I was reading this article about how the Dallas police department has raided an apartment complex where an officer was fatally shot.  While I am sorry that the officer died, because I’m sorry when anyone dies, I can honestly say that I blame the DPD for his death far more than I do the man who shot him.

Here’s why: “Police Chief David Kunkle said the officers serving the warrant were attempting a ‘ruse to try to get the suspects to the door without announcing that they were police officers.’”

So… You know the complex is a bad place.  You know that it’s a drug den and that it’s filled with criminals.  And the way you handle a sting is to send officers in pretending to be someone else? 

If I were a fugitive and I were dumb enough to answer my door to what I thought was a vacuum salesperson or what the fuck ever, and I found out that it was the police instead, I don’t know that I’d be hotheaded enough to actually shoot them, but I would be mightily tempted.

Now that the officer has been killed, they have continued their brilliant offensive on the complex by swarming it.  I quote: “Shortly before noon, at least 15 patrol cars arrived at the Oak Wood Place Apartments. Officers swarmed in to knock on doors, checking for possible arrest warrants and attempting to remove anyone who didn’t belong in the area.”

Isn’t that just a little reminiscent of the Gestapo?  Anyone?!?!?

Law enforcement in this country has gone way off the fucking chain.  For instance, in Dallas, if you are pulled over and found to be driving without insurance, they will TOW YOUR CAR.  This is not a joke.  It’s fucking ridiculous.  The police are overstepping their bounds, and they’re allowed to do so by a fearful populace of idiots.

Gah.