In the US, police proceedures exposed.

[jeff m]

http://www.thestar.com/Comment/article/474284

The Maryland State police delivered a packet of drugs to the house of the Mayor.

Then waited for someone to come home. They could have easily arrested him as he "greeted" the SWAT team as they sat in his street while walking his dogs a few minutes earlier.
They waited till he was inside then did a Hollywood entrance. They chased the second dog through the house and shot it as it tried to get to the back yard.

I have lots of police friends (gun club member) but this really pi55es me off. There are just too many undereducated failed football players.

There are far too many mistakes. At present the State police deny any errors despite aknowledgeing they knew the delivery address used was all part of a scam. Seems no one told the SWAT team.

I've been in the States a while, I don't ever remember a SWAT team arresting anyone from the Mafia or ever remember seeing mafia members shuffling into court in leg irons and handcuffs. Can't remember the last execution of a mob henchmen either, usually reserved for poor people. With handcuffs reserved for motorists.... and now Mayors.

PS I'm usually pro law enforcement.

[Trooper2]

S.W.A.T. = Special Whup-Ass Tactics.

Back when I lived in Washington, a S.W.A.T. Team busted down a door, anounced, and promptly shot a young woman in the
neck, killing her. The worst part of the whole ordeal was that the drug raid was supposed to take place at her neighbor's apartment.

[Blue Meanie]

So let me get this straight. They put the package, which presumably they know contains drugs, on his porch, then wait for him to pick it up and go inside, then they rush in, killing the dog, and handcuffing him for 2 hours. It makes no sense. Why do the package thing? Why storm in? They k now he will pick up the package on the doorstep, no matter what is in it. It just doesn't gel at all.

[Baby Huey]

In the States, the police pose as drug dealers and arrest anyone who tries to buy they're gear. I think their priorities are a little warped.

[Mannginger]

No they were tracking the parcel which had drawn the attention of sniffer dogs in Arizona. So, assuming it was delivered to the right address, they then went and arrested the person who collected it.

It does seem like overkill to kill a couple of Labradors though, poor buggers.

[Blue Meanie]

Mannginger said:

No they were tracking the parcel which had drawn the attention of sniffer dogs in Arizona. So, assuming it was delivered to the right address, they then went and arrested the person who collected it.

It does seem like overkill to kill a couple of Labradors though, poor buggers.

Folks realise the package was real, but it just seems overkill. The thing is Fedex, UPS, etc, will leave a package on your doorstep if you aren't in. So having a package on your doorstep is no proof that you are having dope posted to you. Taking a package you received inside isn't either, after all, who wouldn't take a package inside? Seems to me to be a fairly odd situation. Surely a search warrant would have been a batter option, after getting the package, and knowing the address? It must have been better than waiting till the guy was home, then barging in crazy style. The barging in doesn't seem to have adde anything to the investigation.

[Fume troll]

jeff m said:

The Maryland State police delivered a packet of drugs to the house of the Mayor.

How on earth did you come up with that??

Cheers,

FT.

[Miss Corrado]

They shot dead two labradors? What? Like they're going to suddenly become satan's spawn, foaming at the mouth and set to kill?

In my history of being around labradors they are the most soppy creatures man could have as a pet.

What absolute tossers!

[jeff m]

Fume troll said:

jeff m said:

The Maryland State police delivered a packet of drugs to the house of the Mayor.

How on earth did you come up with that??

Cheers,

FT.

The packet was delivered by a Maryland detective posing as a Fed X employee.