Court Rules Against Swat Style Drug Raids.Canada,Vancouver,B.C.

Submitted by David Borden on
In a ruling that will hopefully spell the end of SWAT-style drug raids in Canada, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce ruled that: "The actions of the police created a real risk of harm to an occupant by accidental shooting and to the police in terms of an aggressive response to the violent entry." Never one to care if anyone doing crime is killed or not, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts was beside herself with indignation.

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