How many more?
Since my experience with the so called super virus and my following medical problems, I have received a number of e mails from people who find themselves in similar circumstances.I refer to the troubl
Police Use Newspaper Ads to Recruit Snitches
Apparently, there arenât enough unsolved crimes to keep Albuquerque police busy:
Does this sound at all like something thatâs going to make Albuquerque a better place? Itâs absurd on its face, a completely sick feeding frenzy mentality that goes a long way towards explaining how weâve become the worldâs leading jailer. The very fact that police are actively seeking sketchy people to rat out other sketchy people shows you exactly how useless and cyclical much of our criminal law-enforcement activity has become.
Worse yet, this is exactly how you incentivize bad people to create bad situations. This is how innocent peopleâs addresses end up on drug warrants, only to have their doors smashed in, their dogs shot, and their peaceful lives forever tarnished by the long, infinitely clumsy arm of the law. This is how police become detached from morality, collaborating with criminals to create crime.
If there is such a thing as "sending the wrong message" in the war on drugs, it isnât marijuana reform, itâs police offering people money to take drugs and commit crimes.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches.
An ad this week in the alternative newspaper The Alibi asks "people who hang out with crooks" to do part-time work for the police.
It reads in part: "Make some extra cash! Drug use and criminal record OK." [MSNBC]
Does this sound at all like something thatâs going to make Albuquerque a better place? Itâs absurd on its face, a completely sick feeding frenzy mentality that goes a long way towards explaining how weâve become the worldâs leading jailer. The very fact that police are actively seeking sketchy people to rat out other sketchy people shows you exactly how useless and cyclical much of our criminal law-enforcement activity has become.
Worse yet, this is exactly how you incentivize bad people to create bad situations. This is how innocent peopleâs addresses end up on drug warrants, only to have their doors smashed in, their dogs shot, and their peaceful lives forever tarnished by the long, infinitely clumsy arm of the law. This is how police become detached from morality, collaborating with criminals to create crime.
If there is such a thing as "sending the wrong message" in the war on drugs, it isnât marijuana reform, itâs police offering people money to take drugs and commit crimes.
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
I sent this to Barach Obama at change.gov, since he claims to be looking for good suggestions. If anyone else has sent anything, you know this is just a way to harvest email addresses on their part.