Jose Guerena Case Settled, Sheriff Dupnik Speaks
BY Herschel Smith
11 years, 2 months ago
The case of Jose Guerena has been settled for what is purported to be $ 3.4 million. It isn’t enough. Sheriff Dupnik and all member of the SWAT team that crashed into Jose Guerena’s home that day and murdered him deserve to be in prison, or hanging from a rope.
Keep his mouth shut? Why no. Sheriff Dupnik isn’t that smart (via WRSA).
What I fear has been lost in this discussion is that the SWAT officers who serve this county are extremely judicious in their use of deadly force.
The Sheriff’s Department approved the formation of the first SWAT Team in Pima County in 1971. Since then, over more than 40 years, there have been more than 2,000 warrants served by the SWAT officers.
Deadly force has been used exactly one time during the serving of a warrant — in this case — even though SWAT is used in only the highest-risk cases.
That isn’t just fortunate happenstance.
When officers are considered for this highly trained unit, physical strength and shooting skill remain important assets. But the critical asset that trumps all others is the ability to practice restraint in the use of physical force coupled with critical thinking, which comes into play in identifying appropriate methods to resolve a tactical problem, whether it’s a hostage situation, a terrorist incident or a high-risk arrest. It’s called emotional intelligence, and it is the No. 1 priority in the selection process.
Words directly from the Sheriff writing in Arizona Daily Star. And Dupnik is a liar. He knows that what he said isn’t the truth, and he said it anyway. That’s a sin.
I invite you to go back and watch the video again of the raid, and read the report(s). Jose Guerena got off exactly zero (0) shots at the SWAT team, and the SWAT team killed him (Guerena had more self restraint that I would have in those circumstances). In the end, no evidence was found linking him or his folks to any of the accused crimes. The solution in matters such as this is to send a uniformed officer who knocks on the door and asks to speak to the owner of the home. But the SWAT soldier-boys want to be cool. You know what I’ve said about this. Pulling off raids on Americans is cowardly. If you want to be cool, sign up, get the training, and fly across the pond and do it for real like my son did.
But go back again and watch the video. People are milling around as if nothing important is about to take place, loud music is playing, and the officers look like they don’t even have the discipline of teenagers playing paint ball.
Sheriff Dupnik is an ass clown, and so it’s appropriate that his SWAT team is comprised of ass clowns. In this case, they’re ass clowns with guns and a badge, and that makes them dangerous and evil.
WRSA has contact information for the Sheriff.
Prior:
The Jose Guerena Raid: A Demonstration Of Tactical Incompetence
On October 6, 2013 at 11:36 pm, Bill Quick said:
2000 SWAT raids in 40 years?
One a week?
What’s their metric for “most dangerous?”
Possession of pot?
On October 7, 2013 at 10:52 am, Paul B said:
This does appear to be some adrenaline junkies on the loose. 2000 is a lot of raids.
And if they really did no wrong, why settle? Most government agencies have lawyers sitting around drinking coffee.
On October 7, 2013 at 11:59 am, J.S.Bridges said:
Further from Duckbutt Dupnik’s little screed:
“…The total missions over the past 15 years include some 55 high-risk arrests, 115 barricaded subjects and 26 hostage rescues…”
– out of 2,000+ SWATs – roughly 196 that are, apparently, the only significant ones; i.e., the ones worth mentioning by numbers/totals.
No mention, of course, of how many “missions” involved:
1) Arriving at (as in the case of Jose Guerena) the wrong location, or a location that was “under suspicion”, but was NOT investigated properly before pulling the SWAT-raid trigger.
2) “Serving a warrant” by knocking down doors and/or breaking windows, shooting pets, brutalizing physically and/or verbally men, women and children without adequate (or any) actual evidence of wrongdoing, either before, during or after the “mission”, all while pointing loaded, cocked weapons at all and sundry, fingers poised over triggers.
3) “Missions” in which shots were fired, but – miraculously – no one was killed. (Maybe a li’l wound here and there, a few dead dogs, some shot-up furniture, walls, ceilings, etc. – but no dead people. Until Jose, of course…)
Oh, and he makes note that the SWAT team personnel receive a whole three weeks of training. Once.
Nice try, Duckbutt – but, no seegar; not even a stub.
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On October 14, 2013 at 7:26 am, Mark Matis said:
Maybe it’s time for the fine employees of the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and their familiies to get the Officer Jason Ellis experience.