The cops would either drive by homes or do fly overs to see which house lights up more than the next. The problem is that it’s illegal to use that FLIR system without a warrant because you can’t always tell what’s in the house just because of the heat and it’s an invasion of privacy. For example, I use a heater in my room so the temps can be as much 10-15 degrees hotter than the rest of the house. That doesn’t indicate a grow operation. Check out youtube for the usage of FLIR.

Now, to obtain the warrant itself, the police have to lie, obviously. Normally, they use a fake informant to “tip them off” to the grow operation. With this falsified evidence they’ve brought to the judge, they can get the warrant easily.

That’s why this is so significant of a bust. We all know police lie. But to catch them in that lie soooooo definitively is a first. To see that it’s not just some planted evidence or perjury by one or two officers but an orchestrated effort by an entire department is MAJOR.

This thing Barry Cooper did could possibly force the court system to review EVERY case by the Odessa police department, at least those related to these types of RAIDS because the activity is all cookie cutter since they do it so often. Since they’re so brazen about it, there’s a chance that everything they’ve done might get undone. It’s a heavy heavy heavy move.

That’s why I like Barry Cooper. He’s a real police office. He knows exactly what they do and what he’s doing as well.

F*CK the PO-LEESE!!!

-Ed.