Charles Sheehan-Miles

Home | Media/Speaking Events | Order | Blog | About Charles | Activism | MySpace | Subscribe

Wrong Door Drug Raid

Wyoming police busted down the door of the wrong apartment when serving another no-knock search warrant. The good news is, nobody got hurt -- unlike the incident a couple weeks ago, where raiding drug task force members killed 26-year old Tarika Wilson and shot baby.

I don't want to get into a knee-jerk discussion here. In the Wilson case, the police did not get the wrong address--they were there to arrest her drug dealing boyfriend or husband, or whatever he was.  But I can't help but question the wisdom of a swat team assault on a house with six children inside, unless they are in immediate danger.

But what about the danger to the cops?  If this guy was a drug dealer, he could have shot at them?

I get that. But the job of the cops is to protect children, not the other way around. Why didn't they take this guy down when he was walking down the street?  Then they could knock on the door and serve the warrant without killing any mothers or shooting their children?  Think about it.

Related entries

• More officers suspended after botched no-knock raid