“..Yet, the police chief in Memphis is still on the job ...”
Uhhh....well.....ummmm.....ya see, that’s a different “situation”.
That “chief”...ahhh...is of the “protected species”...and ahhh...you know, the thing.....
Ya, there haven’t been enough bad SWAT raids over the last 10 years for PDs to grasp the importance of double-checking addresses and targets.
SWAT should ONLY be under the control of the local elected Sheriff. No police swat teams.
All SWAT actions should require the Sheriff to sign off and approve.
All “no knock” raids should also require the signature of a Judge and require a warrant (search or arrest warrant)
If any damages or injuries occur as a result, the Sheriff’s department should be liable for actions outside of the warrant. So if wrong address, Sheriff is liable.
The police are an increasing nuisance to society more than they are a help. I think most of them should be disarmed and become “peace officers” and only a cadre of highly trained and verifiably intelligent individuals would remain armed as they are today. Unfortunately, a large number of the current office corps are typed-aggressives who only went into their trade to lord over their fellow man and play with guns.
“About 2 a.m., we were awakened by wooden pellets flying through our doors...”
Wooden pellets, what the heck is that?
I am all for no knock SWAT Raids in the dead of night, so much that in order to perfect the practice, every Judge in the County should be SWAT Raided in the dead of Night at random, at least twice a year.
The chief is certainly guilty of being an advanced degree doughnut muncher.