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5. What kind of human being wants to arrest pot smokers for a living?

Reply to 1step (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 02:23 AM

Jan 2015

I can understand being a homicide detective, or going after rapists, but I have never understood how cops can live with themselves arresting a person for smoking a joint. The insane prohibition against pot has ruined so many lives, and disproportionately more African American lives.

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Fed Up: Florida Crowd Forms Human Shield to Protect Man Police Try to Arrest for Smoking Marijuana [View all] 1step Dec 2014 OP

I've often thought people should step in when police start getting abusive. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #1

I'll bet this took the cops by surprise, they never figured that ordinary citizens GGJohn Jan 2015 #2

Brave hero citizens NBachers Jan 2015 #3

They ride around with windows down to smell smoke? Downwinder Jan 2015 #4

What kind of human being wants to arrest pot smokers for a living? SunSeeker Jan 2015 #5

some people will grasp at any power they can have over others Scootaloo Jan 2015 #6

There should be a psychological test for recruits that screens those nuts out. nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #8

It makes me wonder what type of people the job will attract 10 years from now. olddad56 Jan 2015 #9

America's stupid anti-cannabis laws... nikto Jan 2015 #7

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2015 #10

In the words of the Jets in West Side Story...... mrmpa Jan 2015 #11

I think this is a key part of the article this is a key part of the article tinymontgomery Jan 2015 #12

Some days seem like the climax of "V" malthaussen Jan 2015 #13

That's what I call, "Stopping the NONSENSE in its tracks"! Johnny Rash Jan 2015 #14

amazing RedSock Jan 2015 #15