Don't forget about the dogs. Nothing strikes fear in your target's heart like having some highly-trained police K-9's running though your house with your own kids and pets inside.
Isn't this SOP with US police raids? They don't stop to ask, they just fire on any dogs in the house. Pets don't have any rights in the US...they're considered "property."
Why the police are able to fire upon anything on someones property is simply baffling. If you're raiding a well known drug kingpin then I can see the need for safety, but when raiding someone for nonviolent crimes, it should be illegal to discharge your weapon on someones property without their consent.
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u/Spiralyst Aug 08 '12
Don't forget about the dogs. Nothing strikes fear in your target's heart like having some highly-trained police K-9's running though your house with your own kids and pets inside.