Video: NYC Cops Raid And Arrest Cannabis Shopkeeper — Does Mayor Adams’ ‘Operation Padlock’ Violate Due Process?
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ newly established mayoral task force known as Operation Padlock has taken to aggressively targeting shops suspected of selling illegal marijuana, judging from a video that surfaced of a Staten Island raid, which has sparked concerns over due process and the wisdom of using the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for regulatory inspections.
The surveillance footage, captured on May 18, reveals a dramatic confrontation involving seven uniformed officers, mostly from the NYPD. The officers are seen cursing, screaming demands and at one point an officer leaping over the store counter – which he could easily have walked around -to apprehend the shopkeeper who simply asked to see a court order before granting them access to the back of the store.
“When a cop tells you to do something, you f**king do it,” one officer said to the shopkeeper during the encounter. Despite the fact that no illegal cannabis products were found at the time, the shopkeeper was handcuffed and charged with obstruction of justice. The cops ended …