Police Raid House and find only fish tank
A CenterPoint contractor (never allowing them into my house, obviously, as they are happy to be mis-informants for the police) tipped off the Brooklyn Park police department to a chemical smell. Turns out it was common household chemicals used for maintaining a saltwater fish tank.
I don't want to think what happens if someone smells some film developer or sees a 'strange room' without windows with lots of mixing tanks and trays.
I think the city should issue an apology and train their officers to treat citizens with respect when investigating cases, especially for suspects with no prior conviction history. Beating down doors and ignoring citizens will only generate animosity towards our police department. Obviously something went wrong -- a door was beaten down based on limited evidence instead of just stopping by and saying that there was a concern and involving community policing techniques. This is not acceptable for our city. We should not accept this as standard operating practice.
[via Consumerist]
