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Posted on 09/18/2009 9:30:23 AM PDT by George - the Other
Probably the closest that a blue collar man gets to being a part of the "system" is to be a cop, he is only a servant but he is still serving inside the palace gates.
The use of SWAT teams to arrest a single person IS getting out of control especially when all they have to do is waiting for the guy to come out of the house. Alot of innocent people and cops are going to get killed when they start acting like soldiers. They stop thinking and start using their muscle. That’s what happened at Waco and Ruby Ridge. And, I’m big a law enforcement admirer.
You gotta watch for those assault light bulbs. Tricky devils.
A police raid in Norfolk, Va., in the early 70's killed the city police chief's son.
It was before vest use became common and before SWAT tactics became widespread. Stoned drug-investigation informant, wrong address, and soon four or five uniforms were kicking down the upstairs bedroom door of a retired AME preacher who was in bed with his wife. The preacher opened fire with his big-bore revolver and caught the police chief's son square in the chest, killing him. How the preacher and his wife survived, I don't know, but they were no-billed after the bad raid.
Gee, gosh, wow, who knew?
And the owner's still dead.
Admittedly, when I posted the initial arrest incident on Free Republic, there were some here who displayed that attitude, assuming I was guilty based on the lies contained in the MdTA Police News Release.
But so what? People like that, who jump to conclusions without bothering to investigate what really happened, are not worth the time of day.
What was important was that my friends knew I could never have done what I was accused of. They stood by me in my time of need,
George
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It is their homes who should be raided by another police department and subjected to the same 'shoot first and ask questions later' tactics.
An Eye for an Eye.
Maybe then they will be a lot more careful about how they do things and whether it's worth the risk.
Right now, as typical of the government, there is no risk for a judge and SWAT team that conduct a No-knock warrant raid on a person's home.
Maybe they wouldn't be as quick to act if they knew that their family and pets might be subjected to the same type of storm trooper tactics by people in their 'SWAT' costumes.
Two police officers came to my front door and delivered their message. In addition they said a SWAT team was on the way.
Without thinking I said to them "Oh My Gosh, they are going to kill Charlie". It was a statement not a question.
The officers hesitated and did not reply. After a pause they repeated the evacuation order.
My gut reaction: SWAT Team = Kill !
>>”not the innocentt person. “
Do you actually imagine that one person, maybe startled out of a deep sleep; armed with a handgun or maybe shotgun; who begins to fire on a highly trained squad of professionals wearing body armor, and heavily armed; would have any chance at all?
You may well be morally right, maybe even legally right; but you would almost certainly be dead.
DG
The political elite wanted the police state - the "War on Drugs" was just the pretext to put it in place, bit by bit. Conservatives are just as guilty as liberals, if not more so.
Probably assumed the fixtures were going to be used for 'grow' lights.
Too bad. I just hope I take several with me.
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