I'm sure it is and has. I'm all for medicinal marijuana. Just ambivalent toward legalization for the public. My point was that legalizing won't affect the value/price. It won't for other drugs either and that was what some people point to as the driver of crime, the driver of crime is the addiction itself.
It floors me that someone could think a better world is a world where cops kick back and wait for easy. A world where all drugs are legal and people are walking around begging, stealing and selling themselves to support a habit. Needle tracks are now running down nearly every vein of half the hands you shake. Syringes becomes common roadside litter and you have no choice but to lock up everything you own because anything not bolted down and welded WILL be gone by morning.
It floors me that someone could think a better world is a world where cops kick back and wait for easy. A world where all drugs are legal and people are walking around begging, stealing and selling themselves to support a habit. Needle tracks are now running down nearly every vein of half the hands you shake. Syringes becomes common roadside litter and you have no choice but to lock up everything you own because anything not bolted down and welded WILL be gone by morning.
Every time an arrest is made the obvious answer is yes. By the time most heroin users or meth users get out of jail, it’s a choice to go back to using. Not a need. So it all depends on the individual and what THEY want for their lives.
Just seems at times you’re taking a bit of a shot at police.
Is it unfair to expect the police to police themselves rather than maintain the blue wall? The police are often reticent to take care of their own bad apples. And they generally know who the bad apples are. Let's be honest, not every cop is a good cop. Many are. I think most are. But it only takes one to tarnish the badge, and when police refuse to police themselves, they are complicit in the actions of the bad ones. Cops don't want to be seen talking to or helping IAB lest they be labeled snitches. Police are supposed to enforce the law, but sometimes they fail to do so amongst their own ranks. That has to change. Blindly defending every officer and every police action needs to change. They need to do better and be better, because that's what their position demands. I'm gonna quote Stan Lee from his days of writing Spider-Man, "With great power comes great responsibility." Police are given authority and a great deal of responsibility should come along with wielding that authority. It's not just another job. If guys cannot handle what the job asks of them, if they cannot do it with integrity and fairness, if they cannot obey the law while enforcing the law, they shouldn't be cops. The bad apples get the attention, and too often, we find out other cops knew they were bad apples. That has to stop.
Yes I agree. I’ll tell you a story. Once a cop I know was doing traffic in a school zone. A speeder passed by and he had to give chase. Here in Florida it’s 25 mph when the lights are flashing and he had to do 50 to catch up. He wrote the guy his citation and then proceeded to show the guy the one he wrote for himself. That doesn’t happen too often but you gotta understand these cops are human and their jobs require them to drive constantly. Ever been in a traffic jam? You spend an hour and you’re beside yourself pissed off and get even more heated if you see a cop turn on his lights to get through. Right? What you’re failing to realize is you’ve only been in it an hour where if he’s there, he’s working his area which involves that traffic jam. Meaning he’s been it up to 12 hours. Who cares if they turn on their lights and get through? Spend 12 hours in that crap and you’d do the same if you could. I’ll also admit that any traffic citation IS indeed hypocritical because all cops know they break a traffic law at least three times a day. That’s all they do is drive so naturally that’s true. But it’s still their job to give tickets. If the department doesn’t make money, they don’t exist and none of want to spend a day in a lawless city no matter how much we think we do. Ever seen “The Purge”? Let cops disappear and you’ll live it.
I actually thought that’s what you were referring to because that what I hear the most complaining about. Truth is it doesn’t happen as often as you think. A cop is 5x more likely to go to jail than your average citizen believe it or not. There is a 0 tolerance at every department I’ve ever encountered. However that’s not the case so much with DUIs. I’ll admit that and yes there’s a reason which I’ll explain if you like but every other law is strictly enforced to the letter. Look at Chauvin. We just talked how he was overcharged. I know about 5 cops that are currently in jail or went at some point and lost their certificate while on duty. At one point several years ago the Windermere (Near Orlando) police department fired nearly half their department within a months span. Keep in mind we don’t see what goes on behind the scenes unless it’s made public by the media but there’s a reason you see new faces all the time.
Nope. Here for your education.
