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I'm not sure if these stories simply get more coverage than they used to or if it's always been this widespread, but law enforcement has been in the spotlight quite a lot lately, it seems.
No-knock raids on wrong houses:
Some of which have resulted in fatalities:
Making up stories to get away with their own wrong-doings:
Beating people to death:
etc etc...
The worst part of all this is that in many cases the officers face no responsibility.
For example, the fatal beating of Kelly Thomas.
Also, the Chris Dorner-related shooting of the wrong vehicle.
So, FG, what do you make of all this?
note: in making this thread, I am in no way joining the fuck-the-police brigade. I do believe that these officers are the rare exceptions, not the norm.
No-knock raids on wrong houses:
Salt Lake City Police say they raided the wrong house Wednesday while executing a no-knock search warrant.
Police Chief Chris Burbank held a news conference Friday to discuss the raid. He said officers made a mistake and had the wrong address while serving the warrant during a narcotics raid with Drug Enforcement Agency officers.
...
A 76-year-old woman was inside the home when police broke down her front door with guns drawn.
Some of which have resulted in fatalities:
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.
Making up stories to get away with their own wrong-doings:
Beating people to death:
It was supposed to be a fun family outing to the movies, but then Nair Rodriguez' 19-year-old daughter got under her skin. They fought, she said, and she slapped her daughter.
Moments later, police arrived on a domestic dispute call at the Moore, Oklahoma, theater and confronted -- not Nair Rodriguez -- but her husband Luis. They took him down, and after the encounter on February 15, he was dead.
etc etc...
The worst part of all this is that in many cases the officers face no responsibility.
For example, the fatal beating of Kelly Thomas.
About 15 minutes into the video, Ramos puts on latex gloves and puts his fists in front of Thomas? face. ?Now you see my fists?... They?re getting ready to f? you up.?
Also, the Chris Dorner-related shooting of the wrong vehicle.
...the officers happened upon two women who were delivering newspapers in a blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. The officers apparently mistook the truck for Dorner?s, even though he drove a charcoal Nissan Titan pickup truck.
With no warning, the eight officers unleashed a hail of bullets, firing 103 times at the truck...
So, FG, what do you make of all this?
note: in making this thread, I am in no way joining the fuck-the-police brigade. I do believe that these officers are the rare exceptions, not the norm.