“On April 24 investigators observed Guy remove a white bag from the trunk of the Ford and place it in the trunk of an Impala driven by a woman later identified as Whittington, the affidavit said.”
Other than this statement, all other “evidence” was the word of the informant. Why the hell didn’t they grab him when they saw the white bag? Because they wanted to play the SWAT game and kick in doors. They now have a dead cop, one wounded, and two others alive because of body armor.
I suggest a constitution amendment to do away with No Knock Warrants. Let them flush it. I want to see how someone flushes 20 pounds of grass while they knock on the door...And if they do flush it somehow, grass or coke or whatever, a lot of money is still owed to somebody. And they won’t take “I was raided” as an excuse I think.
Yeah, it could read something like this:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
That crystal-clear text has been avoided, re-interpreted, nibbled at, and simply ignored by a government that has deliberately violated its charge and exceeded the boundary of its powers. Had we a government with a shadow of political legitimacy left we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
That tired old excuse of they might flush it is just pure bu#lsh#t. Any amount over a very few ounces would have to be broken up just to get by the built in trap in the toilet.
If you had a kilo or a whole pound wrapped up you would have to cut it up to flush it; just try it with a wrapped pound of flour or hamburger, it ain’t gonna go all the way down.
If they have to cut it up there will be residue in the bathroom.
Any good plumber or city public works department can recover what ever did go down.
So it’s a BU#LSH#T excuse for storm trooper tactics.