SWAT: police state enforcement brigade

"If a widespread pattern of [knock-and-announce] violations were shown . . . there would be reason for grave concern."
- Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice *Hudson v. Michigan (June 15, 2006)*


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 police raids have grown from 2,000 to 3,000 in the mid-1980's to 70,000 to 80,000 annually

-Peter Kraska, professor of criminal Justice - Eastern Kentucky University

-SWAT used to investigate possible underage drinking, knocks out suspect, picks fight with crowd:

-surprised homeowner brandishing golf club shot to death after police unexpectedly storm his house:

 -Philly police drop 4-ton C-4 bomb killing 11, 5 of which children:

-Mayor of Maryland's 2 dogs killed in botched no-knock drug raid:

-Missouri SWAT kill homeowners 2 dogs, 1 of which caged, violation: pipe resin:

 

    Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America, Cato White Paper
 

-police can now knock on your door, listen for sounds of evidence being destroyed, & break in warrantless

-Supreme Court sides w/ Police who lacking warrant followed smell of pot into apartment

-Critics knock no-knock police raids

-SWAT raids sweep barber shops

-SWAT team flashbang grenade burns down house killing father of four

-2001: police raid flashbang burns rap studio causing $100,000 in unpaid damages

-police wrongly raid house 80 times