Petulant Police Refuse To 'Participate In' Medical Marijuana

[Why Syzygy]

http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/07/petulant_police_refuse_to_participate_in_medical_m.php

The letter, according to KHSL, states:

The members of the Chico Police Officers' Association will not participate in any part of the medical marijuana ordinance that involves commercial marijuana growing or selling operations. We will not assist in any way in any activity that normalizes, standardizes, expedites, or assists in the establishment of facilities set up for the commercial growing and selling of marijuana. It is our sworn duty to enforce all laws regarding controlled substances, and we will continue to do so.

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The cops' letter points to a July 1 letter from U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner that warned adopting an ordinance that violated federal prohibitions against marijuana could bring federal criminal penalties on city workers whose responsibilities would include administering the ordinance.

"The problem we have as police officers is that the marijuana trade is a huge safety issue," said Will Clark, who obviously should seek another line of work, like maybe flipping burgers. "We've had home invasion robberies, we've had people shot and killed over marijuana, we've had residential burglaries, robberies, over marijuana."

What Clark didn't mention was that a good portion of the people "shot and killed over marijuana" were victims of police violence.

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emphasis mine

[theaocp]

1. Real crime is hard work.

MMJ folk are easy targets. These "cops" are cowards.

[guruoo]

2. Wagner's right about dangers, problem is increased penalties fueled the violence,

by raising the value of the product. Marijuana related violence was extremely rare back when pot went for $20 an ounce.

[ZombieHorde]

3. My brother-in-law has leukemia.

One time, during a large family get together, I walked in on him alone and crying from pain. As soon as he saw me, he stood up and forced a smile on his face. He got a license for medical marijuana, and he says it's really been helping him. He grows his own plants now, so this medicine is free to him. Fuck those cops.

Boycott Cop Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhxLLjMA9AA

[Why Syzygy]

4. I'm glad

that he is able to use it. The real crime is criminalizing a native PLANT!

[ZombieHorde]

5. I completely agree. Illegal gardening is ridiculous. nt

[jwirr]

6. Law enforcement is too arrogant to admit it has been wrong all along

and that they are responsible for destroying a lot of young lives. Pride goeth before the sin.

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[BNJMN]

8. B-b-but, police are just doing their jobs! It's the laws that need to change, that's all.

Yep, as I found out a while back, some police are not just inactive participants carrying out the will of the people, no! They get a badge and a few years on a beat and they *may* begin to think they're really better than the public they serve and know more than the majority of voters in their area.

Sad.
And when you see revolutions in the ME who is it that decides whether it's going to be a peaceful transition or not? The police and military.

[Why Syzygy]

9. Does anyone else notice that ..

a US Attorney is threatening local officials? The feds can't regulate (threaten) localities. Right?

The cops' letter points to a July 1 letter from U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner that warned adopting an ordinance that violated federal prohibitions against marijuana could bring federal criminal penalties on city workers whose responsibilities would include administering the ordinance.

[Ikonoklast]

10. Fire them if they refuse to uphold the law.,

Cops are NOT paid to interpet the laws; they get paid to enforce what laws are on the books.

Refusal to do your job?

Termination.