“Nearly a year after the SWAT-style raid, the Hartes still don’t know what evidence deputies used to persuade a judge to grant a warrant to search their home in the 10300 block of Wenonga Lane on April 20. Their requests for records that could provide such information have been denied by the sheriff’s office.”
“The State doesn’t want you to know why, Peasant. Be thankful we let you live.”
(Do I really need a sarc tag?)
Does anyone make a video cam system that instantly uploads video to online (cloud) storage?
ALL OF US need to get one of those
Time to go with cash transactions.
“And all because the couple, Robert and Adlynn Harte, bought indoor gardening equipment to grow a small number of tomato and squash plants in their basement”
The irony is that marijuana growers know that the Feds monitor those purchases, so they pay cash for them, buy them in another town/county, or from a friendly garden supplier who won’t report them. So, the most likely ones to get caught in a raid like this are people who innocently bought them, not aware that they should cover their tracks.
You can't send out the SWAT team because people are trying to grow tomatoes in their basement ...I wouldn't wager a thin dime on that principle. The government is out of control, and as a practical matter, there is no (legal) remedy for it. Sure, some people win lawsuits, but most don't.
Just a bit of background on Leawood Kansas. Yesterday I was comparing notes with a friend about where we had sent our daughters for horseback riding lessons back in the 90s. The place where her daughter had gone was in Leawood and it was now a sewage treatment plant. When I asked whether in fact people in Leawood actually produced sewage, she laughed, knowing what I meant. It’s maybe not as fancy as Mission Hills but its where the people who wanted a newly built expensive home moved instead of rehabbing in Mission Hills. Average value of homes in Leawood would be around one mil. So there is a sense there of safety with the most dangerous thing to happen being the neighbors teenagers have a party without full adult supervision.
Also, the sheriff in this county is about to retire. He wants a perfect record. I would love to see him sued. He has totally jammed up the courthouse making it impossible to go in wearing shoes or a belt or any but the tiniest earrings. On the good side of his ledger however, he is on the record 100% pro-2nd amendment, just not in his courthouse of course.
Who accused them of growing pot?
In other words, whose name is on the warrant? Who gave this compelling testimony under oath or affirmation? Who made such a convincing case for their guilt that a judge was persuaded this family’s house could justifiably be invaded? That’s who needs to be doing some fast talking here.
The police are merely to serve warrants as instructed - searching the places the accuser describes, and seizing the persons or things he swears under oath are there.
So? Who is this mystery person who accused them of growing pot? Where is he? Let him answer for himself and face the consequences of his perjury.
Because this is no “mistake”. The Constitution’s safeguards prevent that sort of mistake. Someone is culpable: the witness who falsely accused them. Let him pay the price.
There are several hardware type stores that pop up near their home but Ace is the only national chain and a mile from their house.
Always use cash when shopping at the local hydroponics store...
Oh, but you can.