Voters in NJ months ago went to the polls and showed their lawmakers that they are tired of arresting people over cannabis. They want a change and they want to see legalization. They sent that message loud and clear that they want their tax dollars to stop fueling arrests against cannabis users that cost their communities tens of thousands of dollars, if not millions depending on how many they arrest and prosecute.
Since making those changes in the fall that they wanted legalization, cops have continued to arrest thousands.
Recent news reports suggest that the police have filed thousands of charges against people in N.J. for cannabis since November.
Every arrest and minute spent on a cannabis case is a minute that isn't spent on another that could involve a much more serious crime and threat to the community.
I'd much rather see the police focus more on thefts, murders, trafficking, fraud, and a broad list of other activities, than wasting even one second on writing anything up over a plant.
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I don't blame the cops as much as I blame the politicians. They're the ones with oversite responsibility; they're the ones that put pressure upon precinct captains who then, in turn, but on pressure on the beat cops.
the power of their edicts wouldn't mean anything if there weren't so many anti-liberty bootlicking authoritarians who are ready to do their bidding for them for a paycheck.
Yes. But... The purpose of a policeman is not to interpret the law but to enforce it. This doesn't excuse all evil behavior but some of it. Do we allow "x" in a public area. You may think yes it's fine; others may disagree. Ultimately hire politicians to make laws which we - as the public supposedly agree with; which the courts have upheld as constitutional. Does the policeman have the leeway to say that he won't enforce the law?
Hitting a child used to be common. If we pass a law saying that using a belt on your child is illegal can the policeman chose to ignore it if he sees it? The same all goes for drugs. What can and cannot be allowed is not determined by the police.
What we need to do is have the politicians accountable as well. The Minneapolis City Council and Mayoral office had oversite responsibility on the police departments rules and procedures. They signed off on kneeling on necks - and yet no one holds them accountable.
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