What I'm saying is that if the all-powerful government agency says the people involved were criminals of the worst kind (think of the children!), then the government agency will be able to frame every raid as necessary for the safety and security of society. I'm not saying that there isn't the possibility of a legitimate reason for this particular raid, but doing it at 0400 with flashbang grenades certainly makes it look like they had to do this or the "bad guys" might have committed unspeakable atrocities - which stops most people from giving the "bad guys" the benefit of the doubt.
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/07/atf-raid-denver/
Federal agents executed multiple search and arrest warrants across the Denver area early Thursday morning in an operation that is still underway.
April Langwell, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said because the operation is ongoing she couldn’t provide details. A news conference is schedule for 2 p.m. Thursday. on the 3200 block of Navajo Street, near a Hells Angels clubhouse.
Denver police assisted in the operation, Sonny Jackson, police spokesman, said.
Highland residents who posted on neighborhood app Nextdoor said they heard gunshots or flashbangs, non-lethal explosive devices, near 32nd Avenue and Osage Street at about 4 a.m.
This is the Hells angels HQ. neighbors heard huge blasts at 4am, followed by tactical teams with large weapons entering the building. “It was apocalyptic” said Greg Cohen, who lives across the street. “I thought there an explosion”
Greg Cohen, who lives in the apartment building across the street, said he was woken up just after 4 a.m. to what sounded like explosions in the street below.
“It was apocalyptic,” Cohen said, describing the flash bangs. He crawled onto his balcony, watching as a host of federal agents toting large weapons crowded outside the Hells Angels clubhouse. ATF agents yelled into a loudspeaker for residents to stay inside their homes.
Neighbors described the motorcycle members as decent guys who never caused trouble.
“They just go about their business and nobody bothers them,” Cohen said.
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/07/atf-raid-denver/
Federal agents executed multiple search and arrest warrants across the Denver area early Thursday morning in an operation that is still underway.
April Langwell, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said because the operation is ongoing she couldn’t provide details. A news conference is schedule for 2 p.m. Thursday. on the 3200 block of Navajo Street, near a Hells Angels clubhouse.
Denver police assisted in the operation, Sonny Jackson, police spokesman, said.
Highland residents who posted on neighborhood app Nextdoor said they heard gunshots or flashbangs, non-lethal explosive devices, near 32nd Avenue and Osage Street at about 4 a.m.
This is the Hells angels HQ. neighbors heard huge blasts at 4am, followed by tactical teams with large weapons entering the building. “It was apocalyptic” said Greg Cohen, who lives across the street. “I thought there an explosion”
Greg Cohen, who lives in the apartment building across the street, said he was woken up just after 4 a.m. to what sounded like explosions in the street below.
“It was apocalyptic,” Cohen said, describing the flash bangs. He crawled onto his balcony, watching as a host of federal agents toting large weapons crowded outside the Hells Angels clubhouse. ATF agents yelled into a loudspeaker for residents to stay inside their homes.
Neighbors described the motorcycle members as decent guys who never caused trouble.
“They just go about their business and nobody bothers them,” Cohen said.
