Cops Violated Third Amendment, Occupied Home, Complaint States

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/07/anthony-mitchell-lawsuit-third-amendment-_n_3557431.html

Outrageous. We are fast becoming a police state. These officers should be locked up

A family in Henderson, Nev., is suing the city, claiming that police officers violated his Third Amendment rights by occupying their home without permission.

Anthony Mitchell was at home on July 10, 2011, when cops called his home and said they needed to occupy the house in order to gain a "tactical advantage" in dealing with a domestic violence case at a neighbor's home, Courthouse News reported.

Mitchell said he told the officer he did not want officers to enter his home. Nevertheless, five officers showed up and smashed the door open with a metal ram before pointing their guns at Mitchell, cursing at him and telling him to lie on the floor.

As Mitchell lay on the floor with his hands over his face, officers fired multiple pepper-ball projectiles at him, causing him "injury and severe pain," according to the complaint, which was filed June 30 of this year. Officers also fired pepperball rounds at Mitchell's dog, even though the dog did not threaten them.

The animal was allegedly locked outside the home for hours without water, shade, or food on a day where temperatures reached more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mitchell's parents, Michael and Linda Mitchell, live in the same neighborhood and say they experienced a similar situation. Michael says he went willingly with officers to the command center on the premise of making a phone call to the domestic violence suspect, but when he tried to leave, he was arrested. Meanwhile, Linda Mitchell says officers physically forced her from the home.

Anthony and Michael Mitchell were both charged with obstructing an officer and spent 9 hours in jail.

[Darnell 8,479]

hahhahahahha.

I am laughing because the insurance company that handles this stuff is going to be paying out the big bucks.

f*cktards (the po po )

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

hahhahahahha.

I am laughing because the insurance company that handles this stuff is going to be paying out the big bucks.

f*cktards (the po po )

as I learn more and more, I am starting to distrust the police. So many videos out there of them going way way beyond.

[TBoneTX 46,471]

And, they're becoming increasingly militarized.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

And, they're becoming increasingly militarized.

True that.

I noticed at a road block the other night. It looked like the 5th SF group. Commando gear and all.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

No wonder Alcoa is doing well providing a welcome boost to Wall Street.

[decocker 7,198]

as I learn more and more, I am starting to distrust the police. So many videos out there of them going way way beyond.

starting to distrust the police? dude, time to play catch up.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

starting to distrust the police? dude, time to play catch up.

Meaning you have been there for a long time or I have been a bit naive for a long time ?

[decocker 7,198]

Meaning you have been there for a long time or I have been a bit naive for a long time ?

the latter.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

the latter.

agree

[Darnell 8,479]

Meaning you have been there for a long time or I have been a bit naive for a long time ?

Or it might just be, Nature Boy (pbuh) that yer finally starting to notice this stuff, as this stuff is becoming more commonplace this decade.

Is it a sign of moral decay, for the police to 'gear up' like this? Absolutely, as the 'things' they are responding to absolutely are attributed to a higher percentage of moral decay...

I am a fan of a reactionary police force, you betcha, but in the same breath, this 'level of stuff' the police are reacting to , is solely a direct result of 'more moral decay'.

grrrr