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Posted on 09/25/2012 9:04:13 AM PDT by AAABEST
A 61-year-old man was shot to death by police while his wife was handcuffed in another room during a drug raid on the wrong house.
Police admitted their mistake, saying faulty information from a drug informant contributed to the death of John Adams Wednesday night. They intended to raid the home next door.
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The two officers, 25-year-old Kyle Shedran and 24-year-old Greg Day, were placed on administrative leave with pay.
“We did the best surveillance we could do, and a mistake was made,” Lebanon Police Chief Billy Weeks said. “It’s a very severe mistake, a costly mistake. It makes us look at our own policies and procedures to make sure this never occurs again.” He said, however, the two policemen were not at fault.
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Is it? It showed up on my Facebook page, but now that you mention it, I can't find a date andywhere on the page.
My bad.
All because we don’t think people should be allowed to get high.
Now there is (another) dead man and destroyed family
and people are still getting high anyway.
If people were just allowed to get high them most of those who wanted to would just sit in their homes and get high and play video games and eat cheetos (like they do illegally today).
But instead we militarize our police forces keep insisting that forcing people not get high (which doesn’t work) is worth any cost.
A mistake? They KILL an innocent man, and call it a frickin’ MISTAKE???
Hmmmmm ???
How are the two officers not at fault?
They did it didn’t they? It was wrong wasn’t it?
2+2= Their fault.
Unfortunately it is the taxpayers who have to pay up and the people who did this will never have to... where is the incentive in that?
It’s getting harder and harder to tell the good guys from the bad.
Now seriously, their info came from a drug enforcer? Since I have expert knowledge of police procedures (Law & Order, NCIS & CSI) shouldn't they then have surveyed the home for obvious signs of drug dealing? I mean their CI says these guys are dealing drugs and on THAT basis and only that basis, they raided the wrong house and killed an innocent man.
He said, however, the two policemen were not at fault.
Well then, who the hell is at fault? Those two deserve at least manslaughter charges.
Police admitted their mistake, saying faulty information from a drug informant contributed to the death of John Adams Wednesday night. They intended to raid the home next door.
The whitewash has started, what does anyone want to bet that when the investigation is over (investigated by the police, how convenient) they will say procedure was followed, it was an accident and no one is at fault?
I know what is at fault:
1) Their procedures.
2) Gestapo like policemen.
3) Whoever was running this CI. And, what did the CI get in return, reduced sentence, money, civic duty award?
4) Did they bother to look at the correct house and see if they are indeed dealing drugs?
Back in my day, we all knew the Sheriffs around, they knew us and we got along. They'd see us drinking beer behind the pizza place and not say anything (we were 16, 17, 18 or so). They would occasionally say, is there anything there that shouldn't be in that car? Never any problems, except for the CHP officer.
He got all of us (we deserved it) Like an idiot I wasn't paying attention and made a turn and grabbed three gears and didn't see his enormous CHP car. He did laugh though, he thought it was impressive that I could grab three gears. He did give me the minimum charge which was speeding.
” a mistake was made”
No, SOMEONE made the mistake, it didn’t just happen.
That someone needs to be prosecuted for the death of this man.
The Kathryn Johnston shooting from a few years ago is something to pass along to people who have no idea how corrupt a group of officers can be.
Unfortunately this, and all of Zer0's "bumps in the road", have a headstone at one end.
I had the fat a$$ on too.
He was so upset about football, I expected him to start oinking.
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BS....
double-BS....
triple-BS....
The police agency with controlling jurisdiction-- and its sworn officers are the ones serving the warrant, knocking down the door, holding the gun... and sadly... pulling the trigger.
They have a DUTY to verify their information BEFORE they swear to a judge to obtain a warrant.....
...and they have a DUTY protect the rights off the innocent during any encounter/contact...
(even if they find the guilty b*st*rd)
--BUT-- ESPECIALLY during erroneous accusation/raid/arrest events....
If we ended the War on Some Drugs the price of such drugs would be close to the price of hay; about $5 per bail. This would create the opportunity for drug users to eliminate themselves from the gene pool. I don't see the problem with this.
a fearful populace tends to be a well armed and dangerous populace if pushed - think about it
There needs to be one huge case, giving a huge payment for restitution, then these clowns will find a way to do it right. I am a big fan of tort reform, but there are times when these cases do it right by forcing organizations to make sure they know what they are doing, who they are supposed to be arresting, etc. Don’t they even ask questions when they go into the wrong residence? Is it me, or are we all seeing this happen more and more often? This is scary. It could happen to anyone, anywhere. I’ve seen some cases where the cops were exonerated, but what happens to the family who were wronged? This is so wrong.
a fearful populace tends to be a well armed and dangerous populace if pushed - think about it
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