some times the 'thin blue line' is absolutely ignorant and fearful, as the following story will show you. the curious thing i think, is that they also usually refuse to take responsibility for their actions during times they demand that others do so, like those they are attempting to arrest;

Caldwell, ID — Cops in Idaho managed an epic act of incompetence when they shot up and teargassed a woman’s home — even though she had given them the key — after initiating an hours-long standoff with an empty home, occupied only by the family pet.

“Basically, they had a standoff with a dog,” Shaniz West’s attorney said at the time. Now, after fighting the corrupt system that left this innocent mother and her children homeless, she is fighting her case all the way up to the Supreme Court, thanks to the Institute of Justice.

The question brought forth before the Supreme Court of the United States is this: If you tell cops they can search your home, can they legally stand outside and fire dozens of tear gas grenades inside and destroy everything you own, and do so with impunity?

So far, the answer has been yes they can. Hopefully, however, that is all about to change.

West’s nightmare began in 2014 when she told her ex-boyfriend he needed to leave her home. She told him that she was leaving and when she came back, he needed to be gone. This happened, and Fabian Salinas — a wanted felon — took his belongings and left.

When West, who was six months pregnant, returned with her children, an eight-year-old and six-month-old, a slew of Caldwell police SWAT officers surrounded her home............read more........