Posted on 01/15/2006 10:21:13 PM PST by presidio9
The Boulder County Drug Task Force announced Thursday it had arrested 10 people in connection with selling drugs on or near the Pearl Street Mall, including Jeff Christen-Mitchell, a Libertarian candidate for Boulder County Commissioner in 2004.
Christen-Mitchell was charged with one count each of distribution of marijuana; conspiracy to distribute marijuana; possession of marijuana with intent to sell; possession of more than 8 ounces of marijuana and possession of a schedule II controlled substance.
Other defendants facing various charges include Donald McNeese, April Martinez-Laveta, Justin Boyer, Greta Duderstadt, Charles Weddle, Dallas Elviro Dilaura, Diana Stough, Kenneth Finney and Joseph Gulla.
Warrants for the arrest of Daniel Rogers and Jerimiah Jordan, who are at large, were also issued.
A press release from the BCDT said the warrants came as the result of a three-month investigation that “had identified several persons involved in the distribution, and conspiracy to distribute, marijuana and controlled substances.'”
The release said the investigation also netted three search warrants, about $7000 in drug proceeds, 50 ounces of marijuana, 1 ounce of psilocybin mushrooms, assorted prescription drugs and some stolen property.
Authorities said in the release that the Task Force targeted the Pearl Street Mall because of its status as “a shopping, social and work destination for people living in Boulder and the surrounding area” and because “this activity attracts an element of people that detracts from the positive atmosphere of the mall and negatively impacts most people's quality of lifeŠ”
Libertarian drug-dealers... there's a surprise.
Once again liberalism and libertarianism unite on drugs.
Also, Pearl Street Mall is the biggest collection of weirdos I've ever seen, anywhere.
Burnouts everywhere and a mix of very wealthy leftist types. Someplace I can promise I'll never go to again.
No, it's all open mostly. The only place else that comes close is Fry Street in Denton, TX.
Let me put it this way, hippies and kooks everywhere.
25 years on Pearl Street
http://web.dailycamera.com/pearl/19xtim.html
Okay.
Lock'em up, throw away the key!
Let's just be honest: liberaltarian.
Maybe Milton Friedman will bail him out.
I didn't come up with the name for it. But it is an outdoor area.
LOL...I was born in Boulder...and grew up there...
moved to Texas...and my husband graduated from North Texas...so...
I have been to both places...but, here I am on Free Republic...so there is hope for all of the others...LOL
Yes, I know all about Ronald Reagan and his tough stance on illegal drugs. Intervention and incarceration works well indeed. Nancy's "just say no" effort for children and teenagers worked well too. For the most part, America's National Drug Control Policy has been a success. And it was Nixon who created the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The term "war on drugs" is only used by the pro-drug legalization contingent of libertarians and lost souls.
Cheer on the police state, "conservatives."
LOL, nothing wrong.
They are criminals.
The Pearl Street Mall is about a three block section of Pearl Street which was blocked to auto traffic. The buildings are nice generally renovated older buildings, it is one of the oldest areas of town. Its actually a nice place with upscale shops.
The afore-mentioned weirdos are part of the experience. They are generally harmless musicians who play for money, (hopefully for more music lessons), and general homeless bums who hang out on the only grassy area outside the City Hall building.
Similar places include Quincy Market in Boston,and Santa Cruz, California.
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