Posted on 12/24/2007 5:48:56 AM PST by rellimpank
Another no-knock warrant success story It was just after midnight on Dec. 16, and Yee Moua was unwinding in her spartan north Minneapolis home, watching TV. Such moments of solitude are hard to come by when you're trying to raise six children in a crime-plagued neighborhood. Her husband, who had recently lost his job as a machine operator, and their kids were asleep.
So when one of her windows shattered, she knew it wasn't an accident. There were voices. Men were breaking into their home.
She ran upstairs. Vang Khang had already removed his shotgun from a closet and was ready to defend his family and property. They heard footsteps on the stairs.
Mr. Khang fired three blasts through his door. More than 20 shots came back at them through the walls.
Calling the police on this night would have done Ms. Moua and Mr. Khang no good. They were already there.
(Excerpt) Read more at lvrj.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I wonder what the officers’ immediate response was? Usually in these cases it seems they leave without so much as an apology...
wow. im suprised the family wasnt hauled off to jail anyway just to make an example.
im also suprised there isnt more outcry about the 4th amendment the way people are hot and bothered about gun rights.
slowly but surely were are turning into a communist country. its sad.
Load up with steel core or A/P ammo.
Don’t forget to put on the “Sarcasm” tag. Some people will take your comment seriously.
I know of a sheriff’s office that did the same, wrong address twice. I can’t recall what the end result was, but I recall that the county paid some bucks for that snafu.
From reading the editorial, I’m shocked that the cops can get a no knock warrant based on a complaint of a threat.
If they followed protocol, it was; Shoot the dog; cuff the perps; scare crap outta kids; trash the joint; leave in a huff without showing warrant.
Followed by statement on TV from State's Attorney about how such raids are necessary for our safety.
They're fortunate the FBI wasn't called in to 'negotiate' an end to this. The entire family would have been gassed and burned to death.
Merry Christmas!
L
Hmmmmmmm, makes me wonder! There are some ex in-laws I hate; maybe.............
Thank you Drug Prohibition. These police raids have come about as a direct result of the illegalization of drugs. Drug Prohibition is funding the Taliban, Castro, FARC, MS-13, Bloods, Crips, etc. You can have as much crime and violence as you want, just continue the war on (some) drugs.
Yep. That stuff will go through walls and everything, killing your own children as they lie in their beds.
Ah, wait. You don't have kids I bet. OK. That stuff will go through walls and everything, killing your neighbor's children as they lie in their beds.
But you'll be safe, thank God.
You forgot "stomp the cat with your jackboots and kick any pregnant women in the gut."
This had nothing whatsoever to do with drugs.
And it will shoot down airliners, don’t forget.
“For nearly a week, the department refused to release the search warrant used to justify the assault. On Friday, authorities finally made the document public. Police smashed through the family’s windows to investigate what amounted to a domestic violence complaint.
“A woman who had previously served as a police informant told police her boyfriend, whom she alleged was a gang member, had threatened her at the address. She believed there were guns in the basement.”
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