A father of 4 was killed in his own home when he was wrongfully targeted by SWAT soldiers in a horribly botched search warrant. They flashbanged his living room, setting it on fire. The man was asleep at the time and never made it out alive.
The victim was not even an official suspect in the crime they were investigating.
Greenfield raid action captured in images
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How can anyone be a fan of this kind of Paramilitary-style Law Enforcement? Why are they dressed like soldiers? What the hell is that thing parked in the guy's front yard? Can we all admit that this is ridiculous overkill? What is it going to take to wake up our public servants? Are we still in denial of our budding Police State? Is it fun to play with all these cool toys that are used on enemies in the battlefield?
The victim was not even an official suspect in the crime they were investigating.
"They said (Serrato) was not a suspect. They were just going there to execute a search warrant — not even to arrest anybody," Haddad said. "They had no information that he had any guns."
Greenfield raid action captured in images
Investigators try to determine what went wrong in death of misidentified man
Family sues over Greenfield flash-bang fatality
How can anyone be a fan of this kind of Paramilitary-style Law Enforcement? Why are they dressed like soldiers? What the hell is that thing parked in the guy's front yard? Can we all admit that this is ridiculous overkill? What is it going to take to wake up our public servants? Are we still in denial of our budding Police State? Is it fun to play with all these cool toys that are used on enemies in the battlefield?
Here's a picture of the troops. Err, police.