[fireman15]

25 years ago I was at work, my wife was at home recovering from foot surgery with our wiener dogs. She noticed some type of commotion outside and then there was beating on the front door. She hobbled down the spiral staircase in her walking cast as quickly as she could. She made it to the front door just after the King County Swat Team started using their battering ram actually knocking the entire jam loose. When she opened the door they burst through knocking her down and as she got up one of them held her against the wall with a gun pointed at her head. They never showed her any type of paperwork or announced who they were.

She told the brute that was holding her against the wall that she was concerned about our dogs. He said that if they seemed like a threat they would be killed. They were going nuts, but fortunately they were contained behind a 2 foot high plywood barrier.

The police went all around the house tearing everything up... they didn't find who or whatever they were looking for and left with no explanation. They just told my wife to “Have a nice day.” and that they house was very clean. Of course they tracked mud, pitch and fir needles all over our new carpet and left the contents of drawers and shelves heaped on the floor. It was incredible. I never was able to get a credible explanation or any type of apology from anyone. My wife still has a strong and justified fear of the police and government 25 years later.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Did you file a lawsuit against these jackboots?

[kenmcg]

Was it a valid search or a mistake search. If it was a mistake, did you institute a law suit and get a financial settlement?