What do you think of this bust in?

 

Skip to 6:00 for the actual bust.

Edited February 24, 201412 yr by PeterPanda

Damn, a SWAT raid for Marijuana? They were kinda reckless and aggressive but the raid was executed properly. As for the dogs, they saw them as a threat and put them down.

 

BTW

Edited February 24, 201412 yr by sergiyj

Interesting.

Gotta love the comments on the video. What would you have done if a dog charged at you? Let it rip you to shreds?

I didn't see them kill a dog

I didn't see them kill a dog

6:32....

I didn't see them kill a dog

 

They shoot a dog and it runs into another room, you can clearly see it at 6:55. According to the description, there was a second dog somewhere and both dogs died.

It didn't look like they shot it, to me it looks like it doing some dog dance

that legitimately disappointing.. but Interesting.

Damn, a SWAT raid for Marijuana? They were kinda reckless and aggressive but the raid was executed properly. As for the dogs, they saw them as a threat and put them down.

 

BTW

 

Wasn't just drugs, but also had a lot of felons, and arrest warrants. Just the media said weed to make it look worst for the cops.. As you could see there was a shotgun at 6:51, right there big problems it was locked and loaded ready to fire..

Complete waste of time and resources - that was just ridiculous for some warrants and Marijuana.

Complete waste of time and resources - that was just ridiculous for some warrants and Marijuana.

You have no idea what they were actually searching for.

Most likely you aren't going to send a swat team for drugs and marijuana.  The fact that they had the swat team there should tell anyone with half a brain cell that the persons in the house were flagged to be violent, dangerous, or have weapons -- something along those lines anyway.  

 

So... instead of sending a swat team... they should send a car with one officer in it?

What's he going to do? knock and hope the guy wants to go to jail or something?

You have no idea what they were actually searching for.

Most likely you aren't going to send a swat team for drugs and marijuana.  The fact that they had the swat team there should tell anyone with half a brain cell that the persons in the house were flagged to be violent, dangerous, or have weapons -- something along those lines anyway.  

 

So... instead of sending a swat team... they should send a car with one officer in it?

What's he going to do? knock and hope the guy wants to go to jail or something?

 

haha, Oh Kids. Well Rushlink, being a former MP, I know how this shit works. Just because they used a swat team doesnt say anything. I have seen a swat team used because someone seen a bong through a window, and seen a swat team used to raid a house with 1 oz of Marijuana.... anyone with half a brain cell could look that up.... So please do not insult me when you obviously have no fucking clue what your talking about.

 

 

It is important to note that this raid took place before Chief Ken Burton accepted his position with the CPD. Due to the overwhelming public outcry stemming from a more recent yet similar raid under his command, Chief Burton has reigned in the use of his SWAT team to serve search warrants for non-violent crimes and criminals.

 

 

You have no idea what they were actually searching for.

The fact that they had the swat team there should tell anyone with half a brain cell that the persons in the house were flagged to be violent, dangerous, or have weapons -- something along those lines anyway.  

 

So... instead of sending a swat team... they should send a car with one officer in it?

What's he going to do? knock and hope the guy wants to go to jail or something?

 

 

haha, Oh Kids. Well Rushlink, being a former MP, I know how this shit works. Just because they used a swat team doesnt say anything. I have seen a swat team used because someone seen a bong through a window, and seen a swat team used to raid a house with 1 oz of Marijuana.... anyone with half a brain cell could look that up.... So please do not insult me when you obviously have no fucking clue what your talking about.

Tone it back you two. You can debate about the raid, but insults and unneeded swearing won't be tolerated.

 haha, Oh Kids. Well Rushlink, being a former MP, I know how this shit works. Just because they used a swat team doesnt say anything. I have seen a swat team used because someone seen a bong through a window, and seen a swat team used to raid a house with 1 oz of Marijuana.... anyone with half a brain cell could look that up.... So please do not insult me when you obviously have no fucking clue what your talking about.

 

The quote you used at the end is from the description of the video - hardly a reliable source on how violent the people in that house were. As mentioned before, there is a shotgun laying out in the open at 6:51. I'm sure these people were deemed armed and dangerous, which is why the SWAT team was used to handle the situation. Would you have rather had a single officer walk in and get shot? Perhaps the use of concussion grenades was a bit excessive (there were quite a few bangs), but no one was injured in the raid except for a dog (2 according to the video, but I only see one - the one that runs out of the room is the same one you see on the floor before that). A lot of people may disagree (especially those at PETA), but in the eyes of a police officer, the lives of humans are more important than the lives of dogs. Don't get me wrong, I love dogs and hate to see them hurt, but if one looked like it might attack me, I would take the shot too.

 

haha, Oh Kids. Well Rushlink, being a former MP, I know how this shit works. Just because they used a swat team doesnt say anything. I have seen a swat team used because someone seen a bong through a window, and seen a swat team used to raid a house with 1 oz of Marijuana.... anyone with half a brain cell could look that up.... So please do not insult me when you obviously have no fucking clue what your talking about.

 

Well, i do apologize for my initial comment in regards to my assumption of your mental abilities.

I would also like to clarify that that comment wasn't directed at you, rather those who didn't understand why swat was mobilized on this particular occasion (mainly in response to those on youtube), unfortunately you happened to be included in that.

I would also like to point out that all the information you have in regards to this video is from youtube.  You are quoting off a video that is obviously posted in order to stir up people's feelings.

What is this "similar raid" where is the press release stating the reason for the chief's resignation?  I would expect there to be some sort of release if it is truly the cause of his resignation.

 

Although MP's aren't law enforcement in most states, if not all, I would have expected a much higher level of respect.  As far as I am aware, any form of police work, even security guards have it drilled into their head that respect is paramount.  I would expect that an MP's training would be similar to that of a law enforcement officer, or even at the level of a security guard class?  I would also expect MP's training to include some form of report writing class.

 

I will be honest with you, I don't know how MP's function.  I would like to believe that they operate in a similar fashion to law enforcement, but if what you say is true... there's a world of difference between them.

I've also never personally seen a SWAT team mobilize other than for a barricade situation which involved weapons & possible hostages

 

 

As I know there are people who browse these forums in order to learn something about law enforcement, I would like to clarify a few points.

In MOST situations, SWAT is mobilized only if the threat posed is deemed great enough for them to be there.  Eg: weapons, previous flags for being violent, their previous conviction history, etc.

Police department budgets are thin enough as it is, there's no point in mobilizing a swat team for no reason.

When I lived in Colorado the sheriffs office would clear warrants (for known armed and dangerous persons) with their patrol gear.  They had a 24/7 standby swat team, and they rarely used it - as I said above, I've only seen it used once.

In Colorado there was a city about 20 miles from me which mobilized the swat team on a regular basis.  One of my good friends (now a training instructor for swat) was on their swat team for about 10 years.  He got called up about once every two weeks.  They'd serve anything from warrants to meth labs, to barricade situations.

 

 

 

 

Don't get me wrong, I love dogs and hate to see them hurt, but if one looked like it might attack me, I would take the shot too.

As do I.  My dog actually died about a month ago, but even with my tainted feelings (and all the feelings that watching the video bought back) I still hold the opinion that if your life is in danger you take action.  I've never had to shoot a dog, never had to shoot anything but a target.  But if you are clearing a room and a dog runs at you, that dog is going down.  

Dogs can be nasty nasty animals.  They can also be the best pets you ever have.

There's a reason that they use them in the military, and it's not because they are cute and cuddly.

Edited February 28, 201412 yr by rushlink

I wouldn't waste a bullet for a dog that size