How many examples was that? Like ten? Compared to the thousands of arrests that happen each year?
Those were just the ones the media covered, there's bound to be lots more.
The media does not ignore interesting stories like "Our country is in shambles and here are some police officers schmucking up to prove it".
In fact, they do the opposite. They sensationalize corruption, crime, and disaster in order to report on interesting stories, making people like MSH think they live in a police state (please. The fact that you're able to say that on the internet without your door being kicked down and having your dog shot indicates it isn't that bad). Look at how many earthquakes have sprung up in the media since the Haiti Earthquake. All of a sudden, every magnitude 2 quake on Earth is breaking news, making us think that the world is collapsing in on itself.
To the question you asked me on page 5 (Before this thread suddenly doubled in size overnight): The SWAT team doesn't bust into your house to stop you from downloading music, despite what the commercial claims. They bust into your house if they have a warrant for a violent crime or a drug-related crime (presumably because they're worried that somebody heavily involved in drugs and drug dealing will be erratic when the police come, which is actually valid, because police officers have been killed in the past). Now, I realize you used a relatively insignificant crime in order to sway the argument in the direction of "these guys are jackasses", so I will revert the question back to "If there was a search warrant for marijuana out for you, and the SWAT Team came in and killed your
cat dog, you would be okay with it?"
No, I wouldn't be okay with it. I'm under arrest, and my dog is dead. Now, if I was actually dealing marijuana, that is about what I can expect. If I was innocent of the crime and only had a few grams in my dresser, as is being suggested here, I would probably be pissed off. I would not be pissed off at the SWAT team, however. It's fruitless. It's like being stabbed and getting pissed off at the knife. I would be upset with whoever signed the search warrant based on a tip (and, moreover, on whoever called in an anonymous tip on my house). The SWAT team shot the dog because there was a chance the dog could maul them when it saw them taking away their master. The shootings in the video were spaced apart not just by a few seconds, either, but by close to a minute. From the angle we get, it even appears as if the pitbull and the corgi arrived on scene at different times, so it isn't as if they sat there and stared at the police.
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