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In reply to the discussion: Narcotics Cop Who Ruined Countless Lives for Weed Possession, Busted with $2 Million in Marijuana [View all]gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)56. My younger son is a cop...
... and this kind of corruption is endemic nationwide; in no way are this cop's actions unusual. The honest ones are the exceptions, not the dirty ones.
And then there's Civil Asset Forfeiture. A polite euphemism for highway robbery by cop. AG Eric Holder issued an order to stop it before he left office, but it was universally ignored. Don't ever try to tell me that the "justice system" in this country isn't irredeemably corrupt from top to bottom.
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Photographer
Jul 2016
OP
Yes, but you've forgotten how these nefarious drug dealers can "cut" their pot to make it worth more
NBachers
Jul 2016
#16
Drug warriors are the enforcers of the drug industry, both legal and illegal drugs.
hunter
Jul 2016
#9
I would humbly suggest you check out a place where legalization is working as we speak
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2016
#58
Let's hope he's in big trouble, and gets caught dealing again trying to pay off his debt.
NBachers
Jul 2016
#21
That is a seriously stupid-looking beard on his face. Sorry, first thing I noticed...
Hekate
Jul 2016
#25
Difference being that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is a hardworking Dem officeholder and this creep ...
Hekate
Jul 2016
#28
She also worked with Sheldon Adelson to kill medical marijuana reform in Florida and supports
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2016
#44
Unfortunately we have authoritarians here who love the drug war and think pot smokers belong in jail
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2016
#46