Walter In Denver

I Shoulda...

Perry de Havilland writes the paragraph I wish I had, concerning the high school drug raid in South Carolina:

I am sorry, but some square headed jerks in a blue shirts start waving guns around a bunch of children who are just going about their business at school, and it is reported that parents are "questioning the wisdom of police tactics"? Questioning the wisdom of police tactics? To quote that wit and sage Eddy Murphy, get the f*** outa here. I would be looking for some heads-on-spikes if a child of mine was subjected to that sort of treatment. How this incident has not resulted in angry mobs in the streets throwing rocks is beyond me. What does it take to really piss these people off?

In case you've been out of the country and haven't seen the security video that caught the proceedings, Perry provides us this lovely still shot.

Update: Just a few minutes ago Glenn Reynolds added his opinion, which is close to mine:

I SAW THE VIDEO of this high-school drug raid in South Carolina, with students lying on the floor while cops pointed guns at them. (Even more pathetically, no drugs were found.)
The traditional American remedy for such official overreaching, back when the Constitution was adopted, was tarring and feathering. Perhaps this "originalist" approach should be revived. If that had been my kid on the floor, I'd be sorely tempted.
Short of that, the police chief, prosecutor, and anyone else responsible should be sacked. Immediately.

Posted by Walter at November 8, 2003 07:25 PM