Heavily armed drug cops raid retiree’s garden, seize okra plants

Post by dreamweapon » Mon, Oct 13, 2014, 5:37 PM UTC

talmand wrote: post #6

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #3

Raid? They visited him, saw the okra, apologized and left.

It appears to have been an old-fashioned "raid" where they knock on the door and ask what's going on. Not like the modern "raid" where they kick the door down treating the whole thing as an excuse to practice full-breach procedures. I would also like to know what the definition of "heavily armed K9 unit" is in this case. Was the officer armed normally for his role on the force or was he decked out as a "coperator" pl…

Post by dreamweapon » Mon, Oct 13, 2014, 8:32 PM UTC

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #12

dreamweapon wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Raid? Yes, Raid. The article clearly mentioned "a heavily-armed K9 unit." The property owner could have easily been killed, in that situation. Why do you feel the need to describe it as a harmless "visit"?

Police are always armed. They are trained in their use. A K9 unit is an officer and a dog, trained to be nice to people. This whole article is puffed-up baloney

Post by talmand » Mon, Oct 13, 2014, 10:08 PM UTC

dreamweapon wrote: post #13

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Police are always armed. They are trained in their use. A K9 unit is an officer and a dog, trained to be nice to people. This whole article is puffed-up baloney

So the whole thing was more like the neighbor's dog, Spot, crossing your lawn to pick up a frisbee? Interesting viewpoint.

Post by talmand » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 6:15 PM UTC

dreamweapon wrote: post #16

talmand wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ok, what does "strapped to the gills" mean?

"To the gills" generally means to "full to capacity" (as in "stuffed to the gills"). And "strapped" would be in the sense of "strapped with weapons."