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- iceman0113, on 05/10/2008, -9/+171"Mercifully, he survived, but despite not finding any drugs in his house, Tracy is being charged with two felony counts of Aggravated Assault, drug paraphernalia and running a drug premises." After being shot, they charge him. Talk about kicking a man when he's down. ***** the War on Drugs and ***** the No-Knock warrants.
- lucidguru, on 05/10/2008, -6/+139This "War on Drugs" needs to end. By having a nanny state we are ensuring that multinational crime organizations can become filthy rich by selling illegal drugs. No-knock raids like this one are just the US government doing the dirty work of the criminal organizations. The are guaranteeing the profits of drug dealers by keeping drugs at an artificially high price. The same phenomenon happened when alcohol was illegal --> Gangsters became rich by selling moonshine.
The solution is to legalize ALL drugs, and the free market will put the gangs and criminals out of business.
There is nothing fundamentally wrong with adults choosing to use drugs. Granted many drugs are unsafe, but alcohol and tobacco are legal while also being unsafe. Our politicians believe that we need to put drug users in jail, but has show to be ineffective. People are going to use drugs no matter what (get over it religious right) so the smart thing is to make the drug use as safe as possible while also preventing crime. - zombird, on 05/10/2008, -2/+57This happens more often than you think.
http://www.drugwarrant.net/vigil/ - inactive, on 05/11/2008, -5/+51I'm immediately suspicious. They charged him without evidence, eh? He needs money, so use this PayPal link? Give me a break.
I'm against the war on drugs but this is fishy. - tehbored, on 05/10/2008, -10/+57This is fascism and nothing less.
- inactive, on 05/10/2008, -16/+53No one deserves to lose their life over drugs, no matter how horrible drugs are or how legitimate the need to regulate or ban them.
For that matter, why do these raids at all? It's not like their shoving drugs into the bodies of innocent people? It's all a voluntary business deal, albeit illegal.
I don't like drugs and would continue to ban much of them if I could. Nevertheless, this kind of police action by a government that is supposed to PROTECT us is downright stupid.
Save the no-knock warrants and heavily armed raids for the murderers and violent offenders. - ByteGuerilla, on 05/11/2008, -5/+37No-knock warrants are fundamentally undemocratic.
- chrisduser, on 05/11/2008, -2/+30Drugs are dangerous to a person and some drugs are deadly. If we criminalize things because they are dangerous, then there are thousands more things that must be made illegal. Contact sports, vehicle sports, motor and motorless vehicles, co-habitation, socialization, dating, horse-play, betting, child birth, walking across the street, being a parent, declaring orientation. I could go on and on.
We adults can partake in dangerous activities because we accept the responsibilities of our actions. If I think I can get coked up without harming myself or anyone else, let me. If I violate a law while willfully impaired, then prosecute me for violating that law and prosecute me for violating that law while being willfully impaired. - dizilbdog, on 05/11/2008, -6/+36Just to let you know Obama won't be ending this "War On Drugs" I think the only person with the balls to do that would have been Ron Paul.
- notoneofus, on 05/11/2008, -1/+27Wow. I'm agreeing with JimmySpaza. What other 5 impossible things will happen before breakfast?
- gandhii, on 05/11/2008, -1/+25Whether or not a person has the right to vote has nothing to do with it. I think "unconstitutional" is the term you were looking for.
- socivitus, on 05/11/2008, -4/+24And of course the police who did this will walk away without a slap on the wrist.
- Drahkar, on 05/11/2008, -0/+18Cause we all know the Government would never do anything to break the law or endanger it's citizens. Its made up of happy and honest people who never ever do a bad thing.
Pardon me while I go look for the door back to reality... - Enasni1212, on 05/11/2008, -0/+17It's a word, like any other word. I could take even more offense to your use of the word, "retarded." But I won't because I don't particularly care about words I see on the internet.
***** you. - inactive, on 05/10/2008, -3/+20I don't understand why anyone is burying this comment... Oh, wait - it's JimmySpaza. Nevermind.
- Osirus1156, on 05/11/2008, -4/+22I would try to use my time in court to get stupid ***** like "No-Knock" warrants banned. Only after I demanded they dropped the charges.
- 1oneWON, on 05/10/2008, -3/+20I'm glad the guy didn't die, but this entire story is a shame. Crazy lack of coverage too. I think it's essentially our duty to bring these kinds of stories to light. If people want to really feel the power of social news gathering, this is one way to help.
- dOOBiEx213, on 05/11/2008, -6/+20***** pigs.
- NWAfellows, on 05/11/2008, -5/+19Read the Arkansas Times article linked on the page - it's legit:
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.asp ...
And the Arkansas Times isn't a fly-by-night sensationalist blogging site, it's a very professional and respected publication. They wouldn't publish it if there wasn't merit to the story.
I realize it's "cool" and "hip" to be skeptical on the Internet, but a little bit of research would have shown that the fishy smell here is coming from the police involved. - inactive, on 05/11/2008, -1/+14Actually it's more likely he won't and the officers involved will not even be reprimanded.
- homah, on 05/11/2008, -1/+14I've never heard of a no-knock warrant and am saddened that such a thing is legal.
- inactive, on 05/11/2008, -1/+15They're an immoral abuse of power.
They're are only 'undemocratic' if the majority agrees. - ByteGuerilla, on 05/11/2008, -1/+13Authoritarian and undemocratic are two words that would be very accurate.
- toastgodsupreme, on 05/11/2008, -0/+12Did you read the story?
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.asp ...
I was confused when I got to the main site until I saw the article links. After reading it, this is terrible. - changedmind, on 05/11/2008, -1/+14I agree. Dugg. BTW not all religious right think the same way.
- tehbored, on 05/10/2008, -2/+15Fascism isn't necessarily that. That was just Mussolini's definition. The word Fascism isn't really a well defined word, but can generally be equated with an oppressive, overbearing government. Police raids like this occur under communist governments as well, so I guess the word choice could have been better. "Police state" perhaps.
- execute85, on 05/11/2008, -1/+13Kusinich would have ended the War on Some Drugs.
- crossmr, on 05/11/2008, -3/+13Sure you are internet toughguy.
- mciampa1214, on 05/10/2008, -7/+19Actually, after looking through the pictures on the site, the story seems a little suspicious. There are bullet holes all over the house (trailer?). I don't know that it really lines up with the cops shooting him while he was lying in bed. Even those rounds seemed to be at a strange angle.
- inactive, on 05/11/2008, -2/+11There is a reason why Firefighters get more respect from society versus the Police.
Firefighters: When a Firefighter kicks your door down, its usually to save it at the expense of his own at times.
the Police: When a police officer kicks your door down, its usually to take your life(by either shooting you or throwing you in jail) while covering his own. - triont, on 05/11/2008, -1/+10The war on drugs = BAD.
- dizilbdog, on 05/11/2008, -1/+10I think any sane politician would end the War on Drugs oh wait that's right we don't have sane politicians except for a few. Barney Frank Ron Paul Kusinich, and I can't name any more that is sad.
- j0keR, on 05/11/2008, -1/+10The government is far more dangerous than all drugs and all gangs profiting from prohibition put together.
- inactive, on 05/11/2008, -0/+10 "Earlier that evening, he'd had an argument with his sometime girlfriend, Sandra Melby. She'd gone to her friend's house in Greenbrier for the night."
Sounds like girlfriend called the cops.... - zephyr42, on 05/11/2008, -0/+8http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?Art ...
There's links there to local news stories as well. - Zempz, on 05/11/2008, -0/+7False, people who don't do drugs, make that choice. Also addiction rates are lower than propaganda has led american's to believe. Do you realize how often heroin is used in hospitals and how few people actually get addicted? Final point, i believe its holland that marijuana is legal, and the usage rate per capita is less than the United states, and many other countries who ban it. Drugs are like abortion, whether its legal or not people will do it, or choose not to. By illegilizing it, all that happens is that it becomes less safe.
- notoneofus, on 05/11/2008, -1/+8Sure it's legal...unless it's the cops who bust in, as in this case.
- marx2k, on 05/11/2008, -1/+8Considering the War On Drugs being good = unacceptable.
- hcarlgolden, on 05/11/2008, -3/+12***** the Police I hope they get what should be coming to them.
- mciampa1214, on 05/10/2008, -1/+9That should be plenty to get a proper drug cartel up and running!
- Silentnite85, on 05/11/2008, -0/+6Speaking of tools, gtfo. If you are offended by a word its your own problem. I could say Banana offends me and try to sue the Chicita Banana Company but everyone realizes its just a word and I add my own meaning to it. Grow up, stop sounding like a pretentious ***** and maybe someone might listen.
- elmuerte17, on 05/11/2008, -0/+6gotta say, what the hell do they expect? no-knock warrants and a country where it's legal and encouraged for every homeowner to have a gun? someone kicks down my door, first thing i think is definitely NOT going to be, "that must be the police."
- Silentnite85, on 05/11/2008, -1/+8Who's the dumbass agreeing to having their house invaded? They are clearly in the minority regardless.
- marx2k, on 05/11/2008, -0/+7Agreed and dugg. I too believe that all drugs should be legal. Allow adults to choose for themselves.
- shady8x, on 05/11/2008, -0/+5Actually the no-knock warrants have been used more and more frequently with a very tiny portion of them finding drug dealers, many find users, many find nothing... Since more then half of Americans have used illegal drugs, it isn't hard to find those dirty rotten criminals(majority of American citizens)
The only thing that concerns me is the scale, which is apparently his sister's from her old job...
The plastic baggies don't concern me, I have plenty of them ziplock bags, how is that drug related???
HE was asleep, how the hell would he get to the bathroom, sleepwalking???
I don't think cops are bad, even though they shot a friend of mine while his back was turned to them and he was in a phone booth not even knowing there were cops near him... those cops were also found innocent... apparently they were scared to death of the phone he was holding in a phone booth...
Cops aren't bad, the system is, cops just try to do their job within a very very flawed system... oh and cops who think the system is great ARE bad. - waynetheman, on 05/11/2008, -0/+6"I don't think too many people believe there should never be raids"
I'm not sure I see the need for them. Can you give me one example where it's NECESSARY for the police to break through the door and rush in, rather than announcing their presence and, if need be, surrounding the place to prevent escape?
And as for cases like this... personally, I think, at the very least, every cop whose weapon was discharged should be fired and barred from ever working for any government ever again. And those involved with setting up this raid need the same treatment. Yeah, that's fair, considering had the guy accidentally killed an officer, but somehow managed to not get struck by a bullet himself, he'd most likely be facing murder charges. (Excuse me, murder OF A POLICE OFFICER, since that's so much worse than regular ol' murder.) - meinhookah, on 05/11/2008, -2/+8is the arkansas times a credible enough source for you?
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.asp ...
***** the dea - buckrogers1965, on 05/11/2008, -0/+5Typically it's drug informants that have been promised reduce sentences if they roll over on criminals. Since they don't want to roll over on the actual criminals who would kill them, they give wrong addresses so the cops raid the wrong house.
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