[Jeff Higgins]

Wow. What is happening to our country? How did we ever reach the point where this is even remotely acceptable? Nazi stormtrooper tactics have taken root in America's police forces. Cowardly bastards in police uniforms, pretending they are in some high-risk military unit engaging a hostile enemy force are now knocking down American citizens' doors and shooting them in their homes. Puffing their chests out and strutting about, telling friends and relatives how brave they are and how dangerous their jobs are. Internal investigations and friendly D.A.'s declaring such actions "justified". My God, what has happened to my country?

It's long past time to send these cowboys packing, to de-militarize our police forces. Long past time for citizens' reviews of all police shootings, with the teeth to send these clowns to jail for the rest of their miserable lives. Too many innocent, non-violent, non-threatening citizens are dying at the hands of our over zealous special-forces-wannabe cops.

These cowards are shooting and killing with what amounts to virtually absolute impunity; it's time to make them slow down and think about it a bit. Time to make them think that maybe a no-knock military style raid on a home in which they know the (non-violent) suspect no longer lives, in which his room mate is likely to be at the time, may not be such good fun. These guys knew they no longer had any reason whatsoever to carry out their raid, but, in our current environment, they also knew they had no reason to call it off. So, why not? It's just too much fun and excitement to pass up, with virtually no risk whatsoever on any front. Not from the resident, not from their department, not from the D.A. Hell, warrant in hand (or actually back on someone's desk) - PARTY!!!

My God...