SWAT team raid family home to collect unpaid student loans

Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:04 am » by **Torofamily**

A little over the top?: SWAT team launch dawn raid on family home to collect unpaid student loans

June 8, 2011
Source: Daily Mail

A father was dragged from his home and handcuffed in front of his children by a SWAT team looking for his estranged wife - to collect her unpaid student loans.

A stunned Kenneth Wright had his front door kicked in by the raiding party at 6 am yesterday before being dragged onto his front porch, handcuffed and led to a police car with his three children.

He says he was then detained for six hours while officers looked for his wife - who no longer lives at the house.

Shocked: Mr Wright stands in front of his home with the warrant issued to him by the SWAT team

Dragged: Mr Wright was hauled form his door step and cuffed by officers

Hunt: Mr Wright's unnamed wife apparently owes authorities a large sum in unpaid student fees

Mr Wright was later told by Stockton police that the order to send in the SWAT team came from The U.S. Department of Education who were looking for his estranged wife to collect defaulted loan payments.

Speaking to ABC News 10, a visibly shaken Mr Wright described what happened when he was woken by a banging on his front door.

He said: 'I look out of my window and I see 15 police officers.

Dressed in his boxer shorts, Mr Wright says he rushed downstairs and was about to open the door when it was kicked open.

An officer then grabbed him by the neck before dragging him out onto the front lawn.

Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:12 am » by **99socks**

How in the hell does the Department of Education get a SWAT team and a warrant for arrest?

Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:13 am » by **Blondie1w2000**

I hear the idea of reinstating "debtors' prisons" is gaining momentum as well in this country. So, for all the people walking away from the mortgages they can't pay....look out.

Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:17 am » by **Mediasorcerer**

have to find some way to make everyone criminals,
and all this is just wacky conspiracy theory,right? hmmm,fema?

police state,nah,couldnt be could it.

Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:45 am » by **Freedom2speak**

What a waste of tax money...err...I mean bailout money...err...I mean political sex ring money...err...err

Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:47 am » by **99socks**

blondie1w2000 wrote:I hear the idea of reinstating "debtors' prisons" is gaining momentum as well in this country. So, for all the people walking away from the mortgages they can't pay....look out.

That is more expensive on the taxpayers than taking taxes to pay off the loans themselves.

Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:20 am » by **Boondox681**

factoid:
california is more communistic than russia.