Another drug war victim

A father of six died as a result of police raid on his home searching for "several marijuana plants." The police say it was a major drug depot and marijuana distribution point but offer no details on what they seized beyond it was a "substantial amount." Right. And several plants probably means a dozen seedlings and couple of mature plants. Doesn't sound like a major drug ring to me.

Now granted, the guy allegedly struggled with the police officers - always a matter of debate - they always say that to justify beating the guy with their batons and pepper spraying him. He lost consciousness before they even got him into the squad car. Cause of death has not been established but regardless of how you spin it, this man died because of prohibition of a plant. Does anyone really believe that leaving six children without a father and breadwinner is less harmful than allowing people to smoke a plant in peace?