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abowsh

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Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:44 PM Feb 2012

Attractive Undercover Cop Poses As Student And Entraps Teens To "Sell" Her Marijuana [View all]

Working at the Drug Policy Alliance for the last twelve years I have read and heard countless stories of people having their lives ruined because of our country's cruel war on drugs. Last weekend, the nationally syndicated show This American Life highlighted a story that is so insane, you don't know whether to laugh or puke.

Last year in three high schools in Florida, several undercover police officers posed as students. The undercover cops went to classes, became Facebook friends and flirted with the other students. One 18-year-old honor student named Justin fell in love with an attractive 25-year-old undercover cop after spending weeks sharing stories about their lives, texting and flirting with each other.

One day she asked Justin if he smoked pot. Even though he didn't smoke marijuana, the love-struck teen promised to help find some for her. Every couple of days she would text him asking if he had the marijuana. Finally, Justin was able to get it to her. She tried to give him $25 for the marijuana and he said he didn't want the money -- he got it for her as a present.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/attractive-undercover-cop_b_1277330.html

Disgusting...

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Disgusting is right! FiveGoodMen Feb 2012 #1
So in order to justify their existence they have to engineer the crimes.. truebrit71 Feb 2012 #2
How could this happen, right here in the land of privatized prisons? Blue Owl Feb 2012 #3
How could Justin be arrested for "selling" cannabis when he refused the money? KansDem Feb 2012 #4
Well, at least they aren't just going after Muslims. rgbecker Feb 2012 #5
So high school narcs really *are* good-looking? Robb Feb 2012 #6
Keep your eye on that Grieco fellow, he's gonna be a BIG star someday.. n/t LeftinOH Feb 2012 #8
She effectively seduced a teenager into getting weed for her... LeftinOH Feb 2012 #7
That kid is going to have trust issues with women abowsh Feb 2012 #11
I always wanted to be on 21 Jump Street!!!! nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #9
I heard this on NPR last week and it REALLY pissed me off. This was an honor student renie408 Feb 2012 #10
I' take his word over hers ANY day. I have been told by two prosecutors, 1monster Feb 2012 #19
I'd like to know how much this operation cost. lurky Feb 2012 #12
+1 ProfessorGAC Feb 2012 #20
I got really angry when i first heard this last week marlakay Feb 2012 #13
She's not a girl. Mariana Feb 2012 #18
How is this not illegal search and seizure? Initech Feb 2012 #14
And this is why so many people hate cops. white_wolf Feb 2012 #15
+1 Johonny Feb 2012 #16
"How do these cops look themselves in the mirror?" Matariki Feb 2012 #17
Better Question Still. . . ProfessorGAC Feb 2012 #21
+1 Matariki Feb 2012 #24
Outrageous! The undercover frogmarch Feb 2012 #22
This has been done for decades. Cleita Feb 2012 #23
So now the secret police are doing mass arrests for minor offenses Taitertots Feb 2012 #25
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