http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/drug-law/police-destroy-farm-mistake-tomato-plants-marijuana-video
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Police Mistake Tomato Plants for Marijuana, Destroy Farm
By Michael Allen, Wed, August 14, 2013
Several residents at the “Garden of Eden†sustainability garden in Arlington, Texas, claim that local police raided their farm because they thought tomato plants were marijuana plants.
The police reportedly damaged the garden’s property and the crops during the Aug. 2 raid, which included a SWAT team (video below).
“They came here under the guise that we were doing a drug trafficking, marijuana-growing operation. They destroyed everything,†said garden owner Shellie Smith to WFAA-TV.
Apparently, an undercover officer and a helicopter surveillance crew believed there was probable cause that the wrong kind of plant was being grown in the garden and an armed raid was planned.
“They can’t even tell the difference between tomato plants and a marijuana drug cartel," said farm resident Quinn Eaker to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. "That’s just really bad intel.â€
According to the Garden of Eden’s website, the raid lasted for an estimated 10 hours.
However, the City of Arlington stated: “No cultivated marijuana plants were located on the premises. Narcotics detectives and members of the tactical unit cleared the scene within 45 minutes.â€
According to reports, police officers removed legally cultivated plants such as blackberries and okra. Police also removed pallets, tires and cardboard that were used for sustainability projects.
Instead of the damage done to the farm, police spokesman Christopher Cook seemed more concerned about the reaction on Facebook against the police.
“That’s what concerns me about their social media allegations," Cook told the Dallas Morning News. "Yes, they were initially handcuffed, however once it was determined it was secure they were taken out of handcuffs. Typically we wouldn’t do that, but they were compliant."
Sources: Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, IntoTheGardenofEden.com
Oh, for fucks sake ! I am afraid I would have completely lost my shit on the cops
and would have ended up in jail anyway. :cigar
Okra can look similar to weed from a distance–but only if you are a top shelf idiot of a cop would you mistake it for MJ.
There are 2 kinds of justice in ‘Merika- One for the peeps and the sheeps-
And one for the creeps at the top of the heap……….
Good shit more negative attention for the faggot ass feds :weed-sign: sucks though it was probably a bunch of older people that got handcuffed. They have a lawsui t coming to their asses
Buncha dumbasses -real intelligient cops they are hiring nowadays. Even I can tell a tomato plant from marijuana from a moderate distance, and I wear bifocals!
Sail and grow
Deep inside
The brave align
Green we stay
-Boss Keloid Lung Valley
My 10 yr. could tell the difference. (Thanks D.A.R.E program >:()
There are 2 kinds of justice in ‘Merika- One for the peeps and the sheeps-
And one for the creeps at the top of the heap……….
In Texas -could very well be politically motivated- for instance does anyone (big oil/gas) want that land ? I live 3/4 of a mile from TX. state line and husband works in the oil industry and they play a very dirty game to get what they want -it would not surprise me.
There are 2 kinds of justice in ‘Merika- One for the peeps and the sheeps-
And one for the creeps at the top of the heap……….
Dear god. So here if you cut down your neighbors tree thinking it waw on your property, they pro rate the tree and you have to pay. I think the county owes them not only the worth of the goods at thier full potential value and not only that they should have to replant them all
"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without police protection is both".
Hopefully, they can sue the crap out of these idiots.
one of them big red juicy bud pot plants. Goes awesome with roast beef hashish and opium jelly
Cops smart are be they
