why not?
check this out
another opportunity missed
this type of 'probable cause' was used in my case also
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/07/11/troopers_marijuana_test.html
reality check
evidence: 10# commercial Mexican in vehicle confiscated during 'failure' to dim' traffic stop
priors: none
investigation: none
legal counsel: yellow pages, paid
Prosecutors Spend Confiscated Drug Money on Margarita Machine, Win 'Best Margarita' at County Fair
Drenched in tequila, the brave men who fight the war on drugs will be the first to tell you that our asset forfeiture laws are a vital resource for law-enforcement:
It really more or less speaks for itself. They spent confiscated drug proceeds on booze, won an award for their awesome margaritas, and then lied about it. These are the people that will put you behind bars for smoking marijuana. They are the champions in the fight against drug abuse and they are as good at putting people in jail for drugs as they are at mixing alcoholic beverages.
Literally drunk on their own power, the hypocrites on the front lines of our war on drugs ought to arrest themselves if they ever sober up.
IN 2005 the Montgomery County district attorneyâs office held a party at the county fair in east Texas. They had beer, liquor and a margarita machine. The district attorney, Mike McDougal, at first denied that this had been paid for by drug money. He acknowledged that his office had a margarita machine at the fair. In fact, he said, they won first prize for best margarita. But he insisted they came by it fair and square. In any case, he pointed out, the countyâs drug fund was at his discretion. Under Texas forfeiture law, counties can keep most of the money and property they rustle up.
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Mr. McDougalâ¦fessed up in the end about the margarita machine. [Economist]
It really more or less speaks for itself. They spent confiscated drug proceeds on booze, won an award for their awesome margaritas, and then lied about it. These are the people that will put you behind bars for smoking marijuana. They are the champions in the fight against drug abuse and they are as good at putting people in jail for drugs as they are at mixing alcoholic beverages.
Literally drunk on their own power, the hypocrites on the front lines of our war on drugs ought to arrest themselves if they ever sober up.
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