Johnston Raid Updates
posted by lonely libertarian at 12:53 PM
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
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1 Comments:
The process is what I blame, the process that allows these sorts of tactics to be used in non-violent situations when they are not needed. What would be wrong with a simple rule requiring police to show the need for a paramilitary forced entry? Similar to a warrant, when officers felt such force was needed, they could specify why this force was needed.
This isn't a difficult solution- all it does is place some responsibility on police and provide greater protection for the general public- virtually all the cases that Radley Balco has cited to could have been avoided with such a requirement- no dead civilians, no dead police.
The problem is not the tactics, the problem is the way in which these tactics are over-utilized.
The point is that these raids shouldn't be rushed in the first place. If a drug buy was made at a house, you should take the time to find out who lives in that house before you go knocking the front door down.
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