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Police Claim Recording of Marijuana Dispensary Raid is Illegal

posted by janrinok on Sunday August 09 2015, @03:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the sauce-for-the-goose dept.

darkfeline writes:

Police who raided a marijuana store, destroying security cameras and the DVR, harassing the store's customers, consuming edible marijuana products, and playing darts, were caught on camera. The cops claim that said recording is illegal because the cops had an expectation of privacy after destroying all of the security cameras.

I wish I could make up this stuff.

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  • (Score: 2) by darkfeline on Sunday August 09 2015, @10:51PM

    by darkfeline (1030) on Sunday August 09 2015, @10:51PM (#220457) Homepage

    I submitted this piece because I found it unbelievable. Take a look at the video included in the article. I really thought the store was being robbed, with a few of the robbers disguised as police officers. This state of affairs is utterly ridiculous, as in deserving ridicule.

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  • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Sunday August 09 2015, @11:32PM

    by hemocyanin (186) on Sunday August 09 2015, @11:32PM (#220473) Journal

    It starts right from the beginning. Perhaps someone can explain why the cops needed a battering ram to break open the door to a shop that, judging by the number of customers inside, was open for business. Could they not read the "pull" sign, and after pushing? Why the wanton destruction of property?

    • (Score: 2) by Whoever on Monday August 10 2015, @12:06AM

      by Whoever (4524) on Monday August 10 2015, @12:06AM (#220491) Journal

      I seem to recall seeing a post when this video first surfaced that suggested that the issuance of licenses to run these dispensaries was not entirely above board and that the raid may have had its origins in this not-entirely open and transparent licensing regime.

      In other words, someone was suggesting that the intent of the raid was to wreck the place.

      I have no knowledge of the truth of this allegation. It sounds rather unlikely to me.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 10 2015, @01:22AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 10 2015, @01:22AM (#220501)

      "No knock" raids with stun grenades, machine guns, and tanks at dawn are the standard in drug raids. They used a battering ram because "drugs". They need no other justification.

      • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Monday August 10 2015, @08:58AM

        by TheRaven (270) on Monday August 10 2015, @08:58AM (#220596) Journal
        Standard police procedure for a raid includes having officers at all possible exits. From the video, it didn't look like anyone actually came in through the front door. They should have had a couple of officers standing by the fire escape and then the majority come through the front door and sweep the place. The repeated calls of 'clear' as they come in show how badly trained these people are - they're shouting it like they've seen it in an action film, not for its intended purpose and there's far too much chatter for an efficient operation. Whoever is responsible for police training there has several reasons to be worried about their job.
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