I get that law is law, but the fact that they are bragging about catching a minor criminal rather than spending time and resources working to find bigger fish is pretty pathetic.
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So just let all the smaller criminals like burglars and drug dealers go free while they try to take down bigger fish? They were probably working on a big case as well.
You make a fair point, but let's be clear, there's a VERY big distinction between someone who sells weed and someone who robs a house, or even sells hard drugs. And my point is that it takes 20 minutes to take a photo and upload it, that's 20 minutes I would rather they spend doing their job.
You realize there's more than two cops in a police department? Somebody has to go after the little guys while others will go after the "bigger fish." Uploading the photo is just to positively boost their image in the community, so people may begin to trust them more when they see they're getting work done. Also I'm not sure what kind of internet you have but uploading a picture does not take 20 minutes, more like 2 minutes. Whether you agree with weed being illegal or not it is still an illegal drug and dealing it is more illegal than just having it on your person, so yes, there are cops that are going to arrest weed dealers.
Cause it sounds like you're lumping in people who use/sell weed with people who rape and murder. Hell, get a traffic ticket and you're a criminal. But by all means please keep these degenerates off our streets. U.S. justice system is flawed and prisons are overcrowded. There's probably no point in getting into this cause you're 17* and nothing I say is gonna change your mind right now.
alekzama it's not that's we're saying all criminals are the same, but rather that no law is less important than another. you cannot pick and choose which laws you wish to follow, and it doesn't matter which law you break, that makes you a criminal and you should be punished for it. nobody ever said anything about rape and murder being the same as selling weed, but it doesn't take away that selling weed is still a crime. your personal opinion doesn't matter when it comes to the law. if you want the law changed then go through legal processes and petition to have it changed but until then it's your duty as a citizen to obey that law and you accept any punishment that comes with it if you decide to break that law.
Also, trying to discredit people by guessing their age is a childish and immature move. People tend to attempt to discredit someone they disagree with when their own argument is going south, so how about you cut that crap and be respectful.
I wasn't guessing his age. I mistakenly put 15 after reading his profile says he's 16, but he claims to be 17... anywho I'm gonna go ahead and argue with you that indeed some laws ARE less important than other laws. Just FYI calling your comment ignorant is not intended to insult or offend... But fuck it, I got nothing to gain from this so buh-bye.
No law is more important than other laws. If you break the law you break the law and that is final. Yes I agree that we should get murderers and rapists off of our street but there might be cops getting the other people off of the street. I think honestly that both sides in this case are somewhat correct and somewhat not but what use is it to argue? They caught a criminal and that's what matters. They did their job and now we can do ours by reporting things that we see happen rather than arguing about wether or not it was right of the police to arrest a criminal.
@meatball2012 drug laws are inherently unconstitutional though. The government has zero say over my body, plus it leads into even more unconstitutional laws that are explicitly tied to the war on drugs like civil asset forfeiture, which is a blatant violation of the 4th amendment.
Because the law itself is unconstitutional to any rational person, I see no reason to hold it to the same standard as a law that actually makes sense, like don't rob or kill people. It's the government's equivalent of a parent yelling at their child "but I said so!" when the child comes up with a reason that destroys the parents' logic.
Don't even get me started on the fact the CIA is the largest cartel in the freaking world.
I'll accept you may have a decent point, but i'd also like to say how grossly inaccurate you are in saying police are the real criminals. My dad was police officer for over 30 years and is an incredible man. He was involved in many shootings, but only ever had to shoot back once, during a bank robbery when the guy was running from him, but shooting over his shoulder. He actually hit my dads partner in the chest and knocked him unconscious (he was alright because of his vest). My dad chose to shoot the man in the leg and proceeded to tackle him rather than shoot and kill him which would have been justified given that he had shot a man and intended to shoot my dad as well. So don't go telling me "you're more likely to be shot by a cop for doing nothing than by a weed dealer." The vast vast VAST majority of cops are good men who do their job properly and only use their weapons in times of absolute necessities. My dad was on SWAT for 5 years and the team as a whole never once killed anyone
The media will show you the cases of police brutality which I can agree are disgraceful, but they do that because they are profit driven and it attracts attention. Cops aren't criminals, they actually have the best interest of the people in mind 99.9% of the time.
Also I realize I said most are good men, but there are also many great female cops as well, I've just met many more male cops. I respect all of our men and women who risk their lives daily and put up with hatred to protect people.
Look up the FBI statistics, you ARE more likely to be shot by a cop for doing nothing than by a weed dealer.
That's good that your dad was a good cop; did he know any bad cops? Did he report the bad cops?
Also, you're more likely to die being a taxi driver, an aircraft pilot, a roofer, a logger or a fisherman than a cop. Cop deaths per 100,000 = 16. Roofers per 100,000 = 36. Fisherman per 100,000 = 131. Taxi Driver per 100,000 = 18.
I didn't know any bad cops nor did my dad. And regardless of the number of deaths I believe you have to be much braver to be a police officer because every day is a mystery and since you're a wearing a uniform but criminals aren't, you could be ambushed at any second of any day. Many of the deaths of the professions you mentioned were accidents, ether by horrible luck or a mistake by the worker or someone else, but most of the deaths from cops are them being killed in the line of duty. But even if you disregard them risking their lives what makes them criminals?
Statistics could have changed in that time and with the anti-police atmosphere the past year or two I wouldn't be surprised if police deaths have increased.
yeah, the closest thing I could find to when I saw it back then was the raid of death in weed raids; which is obviously higher than 0, meaning being raided for pot is obviously more dangerous than pot.
Because the law itself is unconstitutional to any rational person, I see no reason to hold it to the same standard as a law that actually makes sense, like don't rob or kill people. It's the government's equivalent of a parent yelling at their child "but I said so!" when the child comes up with a reason that destroys the parents' logic.
Don't even get me started on the fact the CIA is the largest cartel in the freaking world.
That's good that your dad was a good cop; did he know any bad cops? Did he report the bad cops?
Also, you're more likely to die being a taxi driver, an aircraft pilot, a roofer, a logger or a fisherman than a cop. Cop deaths per 100,000 = 16. Roofers per 100,000 = 36. Fisherman per 100,000 = 131. Taxi Driver per 100,000 = 18.