Via WiscoDave, this raid is simply horrendous, both in its justification and execution. First, for all we know there was never a warrant. Following the constitution isn’t an option – it wasn’t a justification for the SWAT team member to point into the sky and tell the home owners that a warrant existed somewhere with somebody else. Without presenting a warrant, they had no right to be there at all. You can tell that the team knows this and sort of stood around looking all confused in the middle of rolling up, right after they unnecessarily busted down doors to the property.
Next up, observe their equipment. One has NODs and a battering ram. The next one has a grenade launcher (presumably for gas) + NODs, combined with an EOTech sitting on top of his weapon (and if I’m not mistaken, no Peq15). Finally, the third one has NODs, but I can’t tell if he has a Peq15 on that gun.
This is in the middle of the day. They have NODs. In the middle of the day. And if the raid was so dangerous that they needed a SWAT team to pull it off, why do they have the time to stand around jawing with the victims of this absurdity?
Police everywhere have proven over and over again that they can’t be trusted. They should be disarmed for the safety of the American people. Only the responsible ones should have weapons, and they should go back to the .38 Spl wheel guns. Police everywhere ought to be required to wear a uniform, tie and head cover at all times, and carry warrants with them if they presume to enter private property.
Finally, he’s muzzle flagging the victims of the raid. They have poor muzzle discipline. I’ve said many times before that you’re never in more danger than when the police are around. Get away from them absolutely as soon as possible.
For those who don’t notice, this raid was perpetrated under the authority of the Sheriff of Mercer County, Illinois. One might suppose that they didn’t feel comfortable with knocking on doors and chatting with the homeowners, so they requested the state police to drive up and bust down gates and batter through doors with equipment they don’t know how to use, all given to them by unnecessary FedGov spending after too many foreign misadventures that went on for far too long. With such fear, how does one function every day in life? If you follow the links to their web site, you get a WordPress platform ready to be built. I don’t know how anybody even reaches this office when needed. This has to be one of the goofiest, most unprofessional operations I’ve ever seen, the Sheriff + the Illinois State Police both considered. They appear to be a bunch of goobers.
Apparently, the Sheriff does have an email address: dustin.terrill@leo.gov.
