Don’t think a no knock raid could happen to you???

With this topic being a touchy subject with me already, last night I thought about my own situation, and examined how every day events could be misread by the cops if they didn’t perform their due diligence, with which it is becoming obvious that they do not in A LOT of cases..

Not too long ago, I had an addition to my home built, and in this process, I had several large deposits go into my normal checking account. I was advised by my loan officer that it would be cheaper on me to advance money off of 0% interest credit cards, and then come back when the addition was through, and they’d provide the final financing.

Now with the feds automatically tipped off at any deposit you make over 1500.00 that is out of your normal deposit schedule, this sent up a red flag for a perfectly innocent situation. (This part is fact, not speculation)

Let’s say that the local fed outfit calls my local boys in blue, and asks them to look into my comings and goings. They do so by interviewing the nosy little old lady across the street. (She really exist BTW) She tells them there are people coming and going at all hours of the night..

Being as she beds down at 8:30 or so every night, what was friends helping me out with labor until about 9:00 pm several nights, now looks like a swinging drug house to the boys..

So, backed up by this “extensive”, “irrefutable” information (/sarcasm), they secure a search warrant from the local DA who is hard up to show that he/she is tough on drugs. They have to win re-election in a year or so don’t they???? And with hardly anything “big” ever happening around these parts, the chances to prove that illegal drug hatred are slim to none.

So, with circumstantial information at best, the boys now have a warrant to enter my home. I won’t speculate on what would happen when that occurred, I just wanted to impress upon you that it can wrongly happen to you and me just as easily as it has happened to hundreds of family’s and individuals all across this country.

And BTW, I hate drugs, and I think that if you use them you’re a dumbass. No ifs, ands, or buts. I also support my local police department through anonymous charity every year. I respect the job most of them do. But that would have no effect on the above scenario. I say this to impress that I am no cop hater. I have family that wears blue for chrissake. But this has to stop. There is no need for it. It jeopardizes innocent citizens and cops alike, and only serves to undermine any trust we have in the police.

Stench Rising Higher in Atlanta No-Knock Raid

If you weren't disgusted and pissed off enough in the initial reporting of the gunned down granny, just as most everyone thought, the story just got a WHOLE LOT WORSE!!!


Just so it is clear to everyone: Testosterone fueled assholes + little or no Due Diligence + shaky word of a crack head who has reason to give the cops what they want + no oversight or repercussions = YOUR FUCKED if these guys no-knock your house..

Any Questions???


If you are not calling your congresshack every day about this outrageous abuse of power and rights violation, don't whine to me when you either wake up dead one morning, or find out that your new roommate, Guido of the Giant Schlong, has taken an unhealthy interest in your cute little hind quarters..

UPDATE - I saw that Instapundit had linked to the same story earlier than this post. So here is a H/T so I don't look like a thief or a plagiarist.

92 year old Pistol Packing Mama Shot Dead

I am sure you have heard about this, its all over the blogosphere. a 92 year old granny was shot dead, by the cops running a no knock warrant in Atlanta GA..

I have LEO family and friends, and they have a job I wouldn't do for the money, but this shit has got to stop..

A 92 year old Granny guys?? What the fuck??

I back cops in almost any situation, but this is insanity.. What is wrong with a little police work like surveillance, and then a take down when the time is right.. Do you really have to "no knock" your way into a little ol grannies house???

The only good thing in this is that she defended herself against this unconstitutional violation of her civil rights. She poped all three testosterone pumping thugs that she saw threatening her.. All while under extreme duress. You go Granny!!!

Then they killed her.

With bad guys doing the exact same thing daily somewhere in the country, what are we civvies supposed to do??? Lie down and cower and hope that it is over zealous cops invading our house???

I implore every person that might read this to post about it and to also urge others to call their congressperson and demand something be done.. The time is ripe for this type of tactic to be rendered illegal..

The life you save may very well be your own...

HT: TamaraK and Insty

Pic via Drudge