War on Drugs

Police us marijuana warrant as a pretext for a massive SWAT raid on an organic farm for code violations.

"The police seized "17 blackberry bushes, 15 okra plants, 14 tomatillo plants ... native grasses and sunflowers," after holding residents inside at gunpoint for at least a half-hour, property owner Shellie Smith said in a statement. The raid lasted about 10 hours, she said.
Local authorities had cited the Garden of Eden in recent weeks for code violations, including "grass that was too tall, bushes growing too close to the street, a couch and piano in the yard, chopped wood that was not properly stacked, a piece of siding that was missing from the side of the house, and generally unclean premises," Smith's statement said. She said the police didn't produce a warrant until two hours after the raid began, and officers shielded their name tags so they couldn't be identified. According to ABC affiliate WFAA, resident Quinn Eaker was the only person arrested -- for outstanding traffic violations."

We're the stupidest people on earth for empower government to do this to us. It sounds like the policy of "see something, say something" played a role in this abuse. If you think your neighbor's grass is too high, accusing him of growing pot to instigate a SWAT raid. That'll teach him not to cut his grass to your standards.