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Yeah. Or, when going to arrest the criminals, you maybe think twice before throwing a gas grenade in a house with children or indiscriminately discharging firearms without at least seeing another weapon or other indication of aggression toward the police or others. But maybe that's asking too much?
We don't know yet. But we were talking in generalities up there in the thread because we don't know a lot of the facts yet.
But "cowboy" is certainly looking like an accurate description, as the girl was not only shot, but burned by the grenade. They were either really unlucky with their aim of both the gun and grenade, or they were aiming at something they thought they saw. Even though the suspect was in the other apartment, (and has yet to be charged.)
IMO the tactics that were used were fine, they are done like this all the time when the Detroit police are looking for a cold blooded murderer. We also don't know why a 7 year old girl was sleeping on a couch on a screened in porch, where the bullet actually came from and if the Grandmother of the child was involved in a scuffle that resulted in the gun firing. UNtil the investigation is complete I wouldn't read too far into the lawyers video claims (the video was not by A&E and is allegedly low quality).
The timing of this raid was terrible though. Why they aren't making early morning raids at sunrise where visibility is better is the biggest question here. Who raids a home at midnight? You have a better chance of catching people sleeping in these neighborhoods at 11 am.
Cops put their life on the line to do their duty, which is why they are so respected (and are being ardently defended in this thread). A 7 year old girl, even if her father is a murderer, in innocent and more care needs to be taken that innocents aren't injured. She never had a chance. The cops who were wounded have training, weapons and armor of their own.Comparing the two isn't fair, because you're implying that people don't care that cops get killed. That's not right at all.
When dealing with life and death, a coach wouldn't put his QB in position to throw an INT. Military style raids of unsuspecting people inside their homes is a risk not worth taking.
That is the kind of stuff Fieger lives on.
I remember him from Detroit SWAT.
