I find the overkill that has become typically SOP by LE, even dealing with non-violent crime as particularly threatening to a society that pays them to protect and serve, not run ram-shod.
The public is being treated as a threat when it isn’t. Overreaction such as breaking down doors in the middle of the night (sometimes at wrong addresses) by SWAT over non-violent offenses creates an unnecessary threat to the public and cops.
Those who cross over the line need to be held accountable.
I find the overkill that has become typically SOP by LE, even dealing with non-violent crime as particularly threatening to a society that pays them to protect and serve, not run ram-shod.
The public is being treated as a threat when it isn’t. Overreaction such as breaking down doors in the middle of the night (sometimes at wrong addresses) by SWAT over non-violent offenses creates an unnecessary threat to the public and cops.
Those who cross over the line need to be held accountable.
I must sadly say you are correct. As written, this is embarrassing and inexcusable. You should NEVER draw your weapon like this for any non-threat situation, especially a potential misdemeanor crime of underage consumption with a young person.
The only accountability comes from us - at the ballot box.
Alas, the political enablers of these types of police practices all too often won their offices by appealing to conservatives as being "tough on crime."