“Let due process take its course.”
A bit ironic to be talking about due process while condoning a plain clothes, no-knock raid don’t ya think?
But here's a little caveat for you to chew on as well:
Acevedo—who is arguably the most outwardly progressive police chief serving in Texas right now and has been an outspoken critic of guns—called for reform following Monday’s shooting and criticized lawmakers for failing to take action on gun control. He has repeatedly promised a fair and transparent investigation while expressing his commitment to repairing the Houston Police Department’s fraught relationship with the community, even supporting criminal justice activists by calling out police union president Gamaldi’s heated rhetoric. But he has not addressed the department’s use of a no-knock raid or the impact that such tactics have on the community’s trust in police. SOURCE
So you see, this sheriff is an enemy of the people as well. Furthermore, I distrust informants. They too have been known for setting up police.
Not allowing for due process is the issue, and that due process extends in both directions. Due process is being lost, and sadly "we the people" are assisting in that erosion.
So, ironic? No, more erosion of due process. I have no problem with people arguing about how the raid was conducted, just placing the blame solely on the lowly policeman it is being directed on is my issue. We don't have all the facts, and we may never know all the facts. But we need to see if due process can take its course and provide evidence. Also, if we are going to allow for no knocks to continue, which I think should be stopped as I said, then we must demand that body cams are required. In addition police cruiser cams need to be situated upon the entrances they are entering from. Or better yet a videographer needs to be deployed to capture that entry. I think the department needs to be sued, big time.
One thing I want to know is what led the investigating officer to become interested in this couple that instituted a confidential informant to be employed in the first place. If there was unusually high traffic in and out of that house, then it needs to be extremely well documented with photos & video evidence before a confidential informant can be employed. Once that confidential informant is deployed, then there needs to be documentation to support his claims. In other words, he needs to be videotaped in the debriefing period, and the chain of custody needs to documented of the evidence he produces. Right now it is just a little too fast & furious for my taste.
We have the technology, we need to use it. Especially in these types of cases. That way getting to the truth becomes easier, and the bad people involved really exposed.