[BJungNan]

There is no reason why the police need to storm a house in the middle of the night, increasing the likelyhood that something like this will happen.

What, the man never walks out of his house, gets in his car and goes down to the local convenicence store? Of course he does, most likely every day. The police had many opportunities to apprehend this man peacefully.

They choose instead to bust in doors.

Too many have been killed like this. The practice needs to be stopped unless it can be shown that it is the safest way to apprehend someone. That will rarely be shown to be the case.

Reno raid on Waco; Police raid on this house: Its the same, only on a smaller scale.

[AdA$tra]

There is no reason why the police need to storm a house in the middle of the night, increasing the likelyhood that something like this will happen.

Here in Topeka we had the opposite happen, as I listened on my police scanner. A hardcore group of cops assigned to street gangs and drugs kicked in the door of a 20 something white male they suspected of dealing pot. The guy in question had sold some pot to a friend who informed on the suspect after being stopped on a "traffic" infraction. According to the trial record the SCAT team failed to properly identify themselves and the suspect shot and killed one of the cops as he entered the room where he was sleeping. Police seized some MJ and arrested the guy for dealing dope and capital murder. He was acquited of the murder charge and convicted of several lesser charges. Much like this case, the suspect had a job during the day and a schedule that was known and predictable. So naturally the SCAT team decided to kick the door in the middle of the night instead of executing a search warrant while the guy was at work and arresting him as he arrived home. How many lives are going to be lost to keep people from ingesting marijuana?