[A CA Guy]

Yep, that is a mistake.

I wasn't there, but an epileptic might have made moves (unintentionally) that looked scary.

I take it they were going after people who could kill police, so they probably assume anyone moving for anything could be going after a gun.

The do need to do the best possible job to avoid these kind of mistakes though.
It isn't as if an epileptic could help at times how they move, right?

Who ever was responsible for reading the address would be the one to blame.
Though it seems brutal, being the police are not paid to come in second, I bet they were being cautious.

Remember that gang members/drug dealers also have families and there have been times when there were machine guns under children's beds and all other kinds of things to watch for.

I know I wouldn't want to be an officer, tough mostly thankless job.

[Skywalk]

Cops don’t have a long history of being murdered serving warrants on homes.

They are usually killed in traffic accidents or on traffic stops on the road.

you’re making excuses for them and referring to morally reprehensible behavior as a mistake.

Anyone else makes these ‘mistakes’ and you’d be condemning them.

As for it being thankless. Seems like if you can get away with murder, get off on authority and ordering people around and working with guns and uniforms and badges and exercising power over others it’s a pretty awesome and rewarding job.

[bamahead]

I'm sorry, but nearly every tactic involved here is simply not consistent with a free society, nor a mistake.

Pennyamon was called home from her job ... Wednesday to find police at her house, her children partially dressed on the porch and her husband — a U.S. Air Force veteran -injured. She said police were rude and unapologetic.

It's gotten so rampant that even those who have served their country are being assaulted.

This is a bunch of yahoo's playing rambo, with people's lives.

[bamahead]

Also, if you still think it's just a 'mistake', I recommend you check out the link in post # 13 and then tell me why Paramilitary Police Units don't seem to be LEARNING from their mistakes?

[traviskicks]

I wasn't there, but an epileptic might have made moves (unintentionally) that looked scary.

LOL!

[elkfersupper]

The do need to do the best possible job to avoid these kind of mistakes though.

Then they should stay in the station or Dunkin Donuts until somebody calls them.

Then, they should show up in marked vehicles wearing a uniform.

[dmz]

It isn't as if an epileptic could help at times how they move, right?

That epileptic really should have known better, eh?

[caver]

“I know I wouldn’t want to be an officer, tough mostly thankless job.”

It takes an arrogant, egotistical, holier than thou attitude to be a cop, almost like a liberal. Most people don’t have that attitude.