Just a few thoughts
Submitted by joek43001 on Fri, 02/29/2008 at 7:55 pm.
Narcs don't get a tip and cave in someone's door. It's investigated and if it has merit they apply for a search warrant to a magistrate by way of an affidavit. When preparing for a raid they use a point system to determine if the threat level necessitates the use of a SWAT team for entry. If not the narcs themselves conduct the raid and have sufficient training to do so. Two types of entry are "knock and announce" and "immediate entry" and the one used is determined by the threat level. Watching Law and Order, CSI, or Cops every night does NOT qualify the general population to be experts in the field of police work or evidence interpretation. Any LEO's length of service, my 20+ years included, does NOT qualify anyone to be a judge and jury and decide the young man's fate without a trial. The night was a tragedy for all involved. However, NO ONE should automatically assume there is a cover-up by the CPD or that RF deserves to be buried under a jail. We should allow the judicial system to work as it is intended and refrain from making statements not KNOWN to be facts. JMO