‘Murdered In His Own Home’: Kentucky Cops Raid Wrong Home and Kill Innocent Man Over Alleged Stolen Weed Eater Despite Receiving the Correct Address At Least Five Times
atlantablackstar.com
Kentucky dispatchers repeatedly told police officers the address of a house they were supposed to raid over an alleged stolen Weed Eater, only for the
  • NewWorldOverHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 个月前

    If the cops weren’t idiots and went to the right address…

    Would this have been an example of parallel construction?

    Per the article, the owner of the correct house said it had been empty for months.

    My head cannon is that the correct house was being used for illegal purposes (drugs?). Then, this “stolen” weed wacker was the justification they were using to go poking around this residence and “stumble” upon the other illegal activity.

    Thoughts?

    • Dragonstaff@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      8 个月前

      Seems the most likely thing. Cops don’t investigate stolen cars. Since when do they do no knock raids for lawn equipment. Paying them all to drive out there is more than the cost of a weed whacker.