Pubdate: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Copyright: 2013 The Dallas Morning News, Inc. Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/send-a-letter/ Website: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 Page: 20A RAIDING THE GARDEN OF EDEN We're used to heavily armed SWAT officers in body armor swarming dangerous buildings and overwhelming violent suspects. But raiding the Garden of Eden? After receiving two - TWO! - complaints that the scary green-thumb types at a Kennedale sustainability garden may be growing marijuana, Arlington SWAT descended on the Garden of Eden, handcuffed folks, disturbed plants and finally left - without finding a single marijuana plant. No word on whether anyone took a bite of an apple. Police said the operation took 45 minutes. The garden's website said it lasted hours, plants were destroyed, and eight adults were held at gunpoint. "Once it was determined it was secure, they were taken out of handcuffs," explained police Sgt. Christopher Cook. "Typically we wouldn't do that, but they were compliant." Not to mention, apparently, innocent. - --- MAP posted-by: Matt