Anti Federalist
08-13-2014, 12:14 PM
Tiny Georgia police department posts terrifying SWAT video
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/08/13/tiny-georgia-police-department-posts-terrifying-swat-video/
By Radley Balko August 13 at 12:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kajhu7qgojU
The continuing crisis in Ferguson, Mo., has everyone talking about police militarization again. So while we’re on the topic, have a look at the horrifying video above from Doraville, Ga. The video depicts a SWAT training operation for a downed officer. At least as of this writing, the video was posted on the front page of the Doraville Police Department Web site.
The audio and effects were added by a YouTube user who goes by Patriotsix6. He uploaded the video in 2009. The images at the beginning and end are from The Punisher, the fictional character described by Wikipedia as “a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime.” The audio is the song “Die, Motherfucker, Die” by Dope.
Doraville is a town of about 8,500 people, in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta. It last saw a murder in 2009 (at least through the end of 2012, the last year for which I can find statistics). Here are a few photos of the Doraville PD SWAT team from the agency’s Web site:
http://img.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2014/08/DPDSWAT.jpg
http://img.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2014/08/DPDSWAT2.jpg
http://img.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2014/08/DPDSWAT3.jpg
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/08/13/tiny-georgia-police-department-posts-terrifying-swat-video/
By Radley Balko August 13 at 12:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kajhu7qgojU
The continuing crisis in Ferguson, Mo., has everyone talking about police militarization again. So while we’re on the topic, have a look at the horrifying video above from Doraville, Ga. The video depicts a SWAT training operation for a downed officer. At least as of this writing, the video was posted on the front page of the Doraville Police Department Web site.
The audio and effects were added by a YouTube user who goes by Patriotsix6. He uploaded the video in 2009. The images at the beginning and end are from The Punisher, the fictional character described by Wikipedia as “a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime.” The audio is the song “Die, Motherfucker, Die” by Dope.
Doraville is a town of about 8,500 people, in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta. It last saw a murder in 2009 (at least through the end of 2012, the last year for which I can find statistics). Here are a few photos of the Doraville PD SWAT team from the agency’s Web site:
http://img.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2014/08/DPDSWAT.jpg
http://img.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2014/08/DPDSWAT2.jpg
http://img.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2014/08/DPDSWAT3.jpg