SWAT raids 81 yo's home, breaks his hip, leaves without calling paramedics

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. More actions by jack-booted thugs! That poor man, and a Navy Retiree! The police need someone to

police them, and they need to start being prosecuted to the full extent of the law... fuck all this immunity bullshit! Pure and simple abuse of power which, IMHO, should be cause for stiffer sentencing. These stories make me sick.

Here in our small town a few years ago we had a few new young officers hired by the Sheriff's Department. They were dressing in camo gear and looked more like soldiers than police officers, with the attitude to match. Not long after the old Sheriff was voted out after 20+ years in office, the new Sheriff got rid of those guys. Our cops here are pretty cool, but it's a small town where everyone knows everyone and half of them are related in some way or another. We have cops who arrest members of their own families, doesn't matter if they are brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins etc.

The militarization of those who are *supposed* to "Protect and Serve" needs to be stopped... like yesterday! I hope this poor man has a full recovery and sues their asses off. What he endured is just plain WRONG, not to mention CRIMINAL. I'm not a lawyer, but this is a clear case of Civil Rights Violations, with a "Failure to render aid" tacked on.

Peace,

Ghost