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Originally Posted by Ethersync
SWAT raids like this over small amounts of drugs are actually quite common 
It must be OK because it was the police. Trust your government.
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Don't get me wrong, I love my country, but my government scares the crap out of me... and being a libertarian, I think that any idiot that wants to do drugs has the right to
Having said that though, I was a reserve deputy sheriff for a couple of years, and I can tell you that the search warrants signed by judges that allow a major felony entry like that are not over "a joint"
Do search warrants get served when there is no evidence at the time of the raid? Absolutely, and the officers, especially the lead detective, end up with egg all over their face, but the original intent of the warrant is not "over a joint"
I'm also a big believer that if the police break the rules, they need to get punished, and go to jail if need be.