Helicopters Deployed, Schools Locked Down to Apprehend Unarmed Drug Suspect on Long Island

Pat Buchanan might see the “deeply
libertarian trend” buoying support for marijuana legalization
across the political spectrum, but when it comes to attitudes
toward drugs, there are still also deeply statist trends across the
country. Last month on Long Island, New York, at least three
schools in Sayville were put on lock down (or “lock-in”) while
police deployed helicopters in pursuit of an unarmed drug suspect.

Via the local Patch:

According to School Superintendent Dr. Walter Schartner
the activity parents were reporting was tied to a police drug bust
search for an unarmed male in the area between Lincoln Avenue
Elementary School and Sayville Middle School.

“Parents called the office regarding the helicopters. We had our
security contact the police to find out what was going on. When we
found out we brought the elementary students off the playground at
recess and did a lock-in at Lincoln, Sunrise, and the middle
school,” he told Patch in an email.

America, 2014.

Earlier this school year in Detroit, a drug raid conducted near
a school during school hours led the police chief to
announce unspecified policy changes.

More Reason on the drug
war.

Related: Watch the Reason Foundation documentary
America’s Longest War if you can.