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The mass-arrest of more than 70 attendees at a Georgia house party over New Year’s weekend is drawing the ire of parents, civil rights leaders, and cannabis advocates alike, and once again spotlights the life-altering consequences of America’s unequivocally racist War on Drugs.
According to Atlanta’s WSB2 News, the ordeal started at a 21st birthday party at an AirBnB-rented home in Cartersville, Georgia, a suburb 40 miles outside of Atlanta. At around 2 AM on December 31st, a nearby neighbor called police over what they thought was a nearby gunshot. When local law enforcement officers arrived at the scene, official reports indicate they saw people standing on the property’s front lawn and porch. Without a warrant, officers then entered the home and began interrogating the (mostly black and brown) party-goers.
“I thought they were just going to shut the party down and everyone was going to go home,” Deja Heard, the 21 year-old woman who rented the home and threw the party told WSB2 News. “All of us are innocent.”
In the police report released days after the arrests, Cartersville cops say they smelled cannabis outside, and that when they entered the house they saw small…
