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by int_19h
1799 days ago
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Here's another one. A small town mayor got raided by the state SWAT over marijuana (package shipped to wrong address, at that). Himself and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and held at gunpoint for several hours in their underwear, and his two dogs shot. The mayor went on to sponsor a bill that required all police departments with SWAT teams to publish reports on how often they're deployed, and the reasons for deployments - which showed that the vast majority of SWAT raids are to serve search warrants in non-violent crimes, mostly drugs. Despite strong opposition from law enforcement, the bill passed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn_Heights,_Maryland_mayor... I'm afraid this story doesn't have a good ending in the long term, though - the law expired in 5 years, and wasn't renewed. |
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