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jberryhill

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85. It's nice to be white

Thu May 9, 2013, 09:26 PM

May 2013

"I personally don't have a problem with police investigating allegations because I don't break the law."

We could have used clear thinking people like you when those idiots wrote the fourth and fifth amendments to the Constitution.

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Why cops bust down doors of medical pot growers, but ignore men who keep naked girls on leashes. [View all] backscatter712 May 2013 OP

I wonder how many people died because the police are too busy arresting cannabis users and growers? tridim May 2013 #1

As candidate in 08 Obama was adament that law enforcment needed to focus on terrorism Bluenorthwest May 2013 #24

Corporations are afraid people who toke up at night Warpy May 2013 #2

So drink up instead! tridim May 2013 #9

They're also afraid they won't buy their overpriced, chemical laiden, shit drugs BuelahWitch May 2013 #26

Not really, they still sell plenty of drugs to keep us alive Warpy May 2013 #29

That, and because pot is thought of by many older folks as being ass'd with 'revolutionary' brett_jv May 2013 #64

kick Warren DeMontague May 2013 #3

I still have doubts about the 'naked girl on a leash' story. louis-t May 2013 #4

That is odd, two very different stories. Glad to see someone else wondering. uppityperson May 2013 #12

So one of the neighbours would just go and falsely testify darkangel218 May 2013 #13

Well, if there is no archive of the calls to search, any neighbor can claim Blue_Tires May 2013 #17

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I'm not saying one side is right over the other... Blue_Tires May 2013 #28

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Perhaps waiting for the entire story to come out would be wise Marrah_G May 2013 #34

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But what happened to you has nothing to do with cleveland Marrah_G May 2013 #49

Im pointing out that most officers want to get home safely than investigate potential dangereus darkangel218 May 2013 #52

'Testify' is something you do in court. Common Sense Party May 2013 #66

What testimony? The neighbors were talking to the press. jeff47 May 2013 #73

And how do you know that they lied? darkangel218 May 2013 #80

They told the press they called the police jeff47 May 2013 #81

Because im pretty sure they called the authorities. darkangel218 May 2013 #82

So why are the women lying? jeff47 May 2013 #84

Yes, there is no reason for them to lie about this. likesmountains 52 May 2013 #87

How do you know everything they said? darkangel218 May 2013 #88

Because they have said they were not taken outside the house jeff47 May 2013 #91

Im not on any quest, its a freaking discussion board! am i forcing you to reply to my posts? darkangel218 May 2013 #95

Nope. But nice try at dodging the question. jeff47 May 2013 #96

many people lie about things during big media stories , many lied about Christopher JI7 May 2013 #97

me too. HiPointDem May 2013 #18

I was thinking the same Marrah_G May 2013 #33

Me, too. I'd trust the victims' story more than a neighbor. Common Sense Party May 2013 #65

We also heard the two other brothers didn't know anything was going on and lunatica May 2013 #72

But that gets in the way of leaping to conclusions in order to advance an unrelated issue mythology May 2013 #76

Because apparently abusing women is norm to them. darkangel218 May 2013 #5

K&R MotherPetrie May 2013 #6

It's always about the money Vinnie From Indy May 2013 #7

Because Big Pharma doesn't care about women on leashes? Bake May 2013 #8

Neighbors should have called 911 and reported pot plants mainer May 2013 #10

Or they'd be arrested for conspiracy to produce drugs... n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #14

I have a semi-related question ... zbdent May 2013 #11

This is the War on Women Ccarmona May 2013 #15

Hate to rain on the "woe is my weed" crowd, but maybe it could be... bobclark86 May 2013 #16

Stop that! You are ruining a perfectly good straw man rant with your LOGIC! IdaBriggs May 2013 #19

It's all good. bobclark86 May 2013 #45

Maybe you should work on expanding your ability to feel compassion, then. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #78

I have plenty of compassion... bobclark86 May 2013 #92

You've made your point, I've made mine. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #94

About 25,000 people a year are arrested in Ohio for marjiuana at a cost of about Bluenorthwest May 2013 #27

so what you are saying is... zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #30

You are absolutely correct Sir. darkangel218 May 2013 #40

We spend $60 Billion dollars a year, NOT including local LEO and incarceration costs, just to keep Warren DeMontague May 2013 #32

And at what point... bobclark86 May 2013 #48

Uh, okay. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #58

Being gay isn't a choice. bobclark86 May 2013 #75

My point was, some laws are wrong. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #77

Yeah... bobclark86 May 2013 #93

Because the uniform serves the corporation. Dawson Leery May 2013 #21

They serve themselves. Its not even matter of coruption, is matter of integrity. darkangel218 May 2013 #22

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ThomThom May 2013 #23

That's mostly what it's about. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #69

Because The Super Lemon Haze Caeser67 May 2013 #25

Is it illegal for a naked woman to be in a backyard? jberryhill May 2013 #35

Yes, on a leash darkangel218 May 2013 #37

Okay, explain to me what is illegal about it jberryhill May 2013 #39

It should be investigated. darkangel218 May 2013 #42

Okay, so... jberryhill May 2013 #44

And one of the neighbors says they talked to their mother, not the police. randome May 2013 #46

Oh I know... jberryhill May 2013 #47

Yes they should get a warrant and search the house!! nt darkangel218 May 2013 #50

And the warrant affidavit should state what as probable cause? jberryhill May 2013 #51

Police should investigate and search the house!!! Criminal Investigation 101 honey!! darkangel218 May 2013 #53

Ah, well then, I'll have to keep this in mind jberryhill May 2013 #55

Yes, by law , all alegations should be investigated!! eithet abide the law or dont give a freaking darkangel218 May 2013 #59

No, there is no law requiring investigation of all allegations jberryhill May 2013 #62

Im not playing anything, darkangel218 May 2013 #63

With all the hullabaloo about how we're currently living in a police state... randome May 2013 #67

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This! ^^^ opiate69 May 2013 #71

Probable cause, false inprisonment aligations! darkangel218 May 2013 #56

K, I'll call the police and say you were parading a naked woman around your yard. jeff47 May 2013 #74

Actually, darkangel218 May 2013 #79

It doesn't matter if you actually break the law. jeff47 May 2013 #83

It's nice to be white jberryhill May 2013 #85

Being condescending is pretty lame imo. darkangel218 May 2013 #86

Being condescending? jberryhill May 2013 #89

I have no clue what you do for a living darkangel218 May 2013 #90

why ? all one has to do is follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ azurnoir May 2013 #36

Yes, because equating the DEA with local police is so appropriate. randome May 2013 #41

It's not just the feds that are busting potheads. backscatter712 May 2013 #60

Because there's a monetary incentive to go after drug crime BanzaiBonnie May 2013 #43

yeah MFM008 May 2013 #54

Collapsing revenues and uncontrolled gun use in Cleveland is the more likely story Kolesar May 2013 #57

Suggestion 1 Half-Century Man May 2013 #61

The priorities of the police are to :- TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #98

The lesson here is that if you think your neighbor has kidnapped someone, tell the police they have rhett o rick May 2013 #99