A jury decided last year that the owner of a small organic farm, Shellie Smith, still owes $4000 after a raid by SWAT that destroyed her farm.
Garden of Eden, a small organic in Arlington, Texas, was the target of a SWAT raid in 10-hour long search with Smith being held at gunpoint at one point.
Arlington police dept. stated that there were complaints of marijuana being grown on the premises, but none was found on the property. Instead, law enforcement confiscated 17 blackberry bushes, 15 okra plants, 14 tomatillo plants, native grasses and sunflowers.
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well, one thing is for sure… all these code violations that she was “breaking” should be reviewed to see if they have any real meaning, like for the safety of the occupant of the house (Texas gets tornadoes and probably any structural deficiencies could be cause for concern if something like that were to strike).
But are the other codes there for safety sake or for cosmetic reasons?
In a communist country, codes that one must abide by are there to make the government look and feel good, but in the USA, where hopefully we still have liberties, private property (even if it is plants and siding which has fallen off a house) should not be able to be seized without a warrant…
… and the homeowner can decide how to maintain his house and private property — whether it be as a dump or not — and whether it pleases the government or not.
is it me or is it starting to look like another civil war on the way
Leave the poor woman alone…Do some real police work!
sue these idiots
THE GASTAPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ludicrous!!
May they repent or rot in Hades the American traitors. Devils. May they have never moments peace day and night until they repent or terminate their own lives from guilt. Hey boys, America despises you and your power trip brothers in treason. Sleep restless punks
What do we have Blue Berry flavor drugs now?
DHS Police only will get worse.
It would seem, that she is unfortunate enough to live with neighbors. that obviously, have nothing better to do with their miserable lives, than too, sit around, thinking up things to do, too make their neighbor, just as miserable as they are.