[Travis McGee]

This could have been a bloodbath. So now, the undercover police SWAT teams, out on midnight raids, just go the any house when they don't have a solid address?

[A Navy Vet]

"So now, the undercover police SWAT teams, out on midnight raids, just go the any house when they don't have a solid address?"

Uh, yes. I read almost weekly about police going to the wrong address. I realize that most cop shows (CSI, NCIS, Hawaii 5.0) are fiction, but really? With all the resources at their command, the cops can't get the correct house so many times? I'm thinking incompetence.

And that is why, "when seconds count, the police are minutes away". Stay armed and stay safe, and use your head if they break in - this man did.

[Perseverando]

Matt,

When I first saw this I immediately thought you were doing another fiction article.

Still watching the CWIIPING list for updates related to the call for more gun control. Thoughts?

[NVDave]

Yep.

I’ve noticed a trend that has become quite solid in the last three years - LEO’s having a warrant or “probable cause” for action type of call showing up that the wrong address and using armed force.

And sometimes, I’m not talking about “they got the house next door” type of mistakes. I’m talking about “they’re on the WRONG STREET” type of screw-up - which calls into question their competence or literacy. In one case I can remember, the warrant was for a house a block away. Kinda hard to place that mistake into the “we rolled up on the wrong house because we didn’t see any address numbers on the mailbox” sort of thing.

As always, sovereign immunity protects these highly compensated civil servants from any accountability.

[NVDave]

Yep.

I’ve noticed a trend that has become quite solid in the last three years - LEO’s having a warrant or “probable cause” for action type of call showing up that the wrong address and using armed force.

And sometimes, I’m not talking about “they got the house next door” type of mistakes. I’m talking about “they’re on the WRONG STREET” type of screw-up - which calls into question their competence or literacy. In one case I can remember, the warrant was for a house a block away. Kinda hard to place that mistake into the “we rolled up on the wrong house because we didn’t see any address numbers on the mailbox” sort of thing.

As always, sovereign immunity protects these highly compensated civil servants from any accountability.