[chrisser]

The misconduct alleged in this story is bad enough.

And I know there are a lot of great LEOs out there, but...

Busting this store owner for allegedly selling plastic food bags? Drug paraphenalia or not, I find it difficult to believe that the police couldn't find anyone in the city of Philadelphia who was actually dealing drugs to bust.

Let's assume that the police are successful in closing down every convenience store that sells plastic bags so that there are no more plastic bags in the city of Philadelphia. Is that really going to put a damper on the illegal narcotics trade?

And let's say everything the officers did was justified. How much of the justice system was tied up over a grocery store owner selling plastic baggies?

[TheKidster]

This is just another reason why the war on some drugs should be ended. We’ve given these thugs the ability to pillage at will.