Posted on 06/04/2014 12:17:09 PM PDT by Kaslin
As a Prosecutor, I/we were right there in the “War on Drugs”. And while police tactics have evolved to this para-military nightmare since I practiced, be assured the War on Drug is a joke. It benefits almost no one except those who make money on said war.
Horrifying Collateral Damage Inflicted by Drugs
Drugs destroy lives!
He blames “these drug dealers” for the kid’s injuries. What a piece of crap. Jackbooted thugs. I hope one day they know the pain this family is suffering.
What pisses me off more than anything is these cops will never admit they made a mistake. I saw an episode of THE FIRST 48 and this cop was convinced he had the right guy. Ended up evidence cleared the suspect. The cop kept saying “Man, I was wrong on that one. I’m going to have to be more careful in the future.” What would he have said if there were no cameras present?
When the government is banging on our doors to take us conservatives to concentration camps, these people will be chanting “It’s about drugs man, I’m telling you, man, this is about the war on drugs”
But it sure makes some sick bastards all giddy when they get to see some thick necked goons dressed like armored ninjas beatin' down some potheads or little kids getting burned in their cribs. Because, you know...there's a law, and all that.
TotALLY AGREE.
DARTH VADER is here!
It’s got nothing to do with drugs, as such. It’s the new style police thugs.
That destruction is largely self-inflicted - which is none of government's business, much less a justification for the War On Drugs' harm to third parties.
I’ve written about this before. After three deputies put my renter and her abusive boy friend to bed because they were too drunk to stand, they sent in a SWAT team because they’d spotted 48 10’’ pot plants. Twelve men with machine guns and an armored vehicle arrived at 2:00am and smashed in MY DOOR and arrested these people who had no guns and had only a history of drunken fighting with each other. Why didn’t the three deputies make the arrest right then and there? Well, I suspect it was so they could get extra pay and practice. The damage they did was gratuitous and unnecessary.
IMO the state’s governor should be required to sign off on every no-knock raid. That would not deprive the police of their use if there was truly a reason. But you can bet if the governor’s signature was required there really would be a reason. It wouldn’t be for overtime pay and lots of fun on their part.
Perhaps I’d support the war on drugs if you couldn’t buy any drug you wanted in any city, town, or village in this country. The war isnt working.
Even this article glosses over what happened. A baby had it’s entire face blown off, and faces a lifetime of reconstructive surgery and other incalculable complications.
JustSayNo
Drugs do destroy lives, but some people have a psychological need to destroy themselves and you can’t stop them through jackboots.
To using the largely self-inflicted harms of drugs as a justification for the War On Drugs' harm to third parties, I do just say no.
“Drugs destroy lives!”
Yes they do, but the police seem to be more efficient at it.
Just as the JBT's use these no-knock raids and profit off of the WOD, surrender monkeys use these "baby's face is blown away" stories to argue for legalization.
There is a better solution. Wish I knew what. But waiving the white flag and surrendering in the WOD is NOT the answer.
The “War on Drugs” is only being prosecuted aggressive enough to keep the drug prices high, the cartels and gangs profitable, and the prison guard unions happy.
Hopefully this will be a shakeup call to judges who routinely sign “no knock” warrants without performing their due diligence. Take away their immunity from civil liability or at least limit it and I’ll bet incidents like this and raids at the wrong address decline in number.
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