"Police balk at ticketing marijuana offenders; Some towns say law unworkable" by Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | January 3, 2009
Massachusetts officially decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana yesterday, but many police departments across the state were essentially ignoring the voter-passed law, saying they would not even bother to ticket people they see smoking marijuana....
That's AS IT SHOULD BE!!!!
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The ballot question passed in November with 65 percent of the vote. Backers said they were frustrated that possession of small amounts of marijuana in Massachusetts was a criminal offense, punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. Those convicted of possession could also receive a criminal record that could taint their job prospects for years, the backers said. Under the ballot measure that took effect yesterday, possession of an ounce or less is a civil violation, punishable by a $100 fine, with no risk of a criminal record.
Yeah, but the Globe and the authorities all wanted that to stick -- even thought THEY SMOKED!!!!
Also see: Mass. DA's Broke the Law
What effin' hypocrites!! Tar, feather, harbor!!!!!!!!
Police say they have two main problems with the law. Many complain that their current citation books lack a check-off box for marijuana possession and they have yet to receive updated ticket books, although temporary forms are available through a state website.
What a NOTHING GRIPE!!! Un-frikkin'=real!!!
More fundamentally, they complain that officers have no way of determining the identity of people they stop on the street for smoking marijuana. Before the law was changed, officers could arrest them, or threaten them with arrest to force them to show identification. Now, they say they cannot force users to show IDs, and cannot arrest them if they refuse to identify themselves. And they say there is no penalty if a marijuana user gives a false name to a police officer....
Oh, I SEE!!! This is ALL ABOUT YOUR PAPERS, pleaze, Sig Heil!!!
That's what the GRIPE IS: the ROLLBACK of POLICE STATE TYRANNY!!!
Think I'll go LIGHT UP in the front yard, folks.... (cough, cough, cough)
And while the authorities have their panties bunched up their asses:
Teen killed on bus was kidnapped in October
Yeah, I guess the Boston cops have better things to do:
"Earlier this month, police wrapped up a 30-day sting involving plainclothes officers mimicking tourists and other pedestrians. Once they were panhandled, they essentially became victims guaranteed to show up for a trial"
Yeah, the Boston cops got time to cruise the strip, bust brothels, hang out in bars, buy drugs, and worry about cellphones while ROBBERIES, RAPES, and MURDERS go UNSOLVED!!!
WTF are they paying you for, other than to enforce tyranny upon themselves?
Btw, what ever happened to David Woodman investigation?
Also see: Who Remembers Timothy Finch?
