[Trod Upon]

They could have gone to the front door, announced their presence and their warrant and gained entry. But then they wouldn't get to play with their pricey toys.

Reminds me of the Pima County SWAT team that riddled Jose Guerena with 60 bullets. Instead of having a detective serve the warrant and walk Guerena to a squad car, they chose a paramilitary assault. Naturally, being the corrupt wanne-be Rambos that they are, they lied about seeing muzzle flashes from inside the house. They had the privilege of paying his widow 3.4 million plus all the costs of getting to that settlement. Bet the taxpayers appreciate that! I hope the responsible government entities and personnel in this case get soaked. If not, who knows, perhaps blowing up sleeping infants will be the new rage among uniformed thugs looking to get their rocks off? It's probably more satisfying to them than just blasting barkers.

[LevinFan]

“Reminds me of the Pima County SWAT team that riddled Jose Guerena with 60 bullets. Instead of having a detective serve the warrant and walk Guerena to a squad car, they chose a paramilitary assault.”

They knew his job and hours and everything. There wasn’t one reason they couldn’t go to his job and arrest him there, other than it wouldn’t be as much fun.
Notice they made sure he had sufficient time to die before letting anyone try and help him? Like maybe they didn’t want any story that contradicted theirs?

Watch the video some time. Every last one of them was leaning around the guys up front, making sure each of them got their own personal shot it. Not one could resist the opportunity to be in on a legalized killing.

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They had the privilege of paying his widow 3.4 million

Did one thin dime of that come out of any cop's own pocket? Did a single nickle come from the cops' pension funds?

Did any cop involved in this get fired? Time off without pay? Promoted?

[VerySadAmerican]

I have no sympathy when I see these cops on TV at another cop’s funeral. I always wonder “Do they have sympathy for the families of the people they killed?”