Because when you've got all the SWAT team gear, careful fact-checking and research don't matter as much. Is the perp there? Well, we'll find out. Is anyone else there? That's what the flash-bang is for. Are there kids there? What, do I look like I spent any time investigating the place? Are the drugs being sought after worth terrorizing a family? Well, they shouldn't have been where drugs were (or were supposed to be). Is the information any good? Well, heck, it's a tip from a confidential informant about something he says happened two days ago, so why not follow it up with a SWAT raid?
Did anyone get hurt? Gosh, that might cause us some sleepless nights, so we might as well plan the next no-knock SWAT raid with all that free time. But we promise we'll be more careful next time …
More news coverage here:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/parents-of-toddler-badly-burned-during-botched-dru/ngJDw/
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/05/baby-in-coma-after-police-grenade-dropped-in-crib-during-drug-raid/
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A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son (UPDATE)
That’s right: Officers threw a flashbang grenade in my son’s crib — and left a hole in his chest. It gets worse