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Swat raid Kansas home. Couple spends $25k to find out why.
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/...o-familys-home
Full story at the link. Summary with excerpts below. SWAT raids a leawood couples home with guns drawn. Put them and their young kids on their couch. Find nothing illegal, and seize nothing. Kansas law prevents them from finding out why they were raided. Quote:
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03-27-2014, 08:54 PM | #106 |
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Yep. In Missouri, they kill family dogs during SWAT raids.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russ-b..._b_567172.html
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03-27-2014, 09:01 PM | #107 |
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Good thing they actually had 25k to find out what the problem was... but nah, you kooks and your conspiracies, always on the lookout for BS you're willing to believe in.
Funniest thing about this is that they're former CIA employees... maybe that will help shed a little extra light on this phenomena. |
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As for Coffey, I don't doubt for a minute he's a good guy who wants to help, don't doubt it for a second, born and raised American and all of that good stuff... but somethings gotta give with these police forces today. Without making a separate post about it Coffey, I'd encourage you to join the Oath Keepers... current and former military plus current and former LE who've banded together to maintain the oaths they took to our Constitution. Not that you are currently, but don't let your fellow citizens (in spite of the ball slinging mom bangers out there) eventually become your enemy, you're a son of America who took an oath to uphold the Constitution. |
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03-27-2014, 09:20 PM | #109 |
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Radley Balko is a great journalist when it comes to police abuse. You should read his book, Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Its a sad thing that not many journalists are willing to bite the hands of those in power. That includes the cops, judges, and prosecutors. |
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03-27-2014, 09:47 PM | #110 | |
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03-27-2014, 09:59 PM | #111 | |
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I've stated that I believe your heart to be in the right place as a LEO... but its hard to guess what info you need to see about this police militarization that might make even you wonder just a bit. Some of these departments are going too far, using SWAT tactics where old fashioned police work would do just fine, without the risk of escalating situations... I get that some people in America today are NUTS, just like the story you told the other night. It just seems to many Americans that we're ALL being viewed through that "NUTSO" lens these days... assuming the worst about everyone can inevitably lead to bad consequences for all involved. SWAT raids for minor theft and pot busts? c'mon Coffey, you've seen too much of life to think that's necessary, right? |
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03-27-2014, 10:03 PM | #112 |
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as it turns out - Kansas was looking for someone to sub in for their tired players during the Stanford game.
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03-27-2014, 10:09 PM | #114 |
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Anyone in Kansas who believes in transparency in government should probably vote out state Rep. Jeff King.
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I do not see a bunch of departments being over equipped or over stepping their bounds to the epic proportions as some of the propaganda here has been suggested. I do see respect for LEOs on a heavy decline, as well as general respect for each other that leads to crime requiring police involvement. I agree to checks and balances, and despise abusive cops as much as I despise abuse of cops. People are challenging authority in negative ways. There has to be a line that we can all agree when it gets crossed, the problem is defining that line to everyone's satisfaction. Take the story I shared earlier, the brother stabbing, cop assaulting, mom ****ing nut ball says he's going to kill me if I touch him after he assaulted his mom and I go to arrest him. Do I have to actually wait for him to pull the knife and lunge at me before I can articulate accurate actual fear for my safety? Do I have to approach him like I do not have that prior knowledge of what he's capable of doing? If you saw a video of that final incident I may look too trigger happy for you, but that's because you didn't know the history. Isn't it at least possible there's more to these stories too? And that was probably too long winded. Sorry. Not trying to be aggressive with you or insulting. He pricks sending oink oink reps can **** right on off |
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03-27-2014, 10:19 PM | #116 |
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Coffey, why not just arrest the man in broad daylight? This is where we differ. The cops put themselves in great danger by escalating this.
I'll say it again: Steve Shively, Topeka, KS. Killed a cop as they were busting down his door at 0200am. He had sold a 1/4oz of weed to an undercover. He was a non violent offender and could have been arrested at any time. Instead, the cops break down his door, he (legally blind... Glasses as thick as coke bottles), having purchased a firearm the previous month after being burglarized, blindly fires at the door. His shot goes through the door jam, hits a Topeka police officer in the shoulder, just outside the coverage of his vet. The bullet travels along his clavicle and is deposited in his aorta, tearing it open. He bleeds out and dies. It's not an appropriate tactic in at least 75% of the cases it's used. (solely my opinion, no study to back it up). Defending these tactics leaves a sour taste. |
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03-27-2014, 10:20 PM | #117 |
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My wife is visiting family in Wichita this week, and she told me that there was an article in the paper (not sure which one) that asked the question "Why are more people moving out of Kansas and fewer people moving in?"
It's because Kansas is being run by a group of complete and utter idiots. I can't believe that that answer deserves a newspaper article. |
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