There are two distinct issues here, as I see it.
1. Dynamic entry raids at homes where the folks inside are criminals and/or knowingly harbor criminals and their activities. Drug selling, gang members, theft rings, etc.
2. Errors in evidence or execution of the raid - such as getting information from a drug user without verification, using the addresses on false identification taken from a suspect, hitting WEST Pine street instead of EAST Pine street, etc.
In the first scenario, the folks inside may be known to be violent offenders or known to have/carry weapons. Evidence in the house is to be seized and people arrested. To prevent destruction of the evidence or resistance to arrest, the dynamic entry with many officers means that the bad guy almost certainly risks being shot if he resists with a weapon. Safety in numbers, supposedly, is the thinking here. Unfortunately, 10 cops all pumped up can (and have) shot the wrong folks, some of them youngsters confused by the chaos of the raid.
In the second scenario average citizens are suddenly confronted by armed men entering the home in a tumultuous manner, manhandling people and yelling. Citizens have been shot for merely appearing with a gun in hand or reaching for their home defense weapon. These citizens, in my view, have every right to resist unjustified entries by armed men into their homes, be the police or not. Of course, that's of little comfort when you're dead.
Are dynamic entries over-used or executed improperly? I think they probably are. And I think the mindset of LEOs is sometimes overly skewed, such as commanders insisting on a dynamic entry to arrest someone for a non-violent crime because there are 2 guns registered to him. Dynamic entry raids should be reserved for situations where there are no other viable options to obtain the evidence or persons sought.
With today's modern technology, and some proper discretion, there should be no reason for police to hit the wrong address. The officers obtaining the warrant are obligated to ensure the correct information and location are used, that the warrant thus obtained is correct and that team is properly briefed. Any errors on the part of the team should fall squarely on the officers involved and any approving command-level officers. When a PD errs and hits the wrong house under the guise of a faulty warrant or by human error, an attempt to justify the error by showing the residents possessed 2 grams of cocaine does not wash.
In a few of these situations police have charged residents with "resisting", assault and even attempted murder of a police officer. When the wrong location is entered, such charges, in my view, are the gravest abuse of power since the officers are not "covered" by the warrant and are violating the 4th Amendment. When citizens are killed as a result of these errors the agency involved must be held accountable, especially the initiating personnel and team leaders.
1. Dynamic entry raids at homes where the folks inside are criminals and/or knowingly harbor criminals and their activities. Drug selling, gang members, theft rings, etc.
2. Errors in evidence or execution of the raid - such as getting information from a drug user without verification, using the addresses on false identification taken from a suspect, hitting WEST Pine street instead of EAST Pine street, etc.
In the first scenario, the folks inside may be known to be violent offenders or known to have/carry weapons. Evidence in the house is to be seized and people arrested. To prevent destruction of the evidence or resistance to arrest, the dynamic entry with many officers means that the bad guy almost certainly risks being shot if he resists with a weapon. Safety in numbers, supposedly, is the thinking here. Unfortunately, 10 cops all pumped up can (and have) shot the wrong folks, some of them youngsters confused by the chaos of the raid.
In the second scenario average citizens are suddenly confronted by armed men entering the home in a tumultuous manner, manhandling people and yelling. Citizens have been shot for merely appearing with a gun in hand or reaching for their home defense weapon. These citizens, in my view, have every right to resist unjustified entries by armed men into their homes, be the police or not. Of course, that's of little comfort when you're dead.
Are dynamic entries over-used or executed improperly? I think they probably are. And I think the mindset of LEOs is sometimes overly skewed, such as commanders insisting on a dynamic entry to arrest someone for a non-violent crime because there are 2 guns registered to him. Dynamic entry raids should be reserved for situations where there are no other viable options to obtain the evidence or persons sought.
With today's modern technology, and some proper discretion, there should be no reason for police to hit the wrong address. The officers obtaining the warrant are obligated to ensure the correct information and location are used, that the warrant thus obtained is correct and that team is properly briefed. Any errors on the part of the team should fall squarely on the officers involved and any approving command-level officers. When a PD errs and hits the wrong house under the guise of a faulty warrant or by human error, an attempt to justify the error by showing the residents possessed 2 grams of cocaine does not wash.
In a few of these situations police have charged residents with "resisting", assault and even attempted murder of a police officer. When the wrong location is entered, such charges, in my view, are the gravest abuse of power since the officers are not "covered" by the warrant and are violating the 4th Amendment. When citizens are killed as a result of these errors the agency involved must be held accountable, especially the initiating personnel and team leaders.
. Why can't you wait 'em out? A lot of times you can, but see my meth lab example above, for those times you can't.
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or maybe Don't worry you won't live long enough to worry about collapsed veins and rotten teeth.:barf:
