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Originally Posted by jencar98  So the police killed a dog, injured another, traumatized a little boy and for what - a drug paraphernalia conviction?
I'm sorry, normally the police have my support 100% and will continue to, but I fail to see, in this incident, good police work. Don't the have much bigger fish to fry?  |
To the comment on "Don't they have much bigger fish to fry?"... a crime is a crime. Period. Usually the smaller dealers will lead you to the bigger dealers. For example, my hubby will have informants who will purchase from a small dealer. When the small dealer is busted, a lot of times they will turn around and will work out a deal with the police to conduct a recorded buy from their dealer, etc and the cycle will go on... My hubby ended up busting a Mexican Mafia operation here recently that occurred like this (it went through a few hands - started with a small user who bought from their dealer, who bought from their dealer, etc). They ended up getting over 100lbs of marijuana and 50k in cash (plus property).
I can only speak from our experiences. I know that my hubby said that the longest they will sit on a search warrant is 48 hours but usually not that long. They just need to ensure they have a plan in place and enough manpower to conduct the search (there is MUCH more to a search than what you saw in the video). The faster you conduct a search warrant, the more likely you are to find what you are looking for. They have to go into every situation fully prepared because they do not who will have a weapon, exactly how many people are inside, etc They have to assume the worst but hope for the best.
My family just went to a police memorial yesterday to honor those law enforcement officers who were not able to come home from their shift to their families. I was proud to have my hubby standing up there with the other officers and I am proud of the work that he does so I will stand behind him 100%. I know that he is not the one in question here, but law enforcement in general. I will not make excuses for other officers b/c I do not know the facts but I truly believe unless you are a police wife you do not understand what they go through.