The Police State Marches On: DeKalb County, Georgia
Horrible, horrible to see what goes on when cops think they can get away with it -- apparently harassing a family late at night over a minor civil charge. The video:
"They do not have permission to come into my home," said the guy (the son who lives there) on the phone with 911, but that didn't stop them.
Apparently, they broke into his mother's home before. She says they were coming in this time out of retaliation for a previous complaint she made.
A screengrab I took from the video:
From the CBSlocal story:
Once the door is opened, officers charge into the house before pulling Griffin aside and placing her under arrest. Soon after, another party is reportedly handcuffed off-camera."Put cuffs on his big a**! You gon' [sic] open the door when I tell you to open the door!" one officer is quoted as saying, before threatening to use a taser on the party in question.
Hall is now accusing the police of illegal entry and theft, and said that an officer identified only as Sgt. Magee told another party that extreme force was used "because they made a scene filming us." He also claims that the police did not have a search warrant.
Authorities, however, told WGCL that they did have a warrant for Griffin's arrest for failure to pay a civil fine. They also admitted that the language used - which also included racial slurs - was inappropriate, but that no excessive force was implemented in her apprehension.
Are we really sending cops out in the middle of the night because somebody has an unpaid civil fine? Come on.
There's a better version of the story here, at HuffPo, noting that this was a $1,000 civil fine that was 15 days late. My electric bill is sometimes a month late. Will they start using that to come after the rest of us, too?
An investigation has been launched into what has been deemed "unnecessarily aggressive" and "unprofessional" conduct by the officers. The blogger at PoliceOne, Doug Wyllie, writes:
I haven't read the arrest warrant and I don't know whether or not a warrant to enter and search the home existed. I don't know the history of calls to this residence, or the perceived threat posed by subjects inside. I don't know what the 911 operator told the son when he called.What I do know is this: Any video in which an officer says "I'mma 'tase' the shit out your ass" and "I wish I could cane y'all asses" will be fodder for anybody predisposed to an anti-cop agenda.
The whole video and cop comments are at the PoliceOne link.
And again, waking people up in the wee hours for a civil warrant on money 15 days past due seems motivated by a desire for retribution, not justice.
via Jay J. Hector
This is appalling! I hope they press charges against the city.
Patrick at August 12, 2013 4:16 AM
I doubt it will amount to anything Patrick.
These pricks burnt down a house and terrorized an entire neighborhood almost ten years ago.|
Dumb fuck senior citizens keep re electing him
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-05/news/dog-day-afternoon/full/
lujlp at August 12, 2013 7:15 AM
After watching this (and others clips like it) all I want to do is "tazz the shit out of the cops ass!"
Of course, any, ANY, such actions on the part of civilians will end in their death.
We had a case in NJ several years ago in which a man was shot and killed by cops in his own home. If you read only the one account in a major newspaper you might believe that the cops were justified in shooting him as he lunged at them with a knife. (They were there to help county health officials conduct a mental health evaluation as requested by the guy's parents)
However, if you bothered (and how many folks do?) to read more accounts you would learn that the cops had been to his house repeatedly over the course of several months beforehand, each time ending with him being tazzered, or otherwise beaten by the cops, and arrested (and later released without charges being filed).
So, when they came at him the last time he felt that he had to defend himself. Yes, he had mental health issues; but, is the best way to deal with someone like him to have the cops "charge" at him with the weapons drawn?
Charles at August 12, 2013 9:04 AM
Whoever the Samuel Jaclson wannabe sheriff is he should be suspended and hopefully fired afterwards for unprofessional conduct. Anyone so out of control of their temper should not be representing the law.
Eric at August 12, 2013 12:57 PM
Out of control judge forcibly changes baby's name against parents' will.
Not sure whether to rage at the religious self-righteousness of the judge or the stereotypical dumbassery of the parents.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at August 12, 2013 1:20 PM
What would have happened if they hadn't opened the door?
I wonder if the deputies knew whether or not there were any registered firearms in the house.
What if the deputies had broken in? Or is that why they were banging on the door? Because they didn't have cause to enter the house? Is this one of those cases where you have to go outside your home to face arrest? What if they'd broken in and were shot at? If a cop enters your home illegally and you shoot him, even if he identifies himself, are you in the clear?
Tyler at August 12, 2013 5:02 PM
"If a cop enters your home illegally and you shoot him, even if he identifies himself, are you in the clear?"
Depends on the state and the year.
In Texas, when the BATF fried the people they went shooting with the month before in a failed publicity stunt, it was legal at the time to resist any invasion of a home in Texas with deadly force.
Take heed. Anyone may shout, "Police! Open up!"
Sometimes, the bad guys even have uniforms.
Radwaste at August 12, 2013 5:44 PM
I would have let them beat on the door all night until they broke it in.
Then I would have put a round in the floor ahead of them and claimed I missed when they arrested me. Because without a search warrant they would have been in the wrong when they broke in the door, without an imminent danger threat.
Jim P. at August 12, 2013 6:45 PM
The midnight knock at the door comes to the United States. BTW, DeKalb County is suburban Atlanta.
Cousin Dave at August 13, 2013 9:09 AM
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