Normally I would not post anything from MSNBC. Nevertheless, the report is indicative of the new police tactics. Are they so ill-trained that they cannot knock on a door? They have the bullet proof vests and tear gas and gun power. Does some suspect drug dealer’s wife and children who may be in the house mean nothing? Apparently not. Enemy, in target, take him out, and anyone in the house. Just like modern warfare, collateral damage means nothing. They are only expendable human beings. Yet, doctors get a green light to kill babies, usually (not always), with the mother’s tacit permission. After all, she came to the clinic for the abortion. No thought, whatsoever, to counsel her in her situation and advocate for the victim, a baby.
MSNBC: Nineteen-month-old Bou Bou Phonesavanh is the latest casualty of America’s militarizing police forces.
One early morning in late May, the Habersham County Special Response Team conducted a predawn raid on a home near Cornelia, Georgia. After breaking down the door, one of the officers threw a flashbang grenade into the home. The grenade, of a type originally developed for British special operations forces to temporarily blind and confuse the enemy, landed in the toddler’s crib and exploded. In horror, Bou Bou’s parents could only listen to his cries. When his mother pleaded with one of the officers to let her go to him, members of the team screamed at her and told her he was fine, saying he had just lost a tooth. More on this here.
