OT - Police conduct drug raid on South Carolina high school

[SackAttack]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/11/07/school.raid/index.html

With weapons drawn, it seems. I doubt all the details came to light in the article here, but just from the surface details, I'm more than a little concerned here.

Anybody have any details that might shed better light on the matter?

[vex]

Isn't this why there are drug tests?

[JonInMiddleGA]

You have to register (free) but here's the most local version of the story I can find, from the nearby Charleston, SC daily.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/110803/loc_08drugraid.shtml

AFAIC, the video surveillance established probable cause. And I'd rather have a few unnerved kids than a dead cop who wasn't fully prepared for a potential threat. And anybody who thinks there isn't a reasonable chance of encountering an armed suspect in a school is being naive IMO.

[Tekneek]

And despite all of this, drug use and drug demand is not likely to be changed very much. Tax dollars well spent.

[yabanci]

There was another report that quoted the principle as saying, “I’m sure it was an inconvenience to those individuals who were on that hallway. But I think there’s a valuable experience there.”

yeah, having a trigger-happy cop sticking a loaded gun in a child's face is an extremely valuable experience that all children should have the benefit of enjoying.

All I can say is I hope the kids use the money they win in the lawsuits to go to college.

[Nyarlahotep]

I hope they use it for drugs.