[Gen.Blather]

I would like to see these SWAT’s as a major campaign issue. There is no place for them in a free country. I’d like to see a law in every state saying if an organization wants to make a SWAT raid that the governor of the state must approve it first. (That would take it down to just the few instances where such a team is the right tool.)

[JoeProBono]

Federal law enforcement officers block a road at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Overton, Nev. Thursday, April 10, 2014. In the foreground are the shadows of protestors. Two people were detained while protesting the roundup of cattle owned by Cliven Bundy on the road. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

[Noamie]

The Boston bomber thing - those guys should have been caught, but the methods employed onto the innocent population were outrageous; Soviet.

[knarf]

It IS the major issure in America today ...

Government forces .... THESE, by the way are little johnnie from next door, oh how you wished he'd taken a shine to your janey .. now all grown up and serving the United States of America as a Federal Law Enforcement officer .... are willing to draw down on YOU (and your little janey) because johnnie's been trained to stop all assaults on The United States of America and he KNOWS he grew up with you, and went to the beach with you (tryin' to get him to get a hard on for janey), and havin' him over for Sunday dinner .... but .... orders iss orders.

[FlingWingFlyer]

There’s no shortage of people wanting to be “a sniper” these days. It’s a great “pickup line” and an outstanding way to impress the chicks.

[MamaTexan]

Law-enforcement agencies across the U.S., at every level of government, have been blurring the line between police officer and soldier

Can everyone say-

"Obama's Civilian Army"?

[who knows what evil?]

Many of these SWAT incidents don’t even make the paper.

[taxcontrol]

I am of the firm opinion that the majority of federal agencies should be required to utilize and compensate the local sheriff’s office for the majority of their LEO needs. Further, federal SWAT teams should be limited to the US Marshals along with the responsibiliy for security of federal buildings / locations.

A few exceptions might be warranted such as Border Patrol and FBI, but the vast majority should be limited to side arms and personal defensive weapons.

[broken_arrow1]

Obama - “We can not continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set...we’ve got to have a Civilian National Security Force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt2yGzHfy7s

[Pride in the USA]

scary times indeed

[Nachum]

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[Joe Brower]

Thanks for posting this, SeekAndFind.

So, America is the "Land of the Free"? Not if you look closely. In fact, you don't have to even do that any more.

Question is, what are we going to do about it?

[Billthedrill]

I do think the author has a point in that these raids should be recorded and subject to public review, every single one of them. Moreover, every statute that prohibits the taking of videos of police should be stricken from the books. This level of violence must never be protected by secrecy or it becomes, by definition, out of control.

[LevinFan]

“The tank, driven by the newly deputized action-film star Steven Seagal, plowed right into Llovera’s house. The incident was filmed and, together with footage of Seagal-accompanied immigration raids, was later used for Seagal’s A&E TV law-enforcement reality show.”

WTF? A police sanctioned publicity stunt? And when did swat start ramming houses, not knowing what is on the other side of the wall? Not to mention such gratuitous damage should not be allowed.

How anyone can support cops anymore is baffling. Ends justify the means mentality. Even if the end is cockfighting and the means is squashing people under an armored vehicle.

[lostboy61]

SWAT snipers are trained at 100 meters or less. Take them too the big open space world and there just another deer hunter. Most dept. use a 5.56X45 round in a bolt rifle short barreled weapon (M40-18in. urbane or 16in. M-4 with scope) with 70 gr. match grade round. They have no ideal how to get to 800-1500 meters unless former military snipers. As all former military people are all terrorists how could they work for the police.

[jdege]

To me, the solution is simple.

Remove the authority for federal agents to bear arms, off federal reservations. If a USDA employee needs to carry a firearm, he can get a carry permit, like any other civilian.

[Dick Bachert]

[stevie_d_64]

I need to borrow yer crystal ball...

Keep it next to my Buddha statue...;-)