READ MORE: nhttp://www.policestateusa.com/2014/jermaine-darden-swat-raid/nnFORT WORTH, TX -- Gun-wielding, black-suited law enforcers busted...
READ MORE: nhttp://www.policestateusa.com/2014/jermaine-darden-swat-raid/nnFORT WORTH, TX -- Gun-wielding, black-suited law enforcers busted into a home with a battering ram, terrifying everyone inside and leaving one man dead. Newly released helmet-cam video of the incident shows in graphic detail how this violent no-knock raid produced yet another casualty in the vicious War on Drugs.nnThe raid took place on May 16th, 2013. So-called "Zero Tolerance Officers" from the Fort Worth Police Department staged raid on a suspected "drug house" with the intent of rounding up and imprisoning people for getting high without government permission. Police sought and received permission from Tarrant County Magistrate Cheyenne Minick to break into the home with no warning in order to surprise everyone inside.nnIn a video obtained by WFAA, an officer holding a shotgun literally sweeps his barrel past everyone he sees in the living room. First a large man sleeping on the couch, then a tiny female child dressed in blue, a woman in purple, and three men seated at a round table.nnJermaine "DJ" Darden, 34, who had been startled awake by the intrusion, received particular attention from police. Darden, a large man who weighed over 300 pounds, was having physical difficulties after being forced to the ground with several officers on top of him. He was physically unable to breathe in that position due to his asthma condition, heart disease, and the weight of the police officers.nnVideo also shows Mr. Darden being tasered at least twice -- not because officers feared for their safety, but as a compliance tool. His body was painted with red laser dots, before a pop was heard as the sharp prongs of the device were thrust into his flesh. Sixteen seconds later, police jolted him again. Each jolt lasted for 5 seconds.nnJermaine "DJ" Darden was pronounced dead at the hospital. He left behind a wife and 2 teenage sons. He was found him with nothing illegal in his possession.nnFAIR USE / SOURCE: WFAA Newsnhttp://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Video-shows-Fort-Worth-police-raid-that-left-man-dead-262965641.html Less
