SWAT raid on food co-op called 'entrapment'

People, if this doesn't show you the NAZI, USSR style of work that our Federal and State governments are up to, than nothing will. Unless you go through it yourself.

"A state agent from the Ohio Department of Agriculture pressured a family whose members run a food cooperative for friends and neighbors to 'sell' him a dozen eggs, sparking accusations of entrapment from a lawyer defending the family."
on Dec. 1 when police officers used SWAT-style tactics to burst into the home, hold family members including children at gunpoint and confiscate the family's personal food supply.

Jacqueline and John Stower

"Government officials have egos as well. The problem is when government officials have egos, they use the power of government against us," he said.

Thompson explained the genesis of the raid was a series of visits to the family by an undercover agent for the state agriculture agency.

"He showed up (at the Stowers' residence) unannounced one day," Thompson explained, and "pretended" to be interested in purchasing food.

The family explained the co-op was private and they couldn't provide service to the stranger.

The agent then returned another day, stayed for two hours, and explained how he thought his sick mother would be helped by eggs from range-fed chickens to which the Stowers had access.

The family responded that they didn't sell food and couldn't help. When he refused to leave, the family gave him a dozen eggs to hasten his departure, Thompson explained.

Despite protests from the family, the agent left some money on a counter and departed.

On the basis of that transaction, the Stowers were accused of engaging in the retail sale of food, Thompson said.

Can you see the clear misconduct, lies and deceit of the Ohio government to say that these people (who could have or might be you or me one day) were engaging in "unlawful" actions? This is abuse!