Winning the War on Drugs
Good thing the officers intervened before this man’s drug use caused him problems.
A Chatham County deputy shot a man Sunday night while trying to search a Siler City house for drugs, authorities said.
The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was shot several times, authorities said. He was in serious condition Monday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Special Incident Response Team and the Narcotics Unit were attempting to search a mobile home at 75 Irene Court for drugs when they encountered a man armed with a handgun inside, authorities said.
Several shots were fired, but it was unclear Monday whether the man had fired upon the deputies during the incident.
No one else was injured during the incident.
A subsequent search of the mobile home turned up several pounds of narcotics, authorities said.
What a goddamned shock—police raided a trailer home in South Carolina and the man inside had a gun.
Here’s the math on that: Police can barge into a house, plus a resident is likely to pull a gun on the intruder (who doesn’t know the intruders are cops). When cops see the gun, they can shoot to kill. This means a warrant for a drug raid can equal a death sentence. Innocent until proven dead.
Why don’t these articles ever raise the question: Was this really the best way to make an arrest?