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A Massachusetts woman says the FBI used a chain saw blade to cut through her door and held her at gunpoint for at least 30 minutes before agents realized they were conducting a raid at the wrong home.
Originally posted by kawika
That is what shotguns are for.
I hear the chainsaw, or anything else at the door that does not go away, out comes the shotgun.
Those FBI guys are lucky to be alive.
I bet they would have been more careful if they were working in TX.edit on 1-2-2012 by kawika because: add text
Originally posted by kawika
I bet they would have been more careful if they were working in TX
The raid was called Operation Red Wolf, a two-year investigation into drugs and weapons, WHDH.com reported.
Originally posted by rangersdad
reply to post by KnightFire
She should sue them for their terrorist activities, mental anguish, etc. and for not knowing which door the suspects were in after a 2 yr investigation.
Originally posted by Miraj
reply to post by jessejamesxx
There have been cases where a home owner has shot at a swat team after they broke into his house in the middle of the night. I think there was a brief stand off, the SWAT team realized they were in the wrong home, and they stood down. He even hit several officers, there were no charges to the home owner because of their mistake, and he had assumed it was a home invasion. Not the police conducting a raid.
But in most cases I'd bet they still try to charge you. But if you don't kill or seriously injure any of the members of the police/swat/federal agents, I don't think a reasonable jury could find you guilty.
Originally posted by AnIntellectualRedneck
Wonder if they'll have to give her compensation for the door? Probably not.
The FBI has apologized and is paying for the damage.
Originally posted by AnIntellectualRedneck
Wonder if they'll have to give her compensation for the door? Probably not.
Because government officials are above such petty things as the law. Just look at how they had to make a special law so that Congress couldn't do insider trading...when such regulations already exist for the rest of us peasants.
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
reply to post by Miraj
This fella here: Vang Khang fired at cops serving a no-knock at his house which was the wrong address.
Eventually the cops stopped harassing him and his family but not before trying to stick all kinds of random charges to him for their stupid actions.