UPDATE: Crimes of the State in Johnson County Kansas

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The raid was the result of a program used by the sheriff's office in which the police spend hours staking out gardening centers, identifying shoppers who buy hydroponic gardening equipment, and then proceeding to conduct SWAT raids on the homes of the alleged perpetrators — who are assumed to be growing marijuana in their homes.

The victims of this particular raid, Bob and Addie Harte, sued in federal court. Last week, a federal appeals court overturned the district court's dismissal of the case and denounced the Johnson County government for relying on police work that amounted to little more than "junk science, an incompetent investigation, and a publicity stunt."

The full article is at;  https://mises.org/blog/why-police-prefer-drug-raids-over-investigating-violent-crimes

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Big government expanding itself on the county level.