Buffalo Police batter their way into wrong house

Buffalo News ^ | 08/16/08 | T.J. Pignataro

[ellery]

A “Yet another one” ping.

[ZULU]

The Law ENforcement Establishment in America is begining to act and look more like the Geheimstatpolizei (GESTAPO) than anything that existed here years years ago. Overpaid, overpriviledged, arrogant, corrupt and incompetent.

[Lurker]

“As the officers were in the lower apartment, one of the detectives reviewed the search warrant application and realized it was for the upper [apartment],” said Dennis J. Richards, chief of detectives

Say Scooter, don't you think it might be a good idea to 'review' your Warrant BEFORE you break the door down and wave shotguns in innocent peoples faces?

Just a thought.

Oh and by the way Det. Richards. You're fired.

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[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Another example of how the war on drugs has evolved into a war on the civil liberties, private property rights, and dignity of the American people.

[KoRn]

That about sums it up.

Sure there may be a good cop or two here and there, but 98% of them ruin the reputation of the rest.

[unixfox]

Too bad they didn’t shoot back at these Jack Booted Thugs.

[Joe 6-pack]

"A “Yet another one” ping."

I think this is only the third or fourth isolated incident in the past week or so.

[Pablo64]

The last sentence is really the icing on the cake - "Police said no arrests were made in the subsequent raid at the upstairs apartment."

So, apparently their information was faulty on multiple fronts.

I think what really galls people the most when they hear of these things happening is the fact that the jack-booted...er...um...cops display such an incredibly arrogant and unapologetic attitude. They make it seem like it is the fault of the people living there, instead of their own incompetence.

[OKIEDOC]

This all boils down to the police having the attitude that the end justifies the means.

These midnight raids by hooded officers needs to stop and stop now.

It's time to hold the Chiefs of Police responsible for their actions.

[Allegra]

The Law ENforcement Establishment in America is begining to act and look more like the Geheimstatpolizei (GESTAPO) than anything that existed here years years ago. Overpaid, overpriviledged, arrogant, corrupt and incompetent.

And the more they get away with it, the worse it's going to get.

[bamahead]

...police proceeded to strike her epileptic husband in the head with the butt end of a shotgun and point shotguns at her young children before admitting their mistake and then raiding the right apartment...

Libertarian ping! To be added or removed freepmail me or post a message here.

[bamahead]

Yet another chapter in an 'epidemic of isolated incidents'....

http://www.cato.org/raidmap

[GAB-1955]

Well, it was when people started shooting at cops in regular uniform and with regular weapons making drug raids that they started going to SWAT tactics. You can’t have it both ways.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Last line of the article says it all...

Police said no arrests were made in the subsequent raid at the upstairs apartment.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Well, it was when people started shooting at cops in regular uniform and with regular weapons making drug raids that they started going to SWAT tactics. You can’t have it both ways.

Was this before or after asset forfeiture laws allowed police to keep the booty they seized?

[DollyCali]

YEA!

Good work NW NY cops!

sign.. it happens everywhere unfortunately. I am still steaming over the wrong house raid that ended up killing two house pets this past week

[rednekelmo]

yeah I noticed they kind of glossed over that imporntant fact. mothing like being doubley wrong,except they’re never wrong just mistaken.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Sure there may be a good cop or two here and there, but 98% of them ruin the reputation of the rest.

Call them what they are: goons.

[DollyCali]

now this would NEVER happen in your neighborhood, would it?