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azurnoir

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20. Not a first for MPD in 1989 they killed an elderly couple doing the same thing

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:08 PM

Feb 2013

In 1989, police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, conducted a drug raid at the home of an elderly couple, Lloyd Smalley and Lillian Weiss, after receiving inaccurate information from an informant. The flashbang grenades police used in the raid set the home on fire. Police were certain no one was inside, and so, at first, made no attempt at rescue. Smalley and Weiss died of smoke inhalation.

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WTF? ...... Billings, MT, meth lab raid.....except there was no meth lab [View all] marmar Feb 2013 OP

Domestic terrorists. (nt) NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #1

That war on drugs sure is working (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #2

When every tool you own is a hammer, every problem gets treated like a nail. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #3

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #32

You have to practice your badass SWAT skills if you want to stay sharp BlueStreak Feb 2013 #4

How hard is it to make sure you have the right house? think Feb 2013 #5

I know it's not the same, but I raided my share of wrong houses when I was in Iraq Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #23

I appreciate you sharing your experiences. think Feb 2013 #25

Thank you for sharing this! Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #27

I Know Those of Us Who Haven't Served Can't Understand What It's Like to be in Combat dballance Feb 2013 #29

Thank you for what you wrote. Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #31

This is a non-apology from the police force: LisaLynne Feb 2013 #6

Maybe it was Vamanos Pest? Initech Feb 2013 #7

The SWAT team is lucky no one was shot (civilians or SWAT members) NickB79 Feb 2013 #8

IIRC the PD members received awards for that raid. Glassunion Feb 2013 #11

WTF? NickB79 Feb 2013 #13

Dunno. Here is a link to the story. Glassunion Feb 2013 #16

Not a first for MPD in 1989 they killed an elderly couple doing the same thing azurnoir Feb 2013 #20

Gosh, a few less AR-15s in the budget for these clowns post-lawsuit hatrack Feb 2013 #9

Hahahaha! NickB79 Feb 2013 #14

Well, we have it on good authority that flashbangs are not incendiary or pyrotechnic devices. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #17

Do you honestly believe their budget will be cut? pediatricmedic Feb 2013 #19

It's like they've never seen an episode of Breaking Bad hootinholler Feb 2013 #22

they're going insane. barbtries Feb 2013 #10

This is normal. The tree of safety needs to be watered from time to time. Glassunion Feb 2013 #12

Sounds like a raid of mistaken identity, of going to the wrong address. Cleita Feb 2013 #15

The acts of a fascist state. nt valerief Feb 2013 #18

All you have to do when you get a report of a meth lab is to stake it out.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #21

Seriously pathetic. Hopefully this family wins millions Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #24

Wait a minute a flash bang grenade in a meth lab.....really. Historic NY Feb 2013 #26

Just..plain...irony. Socal31 Feb 2013 #30

Yah, a grenade? packman Feb 2013 #28