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37. What's interesting about the TV link

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:54 AM

Nov 2017

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is that the poor woman was interviewed and said that she now knows what people feel like when they say they "don't trust the police" and she no longer will either. She said she always thought people who said that had "done wrong" otherwise why would the police do that?

Ahh... yup. Welcome to the world of far too many POC and one of the reasons for the existence of BLM - especially when you have LOE planting evidence. She's lucky she wasn't laying dead in the back seat of the cruiser.

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Couple sue after insurance agent tells police their hibiscus plants were pot [View all] RandiFan1290 Nov 2017 OP

I guess........ MyOwnPeace Nov 2017 #1

Chill out. It was funny before you apologized. docgee Nov 2017 #7

But, but "Nationwide is on your side." joshdawg Nov 2017 #2

No, kidding. Seriously, that guy is fired. Hortensis Nov 2017 #6

What usually gets confused for MJ BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #16

I've grown cleome. That picture makes me want to Hortensis Nov 2017 #20

I've always wanted to grow cleome BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #23

Fall, huh? It's early summer here in my part of the south. Hortensis Nov 2017 #38

Yup - it blooms after the rudbeckias are pretty much done BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #41

Sounds lovely. Summer has become challenging down here. Hortensis Nov 2017 #42

I think what you are describing BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #43

Thanks. Plants do get a second breath here as it cools down, Hortensis Nov 2017 #44

We went right to a hard freeze on Nov. 11 BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #45

Those sound like great ideas, Bumrush. There is a Hortensis Nov 2017 #46

Hope you try a few BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #47

I will. Boy, am I glad they're suing. Hortensis Nov 2017 #54

False aralia looks even more like pot! csziggy Nov 2017 #31

Yeah many of the scheffleras can look like it BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #32

I had cleome in my garden Lindsay Nov 2017 #52

What you describe is the sad part about these things BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #55

The police don't know what a marijuana plant looks like! madaboutharry Nov 2017 #3

Probably not quite that bad, only almost. See my post above. Hortensis Nov 2017 #9

Another reason to legalize yuiyoshida Nov 2017 #4

Damn right. cwydro Nov 2017 #21

The thuggery and incompetence of the police are breathtaking. trusty elf Nov 2017 #5

No. The thuggery and incompetence of our politicians is what is breathtaking. cwydro Nov 2017 #22

How the f*** do you mistake a hibiscus for marijuana? Maggiemayhem Nov 2017 #8

No kidding. I have three hibiscus in my yard. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #10

They couldnt be more different. That almost implies that spooky3 Nov 2017 #19

He didn't want to pay the claim? ellie Nov 2017 #39

Some hibiscus have leaves that look like marijuana LeftInTX Nov 2017 #49

Assault rifles? I guess she and husband can be thankfull they weren't Black... FailureToCommunicate Nov 2017 #11

I'd sue, too - and not just the insurance company. Vinca Nov 2017 #12

"we'll intoxicate you with hibiscus" Blues Heron Nov 2017 #13

my elderly parents had an insurance man come out to look... samnsara Nov 2017 #14

Not all insurance companies are equal. I love mine. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #24

I agree with you The Polack MSgt Nov 2017 #28

USAA for 39 years. What a great company to deal with! phylny Nov 2017 #48

I wonder if the adjusters are being told to look for disqualifiers when they go out to examine Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #53

it appears as if this couple will have a nice tidy retirement fund. Javaman Nov 2017 #15

That's the good news malaise Nov 2017 #36

That will be a juicy lawsuit bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #17

Yeah, because they look so similar, being green and all. NurseJackie Nov 2017 #18

Can't tell for sure... WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2017 #26

I agree bdamomma Nov 2017 #35

Police handcuffed a 66 yr old woman LittleGirl Nov 2017 #25

Throw those stupid cops in jail, fire them, and take away their benefits. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #27

People here have hibiscus all over the place. These stupid cops would be very busy. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #29

It's worse than you think. The "agent" is a neighbor whose tree fell on the couple's VermontKevin Nov 2017 #30

Oh, my! Check out the reviews people are leaving, liberalhistorian Nov 2017 #33

What's interesting about the TV link BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #37

He isn't their neighbor. LisaL Nov 2017 #50

boy there is a big difference between bdamomma Nov 2017 #34

I thought Nationwide was "on their side". lame54 Nov 2017 #40

Now I nominate that insurance agent for Trump's first target in Times Square... bagelsforbreakfast Nov 2017 #51

Mrs. Cramer: I'm starting to understand why a lot of the public do not trust the police officers, ecstatic Nov 2017 #56

Update moonseller66 Nov 2017 #57