Only one officer was in uniform. The others were in plain clothes or decked out in SWAT gear. They refused to show identification to witnesses. When one witness asked how he would know they were police officers, he was told, "You don't."
The shop was open for business. No employee or customer was armed or the least bit dangerous. Here are some facts:
1. There is a state law that is pretty fuzzy. It lists several specific compounds as illegal, then basically says, "and whatever else we decide." This is completely unconstitutional as no one can possibly comply with "whatever we decide."
2. The owner of this business has worked diligently and spent thousands of dollars to comply with the law. The law is clear regarding intent. But when the police were presented with evidence of the business owner's good faith attempts to comply with the law, the cops ignored that and continued to loot and pillage. Keep reading...
Just an observation....perhaps the police were out of the items they confiscated from Ginny's shop? That was in poor taste, I know. Tee, this is an excellent article and has many facts backing your statements. It's unfortunate that your background is a photograph of marijuana, which is still, unfortunately, illegal here in Kentucky. If the Commonwealth were to legalize this substance, it could be regulated and taxed by the city government, even the Commonwealth government, therefore the police would not have to raid shops like Ginny's, they would already be getting an income from the sale of this beneficial and medically viable substance!
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