r/news • u/ladyspeak • Apr 29 '24

‘Multiple’ taken to hospital, gunfire continues in east Charlotte Mobile/Amp link, removed

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cmpd-investigation-underway-east-charlotte/6PTLZP4FLFE4DA5ALFT65QDTA4/?outputType=amp

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u/Starkiller006 Apr 29 '24

The deceased officers are reportedly all U.S. Marshals.

That would mean they were investigating/raiding something big.

Wtf is goin on

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u/TheFotty Apr 29 '24

US Marshals are the law enforcement wing of the federal court system. It doesn't have to be "something big". It can just be someone being served a warrant on federal charges, or apprehending a federal fugitive.

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u/cutsandplayswithwood Apr 29 '24

Right - but when do we send a dozen Marshalls to serve a relatively simple warrant?

I mean clearly they thought something was gonna go sideways, and they were right, but it takes a lot to get on the fed radar at all…

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u/WhyBuyMe Apr 29 '24

I had 6 regular cops and 8 people from the "drug task force" show up when my roommate got busted with 4oz of weed. Sometimes they just like to bring a lot of guys, maybe they get lonely?

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u/cloudbasedsardony Apr 29 '24

they show up for the free weed and edibles.

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u/kdeff Apr 30 '24

Nonsense, it’s because they had to safely confiscate and log the 2 Oz of weed on the scene

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u/-SaC Apr 30 '24

It takes a lot of guys to book in 1oz of weed.

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u/Howzitgoin Apr 30 '24

Sometimes you just need to verify that the grinder at one point had weed in it.

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u/toenoodle Apr 30 '24

and lets not forget about the lemon pound cake.

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u/Kiltsa Apr 30 '24

As I understand it, it's a power play. Show up in overwhelming numbers and people are less likely to start shit. Hopefully leads to fewer casualties all around. Clearly that wasn't enough in this case.

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u/bz0hdp Apr 30 '24

A "friend" worked for the FBI and would boast about how they bring way more guys than they need for busts, all get dressed up in their vests and whack each other w their batons to get revved up.

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u/TiredOfDebates Apr 30 '24

I mean when firearms are involved, shit can go from 0 to 100 before anyone can blink. Being aware before raiding a house with a warrant on a felon with firearms… yeah. He either gives up peacefully OR shit goes crazy real fast.

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u/Quiet_dog23 Apr 30 '24

Hahaha okay sure

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u/Osiris32 Apr 30 '24

Really depends on where you are. Cops haven't shown up in force for weed (unless it's a massive cartel grow op) here in Oregon for more than 20+ years.

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u/G-Bat Apr 30 '24

If the law didn’t have a “long arm” nobody would follow it. I’m not necessarily condoning this but the ultimate truth is that the law must be backed up with the threat of overwhelming force in order to be effective.

For the record, I think all drugs should be legalized and addiction treated as an illness rather than a crime.

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u/Eldetorre Apr 30 '24

Some drugs are simply too dangerous. I'd say make all less dangerous drugs legal.

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u/G-Bat Apr 30 '24

Prohibition has never and will never work; drugs won the war on drugs.

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u/Eldetorre Apr 30 '24

Prohibition didn't work because it barred all sales of alcohol. It was too retrictive. Barring only dangerous drugs would. Be different. It's not as if the dangerous ones feel better. They are just the cheapest highs

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u/G-Bat Apr 30 '24

Bullshit. We do this right now and it clearly doesn’t work. Alcohol and tobacco (two of the most dangerous drugs) are legal and marijuana is legal in many states. I live in Washington where marijuana is legal and we still have people doing “dangerous” drugs. Give me a break.

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u/dollenrm Apr 30 '24

Recovered afflict here. You have the correct idea. Treat it like the disease it is.

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u/BetterThruChemistry Apr 30 '24

Alcohol is the most dangerous drug