Topic: Toddler in critical condition after cops blow up his crib with a flash grenade

[IronDioPriest]

Toddler Critically Injured During Police Raid

(WAOK) Atlanta – A 19-month-old toddler was critically injured after a police flash bang was tossed into his bed during a police raid at a Habersham County home on Wednesday.

“It’s my baby. He’s my only baby. He didn’t deserve any of this,” said Alecia Phonesavanh, the mother of the child.

“It landed in his playpen and exploded right in his face,” said Phonesavanh.

The child is now being treated at Grady hospital and has a 50 percent chance of survival.

“He’s in the burn unit. We got to see him and his whole face is ripped open. He has a big cut on his chest,” said Phonesavanh. “He’s only 19 months old, he didn’t do anything.”

The sheriff’s department said they had no idea there were children in the house.


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[Glock32]

No idea there were children in the house? Well ok then, since they put it that way. All is forgiven! After all, nothing is more important than officer safety. Cue "followed procedure; they did as they were trained" excuses. As Mark Steyn has recently put it, "by the book" is no excuse because "the book" is the entire problem. "The book" needs to be tossed out.

Didn't know there were children in the house? Well maybe that should be an assumption before you throw explosives inside peoples homes, just maybe?  I'm sick and damn tired of these roid heads acting like every city in America is their own personal Fallujah.

[Weisshaupt]

Every event like this only makes it more likely people will turn on the police when the time comes.  Police States rely on fear -  not trust, and these type of things are ensuring that trust is broken.

The question is are they accidents or simply part of the plan.

[AlanS]

“There was no clothes, no toys, nothing to indicate that there was children present in the home. If there had been then we’d have done something different,” said Cornelia police chief Rick Darby.

Well, then. It's all OK!!!

The child’s parents have contacted the GBI but were told no further investigation was needed.

 

[ToddF]

The one somewhat bright thing is the kid's face wasn't ripped open.  I'm thinking the worst, that if the kid survives he'll be a freak for life.  At least that's not so.

Warning, if you click.  It's still not a pretty injury

But it's obvious that the kid's face wasn't blown apart.  Burnt around the mouth and nose, yes, but he'll recover, thank God.

[Libertas]

Every event like this only makes it more likely people will turn on the police when the time comes.  Police States rely on fear -  not trust, and these type of things are ensuring that trust is broken.

The question is are they accidents or simply part of the plan.

Doesn't matter to me, they get overrun and chased down the street and slaughtered when it all implodes they'll find scant sympathy from anyone.

[Alphabet Soup]

Every event like this only makes it more likely people will turn on the police when the time comes.  Police States rely on fear -  not trust, and these type of things are ensuring that trust is broken.

The question is are they accidents or simply part of the plan.

Forty years ago I got beat up by one of the boys in blue. My crime was having more mouth than sense. I've gained (a little) more control over my mouth in the intervening years (opinions vary) but not my "regard" for the po-po. I have no use for them other than to scrape the bodies off the roadway. Reading stuff like this does little in the way of confidence builder.

As far as I am concerned if I can't resolve it it can't be resolved. No cop is apt to do anything except make things worse.

Yes, I am well beyond the point of ever intervening should I see one in trouble.