SWAT team raids more than 25 times higher than in 1980
The number of SWAT team raids in the United States every year is now more than 25 times higher than it was back in 1980.
As America has conducted wars overseas in recent years, our police forces have become increasingly militarized as well. And without a doubt, many of our cities have become much more dangerous places. Thanks torelentless illegal immigration, drug cartels are thriving and there are now at least 1.4 million gang members living in the United States. But there are many that believe that the militarization of our police forces has gone way too far. Almost weekly, SWAT team brutality somewhere in America makes national headlines. You are about to read about a couple of horrific examples of this below. Once upon a time, police in America were helpful and friendly and the public generally trusted them. But now our police forces are being transformed into military-style units that often act like they are in the middle of Iraq or Afghanistan. The following are 10 facts about the SWATification of America that everyone should know…
#1 In 1980, there were approximately 3,000 SWAT raids in the United States. Now, there are more than 80,000 SWAT raids per year in this country.
#2 79 percent of the time, SWAT teams are deployed to private homes.
#3 50 percent of the victims of SWAT raids are either black or Latino.
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2 comments:
#3 black or latino , wonder why?
Could it be they commit more crimes , I think so , dahhhhh.
When common sense fails - send in a swat team. Spent 32 years on the job. Actually worked the street in narcotics for 3 years. Our team consisted of 3 people. We made many arrests recovered thousands of dollars in a variety of narcotics and never one needed a swat team when hitting a house. We kept the house in question under surveillance and arrested the dealers leaving the home. then with a search warrant entered. We never had to fire a shot - makes one wonder what happen to common sense?
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