There was a time when there was no “drug war” in America either. All it took was a few government employees to realize how lucrative “fighting” a “drug war” for the government would be.
But you understand the point: you, a presumably-law-abiding citizen can be made as much a victim of government employees defying the Constitution as this man was.
“But you understand the point: you, a presumably-law-abiding citizen can be made as much a victim of government employees defying the Constitution as this man was.”
We all know that. But not all those accused of growing pot are innocent. I venture to guess that the vast majority are guilty. He’ll have his day in court.
The tone of the article is: here’s a nice guy, doing nothing wrong, and some dirty cops burst in and kill his dogs. I really doubt that is all to the story, frankly. But that’s what juries and courts are for.