re: It's getting tough to defend police. Threatning to take kid at traffic stop

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Armed with an invalid search warrant and with less than an hour of preparation, at approximately 10:55 p.m. several members of the Drug Task Force and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Response Team arrived at David and Teresa Hooks home unannounced by emergency lights or sirens.  There is no question the Officers were aware the home had been burglarized only two nights earlier.

David and Teresa were under the impression that the burglars were back and that a home invasion was eminent.  David armed himself to protect his wife and his home.  Despite the fact that the illegal search warrant did not have a “no knock” clause the Drug Task Force and SRT members broke down the back door of the family’s home and entered firing in excess of 16 shots.  These shots were from multiple firearms and from both 40 caliber handguns and assault rifles.  Several shots were fired through a blind wall at David with the shooters not knowing who or what was on the other side of the wall.  The trajectory of the shots, coupled with the number of shots infers a clear intent on behalf of the shooters to kill David Hooks. 

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