I used to think "police state" was an over exaggeration....
Lawsuit: Police seize homes, arrest owners to investigate neighbor
Read more:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/05/lawsuit-police-seize-homes-arrest-owners-to-investigate-neighbor/#ixzz2YeDxuC9O
Police call a homeowner and want to use his home for a tactical advantage on investigating a neighbor. He says no. Police plan to go over there anyway and break in, if he refuses and does so.
Wow....I never thought I would actually see the day where there was such a cut and dry violation of a person's rights, who wasn't even involved in an incident.
"Police officers contacted Anthony Mitchell on July 10, 2011, with a request to use his house as a lookout while investigating his neighbor. When Mitchell told police that he did not wish to be involved, the complaint alleges, police decided they would use the residence anyway.
According to Courthouse News Service, the police department decided that if Mitchell refused to leave or open the door, officers would force their way in and arrest him.
Mitchell claims this is exactly what happened. First officers “smashed open” Mitchell’s door with a “metal ram” after he did not immediately open it himself. He then “curled on the floor of his living room, with his hands over his face,” as the police shot Mitchell and his dog — which the family claims did not attack the officers — several times with “pepperball” rounds.
Pepperball is a projectile containing chemical irritant pepper spray, which is released upon impact.
Afterward, Mitchell was arrested for “obstructing a police officer.”
As usual, when I see blatant police abuse like this, I go over to Forums.officer.com, which is LEO site, to see what cops have to say. Can't even find mention of it.
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The Artist Formerly Known As GetM@th