Homeowner: "It looks like a terrorist attack on my house"

[rambone]

An army of armed paramilitary forces converged on a home in Homewood, IL. They busted down the door without warning, used grenades throughout the home, and broke 17 windows. They were serving a warrant investigating allegations that the home-owner smoked plants in his spare time.

Homewood Man Shares Account of Police Raid

Eric Stevens and cousin Henry Dondle, both longtime Homewood residents, woke this morning along with many of their neighbors to the sound of explosions and shattering glass.

It wasn’t long before scores of officers clad in military fatigues and brandishing assault rifles ordered Stevens and Dondle to the ground where they were restrained, according to Stevens.

Now, more than 10 hours later, bits of shattered glass lay strewn about the living room and outside perimeter of the residence that Stevens shares with his 74-year-old father. The front door is splintered and at least 17 windows were broken. Heat from the flash grenades left char marks on the walls and burned through a hanging curtain. Stevens's father, a retired Chicago police officer, was returning home from security duty when the event unfolded.

“It looks like a terrorist attack on my house,” Stevens said.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

That is retarded. How could any one think that is a reasonably response to such a thing.

 

[Carmelbythecorn]

And thus the police state begins. If a guy wants to smoke his own plants, and does not want to sponge off of society in any way, shape or form, why should he not be allowed his liberty?

These kind of responses are operant conditioning of both the public and LEO's. How could anyone look at this and say...that's a rational response...

Let's hope that the good LEO's are still in the majority and the Rambo's are in the minority.

 

[printcraft]

I think we can all be thankful that there were no dogs present at that home.

 

[Carmelbythecorn]

An army of armed paramilitary forces converged on a home in Homewood, IL. They busted down the door without warning, used grenades throughout the home, and broke 17 windows. They were serving a warrant investigating allegations that the home-owner smoked plants in his spare time.

Homewood Man Shares Account of Police Raid

Wait...I thought assault weapons were banned in IL? OH....that's right...only for citizens​

 

[level.eleven]

This is why people object to cops having tanks. You can't firebomb a house for less than an ounce of cannabis.

 

[mrjarrell]

The standing army strikes again.

 

[firehawk1]

I agree this is retarded. WHY would they feel the need to break all the windows? Can't they just bust the front door down and WATCH all the windows?

WHY and HOW did they manage or need to bust out the upstairs windows?

 

[armedindy]

well then....chainsaws one week...flash bangs the next....one day one of these event is going to be tragic..seriously

 

[serpicostraight]

it was just one bad apple involved in an isolated incident that was just trying to make it home safe and doing it for the children

 

[level.eleven]

I agree this is retarded. WHY would they feel the need to break all the windows? Can't they just bust the front door down and WATCH all the windows?

WHY and HOW did they manage or need to bust out the upstairs windows?

Perhaps that is from the hand grenades being thrown into the American citizen's home by the law enforcers.

 

[Magneto]

Talk about an overreaction. This is just stupid.

 

[9mmfan]

Very typical over reaction by the delta wannabees on the police force. They have to justify their swat team budget, so **** like this happens.

 

[level.eleven]

“It looks like a terrorist attack on my house,” Stevens said.

Occam's razor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[J_Wales]

A citizenry of sheep begets a government of wolves.

Trip sensors on all property lines sounds a bit less eccentric every day.

 

[rambone]

I'm guessing the windows are all broken because of either

a) grenades being lobbed through the glass from the yard;
b) concussion from the grenades exploding blew out the windows;
c) 17 jackasses rappelled from the roof through the windows. (speculation)

assuming they weren't knocked out intentionally.

 

[sepe]

I'm guessing the windows are all broken because of either

a) grenades being lobbed through the glass from the yard;
b) concussion from the grenades exploding blew out the windows;
c) 17 jackasses rappelled from the roof through the windows. (speculation)

assuming they weren't knocked out intentionally.

I pick a, b, but mostly C.

You guys know if we had more government, this wouldn't be a problem...right? We need less freedoms so those that choose to smoke plants wouldn't possibly be able to find the plants to smoke. Problem solved.

 

[hookedonjeep]

What ever happened to "Please"?

Could this all have been avoided by simply knocking on the door, and politely asking the accused......... oh wait. Forgot for a moment there; this is Amerika - you are guilty until you can afford Robert Shapiro, and less than an ounce of weed requires massive devistation to your personal belongings. Perhaps he should be thankful that he did not have a pound or more, as the required escalation of force would likely have wiped his entire neighborhood off the map......

 

[Leo]

Some mall ninjas wear badges and get pay checks from the tax payers. Not all LEO's are drug store rambos, but a few slip in here and there.

 

[Mosinguy]

One of these days, a house will get destroyed like this with a trained gun owner inside and I don't think people will be leaving by their own means