Posted on 08/14/2013 11:23:23 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Several residents at the “Garden of Eden” sustainability garden in Arlington, Texas, claim that local police raided their farm because they thought tomato plants were marijuana plants.
The police reportedly damaged the garden's property and the crops during the Aug. 2 raid, which included a SWAT team (video below).
“They came here under the guise that we were doing a drug trafficking, marijuana-growing operation. They destroyed everything,” said garden owner Shellie Smith to WFAA-TV.
Apparently, an undercover officer and a helicopter surveillance crew believed there was probable cause that the wrong kind of plant was being grown in the garden and an armed raid was planned.
“They can’t even tell the difference between tomato plants and a marijuana drug cartel," said farm resident Quinn Eaker to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. "That’s just really bad intel.”
According to the Garden of Eden's website, the raid lasted for an estimated 10 hours.
However, the City of Arlington stated: “No cultivated marijuana plants were located on the premises. Narcotics detectives and members of the tactical unit cleared the scene within 45 minutes.”
According to reports, police officers removed legally cultivated plants such as blackberries and okra. Police also removed pallets, tires and cardboard that were used for sustainability projects.
Instead of the damage done to the farm, police spokesman Christopher Cook seemed more concerned about the reaction on Facebook against the police.
“That’s what concerns me about their social media allegations," Cook told the Dallas Morning News. "Yes, they were initially handcuffed, however once it was determined it was secure they were taken out of handcuffs. Typically we wouldn’t do that, but they were compliant."
Sources: Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, IntoTheGardenofEden.com
Idiots!
No dog shooting high fives all around? Bad day for the cops I guess?
Heap of fried green maters that won't be now. . . . .
“When the city gets the bill for damages, it should be taken from the paychecks of the offending officers.” , And judge who heard evidence presented and signed the warrant.
And you destroyed their livelihood and all your concern is - that they were compliant! The police was wrong in EVERY WAY - right to their statement. They still don't get it - plus they are incompetent to the max! Even druggies are smarter than them - and that says they reached the bottom of the barrel.
I’m pretty sure they know the difference between marijuana and tomatoes. Something is fishy about the account
A crowd gathered to witness this suicide which didn't happen as he chowed down on more than one.
That being said, the leaves of a tomato plant look nothing like the leaves of a marijuana plant. But, evidently, the nimrods they hire to conduct the war on drugs can't tell the difference.
“...high fives all around...”
Probably weren’t any around, or the folks had the good sense to get them out of the premises quickly.
The tomatoes, however, were traumatized...
” The police reportedly damaged the garden’s property and the crops during the Aug. 2 raid, which included a SWAT team”
” Special Weapons And Tomatoes “
Friggin morons....
Their pay should be docked. Unless it hurts them in the pocketbook, they don’t have to learn.
A judge viewed documents, and then SIGNED the warrant for this colossal goat phuck:
Every time this happens he or his wife should have to walk down their Main Street totally NUDE.
Or give up a bank account, or house, or something.
Or have their wife humped to completion in front of them.
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
I’ve never smoked tomato... well, yeah, ok, but I sure didn’t inhale, no sir....
Guess they’d call it “Eden Red”...
Wasn’t there a Simpsons plot about Tobacco and Tomato crossbreed?
A lot of gardeners and farmers use that word - probably without any knowledge of Agenda 21. Sometimes, it’s just a feel good word for people who grow tomatoes.
This is a disgrace!
Contadina Cops!!!
Preggo Patrol!!!
Ragu Roughnecks!!!!
until people get back in touch with the God of love, social love, the sort of thing that would have given us a low key investigation (at most) rather than this drama is going to be an increasingly scarce commodity. nobody cares about anybody else, but oh the drugs are demons. recipe for disaster.
Not much to laugh at when you consider you could have been killed by a twitchy Okra Ops operator with a nervous trigger finger...
How dumb do you have to be to not recognize tomatoes?!
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