[gondramB]

>>We should just shoot all of those squawkin' old women, just to make sure. Right?<<

I have a really pithy response but I'll refrain in deference to your seniority here...

Crack dens are serious and do great harm however you feel about individual consumption. And no, of course we should protect innocents and we even must protect the rights of criminals because any of us could be falsely accused.

[Redcloak]

Sheesh... I'm not that old!

; )

But seriously, I have yet to see any report that there were narcotics found at the house. Thus, there is no reason to refer to the old woman's house as a "crack den". It's becoming increasingly obvious that there was no reason for the police to make that assumption either. They behaved recklessly and they did so because our Drug Warriors cheer them on.

...and the way to keep crack dens out of neighborhoods is to legalize the crap. Once that's done, simple zoning laws will do the trick.

[JeffAtlanta]

Crack dens are serious and do great harm however you feel about individual consumption. And no, of course we should protect innocents and we even must protect the rights of criminals because any of us could be falsely accused.

If the cops really cared about shutting down crack dens, all they would have to do is send an undercover or even an informant in DURING THE DAY and make a buy.

Immediately after that the cops can just swoop in and make the arrest. Simple as that but cops don't want to give up their high from invading the home.