Posted: 7/5/2013 10:18:31 PM EDT
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| One thing that stood out to me were the number of elderly people involved. That and the fact that most of these people weren't even issued an apology after these guys busted down the door held them at gunpoint and trashed their house. Put into perspective though they are the lucky ones because they are still alive. |
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Bad Things Happen. negotiate a drug deal while armed and it is more likely bad things will happen in your house.
Details from one of the markers: Description: A deputy in Greenville County, South Carolina shoots and kills unarmed drug suspect Chinue Tao Hashim during a SWAT raid. While negotiating a drug deal with Hashim, one undercover officer says over the radio, "a gun is on the table," meaning that a gun was part of the alleged drug bargain. When the SWAT team raids, Master Deputy John Eldridge interprets the radio remark to mean Hashim is armed. As the raid commences, Eldridge thinks he sees Hashim reaching for a gun, and opens fire. A subsequent investigation revealed that what Eldridge thought was a gun was actually the glint from a wristwatch. Prosecutors declined to press charges against Eldridge. Sources: Andrea Weigl, "Family seeks $10 million over SWAT shooting," Greenville News, March 13, 1999, p. B1. Andrea Weigl, "Charge dismissed in SWAT shooting," Greenville News, December 15, 1999, p. A1. |
