SWAT kicks-in wrong door, homeowner opens fire Options

[Hartmann]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/...man-shoots.html

A Minneapolis police SWAT team kicked in the wrong door yesterday during an early morning raid, prompting the man of the house to grab his gun and open fire on the officers who entered the house.

"He took out his shotgun and he said if they are bad guys I'll shoot, I'll scare them away," Dao Khang, the brother of the homeowner, Vang Khang, tells the Star Tribune. "He fired first, he told me it was two shots."

Dao Khang says his brother was trying to protect his wife and six children. No one from the family was hit during the exchange of gunfire. Vang hit two officers, but the Pioneer Press says they were protected by ballistic vests and helmets.

Police haven't decided whether they'll try to charge Khang with a crime. KMSP-TV says the Khang family is consulting with a civil attorney.

I know kicking in the wrong door is not that uncommon but they are actually thinking about charging this guy? Give me a break.

[Seeker]

This happens ALL THE TIME, you would think the fucking Swat team would do a little research first and make sure they have the correct house. You would think they'd do a little covert surveillance before barging in.

In Georgia this happens almost every day because of the "no knock" rule. Instead of knocking they barge in and start shooting the place up and as usual they have the wrong address. Several elderly people have been killed trying to defend their homes from Swat teams mistaken as burglars. There are numerous lawsuits against Swat teams and police forces in Atlanta.