It's amazing how stupid some people can be...
If he hadn't given up the doobie, would you have searched his truck, or just cited him for the K-mart violation?
Posted on 03/31/2005 11:19:17 AM PST by davidosborne
Routine traffic stop nets drugs:
A patrol deputy found 22 bags of powdered cocaine in a pickup truck after a routine traffic stop Friday night, a Leon County Sheriff's Office spokesman said. Michael L. Williams, 42, was charged with unlawful use of blue lights, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of cocaine with intent to sell or distribute. He was released from the Leon County Jail on $5,300 bail. Williams was stopped near South Monroe Street and Orange Avenue when the deputy noticed Williams' truck had blue lights, which are allowed only for emergency vehicles, Chris Chase said. Williams then gave up part of a marijuana cigarette, giving Deputy David Osbourne legal grounds to search the truck, Chase said. Osbourne also found the bagged cocaine, weighing a total of 14.5 grams with a potential street value of $1,450, Chase said.
(Excerpt) Read more at tallahassee.com ...
David Osborne
dude! is that you?
be safe out there (you know we appreciate you guys here at FR)
A patrol deputy found 22 bags of powdered cocaine in a pickup truck after a routine traffic stop Friday night
FYI.
Yes, and THANKS !
Kudos to you, davidosborne!
Nice Bust! Hope the dog doesn't walk.
Bravo Zulu, bro! I live for those pinches.
When I first saw the truck, I thought it was an "unmarked" Law Enforcement Vehicle, but I did not recognize the driver, so I decided to stop him and see what the deal was.
It gives a new dimension to "Blue Light Special!".
Great choice and great catch!
It gives a new dimension to "Blue Light Special!".
LOL
It's amazing how stupid some people can be...
If he hadn't given up the doobie, would you have searched his truck, or just cited him for the K-mart violation?
BTTT!!!!!!
Without consent to search. I could only have cited him for the violation. I guess he was hoping that since he was Coopertive in giving up the "roach" I would decide not to search the car.
What was with the blue lights on the truck in the first place? Any reports of LE impersonators?
good catch!!! i lived in Fla back in the 70's and IIRC State lights were Blue, County lights were Red and City lights were Red AND Blue... is it still like that???
Not that I was aware of, but if we do get one, we have at least one suspect.
Good work, Deputy! I wish some of our LEOs around here would take issue with the tow trucks who use red and blue lights. Its clearly illegal, but nobody with authority seems to care.
Fire is red, law enforcement red/blue
My oldest son is a townie in NM. It never ceases to amaze me, how many stupid people there are.
I smoked enough pot to fill a car, but never got busted, thank heavens. I have no sympathy for idiots, and am more than happy to get a coke dealer gone. To me, it's ok to legalize pot. I have had enough experience to know what it's effects are and are not. The amount of time spent chasing after potheads could be more efficiently used to make a real change in the problem. It's more a matter of personal rights, as well, and on that I disagree with many of the libertarians. Pot is ok, but the rest of the illicit drugs are a scourge...
I guess if I wanted to get high, I could always find a source for Oxycontin, like a famous talk-show guy did...for my back pain! Illegal doesn't always just apply to illicit stuff... unless enough people like the way you talk!
As it is, I will content myself, this evening, with a good dominican churchill, and a decent port, or brandy...
"you be careful out there..."
From my experience, in MOST cases, where you find Marijuana you WILL find other ILLEGAL drugs. Personally, I prefer to just write a Citation for just <20g, however since a notice to appear it is still an "arrest" I am legally able to search the vehicle without consent. (incident to arrest)
Only an idiot would be smoking weed while transporting coke. However, a police officer's time would be better spent dealing with violent offenders, rather than government-created crooks like Al Capone.
Are you telling me that I was wasting my time?
Support Our FR Police!
Naw. You were enforcing the law.
As a recovering cocaine addict, let me tell you, it is not a morality problem -- it is a health issue. People who become addicted are geniunely sick. As we like to say in Narcotics Anonymous, we're not evil people trying to become good -- we are sick people trying to become well.
So, as long as arrests are not used for raw incarceration or life-long felony 'wounds', and if arrests are used merely to 'big stick' someone into a treatment program, then that would be a good thing.
Wonderful David. I'm so proud of you for being part of this insane and pointless war on the citizenry.
Yes, not to mention everyone else's money.
Well that's a vague question. In general, yes. But I don't fault the police for enforcing absurd laws. But if you think you actually accomplished something by getting that amount of drugs off the street, you're dreaming. For every ounce of coke you swipe off the street, a hundred kilos more are coming in behind your back. The law has caused you to go on a wild goose chase.
This guy sounds like a real brain trust. Was he on scholarship somewhere?
So, what do you think of coke-heads who rob at gunpoint to support their habits?
Are they non-violent?
I hope you'll forgive my pointing out an inconsistency in your asinine post.
So if we don't swipe them off, will the hundred kilos stop at the border and wait patiently or go home?
If the government gave them free cocaine, they wouldn't rob the 7-11.
I got a traffic ticket last month.
Could you fix it for me?
Thanks.
I fully support Law Enforcement in their daily efforts. You guys do one hell of a job. I worked tactical intel support for DOJ (TacLet and JTF stuff mostly) and you could not pay me enough $$$ to make traffic stops for a living.
...but to firmly straddle the fence and stir this pot good....
The same thing I think about anyone that robs someone at gun point. They should be in jail for the robbery.
No but what we're currently doing is about the same as trying to save the sinking Titanic by scooping water out with paper cups. A futile effort in other words. Also called a waste of time.
I heartily disagree. Maybe we can get Canada and Mexico to legalize drugs to test the theory.
If we legalized robbery, they wouldn't need the gun.
No, they will be delivered in quantities sufficient to satisfy demand, just like all substances.
If we ban guns, they wouldn't be able to commit the robbery.
I'm guessing if you think really, really hard you can guess why robbery and using non government approved substances are not the same.
Prohibition has been proven to fail in a real world test. Nothing else really needs to be said.
Or you could go in business as a bootlegger and see if you can make as much money as Al Capone did. Funny how bootlegging isn't much of a problem anymore. Funny how the free market works huh?
Bootleggers make a ton of money. I live in the moonshine capital of the world. You can make $15 a gallon off moonshine. They just get caught. When they busted one guy up here, they found a ROOM of cash.
Look at cigarettes. Perfectly legal. A truckload of cigarettes is worth about $100,000+. Guess why trucks carrying cigarettes don't advertise that fact.
When I was in college, marijuana was $30 an ounce. It was illegal but there was no crime associated with it.
I drink Scotch. I hate the fact that it supports the Kennedy clan, but Old Joe was a rum runner that knew enough politicians to get exclusive import rights to all Scotch whiskey! ... or so I was told!
This one's my favorite...
Cigarettes have a black market because of the government forcing a false high price from taxes. It's insanity to think that a law can stop supply and demand of any substance, whether you think it should or not. Demand will be satisfied legally or illegally. Who makes the money is up to the legislatures.
Don't let any of these drug legalization morons get you down. You done good.
And thanks for your continued support of organized crime.
That's some good stuff, there.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.