Because they might do this.
Craig Patty asked his employee Lawrence Chapa to help take one of his two trucks to the garage, not realizing that Chapa was a DEA undercover planning to fill the truck with weed, which ended in a firefight with a Los Zetas hit squad that killed the driver, who was a DEA informant.
The DEA says it doesn’t owe Patty anything for the more than $100,000 in repairs that were required for the truck, and disclaim any responsibility for the death of Patty’s employee. Also, they won’t do anything about the fact that they led the Zetas to believe that Patty was a rival drug-runner.
A federal judge in Texas dismissed Patty’s lawsuit against the DEA, because when the DEA is undertaking a “clandestine” operation, it can operate with total legal impunity.
There is no law.
H/T Samizdata
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Via Insty – you might find this site interesting. A law prof. blogging on marijuana law.
As for the DEA, tar and feathers comes to mind…
A police informat and fbi agent provocateur started the shooting at kent state. May 4 1970 45 anniversary HAPPY KENT STATE DAY!
And you want more government?
Every tax, every regulation comes with it an army of bureaucrats and behind that an army (with guns) of enforcers.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
In honor of our dear captain’s comment (if a bit belated). Here you go.
And, I too, wonder how you can want more government when it does things like that? And, to be blunt, that was minor compared to what some governments have done.
[…] Kathy Kinsley reminded me we are having an anniversary today. This is for all of you who believe in the good government can do wishing to forget the evil. […]