On Jan. 29, two gas canisters were thrown through the windows of Mr. James Harris’ home while he and his very small grandchildren were watching television. This is a true-crime, stupid and dangerous police tactics.
Anderson deserves and needs a police force, not a goon squad. I have several friends in Anderson, and I can see myself and wife at these homes and having gas canisters thrown through the windows. The door busted down, thrown on the floor, gun up to my head and watch Anderson’s finest SWAT team tear up their home. Then after finding nothing, the SWAT team say they had it all wrong, all you hear is “SORRY,” we got it wrong, and leave with everything torn up.
The main problem I have with these SWAT teams, they are trained as paramilitary war units. Full body armor, Kevlar helmets, face masks so you can’t identify them, storm trooper boots, full automatic weapons, snipers and chemical gas. Our troops at war don’t use chemical gas. It’s against the rules of war. It’s all right in Anderson.
Don’t knock or use a loud speaker, you just “gas” them, beat down the door, throw everyone on the floor, then you ask questions. This must be the Anderson SWAT team motto. I’m glad it’s not kill them all and let God sort out the good ones.
The men who are responsible for the last two chemical gassings need to be fired and the SWAT team (Anderson Police Department) needs to pay for the repair of the houses they have damaged, the anguish they caused their victims plus punitive damages. Maybe if they received some pain like they like to dish out maybe they won’t be so quick to smash, crash and gas.
Bob Miller
Lapel
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Letter: Dangerous police tactics must end
Anderson deserves and needs a police fore, not a goon squad
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