MetaFilter posts tagged with Raid

Police raid mayor's house, shoot dogs, recommend land war in Asia.

Optimus Chyme — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:11:03 -0800

A SWAT team in Maryland raids a city's mayor's house and kills his dogs. Oh, and the warrant was wrong.

Drug Bust at San Diego State

needsnoprosecutor — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:43:00 -0800

Students for Sensible Drug Policy responds to "Operation Sudden Fall" 75 students were arrested at San Diego State University on May 6. Press Conference Video.

Botched Police Raid

i_am_a_Jedi — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:18:50 -0800

Two police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid last fall. A third officer still faces charges. (Previous MeFi)

Shaquille Oneal's Kiddie-Porn-Task-Force Blunder

unpoppy — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:02:49 -0800

Shaq's Blue Ridge Thunder blunder just raided and attempted to ruin a Virginia farmer's life based on a "mistaken computer IP address". No mention has been made so far in the press beyond a newspaper of the town closest to the mistaken raid.
Blue Ridge Blunder and SHAQ ATTACK.

"On Saturday morning, Sept. 23, 2006, many police vehicles appeared in our driveway. Men in black with flak jackets ran to and around our house. My wife was at home alone. I drove up and asked, “What's going on?” Men ran at me, dropped into shooting position, double-handed semi-automatic pistols pointed at me, and made me put my hands against my truck. I was held at gunpoint, searched, taunted, and led into the house. I had no idea what this was about. I was scared beyond description. I feared there had been a murder and I was a suspect. My wife and I were interrogated about Internet crime. We are not avid computer users; we do not even e-mail. We knew nothing of what they were speaking. After seemingly convincing them of our computer “illiteracy,” we were questioned about our children and made to doubt their innocence. Our home was searched by a para-military search-and-seizure team. Our computers, digital camera, disposable cameras, DVD's, and VHS tapes were seized. We were held in our home under guard for five hours. Our children came home and were also interrogated. It was awful. We were accused of horrible crimes, crimes that even the mention of would ruin our reputations.

cute.

delmoi — Fri, 12 May 2006 23:09:13 -0800

Newsfilter: Home of Former CIA No. 3 Man, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo raided by FBI

Raid floppies

Mwongozi — Fri, 07 May 2004 10:10:43 -0800

A RAID array of floppy disks Because you can.

Geeky! Cool! Word!

WolfDaddy — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 13:40:33 -0800

Question for the class: Why would you want to make a RAID array from floppy disk drives? Answer: because you can if you have a Mac, that is

Badthoughts

kablam — Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:41:58 -0800

Hate crime police raid 150 homes 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'

tcobretti — Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:54:53 -0800

The US strikes a blow against the forces of evil. Seriously, does this mean I'm gonna have to start paying for my software soon?

rschram — Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:32:46 -0800

The Semi-Invasion Begins: Unconfirmed Reports of American Casualties in a Raid on Kandahar, Undisclosed Targets
Swooping in on helicopter gunships, 100+ American GI's attack Kandahar in a "daring" raid, acknowledged by the Pentagon. They engaged ground troops.

NYT is reporting unconfirmed reports of American casualties, number unknown.

Rumsfeld said that the outcome is not certain, and referred to the Taliban forces as "tough" "survivors".

For comment: why? What about Mazar-e-Sharif? Why? What's a Loya Jirga, and was it held in secret recently?

PWA_BadBoy — Wed, 07 Feb 2001 11:47:38 -0800

Police raid Verder dorm room, confiscate computer. Now this normally doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary... we always hear about this stuff, right? But check out the web page in question. I think this is being taken just a little too far. I used to be an avid StarCraft player too, and I've seen my fair share of clan pages that have a page like the one that got these guys in trouble. Guess we're still in post-Columbine overcarefulness mode...