Tactical squad breaks down wrong door
A family in the north end is suing police after they were rudely awoken in the wee hours by the tactical squad breaking down their door and pointing guns at them. Cops had the wrong address. Even the people at the right address underwent trauma for no well‑founded reason.
steph 09:34 on 2022-07-14 Permalink
“Les mains sur les genoux,” is this a new thing? I’d be confused by the order at gunpoint. Reminds me of the unfortunate Daniel Leetin Shaver shooting.
Ian 19:53 on 2022-07-15 Permalink
I guess it’s meant as a more specific instruction than “keep your hands where I can see them” but it does seem a little like the cops are playing at just keeping everyone off balance and confused while they “secure” the scene. Classic cop behaviour, they assume everyone not a cop is a perp.