US News Fox News Host Calls For Jailing Missouri SWAT Cops Over Botched Pot Raid

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Judge Andrew Napolitano, host of Fox News.com’s Freedom Watch, has long been on the right side of the war on drugs, and his scathing critique of the deplorable police actions in Columbia, Missouri is no exception.

(To recap for those who have not yet seen the video: under the cover of darkness, a team of militarized SWAT agents enter a family home and immediately engage in gunfire — killing one of two family dogs and wounding the other — and likely inflicting lifelong trauma to the family’s seven-year-old son. Police ultimately seized a small amount of marijuana residue and associated paraphernalia, which resulted in a misdemeanor charge and a $300 fine.)

In fact, Napolitano’s very first question to befuddled Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid is: “When are the cops who did this going to be arrested and put in jail where they belong?” It’s a valid question that, not surprisingly, leaves the new mayor speechless.

I have to say I agree, this is despicable and resembles a totalitarian police state... (No surprise there.)

 

[SineCosine]

God, that's sad =/
Watching vid now.

[EDIT]
Done watching.

Judge Andrew Napolitano rocked hard in that vid xD
Never heard of him, though, not till now.

Still, sad that they're starting to use brutal force over almost nothing.

 

[R 3 T R O]

In a way, They were doing their job. But come on i think they didnt have to shoot the dog. Hearing that dog suffer wow.

 

[sqrage]

Their job isn't to raid homes with a pipe in it. That can be left up to normal uniformed officers in a nice calmly manner.

 

[NightShade]

^I agree with the normal officer part of the post.

they were mostly doing their job. I almost certain that they had some more reason to raid the house than a suspicion. this is the media, and this is also fox news. they will restrict information and/or play it up to make it interesting. seriously.

anyway, it was a overreaction on the police's part. why shoot the dog? and to break in in such a manor. If they do spend jail time it shouldn't be too long though.

just my opinion.

 

[sqrage]

Well yea it's fox news, but I think that's more reason to believe how over the top this story is. Fox news typically supports the cops in situations like this and the host is a very right wing guy typically (from what I know), so it is nice seeing someone like him defend the people even in a scenario dealing with marijuana.

 

[Slapshot136]

anyway, it was a overreaction on the police's part. why shoot the dog? and to break in in such a manor. If they do spend jail time it shouldn't be too long though.

just my opinion.

I think they should spend atleast 10 years for shooting the dogs - do you realize how emotionally traumatizing that would be for a child?

 

[R 3 T R O]

Well what id the headlines were "2 officers dead, after tip on drugs"

Now what would we all be saying then, Im pretty sure someone would of said "why send in normal cops to a drug house, why didnt they said the SWAT" the police simply took no chances, In this world you never know what happens, so why take the risk.

 

[FireCat]

I think they should spend atleast 10 years for shooting the dogs - do you realize how emotionally traumatizing that would be for a child?

:thup:

 

[SineCosine]

@ R3TRO
Uh, they had 8days to survey the home.
they had 8days to survey the home.
had 8days to survey the home.
8days to survey the home.
to survey the home.
survey the home.
the home.
home.


home.

 

[Ninva]

This scared me, and the brutality made me so sad. They killed one of the dogs, traumatized the children for life, terrorized the wife, and made a grown man submit without any impulse to fight back. Why didn't they survey the house! I'm very upset! Someone should be fired or at least punished to justify what has happened. Never again should an innocent family experience such a terrible raid. Maybe this drug dealer was a kid who was experimenting with a pipe, and an idiot kid reported his dad for drug dealing! Ugh, this is too terrible. I'm too offended to express my feelings.

The person who reported the family and the police should both be held responsible for the damages they caused. The family should be payed with some dues, or they should at least sue the state!

 

[BlowingKush]

Civils rights in this country is once again just a dream.

Everything our fathers died for on foreign soil, forgotten.

It is policy like this that makes me proud to use drugs.
Scenes like this only inflame and harden my resolve do undermine law in this country.

Personally, any American who would defend such acts, does not deserve to be an American.

 

[T.s.e]

What a disgusting display of unnecessary violence.

 

[NightShade]

wouldn't spying on the house be infringement on some privacy laws?

I'm still confused why they did it. I have trouble believing that they had no basis. messed up.

 

[Slapshot136]

wouldn't spying on the house be infringement on some privacy laws?

not if they were "spying" from a public street/etc. as anyone can do that

 

[SerraAvenger]

In a way, They were doing their job.

They have the wrong job then.

 

[sqrage]

Well what id the headlines were "2 officers dead, after tip on drugs"

Now what would we all be saying then, Im pretty sure someone would of said "why send in normal cops to a drug house, why didnt they said the SWAT" the police simply took no chances, In this world you never know what happens, so why take the risk.

Well yea they're doing their job, I don't see how that makes anything better. Their job is to know what to do in certain situations and their behavior in this situation was totally uncalled for.

 

[ElderKingpin]

i thought our swat were supposed to be elite soldiers.