Drug Raid Raises Concerns (Abuse of Anti-Terror Law)

Detroit News ^ | August 1, 2002 | Karen Bouffard

[gdani]

HOWELL -- The unsuccessful May 20 drug raid of a Howell family's home nearly cost the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotic Enforcement Team (LAWNET) the support of its only municipal member, the city of Howell.

City Council debated Monday whether to sign a new two-year agreement with LAWNET, the county's only drug-fighting task force. Council members said they were concerned about possible abuse of the state's new anti-terrorism laws by LAWNET officers during and after the raid.

[gdani]

An anti-terrorism law being used to fight the War On Drugs? Who could have seen that coming?

[Blood of Tyrants]

From "The Ten Truths about Tyranny"

Michael Giwer(c) 1994 <9/30

1) Any law the electorate sees as being open to being perverted from its original intent will be perverted in a manner that exceeds the manner of perversion seen at the time.

2) Any law that is so difficult to pass it requires the citizens be assured it will not be a stepping stone to worse laws will in fact be a stepping stone to worse laws.

3) Any law that requires the citizens be assured the law does not mean what the citizens fear, means exactly what the citizens fear.

4) Any law passed in a good cause will be interpreted to apply to causes against the wishes of the people.

5) Any law enacted to help any one group will be applied to harm people not in that group.

6) Everything the government says will never happen will happen.

7) What the government says it could not foresee, the government has planned for.

8) When there is a budget shortfall to cover non-essential government services the citizens will be given the choice between higher taxes or the loss of essential government services.

9) Should the citizens mount a successful effort to stop a piece of legislation the same legislation will be passed under a different name.

10) All deprivations of freedom and choice will be increased rather than reversed.

[Deguello]

You are right on top with your ten points. This is why there is only the Letter of the Law and not Spirit of the Law that Congressmen tend to voice to the Subjects.

[RobRoy]

The last name of the family was Buttle. The cops were looking for the "Tuttle" family.

Oh well, it can happen to anybody.

Hope they get that hole in the ceiling fixed by the department of works...

[Free the USA]

Index Bump

[dirtboy]

To all freepers who supported the Patriot Bill - you now have a moral obligation to stand up NOW to this abuse of provisions of that bill towards law enforcement efforts that have nothing to do with terrorism.

[dirtboy]

Ping. Surprise, suprise, suprise, the Patriot Bill is already being misused...

[dirtboy]

ping again

[Sabertooth]

Ping. Surprise, suprise, suprise, the Patriot Bill is already being misused...

Good news!

Your Re-enlightenment Order is on its way, and your seeds of doubt will be uprooted.

Was there anything else?

[dirtboy]

more pings

[FreeTally]

To all freepers who supported the Patriot Bill - you now have a moral obligation to stand up NOW to this abuse of provisions of that bill towards law enforcement efforts that have nothing to do with terrorism.

LOL!! That will be the day. Wait till someone comes along with the "drug use supports terrorism" nonsense. If you could justify supporting the Patriot Act, you can justify anything - including this.

[Black Agnes]

BAAAD kitty, where's my water gun kitty discipline tool ? I know I left it around here *someplace*...

[FreeTally]

ACLU Communication Director Wendy Wagenheim said the Howell raid was the first she's heard of in which officials tried to use new police powers designed to fight terrorism.

Well, get used to it Wendy. These goof-ball JBTs saw the Patriot Act as carte blanche to do the things they couldn't do before.

[dirtboy]

LOL!! That will be the day. Wait till someone comes along with the "drug use supports terrorism" nonsense.

Ashcroft is already doing that, and I figured he would.

If you could justify supporting the Patriot Act, you can justify anything - including this.

I think this will open a few minds to what a good amount of the Patriot Bill was about...

[FreeTally]

Ashcroft is already doing that, and I figured he would.

Actually, I meant this specific incident. Ashcroft hasn't come out and said he feels this raid was reasonable under the PA, has he?

[Wolfie]

Thanks for the ping. Its all so predictable, and of course, so too will be the response of the Donut Brigade.

[SUSSA]

To all freepers who supported the Patriot Bill - you now have a moral obligation to stand up NOW to this abuse of provisions of that bill towards law enforcement efforts that have nothing to do with terrorism.

ROTFLMAO

That's a good one!

[Black Agnes]

Nah, if they thought it was such a super idea to make American suspect instead of throwing out the foreign nationals likely to be involved they won't have the slightest problem with this.

[headsonpikes]

"Their motives are wonderful..."

Give that lawyer a drug test; I think he's on 'E'.

[headsonpikes]

"Ten truths about tyranny"

Take off your rose-tinted glasses! LOL!

Great post.