“You are certainly stretching it by saying that SWAT and other officers KNEW that they were being used and didn’t care.”
Swat officers knew they were being used,, and they didn’t care.
When a raid is to be executed at 4am, the first question is why it had a night certification. This is normally reserved for unusually dangerous suspects.
They next question on a professional swat team is why is a swat raid called for? Every search warrant does not need swat. They would ask why swat is being used. Is the suspect known to be dangerous? Is the house fortified or hardened? Does the suspect have a record of violence?
If the questions were answered that in lieu of two men in suits at 8am knocking on the door, a 4am raid was being ordered against non violent people, and that the crime was that maybe they had sent emails on state time or some such, then the officers were unprofessional thugs. They violated their oath of office,,,,, period.
And I bet if the families were sworn to secrecy, the Nazi officers were also likewise threatened, or were told that the goal of the warrant was secret, and that their only task is to secure the house.
And yes dear, the officers executing a warrant had damn well better know the justification of every single warrant they execute a raid for. If one of those swat officers had have shot that boy, he would have been investigated for homicide as an individual, and the first question is why were you there, what did you know about this raid, etc. Saying he kicked in the door because he was told but really doesn’t know anything about it wont fly.
Thank you for explaining it in simple terms. You did a far better job than could I.
I think you're overly optimistic about there being any actual consequences for killing a mere serf. Especially if said serf is not a serf of color.