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That's not quite true. There are many stories about an informant giving information on a stash of pot somewhere. The cops get a warrant and can physically bust down your door if you don't answer in the middle of the night. There have even been cases where people have been shot in their homes at night by the police when they get up to protest the intrusion (it turns out the cops had the wrong address). There have been cases where police plant evidence if you piss them off. The system is not supposed to convict you if you are not guilty, but I think it happens all the time. There are also cases where property is confiscated just due to their thought that it "might" have been used in a crime. The police sell the seized property and then the person is ultimately found to be innocent. They don't get their money or property back.
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