The Desert of the Real

10/2/2007

Drug Raid in Dallas Frightens Children

Filed under: Politics — Shamgar @ 7:20 pm

Some of my favorite excerpts from this article:

“The kids saw everything, guns drawn [and] masks on the face,” said Kristen Hendrix, the school’s director. “That’s pretty traumatic for four, five and six-year-olds.”

For four, five and six-year-olds? I’m 33 and it’s traumatic for me!
“What they saw they perceived as a high risk, high dangerous maneuver, but in actuality, it was a very low risk, routine type of police investigation,” Capt. Roland said.

It was low risk, so we sent a fully armed SWAT team. And of course, there is the continually disturbing idea that bashing in someone’s door and searching their home for what is most likely a non-violent offense that is hurting no-one but themselves is “routine” police work.

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