Episode 210 • • 1:01:19 - 1:04:45
210: Medical Marijuana
Botched SWAT Raids and the Berwyn Heights Mayor Incident
The discussion highlights the dangers of paramilitary police tactics, citing a raid in Columbia, Missouri, and the infamous 2008 raid on the home of Cheye Calvo, the mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland. In the Calvo case, a county SWAT team killed the family's dogs and held the mayor at gunpoint over a package of marijuana delivered to his porch by a third party. The hosts emphasize the lack of police apologies or accountability in these "business as usual" errors.