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Greeeeeeeeeat. So we can go down the rabbit hole of dissecting SWATting and criminal culpability of those who SWAT, but I'm sitting here wondering how safe we a
by rabboRubble 9y ago
Greeeeeeeeeat. So we can go down the rabbit hole of dissecting SWATting and criminal culpability of those who SWAT, but I'm sitting here wondering how safe we are in general.
Cops get addresses wrong on warrants and execute SWAT raids on the wrong house. I recollect at least one innocent guy killed this way. Let's see what a quick Google search turns up:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/10/31/botched-police-raid-roundup-miss-police-wont-release-names-of-police-who-shot-innocent-man-toledo-cops-kill-dogs-after-allegedly-raiding-wrong-home-5th-circuit-allows-lawsuit-for-botched-raid-in https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/10/31/...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/26/police-shot-and-killed-a-man-while-trying-to-serve-a-warrant-at-the-wrong-house https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/2...
https://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7083371/swat-no-knock-raids-police-killed-civilians-dangerous-work-drugs https://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7083371/swat-no-knock-raids-p...
If a person directs a dog to maul another person, the person is responsible and the dog needs to be put down. If a person reports a hostage situation that directs SWAT to raid a home where somebody dies, the person directing the action must be accountable and the police who killed in error must be, at minimum, removed from police work. A police officer who shoots an unarmed person has positively proven their unsuitability for the work. I'd like to see the officer charged with negligent homicide, but as case after case has shown, the US public is unwilling to convict officers.