Calvert Sheriffs Dept. Accused of Heavy Handed

[AK-74me]

tactics.

Case of "my boys are good boys" or legitimate???


Calvert Sheriff's Office Defends Search of Home - washingtonpost.com

 

[MMDad]

If she didn't want her home to be treated like a drug house, she shouldn't have let her grandsons use it to sell drugs.

If she wants her stuff put back together and her door fixed, she should get her grandsons to do it. And she better hurry up before they get locked up or dead.

 

[willie]

tactics.

Case of "my boys are good boys" or legitimate???

Sometimes the enablers need a wake-up call. Grandma knew what was going on.

 

[sommpd]

tactics.

Case of "my boys are good boys" or legitimate???


Calvert Sheriff's Office Defends Search of Home - washingtonpost.com

Um...they bought drugs from someone at the house, and they found a scale and $1,200.00 with the grandson's things?

Commissioner Barbara A. Stinnett (D-At Large), who visited Mason at her home last week, said that the search efforts were "excessive" and that deputies should have repaired Mason's door and put things away.

That's what we want our law enforcement officials to spend their time doing. Replacing doors on houses where drugs are sold, and putting things away. I disagree.

 

[frequentflier]

Um...they bought drugs from someone at the house, and they found a scale and $1,200.00 with the grandson's things?



That's what we want our law enforcement officials to spend their time doing. Replacing doors on houses where drugs are sold, and putting things away. I disagree.

I second that!

 

[ImnoMensa]

I guess I am the only one here that doesnt agree with the way this was handled.

Busting down the door at 5 am in their Wannabee combat suits isnt the way I would like things handled.

Come to the door during daylight hours wearin a Police uniform and serve the warrant.

I know all the horsecrap about the perp dumping the drugs and how the officers may be placed in danger. I also know that they make mistakes and bust the wrong door occassionally and I also know that they have shot innocent people who tried to protect themselves with a gun when they heard their door kicked in.

I say watch the house and serve the warrant during daylight hours in uniform.

Yeah I am pretty sure the old lady knows her grandsons are dopers, I am pretty sure the money was the kids,it was probably a good bust. They are just lucky this old lady didnt croak with a heart attack when they kicked her door down.

 

[refugee44]

You know, it gets really old around here. One group of people b!tch that their neighbors have a crack house and the police do nothing. Then, they do something about one of these so-called drug houses, and there's someone right there to b!tch that they shouldn't have done it, or they shouldn't have done it they way they did. Get real people. People who sell drugs are dangerous. I have no issue with them busting down doors in the wee hours of the morning if that means that they (police) go home safely to their families. When you're ready to put your life on the line to wear a badge and arrest dangerous people, then you get to b!tch. Until then, shut up!

Granny knew her grandsons were POS's and were dealing the drugs. It's just easier to whine to the public officials about the whoa-is-me, look what these big mean men did to my door. Put some plastic over the hole, kick the grandsons out, and shut up!

 

[Bann]

If she didn't want her home to be treated like a drug house, she shouldn't have let her grandsons use it to sell drugs.

If she wants her stuff put back together and her door fixed, she should get her grandsons to do it. And she better hurry up before they get locked up or dead.

Sometimes the enablers need a wake-up call. Grandma knew what was going on.

This is what I think, too.

 

[jetmonkey]

She always keeps $1,200 hidden with her grandson's drug paraphernalia that she doesn't know anything about, lols. Lying old #####.

 

[JimW711]

I guess I am the only one here that doesnt agree with the way this was handled.

I think you're right in the fact that you're the only one that agrees. The way it was handled is the way it's done in just about every town, city, county, and state in this country.

Politely knocking on the door in the daylight? HAHAHA.... I'm surprised you didn't suggest they call or send them certified mail ahead of time to ask them to be there when the search warrant was served and to make sure all the contraband was readily available.

 

[edinsomd]

Another victory on The War On Drugs.
Ed

 

[willie]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ImnoMensa
I guess I am the only one here that doesnt agree with the way this was handled.

I think you're right in the fact that you're the only one that agrees. The way it was handled is the way it's done in just about every town, city, county, and state in this country.

Politely knocking on the door in the daylight? HAHAHA.... I'm surprised you didn't suggest they call or send them certified mail ahead of time to ask them to be there when the search warrant was served and to make sure all the contraband was readily available.

In this particular case, the cops were between a rock and a hard spot. There was a pretty good chance this 89 YOA accessory to a felony, could have had a stroke and this would be a feeding frenzy for the media. Maybe the violent entry could have been tailored to some knowledge of where the grandsons were at the time but regardless, that whole family needs to know they will have to pay for their behavior.

 

[Cowgirl]

I'm a little confused about why they'd bust down the door instead of just knocking. Were they trying to surprise her? Did they think she was going to flush the drugs or something?

 

[Pushrod]

Um...they bought drugs from someone at the house, and they found a scale and $1,200.00 with the grandson's things?



That's what we want our law enforcement officials to spend their time doing. Replacing doors on houses where drugs are sold, and putting things away. I disagree.

They had a buy from the house, and found drug paraphenalia in the grandson's stuff? Sounds like a good bust to me. tough titty for the Grandmother for letting her grandkid do that in her home!

 

[sommpd]

I guess I am the only one here that doesnt agree with the way this was handled.

Busting down the door at 5 am in their Wannabee combat suits isnt the way I would like things handled.

Come to the door during daylight hours wearin a Police uniform and serve the warrant.

I know all the horsecrap about the perp dumping the drugs and how the officers may be placed in danger. I also know that they make mistakes and bust the wrong door occassionally and I also know that they have shot innocent people who tried to protect themselves with a gun when they heard their door kicked in.

I say watch the house and serve the warrant during daylight hours in uniform.

Yeah I am pretty sure the old lady knows her grandsons are dopers, I am pretty sure the money was the kids,it was probably a good bust. They are just lucky this old lady didnt croak with a heart attack when they kicked her door down.

Yea, well um.....you are no mensa.

 

[Lusbian]

I'm a little confused about why they'd bust down the door instead of just knocking. Were they trying to surprise her? Did they think she was going to flush the drugs or something?

Yes, when doing a drug raid, on a drug house, with drug dealers who are normally armed, the element of "surprise" works out much better for the Officer's safety.

 

[CalvertNewbie]

Yes, when doing a drug raid, on a drug house, with drug dealers who are normally armed, the element of "surprise" works out much better for the Officer's safety.

I agree. It's not about making it convenient for the criminals out there. For all the officers knew, that not so innocet granny could have blown their heads off if they politely knocked on her door. Age isn't a factor in keeping the officers safe during any kind of bust. You break the law, you need to expect crap like this to happen.

I see nothing wrong with what the officers did. It was a good bust. Do I wish that they would have conducted the bust when her fabulous grandsons were home? Sure, then they could have been arrested on the spot. But the fact remains that granny wasn't all too innocent. She knew what was going on in her home and the dangers involved with being a "neighborhood drug house". If I was trying to sell drugs out of my Grandmother's home she'd probably call the cops herself, not allow me to put her at risk.

 

[bohman]

Yea, well um.....you are no mensa.

Maybe he's just worried about the number of times these raids DO go wrong simply because the wrong address was entered. I think it's fairly obvious that if you're going to search a house for contraband, you need the element of surprise, but I think that the general public would like a lot more reassurances that the proper homework is being done beforehand. I think you better make DAMN sure it's the right house, and it would really be helpful to stake it out for while and be sure of who is inside.

Maybe it's media bias or something, but there have been a lot more stories lately about raids gone wrong. I'm still waiting to hear the follow-up on what happened to the mayor of College Park - maybe he is just a mayor, but he's still a public figure and I think that he's going to get a lot of attention. Plus, (as we've seen on these boards plenty of times already) people get really pissed when cops shoot dogs, as happened in that case.

 

[frequentflier]

Did the dear grandma try to convince the officers that her sweet grandson was trying to turn his life around? That he was a youth in trouble and is now working on straightening out his life?

 

[CrashTest]

I guess we can be glad we didn't end up with another dead dog.