The controversial moment SWAT teams ordered innocent neighbors out of their houses at GUNPOINT

Mail Online ^ | 4/23/2013 | Daily Mail reporter

[plain talk]

A startling home-made video now shows the terrifying moments where Watertown residents were forced out of their homes at gunpoint as SWAT teams performed door-to-door searches as they hunted the second marathon bomber. While millions of Bostonians waited in their houses on Friday during the city-wide lockdown, the people of Watertown were faced with SWAT officers yelling at them to get out of the buildings immediately. At the time, the Boston police department and federal agents were barely criticized, but now many are concerned about the dangerous precedent that could lead to more police searches using the rationale of ‘exigent circumstances’ as an excuse.

[Christie at the beach]

No, thanks. Not buying your reasoning nor drinking da kool-aid.

Have a nice evening.

[muawiyah]

So, your answer is to once again slam my membership in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ~ take your own koolaid and stuff it.

you bigots make me sick.

In Virginia this wouldn't have been needed. The first homeowner in this very heavily armed neck of the woods would have shot him to death!

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“You just made my day.”

I am sure that there are lawsuits coming down the pipe against the WPD, State Police, FBI and ATFE for illegal search and seizure.

[Christie at the beach]

Ack. How did you get bigot from my word in describing my differences to your views as used by my word; reasoning. Never mind, bye.

[The_Media_never_lie]

How would you suggest the police search ofr the terrorist, Einstein?

[plain talk]

well said. As I read your post what jumps out is how much liberalism is to blame for an inevitable police type state with accompanied increased surveillance, increased checks at airports etc Since their idealogy won’t allow them to single out and defend against any potential voter groups, e.g. illegals, felons, muslim extremists, etc then everyone has to equally suffer.

An important point in your post is that this could happen not necessarily by design but as a result of all their failures to reign in lawlessness

[Kartographer]

Let me ask you a question look at this picture and tell me who this people are more scared of, the terrorist on the lose or the cops with machine guns at their door?

As much as I think this was BS I have to admit these guys were so juiced up I would be afraid for my family and GOD knows what they would have put you through if you stood on your rights and said no you can't enter my home without a warrant.

[Kartographer]

God bless you JIM! You one hell of an American!

"When they forced their way into a neighbor's house I said nothing, because they where looking for terrorist."

"When they forced their way into my house looking for my guns no one said anything, because they said I was a terrorist."

[Kartographer]

PING!!

[Sherman Logan]

Good question. To my eye, the family looks pretty calm except for the little girl, who still doesn’t appear to be exactly terrified.

[Kartographer]

Someone got a suggestion of a good ophthalmologist?

Like I said it seems that all these law enforcement agencies, with all their training, expertise, experience and knowledge and all that they could come up with was a plan that required them to break their first oath and duty: “To defend and support the Constitution of the United States of America"and people seem more than willing to not only accept that but defend it as well.

Benjamin Franklin - "Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."

[Kartographer]

The TSA should come to FR and do some recruiting. Lots of people on here will to wanded, harass and trouble honest innocent Americans in the name of security.

[papertyger]

Lots of people on here will to wanded, harass and trouble honest innocent Americans in the name of security.

Double-talk has become an accepted cultural and judicial norm.

I still don't know how you can simultaneously advocate "innocent until proven guilty" AND allow police to lie to a suspect in pursuit of incriminating evidence. If you're intentionally feeding them false information to get an admission of guilt, you HAVE to be assuming they are guilty in the first place.

[CodeToad]

I’ve now seen a number of videos of idiot cops pointing guns at people, busting into homes, taking people out of homes. This wasn’t “Shelter In Place”, this was Martial law.

[CodeToad]

“We are not under any obligation to afford mad dog bombers on the lam a fair chance to escape. “

They had both bombers surrounded. Their incompetence got a cop killed, a bomber killed, another cop critically wounded, and one bomber got away. Idiots.

[Oztrich Boy]

Good question. To my eye, the family looks pretty calm except for the little girl, who still doesn’t appear to be exactly terrified.

How does she look now?

[cbvanb]

Good point, and remember those teams came from all over Massachusetts, leaving their own cities thinly protected.

[mowowie]

There are cops EVERYWHERE.
I just assume that 1 out of every 5 people I encounter is some sort of LEO.

[mowowie]

“This is from the British media.....”

I learn EVERYTHING from the British, Canadian and Russian media.
US media can’t be bothered, They LOVE obama and liberalism and Dancing with the Stars is on TV tonight....