The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
St. Louis, MO — Nothing says Police State USA quite like a SWAT team raiding a family home and killing their dog because they are unable to pay their natural gas bill.
The woman whose dog was killed and home destroyed by SWAT officers is Angela Zorich, and her story about her police state experience will shock the conscious.
According to a federal lawsuit filed this month, Zorich was the victim of a massive military-style raid and subsequent puppycide. The raid was carried out because police said they needed “to check if her home had electricity and natural gas service.”
“This is an example of police overreaching and using excessive force to get a family out of their house,” said Kenneth Chackes to the Riverfront Times, the attorney who represents Zorich.
According to the lawsuit, on April 25, 2014, St. Louis County Police officers came to her house. Her son cussed at them. They inspected the home’s exterior and placed a “Problem Properties” sticker on the front window.
Days after being publicly shamed and labeled by the St. Louis Police Department as a “Problem,” on April 28, Zorich called them to follow up. She was told by police that she was being investigated for failing to have natural gas or electric service; two violations against city code.
Zorich admitted to the police that she did not have gas, but said that she did have electricity. Zorich asked for another inspection to prove that she had the utilities. The officer told her that was fine, but that the investigation would continue.
The next day, on April 29, 2014, the home of Angela Zorich was raided by multiple officers from the St. Louis County Police Tactical Response Unit.
The Riverfront Times outlines the details of the lawsuit:
Zorich was at home with several family members and her pit bull, Kiya, when a St. Louis County Police Tactical Response Unit burst through the door without knocking, according to her suit. The unit had at least five officers with M-4 rifles, supported by at least eight uniformed officers.
The officers entered so quickly, Zorich’s suit alleges, that Kiya didn’t even have time to bark. A tactical officer fired three shots into the dog, and the dog’s “bladder and bowels released and she fell to the floor.” The dog “was laying on the floor in her own waste and blood struggling to breathe. She had a gaping hole in her chest.”
Zorich claims the officers kept trying to talk to her about the natural gas, but she was focused on her dog, whom she’d raised as a puppy and who (she says) had “never shown agression to any person.”
At one point in the raid, Zorich alleges, an officer pointed his firearm at her son’s head and said “One word, motherfucker, and I’ll put three in you.”
Zorich was subsequently taken into custody at the police station. When she was finally let go and allowed to return to her home, she found to be completely trashed. Beds had been overturned, and items that were once on shelves had been thrown to the floor.
The citations issued to Zorich, which had allegedly justified the heavily militarized raid on her home, were for substandard siding, guard rail, screens, window glass and deck.
A dozen armed men dressed for war, were dispatched to a woman’s home, killed her dog, and kidnapped her because of some moldy wood and her inability to pay her gas bill.
In what world is this considered “justice”?
The apologists will say that Angela Zorich provoked police into this action against her. If she didn’t want to be raided, they will say, she should have just paid her gas bill. The thought of the raid being retaliatory in nature won’t enter their minds.
Named in the lawsuit is the county of St. Louis and two officers, Corey Zavorka and Robert M. Rinck. Her allegations include unlawful seizure and unlawful infliction of emotional distress (for the killing of the dog) and unlawful retaliation.
Hopefully, with her legal team, Zorich gets the actual justice she deserves.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/family-raided-swat-dog-shot-unable-pay-utility-bill/#tGC4qdWyBG3rORRt.99
I have to say,if that was me,would have ended badly for me a few cops,they did that when not home,would seriously consider hunting down those that did it.I have no wife/kids,a lot of folks are reaching the end of their common sense/patience,going to be a interesting ride.
So I guess SWAT teams are now used to collect utility bills, too.
“…an officer pointed his firearm at her son’s head and said “One word, motherf@#ker, and I’ll put three in you.”
Another cop; another punk who likes pushing little kids around. It’ll be real nice to see these weasels get what they deserve.
The PIG/Cop only good acronym for him that shot the dog and made the supposed threat would have to find another place live outside the US. I would hunt that bastard down and I would only have to put 1 in him.
“At one point in the raid, Zorich alleges, an officer pointed his firearm at her son’s head and said “One word, motherf#&ker, and I’ll put three in you.”
Had this been me, or anyone in my family, they’d have found this POS scumbag with SIX in him within a month or two.
“Hopefully, with her legal team, Zorich gets the actual justice she deserves.”
Therein lies the problem.
People keep HOPING this murder spree by the pigs will go away, or that they’ll receive “actual justice” in the totally corrupt court system run by the jews (communists).
“At one point in the raid, Zorich alleges, an officer pointed his firearm at her son’s head and said “One word, motherf#&ker, and I’ll put three in you.”
At this stage of my life, I’d have said two words, “DO IT”
If he did it, my problems would be over anyway. If he didn’t, then there would be repercussions beyond the pale.
As difficult as the wait may be after being subjected to such tyranny, one can make sure the wait is worth it.
Get the full name of each PIG involved. Go to your county real estate/tax website and enter the name of said PIG. If they own a home, you’ll know where it is and can map it. If they rent, you’ll have to do a bit more digging.
The time for putting up with this shit is OVER. Tough guys with badges aren’t so tough when you show up at THEIR place at 3am.
Blowback is a bitch.
“BLOWBACK” IS DESCRIBED BY A FRIEND AS “BLUE BULLET”