Slog - Comments on Winning the War on Drugs

Comment by Mahtli69 in Tokyo

Mahtli69 in Tokyo — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:17:57 -0800

It should be added that the subcontractor from CenterPoint Energy who tipped the police because of a vinegar smell is a stupid motherfucker. CenterPoint Energy should be sued, along with the cops who acted on the clueless tip.

Comment by diggum

diggum — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:25:55 -0800

But.. then how would these police forces justify their budgets and gear expenses? you know, if you don't spend it, you don't get it next year.

sincerely,
diggum

Comment by Greg

Greg — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:08:10 -0800

I definitely smell a civil suit against the CenterPoint guy. But also, why did the police have to break down the door in the first place? Don't people knock any more?

Comment by Vince

Vince — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:09:07 -0800

When I was a kid they used to tell us stories about the mean old communists in the Soviet Union. They spied on their citizens and had gulags. And, always worst of all, the secret police would come and break down your door and take you away for no reason. Sound familiar?

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:13:07 -0800

this is far more worrisome than a camera in a park. even if i don't want the camera in the park and it was an abuse of trust to get it there.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:16:06 -0800

why does everyone involved except the rat & the cops hate america?

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:49:20 -0800

So you are telling me, if I have someone in to repair something in my house and I've just, hmmm say cleaned my floors with vinegar or for some reason have an odd chemical smell in my house (carpets just cleaned, ammonia on the windows), the repair person can call the police, tell them there was a suspicious smell in my house, and then the police can come break down my door because of that? Somebody saying my house has a suspicious chemical smell is enough probable cause for the police to do this?

Fuck.

Comment by ecce homo

ecce homo — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:39:21 -0800

You assholes should spend some time actually helping destroy meth labs. Unless Meth makers and dealers are so nice as to not require these tactics, then the cops did the right thing.

The judge is a dumbass for approving a warrant on the info. Focus your rage there, not on some guy making 30,000 a year who puts their life in danger regularly.

Yup, Meth freaks...Charming motherfuckers, aren' they?

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:26:19 -0800

it's not the individual cops who get the censure here, it's the questionable bust- down- the- door protocol that puts THEM in danger, ecce. the rage? why, that's all yours. please get some help.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:31:03 -0800

Remember, the War on Drugs was created to keep cops employed, not to accomplish anything.

If you want workable solutions, cops are the last ones to ask for advice on this. It pays their bills.

Comment by Luke Baggins

Luke Baggins — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:32:25 -0800

Meth is nasty stuff, but so is religion and it's much more lethal. And we don't bust down church doors.

Comment by Colin

Colin — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:23:20 -0800

Mostly here I'd blame the idiot judge and of course the policy of breaking down doors for stupid drug busts.

No doubt Meth makers are big time scum bags but you really don't need to kick down the doors. It's not like they're going to flush all of their equipment down the drain while you wait for them to open the door. Put cops on each entrance, knock, when they open the door go in and search the place.

This whole thing sounds pretty unamerican to me.