Horrific collateral damage from the drug war. When Alecia Phonesavanh heard her 19-month-old son, Bounkham,
screaming, she
thought he was simply frightened by the armed men who had burst
into the house in the middle of the night. Then she saw the charred
remains of the portable playpen where the toddler had been
sleeping, and ... MOREJacob Sullum: How Cops Became Baby Burners
Horrific collateral damage from the drug war. When Alecia Phonesavanh heard her 19-month-old son, Bounkham,
screaming, she
thought he was simply frightened by the armed men who had burst
into the house in the middle of the night. Then she saw the charred
remains of the portable playpen where the toddler had been
sleeping, and ... MORE