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No Knock SWAT Raids [View all] Michigander_Life Jul 2014 OP
no knocks prevent evidence from being destroyed. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #1
That's a hoot damnedifIknow Jul 2014 #2
Did the Dumb Ass Cops Try turning off the WATER First FreakinDJ Jul 2014 #3
even when you turn off the wager you still one flush. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #6
Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #11
Cops who raided my brothers house were a laugh riot. ieoeja Jul 2014 #28
Not surprised that got hidden. ieoeja Jul 2014 #32
Just a little angry? I'm sure there is more to your story. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #56
You're sure of nothing. IronGate Jul 2014 #61
Of course there is more. ieoeja Jul 2014 #62
Yep, there was more to the story. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #63
Dismissive are we. Is that how you treat citizens? Kingofalldems Jul 2014 #66
not dismissive, just after 20 yrs you learn there is alway more to the story then is orginal stated SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #67
"Generally?" Brigid Jul 2014 #5
Careful! Orrex Jul 2014 #14
"for real" yes w/20 years experience. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #48
You never heard of cops going to the wrong address? Brigid Jul 2014 #49
And I have 20+ years dealing with asshole cops IronGate Jul 2014 #53
From the tone of your post I can see why! SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #55
No, you don't see why. IronGate Jul 2014 #58
Again I can see you have other issues that have nothing to do with law enforement. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #64
Again, you see nothing Carnac. IronGate Jul 2014 #65
So what. Are a few low level drug busts worth the cost Taitertots Jul 2014 #7
Why the fuck is SWAT raiding a low level drug house? NightWatcher Jul 2014 #9
... Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #21
if these guys like machine guns and tanks, enlist NightWatcher Jul 2014 #29
You don't mind risking getting your head blown off over a few bags of dope? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #10
Gee, I don't know why I don't buy that nonsense. Savannahmann Jul 2014 #12
THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THEY GET TEH DRUGS Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #15
I hear some of those pot smoking drug kingpins have REALLY big toilets Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #16
Maybe our tax dollars have better things to do than send SWAT teams to arrest pot smokers Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #13
If the stash is so small that it can vanish in one flush, you screwed up as LEO. aikoaiko Jul 2014 #17
I imagine there are a lot of things you can justify. Throd Jul 2014 #18
??? IronGate Jul 2014 #19
Most have literally no skills LordGlenconner Jul 2014 #23
jury results geek tragedy Jul 2014 #24
Somebody alerted on my first hand experience with cops? IronGate Jul 2014 #25
1-6 is a pretty decisive verdict. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #26
Yea, pretty useless alert... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #30
Yes it was, IronGate Jul 2014 #31
I don't believe there is a cop alive above rookie grade that does't know deep ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #34
That is exactly what I was going to comment on regarding Juror #3. ieoeja Jul 2014 #35
DU has become an authoritarian badge sniffer's paradise MindPilot Jul 2014 #43
no doubt Niceguy1 Jul 2014 #59
Flushable toilets trump the 4th amendment every time. arcane1 Jul 2014 #36
whoop-de-fucking-doo.. frylock Jul 2014 #38
Check your regulator, SCUBANOW. Aristus Jul 2014 #40
. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #42
Pretty soon most "Dope" will be legal SomethingFishy Jul 2014 #46
So they can flush all evidence if you give them 30 seconds to open the door before you bust it in? killbotfactory Jul 2014 #51
Is that worth someone's life? Especially a child? NO! ecstatic Jul 2014 #54
And it's so hard to place a trap at the public end of the sewer? politicat Jul 2014 #57
Cool story bro! morningfog Jul 2014 #60
I had to laugh at Conservative's outrage over the Branch Dividian raid. ieoeja Jul 2014 #4
It was not just conservatives upset about that raid. PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #8
Agreed. arcane1 Jul 2014 #37
A supposed special "exception" that has become the rule. DirkGently Jul 2014 #20
No Knock SWAT raids on $25 poker and Frat partys plus moree Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #22
but they could've flushed the cards down the toilet derp!12 frylock Jul 2014 #39
So, the local gang members who run drugs rustydog Jul 2014 #27
Let's say that they are. Savannahmann Jul 2014 #33
Is a no knock raid the answer in such a case? Michigander_Life Jul 2014 #41
I guess it's okay, so long as they are "gang-members" and you only terrorize "urban" communities. nt killbotfactory Jul 2014 #52
Ammosexuals are everywhere ... GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #44
End the stupid and utterly failed drug war and 99.9% of the danger evaporates. TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #45
Did you miss this? Michigander_Life Jul 2014 #47
Nope, nor did I miss that abuse is far more likely than the sales pitch TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #50
K&R woo me with science Jul 2014 #68
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