Tucson, we have a problem. This is a story of a SWAT team out of control. They are more concerned with how tough they are and how well they are trained for violent action, than they are concerned about respecting the rights of citizens. Serving a warrant is not an assault up Pointe du Hoc, its a legal process that must recognize that those being served are presumed to be innocent and have a right to expect their home to be a safe haven. No doubt police may have to use force in enforcing the law, but that is a last resort, when people have clearly demonstrated resistance.
The Tucson SWAT team should be held criminally and civilly liable for their actions that resulted in the death of an innocent man protecting his family. Instead, we get this cover up nonsense from both LEOs and from their willing accomplices in the media. I wonder if all of this has anything to do with the left wing Sheriff of Pima County who was ready to convict the Tea Party of attempted murder of Congressman Gifford?
In another thread, dealing with Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest and arraignment for (allegedly) raping a hotel maid, one commentor questioned the veracity of the victims's complaint. One of the replies to him, from DesertRhino, said:
...in my experience, men who are actually the most lethal of all, exhibit an easy grace about their personal skills... They manage to be mature enough to understand that most people are not nearly as strong as they are. They even realize that protecting those weaker types, is the very reason why the warriors exist.It occurred to me that a lot of the complainers about too-agressive police have this standard in the back of their minds.
When yer a hammer, every problem is a nail.