Gizmodo Gets Raided

This is more than a little ridiculous -- the California police have raided the home of a Gizmodo journalist in connection with the leaked/stolen/left behind iPhone controversy.  Forget about the legal issues involved here (and they appear to be pretty contentious) and let's consider something else.   Is this really a smart investment of public resources in a state that's going bankrupt?  My guess is that the San Mateo District Attorney may not be eagar to answer that question.  Instapundit has more, including a pretty apropos gang warfare analogy.