Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:51:50 -0600, RBnDFW wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:48:11 -0600, RoyJ wrote:

Might have helped to make sure they were at the right house before
forcing their way inside, eh? A small mistake, exacerbated by a large
dose of aggression, nearly got them killed.
Our local cops did that in the middle of the night to some non English
speaking folks. Wrong address, bashed in the door, ransacked the house,
homeowner was barricaded in the bedroom with his kids, started blasting
away with a shotgun. Cops took a bit of splintered wood from the bird
shot but no one was seriously hurt, no one was charged. Police chief
gave the cops medals for their valor under fire. Mayor took the medals
back after folks pointed out that the homeowner was within his right to
blast away and that the cops did not verify the address.

Indeed.

Thats the leading cause of death among homeowners who are approched by
Swat and other "special cops"

The innocent home owner is awakened at 11pm by busting wood and
shouting..grabs a gun and fires on the first armed figure coming through
the bedroom door at a charge.

Sometimes the stupid cops kill both in the bed.

http://www.cato.org/raidmap/

One of my favorite and obvious cluster****s..and attempted rip off of an
honest citizen is that of Donald Scott


http://www.fear.org/scott15.html

http://www.fear.org/victimindex.html
Interesting information....and distressing.

thanks for posting


The 1990s were the worst period of time for such buffoonery. In
fact..most small police departments had their own SWAT teams..all bent
on "control" and income generation. The vast majority of those
departments no longer have their SWAT teams..long gone and they depend
on one from a County agency..and they are much better trained.

In the 1990s the Feds were handing out money and surplus M16s to LE
agencies across the country. Something about reducing crime.
So all these ****-ant suburbarn PDs alluva sudden got theyselfs a bygawd
SWAT Team!! And it's the same jerk that pulled you over last week for a
burned-out tag light!

The costs of such bull**** made them far far too expensive for small
departments to fund both in crediblity, operability, and in lawsuits
generated.

Good, I hope the settlement payouts last long enough to serve as a
constant reminder on the annual city budget.