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re: Big drug bust at Alabama today...
Posted on 2/19/13 at 3:59 pm to BottomlandBrew
Posted on 2/19/13 at 3:59 pm to BottomlandBrew
I can totally understand a cop busting someone for pot and shrooms if they're at the wheel, or if the suspect is charged with something else and they find drugs along the way. Hell, I can even understand busting someone for pot because they mouthed off, or had it in plain view.
I just don't understand how a police force decides to actively roll up and raid college students for pot. Like even setting aside the inherent insanity of drug laws and looking at it from a cost-benefit perspective, this has to be an incredibly inefficient use of resources.
I just don't understand how a police force decides to actively roll up and raid college students for pot. Like even setting aside the inherent insanity of drug laws and looking at it from a cost-benefit perspective, this has to be an incredibly inefficient use of resources.
This post was edited on 2/19/13 at 4:00 pm
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:02 pm to Iosh
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I can totally understand a cop busting someone for pot and shrooms if they're at the wheel, or if the suspect is charged with something else and they find drugs along the way. Hell, I can even understand busting someone for pot because they mouthed off, or had it in plain view.
I just don't understand how a police force decides to actively roll up and raid college students for pot. Like even setting aside the inherent insanity of drug laws and looking at it from a cost-benefit perspective, this has to be an incredibly inefficient use of resources.
Without reading the entire thread, if it was a bust that big, it sounds like somebody snitched.
This post was edited on 2/19/13 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:03 pm to Iosh
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I just don't understand how a police force decides to actively roll up and raid college students for pot. Like even setting aside the inherent insanity of drug laws and looking at it from a cost-benefit perspective, this has to be an incredibly inefficient use of resources.
sounds like it was a narcotics task force... that's exactly what they do, arrest people for drugs. I agree that this looks like whole buncha 'low-hanging-fruit' and not big time distribution, but it's still upwards of 70 students getting busted for selling.
Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:04 pm to Iosh
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I just don't understand how a police force decides to actively roll up and raid college students for pot. Like even setting aside the inherent insanity of drug laws and looking at it from a cost-benefit perspective, this has to be an incredibly inefficient use of resources.
Its probably more cost efficient than you think. If the bail really averaged 35 grand I know a lot of those frat daddies' parents will pay that. Probably close to covering the expenses.
Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:11 pm to Iosh
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this has to be an incredibly inefficient use of resources.
Task forces are usually multi-agency. With 70 getting tagged, the odds of getting a bigger fish goes up. Everyone tagged today, made a choice to risk the consequences if they got caught and decided getting high was worth it. They need to take the medicine now.
This post was edited on 2/19/13 at 4:12 pm
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