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HPD undercover cop's story about deadly raid, drug buy not adding up, affidavit alleges
https://www.khou.com/article/news/cr...e-7d40bab2b356
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is holding a 1:30 (central) p.m. news conference about the new developments. We will stream it live on KHOU.com, our mobile app and Facebook.
Last edited by austinN4; 02-15-19 at 13:10.
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W...T...F...Originally Posted by austinN4
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Don’t the officers have to present some evidence such as the drugs, video or audio of the buy, affidavit or something to the judge to get a no-knock warrant?
This is amazing a single officer can initiate a no-knock invasion with zero evidence or oversight. His supervisor should be subject to the scrutiny as this d-bag who fabricated this assault.
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry in an address at St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775.
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Three well know case in GA where exactly this occurred and innocent people died, and a 1yo baby was critically burned.
I support the use of no-knock when serious Intel is done, risk assessment justifies it, blah blah.
But increasingly it seems a very low bar is used. Maybe it's the judges fault, but a common thread in many seems to be CIs, nuisance level drug bust, and little to no real Intel.
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If this turns out to be accurate, there is some shady sh*t going on to say the least. Heads will need to roll for this one. Starting from the top. Maybe Art Acevedo can hang out with Scott Israel and they can swap stories.
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The judges rubber stamping these warrant requests don't give a damn. They just don't take it seriously so long as it isn't their address on the warrant.
What if this whole crusade's a charade?
And behind it all there's a price to be paid
For the blood which we dine
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From news conference: entry team not wearing body cams, but others that stayed outside were. WTF? Is that a common SOP?
Last edited by austinN4; 02-15-19 at 14:14.
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It is when you don't want anyone to see what you did.
What if this whole crusade's a charade?
And behind it all there's a price to be paid
For the blood which we dine
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine…
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This is right out of "Training Day.It is when you don't want anyone to see what you did.
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Pay back, she's a Bitch.
Last edited by Averageman; 02-15-19 at 14:44.
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The overwhelming majority of patrol officers wear body cameras...hence the officers outside having them. Some parts of the department don’t have them yet, and at least this particular entry team does not. They have claimed budgetary issues for this...which if true, means the priorities are all jacked up on who actually needs them.
I believe that it’s conscious negligence. They are amongst the last to get them...probably by design. It’s certainly not a defined policy to take your camera off as you’re getting jocked up.
I think they’re still stuck in the mindset of protecting police work that may be less than family friendly(I don’t mean corruption or anything like that.). But like dash cams, body cameras exonerate far more officers than they damn...particularly when there are good policies on what situations the footage can be reviewed from.
If I was an officer today without a body camera, I’d consider buying my own for those reasons.
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