July 18, 2006
Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America. A comprehensive study by Radley Balko, accompanied by an interactive map. (Via MeFi.)
Balko, that is.
Administrator, please hope me :(
Sweet Jesus. One of those was in my home town, which is about as quiet and safe as a city could hope to be.
Christ, one of those was right next to my hometown too..peaceful.
Thanks!
Related: Supreme Court Ruling on Police Raids Endangers Citizens
Back when S.W.A.T. was all about a cool wah-wah sound.
This is crazy.
SWAT TROUBLES
The murderer was holed up in his house, and the SWAT team was trying to get him out.
A cop got on the bullhorn and said, "Come on out, or I'm going to come in there and drag you out!"
The murderer called back, "I'm warning you. If you
don't wipe your feet when you come in, my wife'll
kill us both!"
Perhaps they didn't realize that setting a house on fire and killing an animal over a traffic ticket was subhuman shitmunchery?
Why The Swat Team Raided My House!
Charges have been dropped.
This blog is open to invited readers only.
Now hear this: Bee-lay that!
This blog is open to invited readers only.
Now hear this: Bee-lay that!
Alright, we heard you!
It wasn't like that before, I swear. Please don't send the monkey SWAT team after me.
nice gut.
Make Mix Tapes And The RIAA May Send A SWAT Team To Bust Down Your Door?
The Kathryn Johnston Indictments: A Good Start. A Long Way to Go.
Updates this MeFi thread.
Appeals Court Rules Cops Can Steal Cars and Lie to Victims To Conduct a Warrantless Search
Military and police technology sharing sends shivers up civil libertarians’ spines.
Phone Phreaks Use Caller-ID Spoofing to Get Foes Raided By SWAT
Philly cops raids activists who circulated anti-CCTV petititon.
As if things aren't bad enough...
Swatting
Then you get some yahoo makin' it worse.
Yup, this sounds like a typical overzealous SWAT orchid clusterpluck.
Actually, orchids really do need protection. The many, many, many varieties are one of the wonders of this world.
Orchids have inspired poets, lovers, and murderers. There's an interesting book called Orchid Fever: a Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
Paramilitary police don't make us safer: Misused SWAT teams provoke violence rather than prevent it
Motorcyclist spends 26 hours in jail on wiretapping charge for filming cop with gun
Well, what do you expect people?
IT'S A WAR!
onmygodamuricaisgoingtohellinahandbasketanddrugsaretoblamebetterarrest'emallandsendalltehebilpeopletotheslammer
*gives GranMa some space*
Enough?
When SWAT Teams Attack Over Your Estranged Wife's Student Debt
Ninth Circuit to DEA: Putting a Gun to an 11-Year-Old's Head Is Not OK
NYT Photos Don't Do Justice to Police Presence at Anaheim Protests
Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus & Others Terrorized in Dangerous ‘Swatting’ Prank
12-Year-Old Girl Has Second Degree Burns From SWAT Flash Grenade Detonated During Wrong-Door Raid
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