Winning the War on Drugs

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Uh-uh. I'm not watching that.

Matt from Denver on May 5, 2010 at 1:50 PM

Fuck you, Dom.

Well, in the "why are you showing me this" way.

I'm making a frowning face. So is the Jesuswolf in my icon.

Baconcat on May 5, 2010 at 1:51 PM

I'm not watching either. But I'll say this. When I was a kid, the worst thing they told us about the Soviet Union was the police woulk break down doors and drag people away. What would you rather have? Police dragging you away or firing weapons in your house around your children and killing your beloved pets?

Vince on May 5, 2010 at 1:55 PM

I am not happy.

slake on May 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM

They shot a corgie? Seriously - the worst that dog will do is nibble your ankles, what is WRONG with these people? I hope this guy did get a lawyer and sues their @sses off.

J-Haxx on May 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM

it doesn't look like they shot the corgi, you can see it running around in the background. but by the sounds of the squealing, they definitely fucking shot the pit bull. i can't unwatch this and i wish i could.

Grape Ape on May 5, 2010 at 2:02 PM

cops ALWAYS shoot the dogs in nighttime raids. it's SOP: enter house, shoot dogs.

drivel on May 5, 2010 at 2:05 PM

corgis are more dangerous than pit bulls! they should be banned, for the safety of the popo

hans millionaire on May 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM

I wish you could sign up to opt-out of swat raids when you register to vote. Seriously, if you have a warrant and want to check the house, just knock on the fucking door and I will let you in, I will keep the dog in the back yard. Jesus christ

Andy_Squirrel on May 5, 2010 at 2:10 PM

I'm pretty sure shooting a corgi earns someone a direct ticket to hell.

laterite on May 5, 2010 at 2:10 PM

Fuck!!!! So much anger!!!!!

yourmom.com on May 5, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Hey 5280, can you comment on drivel's post @ 7?

Matt from Denver on May 5, 2010 at 2:18 PM

nixor on May 5, 2010 at 2:18 PM

Jesus fucking christ in a canoe with a lobster bib on. Can I go home now?

yourmom.com on May 5, 2010 at 2:22 PM

I wish I hadn't watched it. It made me cry.

kim in portland on May 5, 2010 at 2:26 PM

I ain't watching it....I'm pissed off enough. It's hard to comprehend, really, just how fucking stupid and sad this is.

And yeah laterite @10: Shooting a corgi--or even pointing a gun toward one--and it's a lake of fire for your ass.

schmacky on May 5, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Save a dog, shoot a pig.

tired and true on May 5, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Holy crap. I wasn't planning on watching it, but, at least you can't see anything. This is literally insane. For one, why would you execute this warrant at night with a wife and kid present? And for two... well. Damn. Analysis doesn't really seem appropriate at the moment.

Julie in Eugene on May 5, 2010 at 2:41 PM

I-1068
www.SensibleWashington.org

shuvoff on May 5, 2010 at 2:45 PM

This shit happens all the damn time. You wonder how the Columbia MO police got the budget for all those neat M4's, entry shotguns, and body armor, why to fight the war on drugs of course. Kicking a door at 3am, shooting family pets, terrorizing women and children, taking the kid away to CPS, and all for a lousy bag of weed and a grinder? This ain't about law enforcement or community safety, it's about the money and power that come from the status quo.

Funny, even when the police fuck up royally, say by breaking down the wrong door, they never, NEVER, apologize.

Westside forever on May 5, 2010 at 2:50 PM

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

aardvark on May 5, 2010 at 3:03 PM

The pit bull deserved it. But a CORGI?!?!

supergp on May 5, 2010 at 3:06 PM

Ignore the 5 second intro to this video (which I don't think has nothing to do with the case). SWAT team raids home of mayor on drug investigation, kills both family dogs. Turns out, mayor is completely innocent (really). This is a video of the news coverage (not the raid), but still really galling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLvvlBf-G…

Julie in Eugene on May 5, 2010 at 3:07 PM

Hey, where are all the "cops are people, too" folks?

Insane, inhuman police brutality just ain't complete w/o a "the brave people who defend us from the baddies and have such a huge burden, cut them all some slack because they're really good people at heart" diatribe.

Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on May 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM

@ 24, some of us can distinguish between the dicks and the ones who keep us safe.

Matt from Denver on May 5, 2010 at 3:24 PM

You know, it just dawned on me that if something like this ever happened to me and my house (i.e., cops got the wrong house/wrong information, drug dealers picked my house as a drop site for their pot, whatever), my dogs would be totally dead. They are pretty big and would definitely start barking and charging at the door if anyone tried to force their way in (since, obviously, they can't tell the difference between the cops and the robbers). So, yeah. That sucks.

Julie in Eugene on May 5, 2010 at 3:24 PM

@25: Thing is, this is standard procedure. It's not a case of some cops being dicks and some cops keeping us safe, it's a case of all cops being trained to do specifically this. I'll give a "fair enough" to that argument in most cases of police brutality, but this particular problem is system-wide.

tired and true on May 5, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Wow, I just watched somebody's life get totally fucked in five minutes. Stunning. Any info on how to help the family?

on May 5, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Hmmmm.... Matt from Denver, did it ever occur to you that the cops in the video consider _themselves_ to be "the ones who keep us safe"? And that's precisely why they act in such a brutal manner, because they feel they are on the side of Law & Justice?

You certainly can't distinguish between the dicks and the decent ones by their uniform. And if a cop decides to fuck w/ you, what are you gonna do about it? Call another cop?

And what do you seriously think the "ones who keep us safe" are going to do about the actions of these guys? Nothing, that's what. And how does _that_ keep us safe?

Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on May 5, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Rest in peace, my canine friends. You died a hero's death.

crazycatguy on May 5, 2010 at 3:52 PM

@ 29, you're too worked up to talk about this rationally. Let it go.

Matt from Denver on May 5, 2010 at 3:58 PM

No way in the world I'd watch a video like this. 1,000 thanks for the warnings.

I know that the drug war will eventually exhaust itself - but I've been hoping it would happen before America's drug war effort started to resemble Mexico's.

burien top team on May 5, 2010 at 4:23 PM

@23,

Slog reported on that soon after it happened.

@30,

Just for the record, the corgi was shot but survived.

keshmeshi on May 5, 2010 at 4:28 PM

This is atrocious. The "war on drugs" is really a license from the government for police to wage a war on people they don't like (and their poor dogs). There should be random raids on cops houses where civilians shoot their dogs and make them watch. (Okay, okay, violence shouldn't be met with equal violence, but you KNOW that none of those cops will be held accountable for their actions.) Cops disgust me.

lunasea on May 5, 2010 at 4:43 PM

Only seven?

Must be using revolvers.

Will in Seattle on May 5, 2010 at 4:48 PM

Poor puppies. Poor people. Goddam stupid fucking drug laws.

Geni on May 5, 2010 at 4:54 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_M…

on May 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM

Definitely can't watch that. I'm pretty upset just reading the description.

Annag on May 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM

So I guess Arizona's not the only police state in America.

Sign I-1068. End this fucking madness.

doesurmindglow on May 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM

@39: Decriminalizing pot isn't going to stop the police from breaking in and shooting you after a bad tip or wrong address about a coke dealer. We need to stop these raids.

Ben on May 6, 2010 at 2:05 AM

Crying now.

beatgrl on May 6, 2010 at 8:53 AM

This shit makes my blood boil. No-knock warrants and SWAT raids may be a convenient tool for obtaining evidence in order to prosecute a case, but it does not justify putting human lives in danger. An armed raid in the middle of the night is just asking for someone to get shot. This needs to stop post haste. Until then I may have to handcuff myself to my dog while I sleep.

Rhymes with calm on May 6, 2010 at 11:57 AM

I live in Columbia, MO. We are enraged. Nothing in memory has brought our community together like this. I have not the time to read all of your comments on this blog, as I have been looking at blogs about our fair community from all over the world..

The history of the video here:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010…

The video was obtained by our local newspaper who for once, acted like real journalists. The police did not want or ever intend for this video to be seen. I am surprised they didn’t “lose” it.

A good place to get a feel of how Columbians are reacting to this story here, read the comments after this news article:

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010…

and the comments after this article. Trouble brewing in our fair town….

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010…

bocomo on May 9, 2010 at 10:50 AM

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