[LowOiL]

She said county and federal authorities needed only to knock on their door to inspect their guns, house and land. Instead, they sought federal warrants and performed a full-fledged raid Feb. 26.

That was sorta a useless statement. How did the authorities know they would cooperate? They did what they needed to do to search the area, otherwise they risked tipping off their search.

Tip to people, don't think any amount of drugs are a "fluke". Treat drugs as carefully as you do your guns, cause the two don't mix too well in court.

[Always A Marine]

Tip to people, don't think any amount of drugs are a "fluke".

Tip to people: Sometimes the police bring "evidence" with them to justify the raid. Always be suspicious when the police and the courts stand to profit from the siezure of your property.

[Wonder Warthog]

"That was sorta a useless statement. How did the authorities know they would cooperate? They did what they needed to do to search the area, otherwise they risked tipping off their search."

So, "not tipping off their search" is more important than respecting civil liberties?? The presumption is "innocent until PROVEN guilty". The police "raid, raid, raid" mentality is one of the biggest travesties foisted on us by the "war on some drugs"--the biggest is "civil forfeiture". It is NOT sufficient to perform such activities based on informant statements alone---more probable cause should be needed.