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A small federal army composed of some 60 agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the National Guard, and the U.S. Forest Service arrived in the living rooms of Sina Brush and two neighbors in New Mexico just after dawn. Mrs. Brush and her daughter were handcuffed in there underwear and forced to kneel while the American Gestapo searched the house for drugs. No drugs were found. -
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Freedom RadioIn almost all of these cases the feds showed up in the middle of the night, armed. In none of these cases did the victims violate any law whatsoever. In several cases, the police relied on information known to be from an unreliable source. -
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Donald Carlson was invaded by agents of the DEA shortly after midnight on the claim that they were looking for illegal drugs. Carlson, asleep at the time, thought robbers had broken in; he dialed 911 and reached for his handgun. DEA agents riddled him with bullets. After seven weeks in intensive care, he survived - sort of. No drugs were found. -
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The DEA arrived at Donald Scott this time bringing along the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for extra protection against the dangerous Scott. Busting into the house while he was asleep, a deputy sheriff shot Scott and killed him. Again, no illegal drugs were found. -
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BATF paid a visit to Harry and Theresa Lumplugh in Pennsylvania. The BATF needed 15 to 20 men, armed and masked, to handle the couple, whom they forced to open safes and hand over private papers while held at the point of a machine gun. One of America's finest kicked the Lumplugh's pet cat to death. No charges were brought against the Lumplughs. -
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BATF agents raided the bedroom of Monique Montgomery at 4:00 in the morning. She reached for a gun and was shot four times and killed. Nothing illegal was found. -
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In Ohio, the BATF raided the house of businessman and part-time police officer Louie Katona III, pushing his pregnant wife against a wall and causing her to miscarry. Nothing illegal was found.