another Revolution.The citizens deserve to get paid, but until some of these officers who are exceeding their authority are punished either criminally or personally in civil court this is not going to stop and it will eventually get citizens and police officers killed.
The militarization of the police forces of this country will eventually result in dire consequences for us all.