you're totally right. raids like this are completely unnecessary because there are safer CONSTITUTIONAL alternatives for the police and civilians.jcardona1;5122674; said:See, that's my problem with these violent raids; they put lives at risk, for a stupid reason. All this over a narcotics search? And since when does a shiny badge mean a cop's life is more valuable than a regular civilian? Why does a badge give a cop the right to shoot and kill somebody who points a gun at them? Why doesn't this concept of self-preservation apply to a civilian too? A cop can defend himself, but I can't?
If somebody busts in to your house un-announced, of course you're going to try and defend yourself. If you have a gun, you're going to grab it. What if this guy was completely innocent, and they went to the wrong house? That could have been me. Simply trying to defend myself and my family. I have several guns in the house. That's the first thing I'm going to grab if I hear noises outside. You think he intended to take on a SWAT army with one rifle? I highly doubt it. I'm sure he had no time to even surrender, just like the guy in the video I posted (post deleted).
What ever happened to real police work? Staking out the suspect, and taking them down when they leave the house? What are these violent raids achieving?
Militarizing our local police force has to stop. These aren't cops anymore. They're paramilitary. Full tactical gear, vests, AR15s, coming into your house in the middle of the night, itching to kill. I understand the need for these types of raids when looking for a violent offender that just committed a crime. But for a controlled substance? Give me a break.
As for the evidence, I call BS on that one. If they found something, anything, they would have immediately announced it to make their actions appear justified. And what about the lies? That they were shot at, and their shield had several bullet holes? And a week later they change their story to say he never shot at them. I smell a cover up.
the only thing these raids are for is flexing police nuts. it's to put it in your mind that "this could be you" to keep us in line and predictable. it illustrates the fact that you have no rights if government says so and that the people in a political position to do something about it don't care about human life or freedom... except for their own.