Always buy new? Very dangerous situation and I don't know what else the average Joe can do about it.
Hot pursuit. Next question?
Did I read that right, “no search warrant”???
What???
Might your question be something we could ask all those Republicans that voted for extension of the “Keep us Safe” act recently?
I’d probably get shot because I’d have a gun in my hand.
A real screwup. I guess they’re lucky that none of them—kids included—were shot.
The FBI says they’ll pay for repairs. I wonder how many years that will take to clear the bureaucracy?
Did the family pet make it out alive?
Here are a few dedicated, honest, hardworking federal agents, per that thread a couple days ago about presenting “the other side.”
Reminds me of being SWATted at my office over 20 years ago. Everybody said it didn’t/couldn’t happen. Everyone says that until it happens to them, which is becoming increasingly likely.
If they did not have search warrant hire and attorney, if they had a search warrant hire an attorney, pain and suffering should be worth a mill are two.
Over the years I have had two instances of the cops banging on my door and bullying me, looking for someone I never heard of. In a decent neighborhood.
Both times they came ready for action.
First time (1973) I was living in a rental house and they were looking for an outstanding warrant. Apparently the guy rented the house sometime in the past. 3 cop cars in my front yard, loaded for bear.
Second time was really disgusting. Lakeland Florida. I had owned the house for over 20 years! Some clown had been arrested and given my address and last name, then jumped bail. Dumb ass Lakeland police didn’t bother to verify anything. Just sent out 3 cars and bullied me, called me a liar, said the man was my brother (WTF?) and accused me of hiding him.
So the moron (that’s Lakeland, Florida folks) police took the word of a scumbag they arrested, no verification from him as to identity, and then harassed me in my home and accused me of lying.
In case you missed it, Lakeland, Florida.
Sorry, I swore then, from now on they come to my front door, I don’t talk to them unless there is a warrant in my name, otherwise get the hell off my property. BTW, I’ve never been arrested. Over 30 years without a traffic ticket.
Never again will I take that kind of crap from a cop that knocks on my door unannounced.
Any time they damn well please.
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well, doing some actual FBInvestigating, and verifying that you are, in fact, in the place where the 'suspect' resides, might ease the tension...
When they have more guns than you do.
Which is always.
Welcome to the Police State. What do you think the Patriot Act was all about?
This incident begs many questions. The main question is why was the FBI breaking down local residents doors? Why weren’t the local law enforcement officials leading this effort?
We have entirely to many FBI agents in this country. There seems to one or more in every village and hamlet in the land.
It seems that our local officials are capitulating their authority over to the feds for no reason at all.
Somebody is not doing their job. They are called the Federal Bureau of Investigation. You think they would know all about who was living in that house before the raid.