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Many times LE has become a cancer on society and then they wonder why we don't trust them. Many of us fear the crooks with badges more than the crooks without badges.
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When police raided his house in St. Joseph County, Michigan, Thomas Williams, a 72-year-old cancer patient, had 12 marijuana plants, as permitted by his state's medical marijuana law. But he also had a few unplanted seedlings that he had prepared to replace plants that were dying. The cops said the seedlings put him over the legal limit. They did not charge him with a crime. Instead they took his stuff, including his car, his TV, his cellphone, his shotgun, and $11,000 in cash. They are trying to take his house too.
In many jurisdictions, the police have become revenue collectors, taking whatever they can in order to make up for the lost funding that's gone into "tax cuts for the wealthy."
1) I suspect there is more to the story.
2) Is the fault of the police or the law?
3) I bet there are many more stories of law enforcement doing good things. They usually do not make the news.
4) Should people base their opinion of the police based upon a story cherry picked out of the whole country?
People are expected to do Their jobs every day, so when LE does well, that's fine but not commendable. Airline pilots are expected to land their planes safely every time, not just most of the time. So yes, I expect LE to not steal from citizens EVER.
If you take the time to research it, you will find many instances of LE abuse of power like this.
In many jurisdictions, the police have become revenue collectors, taking whatever they can in order to make up for the lost funding that's gone into "tax cuts for the wealthy."
Things tend to be connected.
That's a pathetic excuse to steal from poor people.
Perhaps it's time we start holding their "employers" as in the politicians that enact these laws accountable for once? Quit voting for proponents of the police state on both sides of the aisle. Know what I mean?
Many times LE has become a cancer on society and then they wonder why we don't trust them. Many of us fear the crooks with badges more than the crooks without badges.
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When police raided his house in St. Joseph County, Michigan, Thomas Williams, a 72-year-old cancer patient, had 12 marijuana plants, as permitted by his state's medical marijuana law. But he also had a few unplanted seedlings that he had prepared to replace plants that were dying. The cops said the seedlings put him over the legal limit. They did not charge him with a crime. Instead they took his stuff, including his car, his TV, his cellphone, his shotgun, and $11,000 in cash. They are trying to take his house too.
Sorry, but that's not a problem with the police. Blame the lawmakers you and I elected and allowed to pass the laws that made this crap possible. WE are to blame and continue to be until we demand that asset forfeiture laws are eliminated. All the police did in this case is enforce the law. In far too many places, corrupt lawmakers and community leaders use their police departments for revenue generation, rather than to catch criminals. Again...WE have allowed this.
What exactly have you done to get these laws overturned in your state?
Many times LE has become a cancer on society and then they wonder why we don't trust them. Many of us fear the crooks with badges more than the crooks without badges.
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When police raided his house in St. Joseph County, Michigan, Thomas Williams, a 72-year-old cancer patient, had 12 marijuana plants, as permitted by his state's medical marijuana law. But he also had a few unplanted seedlings that he had prepared to replace plants that were dying. The cops said the seedlings put him over the legal limit. They did not charge him with a crime. Instead they took his stuff, including his car, his TV, his cellphone, his shotgun, and $11,000 in cash. They are trying to take his house too.
I read it and gee whiz, ANOTHER I HATE THE COPS THREAD.
What did I find, " laws that allow police to take assets allegedly connected to crime"
You whine like a little baby accusing the POLICE of wrongdoing when they were CARRYING OUT THE LAW.
If you DON'T like the law get it changed and quit your juvenile attempt to discredit the cops.
It is YOU who are discredited by your twisting the facte to feed your OWN ANTI-POLICE HATE.
Your title should read " I hate the cops and will post distortions of the facts in order to justify my hatred".
Last edited by Quick Enough; 02-27-2015 at 08:23 AM..
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Quit voting for proponents of the police state on both sides of the aisle. Know what I mean?
