Latest Police State Tactic: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
August 8, 2008
That’s what happened to a totally innocent mayor of a Baltimore suburb when cops knocked down the door to his house, shot to death his two labrador retrievers, tied him up along with his mother-in-law, and interrogated them for two hours with the dead pets at his feet.
The cops have not apologized, of course. They were just serving and protecting.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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