31 March 2019

Heavy-Handed Police Tactics Caught Again On Video

Gone so wrong again here in Arizona after multiple incidents of officer-involved excessive use-of-force.
In Mesa there were killings and lawsuits. In Chandler the police busted through the door of a family home, without a warrant,  pointing guns to force their way into the family’s home in the middle of the night last month when they were denied permission to enter for "a welfare check".
We should all be outraged by these paramilitary SWAT tactics in a civilian context - it's out of control. The Chandler father, in this incident, provided a home-security video of police breaking down the door of a family’s home for a DCS-requested welfare check of a child with a spiking fever, after parents refused to give police permission to enter their home, saying their toddler son was fine. ( Courtesy of Chandler father)
This time around it's all about parental rights, vaccinations and child welfare. But let's not get side-tracked by the main issues that there is a need for civilian oversight of excessive use-of-force paramilitary tactics by police departments - it's nation-wide and not only in Arizona  Weapons and tactics of war are getting used domestically.
Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, attended a juvenile hearing to see if the Department of Child Safety violated the rights of a Mesa mother and father when taking custody of their child. (Photo: Dianna M. Náñez)
A couple failed to hospitalize their unvaccinated child. Police broke down their door
 
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The story is taken from this source, https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/nation 28 March 2019