[PzLdr]

The "lawyering up" did him a lot of good, didn't it? Since I've never heard ANY claim that the folks in that house were armed, would you care to explain the excessive use of force in getting him out? Puzzles me how many people don't seem to care what was done that night. And as I recollect, the appeals process was short circuited by the snatch and grab.

[Ready4Freddy]

I recall reports of several of the Little Havana crowd (including the great uncle, he who had been in the US for ~15 years and still spoke no English) claiming or suggesting that they had weapons in the house or nearby. I think the great uncle's bravado, playing to the crowd, led Justice to believe that a quick & powerful operation was in order.

The Little Havana Gonzalezes were in direct violation of a lawful order from the DOJ. No US Court ever decided that it was appropriate for the Court to intevene in an area of obvious Executive purview.