Weekend Economists Watch the Stars Falling June 12-14, 2015

[Demeter]

14. Family Raided by SWAT and Dog Shot for Not Paying Utility Bill

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A STRONG INTEREST IN CIVIL LIBERTIES AND THE ABUSE THEREOF--THIS SUBTHREAD IS WHERE IT'S AT

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/family-raided-swat-and-their-dog-shot-being-unable-pay-utility-bill?akid=13185.227380.2FHjkp&rd=1&src=newsletter1037437&t=22

Nothing says Police State USA quite like a SWAT team raiding a family home and killing their dog because they are unable to pay their natural gas bill.

The woman whose dog was killed and home destroyed by SWAT officers is Angela Zorich, and her story about her police state experience will shock the conscience.

According to a federal lawsuit filed this month, Zorich was the victim of a massive military-style raid and subsequent puppycide. The raid was carried out because police said they needed “to check if her home had electricity and natural gas service.”

“This is an example of police overreaching and using excessive force to get a family out of their house,” said Kenneth Chackes to the Riverfront Times, the attorney who represents Zorich....


AND AS WE ALL KNOW, POVERTY IS A HEINOUS CRIME....COMMITTED BY THE STATE

THE POOR ARE THE VICTIMS, ALWAYS