I'm not much into publishing someone else's work.
First, I'm usually a better writer. Second, if I'm not a better writer, I don't want anyone else to know that. Third, it's their work and not mine. Sometimes, however, something is written so well and is so interesting it deserves a link.
That's the case in the well-spun -- both in the sense of public relations and writing technique -- story of a Tulsa 1%er killed in a SWAT team drug raid, a raid that netted no drugs and wound up in a deaf biker being shot to death by police.
Usually, you only hear the cop-end of the story. It seems clinical and to the point and factual and, for the most part, is believable. I really do believe that cops, for the most part, are not out to get us and usually those they get deserve it.
I'm not talking about Waco or Ruby Ridge. There are big, ugly, hairy exceptions to the rule. I'm talking about every day Cville/Albemarle cop on the street. I may not like all of them -- and I like a right many of them well enough to a lot, especially the motor cops -- but I don't fear them.
The story of Russell Doza, however, brings up many good points regarding the police SWAT tactic of dynamic entry. They storm your house basically, tossing explosives to disorient the people inside and keep them from reacting by shooting or destroying evidence. Most times it works. Some times it doesn't.
This story, written by an MC blogger, is definitely slanted in favor of Doza, but that neither takes away from the facts or the story itself. It's a good read, gives insight into the dynamic of clubs, the history of cops and clubs and even the prosecutorial process. Again, it ain't responsible journalism and read it with that in mind.
Just keep your mind open when you read it.
(Just for background, here are some more stories about the incident, from the 1% media and the Tulsa World)
And from the responsible media
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