[nickodell]

I'm not sure why you think the majority of Hacker News would be against you.

There are uncomfortable uses of state power in the drug war, like FISA warrants and civil asset forfeiture. This is not one of them.

Edit after reading replies to your comment: Well, I guess I predicted wrongly.

[icebraining]

There are two kinds of abuses of state power: one is when legal procedures are abused, which is what you described; the other is when, despite following proper procedures, the outcome is considered unjust. This is what many people feel about this situation.