Posted on 09/29/2012 5:11:28 PM PDT by JohnKinAK
L E B A N O N, Tenn.
A 61-year-old man was shot to death by police while his wife was handcuffed in another room during a drug raid on the wrong house.
Police admitted their mistake, saying faulty information from a drug informant contributed to the death of John Adams Wednesday night. They intended to raid the home next door.
The two officers, 25-year-old Kyle Shedran and 24-year-old Greg Day, were placed on administrative leave with pay.
“They need to get rid of those men, boys with toys,” said Adams’ 70-year-old widow, Loraine.
John Adams was watching television when his wife heard pounding on the door. Police claim they identified themselves and wore police jackets. Loraine Adams said she had no indication the men were police.
“I thought it was a home invasion. I said ‘Baby, get your gun!,” she said, sitting amid friends and relatives gathered at her home to cook and prepare for Sunday’s funeral.
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LOL -- Thanks for the laugh; it would certainly be an ironic turn, and not unjustified (Fast and Furious was both an act of war and state sponsored terrorism).
Political Correctness has caused the standards to be lowered to the point of accepting anyone that applies. As the lady said take the toys away from the boys and get some qualified people. The shooting lately have been out of sight. The new breed will shoot anytning that moves, and, without question.
While I agree with you, not so many DAs are willing to file charges against police officers, even those who murder. I am also of the opinion that prosecutions under 18 § 241 and 242 are tragically rare and should be pursued in much greater number. The bigger lie is that somehow the separation of powers results in a meaningful check on government power. In fact, agents from all three branches are “playing on the same team” and tend in most cases to support one another, against the citizenry, rather than going against one another, in support of the citizenry.
Indeed, I agree. -- Though the DA doesn't have to have discretion in the matter; the Grand Jury has the power of Presentment, which is an order for prosecution.
Rule #1: Government employees are never at fault.
Rule #2: The lives of peasants matter not; the lives of government employees are precious.
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