Either our government and all its bodies have lots of free money or lots of free time. If this raid was for current CIA employees, it was understandable. But, raiding former CIA employees homes using SWAT teams because they brought some hydroponic equipment to grow tomatoes and squashes is not acceptable and, honestly, beyond comprehension. The whole operation which the SWAT team did could have done in a civilized way by sending two officers to the house who could have searched the house and questioned the occupants. A SWAT team is not required!!
The father allegedly was forced to lie shirtless on the foyer while a deputy with an assault rifle stood over him. The children, a 7-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy, reportedly came out of their bedrooms terrified, the teenager with his hands in the air. 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, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
Read the details here or click on the link http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/30/4151902/futile-pot-raid-spurs-lawsuit.htmlThe father allegedly was forced to lie shirtless on the foyer while a deputy with an assault rifle stood over him. The children, a 7-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy, reportedly came out of their bedrooms terrified, the teenager with his hands in the air. 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, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
We all should be really scared now as I am pretty sure we all buy lots of garden equipments, fertilizers, soil, mulch, compost and plants. Maybe one day I will get a knock on my door because no one can see what I am growing in my greenhouse or perhaps because I bought a plant that looks like marijuana!! How ridiculous, waste of time and public money.
This scares me big time. What happens in America usually comes to Ireland 10 or 15 years later. Crazy!!
ReplyDeleteScary. Very scary. Too much government interference. And excessive show of force.
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