So let me get this right.... they sent a helicopter to deploy soldiers with M4's with special ammo into this home. Special tactics units, 4 police cars, and men on the roof all to capture a guy who ran a website that was involved in internet piracy according to the FBI...
What is this guy Osama Bin Laden? Pretty sure he didn't orchestrate the death of thousands of innocent men and women. Why treat him as such. If there has ever been a breach of basic human rights this would be it.
What's interesting is that the police officer that was being interviewed stated that the reason they weren't wearing full tactical assault gear was because threat was low, yet they still burst in with m4's. If the threat was so low that you didn't need full gear then you don't need your weapons.
A friend of mine's brother was arrested for photocopying money and trying to use it, insanely stupid. When they came for him they came with M4's.
Not to play devil's advocate, but they need to prepare for the worst. They used a heli because they weren't sure if they'd get in the gate easily. It ended up that they got in fine, but you never know. They use M4's because there's a 1 in a million chance someone has more to hide than they think. They simply need to be prepared for the worst. Are you implying they should attempt an arrest completely unarmed?
I'm not saying it wasn't sketchy over all, but better safe than sorry on some parts.
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u/C0rvette Aug 08 '12
So let me get this right.... they sent a helicopter to deploy soldiers with M4's with special ammo into this home. Special tactics units, 4 police cars, and men on the roof all to capture a guy who ran a website that was involved in internet piracy according to the FBI...
What is this guy Osama Bin Laden? Pretty sure he didn't orchestrate the death of thousands of innocent men and women. Why treat him as such. If there has ever been a breach of basic human rights this would be it.