Read the article, the kids were dumb. Sitting in a parked car outside their apt building with loud music and a Cheech and Chong haze inside and the neighbors complained.
That said, the rest of this is just maddening. The TAM police don't arrest for simple possesion, but it was the College St cops, under the orders of one of the most odious characters in politics today - Ken Paxton. A man with yrs long history and many, many serious charges of theif, fraud and bribery. Recently only barely escaped impeachment bc his freakin wife was on the committee who voted on it! Yet he ruins kids lives in his unending crusade to fight the "woke".
Just to enrage me more, if they'd been in that car playing with deadly firearms they'd have gotten a medal from the state of Texas.
Law enforcement arrests of college students for minor drug charges have been a controversial issue in recent years. Last year, Texas A&M Police said it would no longer arrest offenders for non-violation, small amount marijuana possession offenses. Instead, UPD confiscates the marijuana if it’s less than two ounces, and then a case is sent to the county attorney for review. There was support from the Regents and Chancellor John Sharp following the policy change.
“I will not stand idly by as cities run by pro-crime extremists deliberately violate Texas law and promote the use of illicit drugs that harm our communities,” said AG Ken Paxton.
