Watching "DEA"...

[JustAGuy85]

Man this show really makes me hate cops.

Gum chewing, hair gelling, eyebrow raising cops!

Yeah, let's ruin peoples lives over 5 grams of weed. You really made a difference.

Not only did you bust the kid with the 5 grams, but you made him squel on his best buddy. Pat yourselves on the back

 

[jasonk282]

Man this show really makes me hate cops.

Gum chewing, hair gelling, eyebrow raising cops!

Yeah, let's ruin peoples lives over 5 grams of weed. You really made a difference.

Not only did you bust the kid with the 5 grams, but you made him squel on his best buddy. Pat yourselves on the back

That's there JOB. They neve FORCE the people to to flip, they can either flip or go to jail. Must not have been very good friends.

 

[Rod Hugo]

Yeah. Snitches get stitches.

 

[ChefChiTown]

Man this show really makes me hate cops.

Gum chewing, hair gelling, eyebrow raising cops!

Yeah, let's ruin peoples lives over 5 grams of weed. You really made a difference.

Not only did you bust the kid with the 5 grams, but you made him squel on his best buddy. Pat yourselves on the back

SIGH...

A) Possession of marijuana is illegal. People who get arrested for possession of drugs are ruining their own lives; it's not an officer's fault. Nobody forced them to buy drugs and nobody forced them to keep drugs in their possession.

I know that people complain that when police officers don't do their job, that they are doing something wrong. What I wasn't aware of though, was that when police officers do their jobs, they are still doing something wrong.

B) I'm willing to bet that you hated police officers before you even saw the show.

 

[Mauser98k]

Man this show really makes me hate cops.

Gum chewing, hair gelling, eyebrow raising cops!

Yeah, let's ruin peoples lives over 5 grams of weed. You really made a difference.

Not only did you bust the kid with the 5 grams, but you made him squel on his best buddy. Pat yourselves on the back

tough shit. don't do anything illegal and the police leave you alone. kinda weird how that works out, huh?

 

[calpoon]

No one forced them to become cops or to make weed illegal either. In fact, the only ones using any force are the cops themselves that are forcing people not to have weed.

what does them doing their jobs have anything to do with whether their actions are right or wrong? unless you think that doing something for pay vs. doing it for free effects it's morality.

I hate these shows, I don't find anything entertaining about them. They just showcase the worst things about society, from the cops and the crooks.

 

[TwatDetective]

No one forced them to become cops or to make weed illegal either. In fact, the only ones using any force are the cops themselves that are forcing people not to have weed.

what does them doing their jobs have anything to do with whether their actions are right or wrong? unless you think that doing something for pay vs. doing it for free effects it's morality.

I hate these shows, I don't find anything entertaining about them. They just showcase the worst things about society, from the cops and the crooks.

I have very little respect for D.E.A. officers. We should abolish the drug war and they could become something useful like garbage men fire fighters.

 

[Bone]

i only know one DEA agent. he's an asshole and social misfit. i know that's a small sample size but that's my personal experience.

there is another DEA agent i know of and he's also weird. he was showing nude photos of his ex-wife to my female co-worker. i consider that bizarre behavior.

 

[cahen]

That's there JOB. They neve FORCE the people to to flip, they can either flip or go to jail. Must not have been very good friends.

There is no such thing as friends in the dope game. People watch their own tail and will snitch on you in the blink of an eye.

 

[JustAGuy85]

I respect police officers who are reasonable, but many are just drunk with power.

The cops on DEA are making situations bigger than they are. This one man was arrested for coming out of a house (with nothing in it). They put him in cuffs until the guy starts asking "Why am I being arrested?" and they give no answer. The guy keeps asking and getting upset and then BAM! you are now resisting arrest.

And to all these people saying "Drugs are illegal, you deserve to get arrested"...well...I just feel sorry for you. You have been effectively brainwashed by your local D.A.R.E. program.

The so-called "War on Drugs" is a big joke.

Alcohol = legal
Marijuana = illegal

Alcohol = Can very well kill you if you ingest too much.
Marijuana = Will NOT kill you if you ingest too much. (or any amount for that reason)

Alcohol = Sold in stores
Marijuana = Sold in the streets, often causing violence

So who decides that I can drink myself to death, but not allowed to toke a joint every now and then?



These DEA officers find 2 ounces of weed and they act like they just busted Al Capone. It's one thing to do your job, but to be a power-junkie asshole cop is another.

When I see a cop drive by I don't feel safe, I feel uneasy. I think most people do. He could pull me over for anything he wants to, and then cost me money. Why? So he can make his quota for the end of the month.

You're supposed to protect and serve, not harass and ridicule.

 

[ChefChiTown]

And to all these people saying "Drugs are illegal, you deserve to get arrested"...well...I just feel sorry for you. You have been effectively brainwashed by your local D.A.R.E. program.

Whether it involves drugs or not, if you do something that is illegal, you deserve to be punished for it.

Also, I don't think most people who have a problem with the war on drugs have an actual problem with the war on drugs itself; rather, they have a problem with the amount of drugs involved. If this story involved a guy having 20 POUNDS of weed, as opposed to 2 oz of weed, I'm sure your attitude about his arrest would be a lot different.

 

[JustAGuy85]

Whether it involves drugs or not, if you do something that is illegal, you deserve to be punished for it.

Also, I don't think most people who have a problem with the war on drugs have an actual problem with the war on drugs itself; rather, they have a problem with the amount of drugs involved. If this story involved a guy having 20 POUNDS of weed, as opposed to 2 oz of weed, I'm sure your attitude about his arrest would be a lot different.

What makes 20 pounds of weed more dangerous than 2 ounces?

The only dangerous thing about the 20 pounds of weed is the fact that it is prohibited. Some people would kill a person to steal 20 pounds of weed. The very laws prohibiting the sale/use of weed MAKE the drug dangerous.

FACT: Driving a car is more dangerous than smoking joint. Eating a Big Mac is worse for you than ingesting marijuana.

You can get alcohol poisioning and overdose on acetaminophen. So what it was against the law to take a Tylenol for your headache or have a beer to relax after work?



Let me ask you a question Chef.

Have you ever broken the law in your life?

 

[ChefChiTown]

What makes 20 pounds of weed more
dangerous than 2 ounces?

How is that an issue? That's not even why I used the example of 20 lbs of weed. It was to make a point that if somebody was arrested for having 20 lbs of weed, as opposed to 2 oz of weed, hardly anybody would feel as though the person was getting arrested for no reason.

It's not the war on drugs that people are mad at, it's the fact that you can get punished for having a small amount of drugs.

The only dangerous thing about the 20 pounds of weed is the fact that it is prohibited. Some people would kill a person to steal 20 pounds of weed. The very laws prohibiting the sale/use of weed MAKE the drug dangerous.

The laws don't make anything more or less dangerous. People just use that as an excuse when they are trying to defend illegal actions.

It's illegal to jaywalk, but it's not the law that makes jaywalking dangerous.

FACT: Driving a car is more dangerous than smoking joint. Eating a Big Mac is worse for you than ingesting marijuana.

FACT: Possessing marijuana is illegal.

You can get alcohol poisioning and overdose on acetaminophen. So what it was against the law to take a Tylenol for your headache or have a beer to relax after work?

You can also die from hypothermia, so why is it legal for people to go outside during the winter?

You could make that claim/argument about thousands of things that are involved in a person's normal, everyday activities. Marijuana is an illegal drug and isn't allowed to be bought, sold, used or possessed. If you do something that is against the law, you are going to get punished for it, whether you agree with the law or not.

Let me ask you a question Chef.

Have you ever broken the law in your life?

I've been arrested for DUI, public intox and for forging court documents. I have also been given a few traffic tickets (speeding, running a red light, etc). I was punished for each offense and I deserved to be punished. I've also smoked weed on many, many, many occasions. Have I ever been in trouble for a drug-related offense? No. Why? Because, I wasn't stupid enough to get caught.

 

[Fairchild]

So I take it that DEA is yet another "reality" show. Oh how I hate those. Because they´re never really "real", are they? Put a man in front of a camera, and he is going to act. Ask him to "act real", and he is going to act "real".

 

[bustybbwlover]

dea is the...well dea equivalent of cops and it is pretty silly in much the same way as cops. i just don't like shows were i'm seeing someones life fall apart, personally cuz i know how it feels and don't need to relive it.

 

[Lust]

tough shit. don't do anything illegal and the police leave you alone. kinda weird how that works out, huh?

while thats probably true in most cases it's not always true. i've been arrested twice, first time i was at a concert and was arrested as a suspect because a mexican was selling drugs, i told them i was austrian/brazilian and had never been to mexico but that only earned me a poke in the chest. i was let go eventually but i missed most of the concert sitting in the back of a cruiser and they certainly didnt leave me alone when i was doing nothing illegal.

second time was at a college football game when a fight broke out behind me and i got hit by a whiskey bottle. apparently the gash on my forehead was evidence enough that i was part of the fight even though i wasn't. i was released after being charged with public disturbance....wtf???

i simply don't subscribe to the theory that everyone who is arrested is guilty. i do believe most cops are good and doing thier job, but just as in any business/industry, there are bad apples, unfortunately i've run into a few of them.

 

[baneblade]

the war on drugs is a joke and a failure

 

[SonOfSparda]

Alcohol = legal
Marijuana = illegal

Alcohol = Can very well kill you if you ingest too much.
Marijuana = Will NOT kill you if you ingest too much. (or any amount for that reason)

Marijuana may not kill you for smoking too much but in the long run it can seriously fuck you up, seems unbalanced to complain about the effects of alcohol and cannabis. Marijuana wil give you memory loss, schizophrenia, make it easier for you to get lung infections and can prevent you from learning. Besides that are the effects of hallucintaions, panic attacks, paranoia etc. etc. we all know the rest.

It seems unfair to always say straight away a cop is being a prick for doing his job and stopping anyone even if its a small amount, unfortunatly they aren't the ones who create laws. The Courts in charge of precedent and statutory laws etc. make the law and rules police officers are an arm of the law, not the law, they have to follow the law and protocol. Neither is the law set just to punish and label everyone as criminal it is used as a deterant aswell, what they're hoping is if they stop someone with even a small amount they will think to themselves it's better to get off the shit and stop getting in trouble with the law. And if it does embarass the person in question because he put himself in that position well... good it will make him think twice.

I'm not saying that this is final and the only way it works, there are a few cops who are on a power trip, only a few so don't start flaming all the Police as a whole, many of the men and women out there are risking their lives for the safety of others. Even if it is a small offence it's still an offence all to keep society in a reasonable standard that can be objectively appreciated by the members of it.

 

[JustAGuy85]

Marijuana wil give you memory loss, schizophrenia, make it easier for you to get lung infections and can prevent you from learning. Besides that are the effects of hallucintaions, panic attacks, paranoia etc. etc. we all know the rest.

It seems unfair to always say straight away a cop is being a prick for doing his job and stopping anyone even if its a small amount, unfortunatly they aren't the ones who create laws. The Courts in charge of precedent and statutory laws etc. make the law and rules police officers are an arm of the law, not the law, they have to follow the law and protocol. Neither is the law set just to punish and label everyone as criminal it is used as a deterant aswell, what they're hoping is if they stop someone with even a small amount they will think to themselves it's better to get off the shit and stop getting in trouble with the law. And if it does embarass the person in question because he put himself in that position well... good it will make him think twice.

I'm not saying that this is final and the only way it works, there are a few cops who are on a power trip, only a few so don't start flaming all the Police as a whole, many of the men and women out there are risking their lives for the safety of others. Even if it is a small offence it's still an offence all to keep society in a reasonable standard that can be objectively appreciated by the members of it.

Ya I think I saw that schizophrenia thing in the movie "Reefer Madness". Could you also show me some facts that support memory loss. Of course smoking anything isn't good for you, but if you cook marijuana in food it is completely harmless.

Also, I didn't mean the cop was being a prick because he busted the guy with a small amount, I meant he was being a prick because he was being a prick.

I'm not sure if I said this before but I DO respect police officers who do their job and have some compassion and respect for decent citizens. I also understand that these cops on DEA pretty much have to arrest these guys when they find small amounts on weed on them. I mean, they are on TV. It's the way in which they do it that makes me angry.

Me and a few of my friends have been caught with weed on us. One of my friends even had 1/4 on him once, all they do it take it away. My aunt called the cops because she said people were growing plants on her farm. The undercover came over and told her to take them down herself and not to bother them with 15 plants again.

These DEA cops act like hot shit over petty crimes and it annoys me....that's pretty much my whole point.

 

[SonOfSparda]

Sorry if you took that post as a direct attack, it was more a generalisation on the threads we get up on the forum where many people say cops are pricks for doing there job just because the people they stop are getting in trouble even though they brought it on themselves.