Memphis drug raid went bad
Drugs continue to win the war on drugs:
During the civil trial against the officers, attorneys for the family cast doubt over police methods.
They wanted to know why experienced narcotics officers take an informant’s word and discovered there is no manual for drug officers and no specific training.
And, they asked, why didn’t the officers perform a simple surveillance of the building, as is customary?
They also pointed out mishandling of evidence — saying the box cutter that officers said Robinson brandished as a weapon was taken from a toolbox and planted next to Robinson. Paramedics said they saw no box cutter near the body. The box cutter was never fingerprinted.
Mr. Robinson was shot through the jaw and paralyzed. He died six weeks later of pneumonia.
