I haven't had too many run ins with the richmond popo, but they leave the head shops alone. I'm pretty sure they don't even watch them. there was something last summer about the cops busting a punk show and macing everyone and beating people up who were just trying to get away from the mace while saying things like "you think you have rights because your a college student?..." this was in various papers and on the news. I wasn't there. The state cops on the other hand will destroy your appartment if they get a warrant. They dumped the clothes out of the drawers and then dumped the trash on top of them, tore up floors, smashed a stain glass stealie that never hurt anyone, ripped up cushions, etc, etc, and felt completely self righteous vandalizing my home because they're the good guys and I was an Evil Drug Dealer.