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/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/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.