Police Brutality, Insensitivity and Militarism/Robotism is all the Rage Now!

[Peter Lemkin]

In Georgia, a toddler is fighting for his life after a SWAT team threw a flashbang grenade into his playpen while he was sleeping. Authorities raided the home in the early hours of the morning last week, searching for an alleged drug dealer, who was not there at the time. The grenade hit 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh, who is now in a medically induced coma. He has reportedly lost the use of a lung, suffered burns to his face, and is set to undergo more surgery. Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell told WSB-TV a confidential informant had purchased drugs at the home.

Joey Terrell: "So when the CI done the deal, there was no indication there was children, there was no clothes, there was no toys, there was nothing to indicate that there was children present in the home. If there had of been, we would have done something different. Part of our policy is if there's children involved when we serve a search warrant, we do not use the flashbang of course, that's a no-brainer."

The toddler's mother says there were children's shoes in the house and a van parked out front with carseats visible inside. The toddler's family was staying with relatives at the house after their own home burned down.