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What provoked 88-year-old Kathryn Johnston to grab her gun and open fire in the middle of the night? Maybe it was the black-masked men toting assault guns who burst into her home, less than a month after she had been burgled...
...Cheryl Lynn Noel, a church-going mother: Shot and killed after grabbing her legal handgun when masked intruders—a SWAT team—stormed into her bedroom in Baltimore. The justification for the assault? Police investigators had found marijuana seeds in the family’s trash...
...SWAT teams—despite the Fed’s role in distributing used army equipment—and therefore training is erratic. More importantly, even disciplined cops can make a mistake when placed in a high-intensity, low-light environment that demands split-second decisions. Arming them with assault rifles and delusions of military grandeur only increases the chance of creating a violent, deadly situation...
These scenarios, and many others like them, are not inherently dangerous and involve suspects with no history of violence. Using a SWAT team only risks causing a tragic accident. Is it a surprise that when cops are given inspirational action-flick videos, a bit of tactical training, assault rifles, and placed in front of alleged criminals, lots of innocent nails get whacked...
...Boston Globe as Oscar Rosa was asked to leave.After exiting the club, Rosa went into a nearby parking garage, retrieved a knife, and proceeded to stab Vierra in the liver. The Globe states that police chased Rosa after he fled the scene, and that he was charged with assault and battery. Twelve days later, Vierra passed away, and Rosa’s charges were upgraded to murder.Less than a month later, City Hall put the new ban into effect.Vierra used to frequent Lamb’s stand, and many bouncers still do, giving him an insight into their responses...