Trap Springs On Corrupt Cops in Odessa, Texas (Smile, you are on Candid Camera!)

Cleveland Examiner ^ | 12/06/08 | J.D. Tuccille

[Copernicus]

KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana. When faced with a suspected marijuana grow, the police usually use illegal FLIR cameras and/or lie on the search warrant affidavit claiming they have probable cause to raid the house. Instead of conducting a proper investigation which usually leads to no probable cause, the Kops lie on the affidavit claiming a confidential informant saw the plants and/or the police could smell marijuana coming from the suspected house.

The trap was set and less than 24 hours later, the Odessa narcotics unit raided the house only to find KopBuster's attorney waiting under a system of complex gadgetry and spy cameras that streamed online to the KopBuster's secret mobile office nearby. Cooper and company were hired by Raymond Madden, the father of Yolanda Madden, an Odessa woman convicted in 2005 of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Yolanda's supporters say a key witness in the case admitted in court to planting the drugs -- but that she was convicted anyway and sent to prison.

[Copernicus]

You can forget about the bold type. I can see just fine

Bold type? What bold type? You might need to check your eyes.

Best regards,

[Shooter 2.5]

I guess it does make it easier to ignore your posts.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Wife taperecorded her husband's beating at the hand of rogue cops. I think they got 5 years each in the slammer.

Horrible situation with a MUCH too lenient outcome.

20 to life would have been appropriate for the badge bearing gangsters

[Clinging Bitterly]

...pot was way too expensive.

And there's only one reason for that.

[brytlea]

It always seems rather immature to me, to use little cutesy misspellings. If they want to say crooked cops, I wonder why they don’t just say that.

[brytlea]

What an interesting answer. What do you know about my imagination?

[Copernicus]

20 to life would have been appropriate for the badge bearing gangsters

And anyone else would have gotten exactly that. Consider, for example, the OJ Simpson sentence and he did not even smack anyone.

Best regards,

[Copernicus]

I guess it does make it easier to ignore your posts.

Egg-ZACK-LY. Those with eyes will see and those with ears will hear. All others pay cash.

Best regards.

[freedomwarrior998]

http://www.volokh.com/posts/1230530533.shtml

[Hoodat]

Christmas trees get me high.

[When do we get liberated?]

Wouldn’t have to the whole world. Buddists believe shiva brought pot up from the ocean floor to give to man....

[Copernicus]

Interesting clusterfoxtrot.

So now we have false flag operation to justify other false flag operations so we can distort and twist reality?

Welcome to the 21st Century.

As they used to say in the CIA: trust no one (or so I have been told)

Best regards,

[Jaded2]

I just wanted to say in regards to the first article. It was not marijuana she was convicted of having. It was methanphetamine

[Lurker]

Thanks for the update. It matters not to me what she was convicted of possessing as it seems whatever it was was planted.

Kudos to the Kop Busters...