Posted on 12/31/2008 6:12:44 AM PST by rellimpank
After being arrested in the shooting of three SWAT officers, Emmanuel Dozier sat in the back of a police patrol vehicle Sunday night.
After a while, he asked to speak to somebody about what had happened.
A Las Vegas police narcotics detective opened the car door and asked what he needed.
"I want you to know something in your heart," Dozier told the detective, according to his arrest report. "I did not mean to shoot any cops."
The detective replied that he wanted to believe him.
"Please know in your heart," Dozier pleaded again. "I did not mean to shoot the cops."
Dozier was being investigated by Las Vegas police for weeks leading up to the shooting. Undercover narcotics detectives had purchased small amounts of cocaine from Dozier at his Seven Hills home in Henderson three times in December,
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do they fry ‘em in Nevada?
If not, we’d be happy host the trial in Texas...
“do they fry ‘em in Nevada?
If not, we’d be happy host the trial in Texas...”
I’m certain they don’t fry them for ATTEMPTED murder or malicious wounding. I don’t think Texas does,either.
This one doesn’t smell right.
The same government that busts into your house for....(fill in blanks) is having some quack school nurse shoving Prozac, Ritalin, lithium down your kids throat.
Thankfully, the legislature, with their friends in the courts have decided that taking half your earnings, taxing your property every year that you bought with post tax earnings and more or less making American kids debt serfs for generations to come, is in illustrious and benevolent control.
Anyways, is it me or is the WOD perfect training for a surveillance state against political and popular opponents?
A few things stuck out in the article (with comments):
“A small amount of cocaine.” (Purchased by detectives. How did they hook up with him?)
“Metal security door.” (Just on that house or high crime neighborhood?)
“...her client called 911 twice during the incident, once to report that her house was being broken into and then after Dozier shot at police, to alert police that they were coming out peacefully.”
“All three were hit in the thigh.” (Shooting through damaged door? This is odd.)
“(SWAT) Because of the histories of Dozier and a man associated with him,” (Not elaborated)
“police found a small amount of marijuana in the house and some drug paraphernalia, but no cocaine.”
“...disputes police’s claim that marijuana was found in the house, saying, “No charges of marijuana possession were brought against her or him.”
There is going to be more in this case. This is just too weird.
Serve the warrant the right way---in the daytime, by knocking on the door and waiting. If some perps manage to flush some drugs down the toilet---tough. The potential negative consequences outweigh the risk of not "making the arrest".
Thinking the same thing. This morning they were saying that the wife / girl friend called 911 because they thought it was a home invasion - and the dude started blasting.
More to come, I'm sure.......
-I (along with many others )have been opposed to the militarization of cops.
--that's why I repeatedly post my not particularly sarcastic comment that SWAT teams should be disbanded, armed with a .38 Special with two speedloaders and issued a set of brogans with soles about an inch thick and given a five mile beat to cover on foot--that way they would do some effective crime prevention.
And birth control pills or abortion arrangements if necessary.
Reading the article, I begin to suspect a legitimate case of home defense against unknown invaders except the part about possessing a gun after a prior conviction and there seems to be no “cause” even for that charge which the article doesn’t say was made.
It’s NOT just you.
Others notice this as well.
I gotta concur. If there is no pressing need to serve the warrant (someone being killed, raped, etc.) it would be safer for the police and the public to serve these warrants by different means. Wait for the suspect to leave the home and arrest him in the drive, etc. Then get his keys and search the property.
Announcing that you are the police outside of a closed door at night and then breaking it down within seconds is just bad head work if it doesn't have to be done to protect someone (a balance of risk and reward). If someone bangs on my door at night and then I hear a sledge hammer against it, I'm responding in an armed fashion. And it would appear that the real bad guys would get a out-of-jail-free card by claiming reasonably that they had no idea that the invaders were police.
I'm just amazed that the police departments that are very cautious about confronting criminals when danger is known are so cavalier about charging into the unknown.
I'm not a crusader against the WOD, just some of the tactics that have become common.
I take it you have volunteered to be that guy standing at the door taking the first shots, or are you just asking others to do it?
I hate teh problems of no-knocks, but I also hate the idea of asking decent men to give up an element of surprise and volunteer to be a target.
Even if the police announced who they were, you'd better not believe them. The bad guys know this and have been known to shout "Police" as they are doing a home invasion.
Probably varying from the topic, but I have long thought that crime is the only profession in which ineptitude is rewarded! I say that an attempted crime should be punished just as if it were brought to successful fruition.
The St. Valentines massacre comes to mind.
Getting to see the warrant and a badge doesn’t seem like too much to ask in most situations.
Coming soon....
Euthanasia clean up, aisle five.(the ultimate Medicaid/SS finance problem)
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