Last February, libertarian Radley Balko wrote an article over at Reason drawing attention to a disturbing SWAT raid that took place in Columbia, Missouri. Radley sums up what happened:
SWAT team breaks into home, fires seven rounds at family’s pit bull and corgi (?!) as a seven-year-old looks on.
They found a “small amount” of marijuana, enough for a misdemeanor charge. The parents were then charged with child endangerment.
So smoking pot = “child endangerment.” Storming a home with guns, then firing bullets into the family pets as a child looks on = necessary police procedures to ensure everyone’s safety.
Just so we’re clear.
I strongly urge all TMV members and visitors to watch the above video. I warn you, however, that the footage is extremely disturbing and contains graphic language.
And in case you’re thinking to yourself that this kind of SWAT raid is an isolated incidence, let me assure you that it is NOT. There are 100-150 of these raids every day in America, and the vast majority are to serve a warrant for a consensual crime.
Just remember this video footage the next time someone asks you for your position on the War on (some) Drugs. When you support the War on (some) Drugs, you are implicitly advocating violence against peaceful Americans.
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