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[h=1]Another day, another drug raid fatality[/h]
Another day, another drug raid fatality - The Washington Post
A deputy shot and killed an unarmed man while attempting to serve a narcotics search warrant in Deltona, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said deputies were entering the home on Maybrook Drive when Derek Cruice, 26, allegedly advanced on a member of the SWAT team around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
“Volusia County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigators and the Street Crimes Unit were attempting to serve a search warrant at a residence. They were met with resistance and a shooting occurred,” Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson said.
A deputy shot Cruice in the face right in the doorway, investigators said.
so dude wearing nothing but basketball shorts is shot in the face for "Advancing" on the officers?
Another needless fatality all too common these days with warrior cops over non-violent drug offenses.
These should be as rare as school shootings, yet we here multiple new stories every day. It's sick, we need reform.
It seems likely that Cruice was dealing pot. The police say they found a ledger book, a scale, about a half-pound of marijuana and some cash. It also seems likely that if the police had simply knocked on the door and waited, or apprehended Cruice as he was coming or going, Cruice would be still be alive. This insistence on serving drug warrants by barreling into homes creates needless violence, confusion and confrontation.
I agree, Weed, should not be a death sentence.