6 Unnecessary and Spiteful Uses of Police Force

We can probably all agree that we need cops, at least I damn-well hope you agree. We can also probably agree that they need to be properly equipped to defend themselves and us when shit goes down. After all, a stern talking to probably won’t be sufficient for stopping and taking down crazy people looking to hurt some poor schmuck just trying to get through the day with all his organs where they’re supposed to be. Sometimes though, the police put themselves in a situation where you just scratch your head and ask “Who the hell thought that was necessary?” Occasionally, the people in charge send heavily armed people to deal with something less dangerous than a herd of beanie babies. Or do beanie babies come in packs?

Whatever, the point is that every so often some jackass decides that more and bigger guns always make a situation better. Don’t misunderstand, I’m all for law enforcement but what we’re talking about is using a completely inappropriate level of force to face things like…

1. A Guitar Factory

In 2011, armed agents wearing bullet proof vests from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service performed their second raid on a Gibson guitar factory for violations of the Lacey Act of 1900. So what is the Lacey Act? Surely the…