No explanation for the bogus warrant was given.
https://thegunwriter.substack.com/p/the ... l-atf-raid
https://www.ammoland.com/2024/12/atf-ta ... re-suburb/

“They were all standing around waiting and hoping,” he said “This was their moment, they thought. They started pulling out rifles and shotguns, but everything was registered and Maryland-compliant. ‘We got nothing here,’ one of them said.”

Said Manley: “Would this happen if I was white? Probably, but I feel like more of a target because I am black, but I don’t want to. I was targeted because I am such a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. I am heavily armed. I’m a black man, but me being a black man doesn’t help my case. They put me in the worst position as the man of the house. It was all just horrific, man.”

That would piss me off big time. And I'd prolly get shot specially after a flash bang as I run to grab a gun and start shooting whoever comes through the door without a warning.

The warrant that resulted in the police murder of Breonna Taylor was, at best, problematic, too.

I don't think it's so much incompetence as willful apathy about "getting it right." It's assumed that cops shop for the right judges, because the judges they want don't look too close at the details.

And we know that cops like to lie.

Similar case in Farmington, New Mexico. Police responding to a DV call went to the wrong house, the owner opened the door with a gun in his hand and was blinded by cops flashlights and was shot and killed. The cops weren't charged.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/st ... rcna136491

highdesert wrote: Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:18 am Similar case in Farmington, New Mexico. Police responding to a DV call went to the wrong house, the owner opened the door with a gun in his hand and was blinded by cops flashlights and was shot and killed. The cops weren't charged.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/st ... rcna136491

I saw the bit about "they approached the house properly" (paraphrased) as being part of why no state charges would be filed. And the cops were discussing whether that was the correct house. Pro tip to cops: If you are unsure, you're probably at the wrong house.

"Give them a pass! Responding to the wrong address on a serious issue? ANYBODY could make that mistake!"

No. Just NO. A pizza delivery person is less likely to make that mistake.

The punishment should be a lawsuit.

CDF