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Man opens fire on SWAT team, lives to tell the tale...
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SpookyGrow
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Faggot cops bust down the wrong door, then say that they "protected" some of the kids during the gun fire, but fired blindly into the walls, not even thinking if there are more kids, I doubt they even protected any. Bullet holes in some of the windows and what not... I'd hate to live next door they didn't even anounce their raid probably either... but of course they are going to take crap ass cops words over the kids / family in court. I hope he sues the city or something and wins. I wouldn't be as angery if the cops could man up for once in their life and take the blame for something.
And I hope that narc that gave them the incorrect address keeps doing his thing. And stays away from us.
And I hope that narc that gave them the incorrect address keeps doing his thing. And stays away from us.
EasyBakeIndica
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yamaha_1fan said:
Compounds are nice, you've still gotta worry about helocopters.
I'm thinking more along the lines of the entrance cage they had in "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels".
2 plead guilty in police drug raid death By HARRY R. WEBER, Associated Press Writer
Thu Apr 26, 4:57 PM ET
ATLANTA - Two police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid last fall. A third officer still faces charges. Officer J.R. Smith told a state judge Thursday that he regretted what had happened.
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"I'm sorry," the 35-year-old said, his voice barely audible. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation, making false statements and perjury, which was based on claims in a warrant.
Former Officer Gregg Junnier, 40, who retired from the Atlanta police in January, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation and making false statements. Both men are expected to face more than 10 years in prison.
In a hearing later in federal court, both pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to violate a person's civil rights, resulting in death. Their state and federal sentences would run concurrently.
The charges followed a Nov. 21 "no-knock" drug raid on the home of Kathryn Johnston, 92. An informant had described buying drugs from a dealer there, police said. When the officers burst in without warning, Johnston fired at them, and they fired back, killing her.
Fulton County prosecutor Peter Johnson said that the officers involved in Johnston's death fired 39 shots, striking her five or six times, including a fatal blow to the chest.
He said Johnston fired only once through her door and didn't hit any of the officers. That means the officers who were wounded likely were hit by their own colleagues, he said.
Junnier and Smith, who is on administrative leave, had been charged in an indictment unsealed earlier Thursday with felony murder, violation of oath by a public officer, criminal solicitation, burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and making false statements.
The third officer, Arthur Tesler, also on administrative leave, was charged with violation of oath by a public officer, making false statements and false imprisonment under color of legal process. His attorney, William McKenney, said Tesler expects to go to trial.
Tesler, 40, is "very relieved" not to face murder charges, McKenney said, "but we're concerned about the three charges."
Both men could have faced up to life in prison had they been convicted of murder. Instead, Junnier will face 10 years and one month and Smith 12 years and seven months. No sentencing date was immediately set, and the sentences are contingent on the men cooperating with the government.
The deadly drug raid had been set up after narcotics officers said an informant had claimed there was cocaine in the home.
When the plainclothes officers burst in without notice, police said, Johnston fired at them, and they fired back.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Yonette Sam-Buchanan said Thursday that although the officers found no drugs in Johnston's home, Smith planted three bags of marijuana in the home as part of a cover story.
The case raised serious questions about no-knock warrants and whether the officers followed proper procedures.
Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington asked the FBI to lead a multi-agency probe. He also announced policy changes to require the department to drug-test its nearly 1,800 officers and require top supervisors to sign off on narcotics operations and no-knock warrants.
To get the warrant, officers told a magistrate judge that an undercover informant had told them Johnston's home had surveillance cameras monitored carefully by a drug dealer named Sam.
After the shooting, a man claiming to be the informant told a television station that he had never purchased drugs there, leading Pennington to admit he was uncertain whether the suspected drug dealer actually existed.
The Rev. Markel Hutchins, a civil rights activist who serves as a spokesman for Johnston's family, said the family was satisfied with Thursday's developments.
"They have never sought vengeance. They have only sought justice," he said.
Hutchins said the family is considering civil action against the police department.
"I think what happened today makes it very clear that Ms. Johnston was violated, that her civil rights were violated," he said.
Thu Apr 26, 4:57 PM ET
ATLANTA - Two police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid last fall. A third officer still faces charges. Officer J.R. Smith told a state judge Thursday that he regretted what had happened.
ADVERTISEMENT
"I'm sorry," the 35-year-old said, his voice barely audible. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation, making false statements and perjury, which was based on claims in a warrant.
Former Officer Gregg Junnier, 40, who retired from the Atlanta police in January, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation and making false statements. Both men are expected to face more than 10 years in prison.
In a hearing later in federal court, both pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to violate a person's civil rights, resulting in death. Their state and federal sentences would run concurrently.
The charges followed a Nov. 21 "no-knock" drug raid on the home of Kathryn Johnston, 92. An informant had described buying drugs from a dealer there, police said. When the officers burst in without warning, Johnston fired at them, and they fired back, killing her.
Fulton County prosecutor Peter Johnson said that the officers involved in Johnston's death fired 39 shots, striking her five or six times, including a fatal blow to the chest.
He said Johnston fired only once through her door and didn't hit any of the officers. That means the officers who were wounded likely were hit by their own colleagues, he said.
Junnier and Smith, who is on administrative leave, had been charged in an indictment unsealed earlier Thursday with felony murder, violation of oath by a public officer, criminal solicitation, burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and making false statements.
The third officer, Arthur Tesler, also on administrative leave, was charged with violation of oath by a public officer, making false statements and false imprisonment under color of legal process. His attorney, William McKenney, said Tesler expects to go to trial.
Tesler, 40, is "very relieved" not to face murder charges, McKenney said, "but we're concerned about the three charges."
Both men could have faced up to life in prison had they been convicted of murder. Instead, Junnier will face 10 years and one month and Smith 12 years and seven months. No sentencing date was immediately set, and the sentences are contingent on the men cooperating with the government.
The deadly drug raid had been set up after narcotics officers said an informant had claimed there was cocaine in the home.
When the plainclothes officers burst in without notice, police said, Johnston fired at them, and they fired back.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Yonette Sam-Buchanan said Thursday that although the officers found no drugs in Johnston's home, Smith planted three bags of marijuana in the home as part of a cover story.
The case raised serious questions about no-knock warrants and whether the officers followed proper procedures.
Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington asked the FBI to lead a multi-agency probe. He also announced policy changes to require the department to drug-test its nearly 1,800 officers and require top supervisors to sign off on narcotics operations and no-knock warrants.
To get the warrant, officers told a magistrate judge that an undercover informant had told them Johnston's home had surveillance cameras monitored carefully by a drug dealer named Sam.
After the shooting, a man claiming to be the informant told a television station that he had never purchased drugs there, leading Pennington to admit he was uncertain whether the suspected drug dealer actually existed.
The Rev. Markel Hutchins, a civil rights activist who serves as a spokesman for Johnston's family, said the family was satisfied with Thursday's developments.
"They have never sought vengeance. They have only sought justice," he said.
Hutchins said the family is considering civil action against the police department.
"I think what happened today makes it very clear that Ms. Johnston was violated, that her civil rights were violated," he said.
It would be interesting to know the opinion of Police officers reading those thread (feel free to comment folks !).
I'm not from the US (Europe) but once (about 6 or 7 years ago) a good friend who is a "Police Commander" (quite high in the hierarchy of a local police station) told me his own story :
They had a warrant to search an appartment nearby my country's capital (my friend Commander serves in the capital but can occasionally deal with raids in neighboring cities) : The guy they were after (I don't clearly remember) was either involved in narcotics (real heavy drugs, not marijuana) or prostitution.
Legal warrant searches in my country start at 6 am = 6:01 am they knock on the appartment's door (quite loudly he told me), and there's no immediate answer. They knock harder, no answer (everything is supposed to take place in a very short period of time). Finally, they break in, find the guy half naked (don't move, handcuffs, ...), enter the bedroom and find a naked woman who starts to scream = they slap her telling her "shut up bitch".
They start searching the appartment, then another policeman tells my friend -not too loud- (probably 5 mins after they started to op') : "Geeee, this is the wrong appartment !". They look at each other with wide open eyes and tell the man & woman : "ok, let's forget it this time, but be very very cautious next time", and they fled ! (they counted on the fact they came from a neighboring city... Nevertheless, they were identified later because the poor man whose privacy got invaded had a brother in law who was a cop).
Meanwhile, the war in Iraq goes on (the famous WMDs !) : 600.000 Iraqi civilians died since it started, weapon & security lobbies are very very happy, Oil stock markets are up in the sky, 2000 was a fair and legitimate election... And sleep well !
I'm not from the US (Europe) but once (about 6 or 7 years ago) a good friend who is a "Police Commander" (quite high in the hierarchy of a local police station) told me his own story :
They had a warrant to search an appartment nearby my country's capital (my friend Commander serves in the capital but can occasionally deal with raids in neighboring cities) : The guy they were after (I don't clearly remember) was either involved in narcotics (real heavy drugs, not marijuana) or prostitution.
Legal warrant searches in my country start at 6 am = 6:01 am they knock on the appartment's door (quite loudly he told me), and there's no immediate answer. They knock harder, no answer (everything is supposed to take place in a very short period of time). Finally, they break in, find the guy half naked (don't move, handcuffs, ...), enter the bedroom and find a naked woman who starts to scream = they slap her telling her "shut up bitch".
They start searching the appartment, then another policeman tells my friend -not too loud- (probably 5 mins after they started to op') : "Geeee, this is the wrong appartment !". They look at each other with wide open eyes and tell the man & woman : "ok, let's forget it this time, but be very very cautious next time", and they fled ! (they counted on the fact they came from a neighboring city... Nevertheless, they were identified later because the poor man whose privacy got invaded had a brother in law who was a cop).
Meanwhile, the war in Iraq goes on (the famous WMDs !) : 600.000 Iraqi civilians died since it started, weapon & security lobbies are very very happy, Oil stock markets are up in the sky, 2000 was a fair and legitimate election... And sleep well !
krustytheclown
Member
droopy said:
Do not buy into the whole "Europe is a country" thing. Europe is not a country. The concept of the EU is to destroy the national sovereignty of its member countries and set up Europe to be one of the 5 administrative zones of the coming UN world government. Hell, members of the EU just gave up their currency. That's proof that the EU's goal is to destroy countries' sovereignty.
To bring it back to marijuana, it is no secret the EU and UN want to keep Drug Prohibition in place. And since Holland is a member of the EU...expect enforcement of marijuana prohibition in Holland to be coming soon. Therefore, the whole idea of the EU, the UN and a world government is, at best, stupid, and at worst, a tyranny.
Yeah, I know you wanted to make reference to Europe to hide your identity. Just be careful about buying into the whole EU/global citizen thing. It is evil and will remove all our freedoms, with nowhere to run.
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G
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It seems like cops need to do more old fashioned investigating and less listening to what some people claim.
fromOtodaG
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this stuff can only happen in USA >/
