Thug cops.
Weather is pretty crappy here today. Should be perfect for riots by Friday evening.
None of which is actually visible in the bodycam video and takes place in under a second from kick to shooting.
This was a "bad shoot" by police in this incidence.
I don’t know about this particular situation, but we seriously need to revisit how no-knock warrants are issued and executed in this country.
No-knock warrants should be illegal. A reasonable person would assume that someone kicking in their door is there to do them harm and will defend themselves as best they can.
Not that I’m an expert on this case but we really need to do something about no-knock raids.
"Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
No knock aside, a warrant MUST be person specific. The gentleman killed in this no knock warrant was not on the warrant. He had every right to defend himself and stand his ground against ANY uninvited intruder.
The left luvs their black clad JBTs almost as much as they hate regular uniformed street cops.
My opinions:
1) Only the local sheriff’s (elected) office should form SWAT teams and carry out SWAT activities including no-knock raids
2) Such raids should require the signature of the Sheriff and a Judge to attest under penalty of perjury that there are exigent circumstances and the no-knock raid is required to preserve life and limb of civilians.
3) The sheriff’s office is liable for any and all damages and injuries resulting from a violation of this procedure.
Attend to your door security.
Too bad the guy didn’t shoot one of the no-knockers.
Many people would be surprised that if an applicant for work as a law enforcement officer scores above a score on an IQ test, they may very well not get hired. The excuse it that the applicant will get bored and leave the department not too long after finishing training.
What that leaves is cops with average to low average cops. And guess who gets promoted to Chief of police years down the road. Police departments are notorious for hiring people who have connections with the local politicians and other government employees who have no business being cops.
Lots of cops have anger management issues, or are knuckle-draggers. Certainly not true of all of them, but I’ve encountered more than a few.
Be very careful when dealing with a white shaved head cop with an attitude. I once had one of them follow me for about 200 yards outside a courthouse when he made some wise ass comment. He didn’t appreciate my rather clever responses. He wanted to fight me, but I wasn’t going to take that bait because he had a gun and I didn’t. I called 911 while I was walking away and he was put on administered leave for anger management training and transferred from his job as courthouse security.