Sim Tree: Wait, they can't raid a drug den operating and selling 24 hours, 7 days a week, with tons of neighbors complaining, until they 'build a case', which 'takes time' ; but they can arrest a single college student with one pot plant based on an 'anonymous tip'?

I was wondering that as well. Considering how many stories end up on Fark of people's houses being trashed by the police after so much less. And they're lucky their dog survived being sicked on a cop.

Ha ha. Nobody likes criminals.

What's an uncover buy? Don't we have proofreaders anymore?

"It was like Christmas morning," said one female neighbor, who asked not to be identified. "We've been waiting for this for seven years."

Note to dealers in Stratford. Move every once 6 1/2 years...

osr3v: "It was like Christmas morning," said one female neighbor, who asked not to be identified. "We've been waiting for this for seven years."

Note to dealers in Stratford. Move every once 6 1/2 years...

/ Note to self: Stop being dyslexic.

I bet Barbie ratted on the Bratz.

They didn't kill the dog!

+1 for the cops

Uncle Wiggly: She's in the attic! She's in the attic!

Wow, that's ... I wasn't expecting a reference to that urban legend. Bravo.

+1 to you, sir, for exemplary memology.

During the raid, officers said, they seized numerous prescription pills, a small amount of cocaine and 18 shotgun shells

but no guns? what kind of drug dealers are they?

MurphyMurphy: They didn't kill the dog!

+1 for the cops

These are your civic standards!

They were maybe emptying out the blackpowder from the shotgun shells to make another explos-hold on a second, there's a knock at the door.

What's wrong with this story?
They had evidence, a legit warrant, and they didn't kill the dog.
Hmm.

Sim Tree: Wait, they can't raid a drug den operating and selling 24 hours, 7 days a week, with tons of neighbors complaining, until they 'build a case', which 'takes time' ; but they can arrest a single college student with one pot plant based on an 'anonymous tip'?

You've answered your own stupid question.

Uncle Wiggly: She's in the attic! She's in the attic!

Thanks for the laugh at the expense of Pia Zadora. Such a shame that's not a true story. Can you imagine that actually happening?

ciberido: Uncle Wiggly: She's in the attic! She's in the attic!

Wow, that's ... I wasn't expecting a reference to that urban legend. Bravo.

+1 to you, sir, for exemplary memology.

Somehow I had missed that particular legend. So I click on the link, read the "story" and start laughing insanely at the image of a theater audience doing that. But it's early and I've only just started my coffee...

EnviroDude: when drug dealers move in, the police are only 7 years away

/wonders if the dealers were paying $$$ for protection

Maybe they were informants.

Sim Tree: Wait, they can't raid a drug den operating and selling 24 hours, 7 days a week, with tons of neighbors complaining, until they 'build a case', which 'takes time' ; but they can arrest a single college student with one pot plant based on an 'anonymous tip'?

Dorm rooms or housing on college park areas are beholden to different rules than an owned private residence, usually. Think like how high schools could do random inspections of your locker.

Not saying right or wrong, but it usually just is. Lot more lenient in the search and seizure abilities.

Personally, I would have charged every one of them with attempted murder on a LEO for sending the pit bull out, instead of taking responsibility. When you're caught, you're caught. It's best just to go quietly, and let the lawyers sort it out.

I also agree with the poster above, who said the thing about one merryjewanna plant. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, either, when contrasted with a story like this. However, there is always one easy solution to avoid something like that....never stick your diack in crazy.

doglover: And to the cop that DIDN'T kill the pit bull: kudos.

That man should win an award and one cop who DID kill a dog should get a demotion to pay for said award.

Cops may be dicks sometimes, but if a large, obviously aggressive animal is charging straight at them with the intent to attack, I can't fault a cop for shooting it. If a pit bull cam straight at me and I had a gun, I would shoot it dead in a heartbeat. If something that can kill you is attacking you, you tend to make it stop trying to kill you rather permanently.

So this is a story where the cops actually show restraint, do their research, and generally do what they're supposed to be doing anyway? It's sad that this is such a rare occurrence that it's newsworthy.

"During the raid, officers said, they seized numerous prescription pills, a small amount of cocaine and 18 shotgun shells."

Why mention the shotgun shells? They're perfectly legal for anyone to own, can be picked up at almost any sporting goods store. Why not add "...35 DVDs, 14 china place settings, and two bags of grass seed"

Stupid reporters

Bratz gone bad--Drug Dealing near the elementary school

EnviroDude: AbbeySomeone: EnviroDude: when drug dealers move in, the police are only 7 years away

/wonders if the dealers were paying $$$ for protection

Maybe they were informants.

maybe they quit paying the $$$ to the police for protection

There's just something hinky about the whole deal.

As the election approaches, incumbent politicians pressure the police to create the illusion of public safety and that lawmakers are doing their jobs. Slows down after the general election.
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FTA: "Once inside, police said, one of the residents, Albert Dean, 35, released a pit bull at the team and it clamped down on one of the officer's legs."




FTA: "Officers then arrested the three occupants, Dean, for attempted first-degree assault and drug charges, and Debra Shaw, 27, Jeremy Bratz, 21, his mother Maryann Bratz, 41, and her nephew Stephan "Bam" Bratz, 24, on multiple drug charges."


Apparently some of the "three" had multiple personalities, and these were also arrested.

EnviroDude: AbbeySomeone: EnviroDude: when drug dealers move in, the police are only 7 years away

/wonders if the dealers were paying $$$ for protection

Maybe they were informants.

maybe they quit paying the $$$ to the police for protection

they fell behind on their payments, the economy has hurt everyone, even the dealers

seen here in a family photo

Uncle Wiggly: She's in the attic! She's in the attic!

I was going to post [hellenkeller.jpg] and "I would appreciate you not giving me away, thank you" then I realized what you were doing and lol'd.

doglover: And to the cop that DIDN'T kill the pit bull: kudos.


A fatal shot to the head probably enters his leg.

The scum had a plant that when dried can be smoked or eaten for feelings of relaxation. Say what you want about human rights, people who possess dangerous plants that cause relaxation should be thrown in jail. Key can be trashed, people who grow should rot in jail with violent thugs, and raped daily.

When you consider he could have just bought a fifth of booze for five bucks and rotted his internal organs instead in a perfectly legal and acceptable way, sounds like they even went easy on him. Say what you want fark liberals, marijuana is an exceedingly dangerous plant. I for one welcome these kind of busts, and hope for the incarceration of all the rest of the vile thugs who relax with a plant.

Dear Mr Policeman,

If the dog is used as a weapon and is actively chewing on your leg, it is okay to shoot to kill. That dog needs to be destroyed anyway. Which sucks, and is 100% the owner's fault. It wasn't born viscious.

D_Evans45: The scum had a plant that when dried can be smoked or eaten for feelings of relaxation. Say what you want about human rights, people who possess dangerous plants that cause relaxation should be thrown in jail. Key can be trashed, people who grow should rot in jail with violent thugs, and raped daily.

When you consider he could have just bought a fifth of booze for five bucks and rotted his internal organs instead in a perfectly legal and acceptable way, sounds like they even went easy on him. Say what you want fark liberals, marijuana is an exceedingly dangerous plant. I for one welcome these kind of busts, and hope for the incarceration of all the rest of the vile thugs who relax with a plant.

What kind of booze can you buy for 5 bucks?

danno_to_infinity: EnviroDude: AbbeySomeone: EnviroDude: when drug dealers move in, the police are only 7 years away

/wonders if the dealers were paying $$$ for protection

Maybe they were informants.

maybe they quit paying the $$$ to the police for protection

they fell behind on their payments, the economy has hurt everyone, even the dealers


The price of weed is outrageous - and have you seen what a bag of Doritos costs these days?

AbbeySomeone: D_Evans45: The scum had a plant that when dried can be smoked or eaten for feelings of relaxation. Say what you want about human rights, people who possess dangerous plants that cause relaxation should be thrown in jail. Key can be trashed, people who grow should rot in jail with violent thugs, and raped daily.

When you consider he could have just bought a fifth of booze for five bucks and rotted his internal organs instead in a perfectly legal and acceptable way, sounds like they even went easy on him. Say what you want fark liberals, marijuana is an exceedingly dangerous plant. I for one welcome these kind of busts, and hope for the incarceration of all the rest of the vile thugs who relax with a plant.

What kind of booze can you buy for 5 bucks?

Potters is 5.99 a fifth.

AbbeySomeone:
What kind of booze can you buy for 5 bucks?

A fifth of something cheap maybe? Even the grossest of cheap liters here is 8-9 dollars, and that is the sort of stuff I'd rather stay sober than touch.

http://shop.abcfws.com/TISDALE-MERLOT-brSize-750ML--P10884.aspx

Or, for the homeless alcohoic with class.

Link (new window)

It's nice to hear one of these go correctly every once in a while.

Maybe 6+ years is a long time, but it goes to show that with a little bit of work and preparation things can go off without a hitch.

ciberido: Uncle Wiggly: She's in the attic! She's in the attic!

Wow, that's ... I wasn't expecting a reference to that urban legend. Bravo.

+1 to you, sir, for exemplary memology.

Thanks for the explanation.
Now, what's memology (new window)?

AbbeySomeone: D_Evans45: The scum had a plant that when dried can be smoked or eaten for feelings of relaxation. Say what you want about human rights, people who possess dangerous plants that cause relaxation should be thrown in jail. Key can be trashed, people who grow should rot in jail with violent thugs, and raped daily.

When you consider he could have just bought a fifth of booze for five bucks and rotted his internal organs instead in a perfectly legal and acceptable way, sounds like they even went easy on him. Say what you want fark liberals, marijuana is an exceedingly dangerous plant. I for one welcome these kind of busts, and hope for the incarceration of all the rest of the vile thugs who relax with a plant.

What kind of booze can you buy for 5 bucks?

spacebag

nightlyraider: AbbeySomeone:
What kind of booze can you buy for 5 bucks?

A fifth of something cheap maybe? Even the grossest of cheap liters here is 8-9 dollars, and that is the sort of stuff I'd rather stay sober than touch.

Drinking that cheap stuff is a guarantee to wake up feeling like you've been hit by a train.

/shudder

Sim Tree

Wait, they can't raid a drug den operating and selling 24 hours, 7 days a week, with tons of neighbors complaining, until they 'build a case', which 'takes time' ; but they can arrest a single college student with one pot plant based on an 'anonymous tip'?

Welllll, in defense of the cops, they didn't have a reliable source to go on.

Ten years ago I represented a 15 year old who shot a thug. The thug had chased my client around one of the projects with a baseball bat for about ten minutes before my client finally pulled out his gun and shot him. During the investigation the police interviewed seven people who called 911 about a "man chasing another person with a bat", and also all the "shots fired" calls. In every instance, when the callers found out who was shot the caller made some comment such as, "good" and "about time he get shot." Turns out the thug had a long history of terrorizing the whole project, and now I had a lot of witnesses that were willing to come forward and testify about being terrorized by him.

Despite being a clear case of self defense, the police charged my client with attempted first degree murder and transferring him to adult court to be tired as an adult. The case was dismissed when the thug was shot and killed during an attempted home invasion, two days before trail, thus robbing me from what promised to be the easiest victory in my legal career.

AbbeySomeone: nightlyraider: AbbeySomeone:
What kind of booze can you buy for 5 bucks?

A fifth of something cheap maybe? Even the grossest of cheap liters here is 8-9 dollars, and that is the sort of stuff I'd rather stay sober than touch.

Drinking that cheap stuff is a guarantee to wake up feeling like you've been hit by a train.

/shudder


When you want to feel like you've been hit by a train, reach for NIGHT TRAIN!

/bottoms up!