Narcotic Agent raids Medical Marijuana Dis. w/ "**** the Growers" T-shirt on

[Oldgamer]

Narcotics Agents raid a Medical Marijuana Dispensary with "Fuck the Growers It's Still Illegal" T-shirts on visibly displayed with vulgar cartoon gestures.

They are now under investigation as the public got to see their T-shirts openly.

Wow, it seems that their is real attitude toward the legalization of pot and they are trying real hard to push the limits on this whole thing. Even after the DOJ has asked them to hold off on arresting and going after the legal dispensaries in the states where it is legal.

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VIDEO in Link

SAN DIEGO - Questions are being raised Thursday about the wardrobe choice of an undercover narcotics agent during a raid in the South Bay.

San Diego's Narcotics Task Force conducted a marijuana raid in Imperial Beach on Wednesday, and during the operation, a 10News photojournalist spotted an agent wearing a T-shirt with the following writing on the back: "Marijuana Eradication San Diego, CA." Those words were followed by "F*** the growers… Marijuana is still illegal."

Marcus Boyd, whose business was raided even though he claims the marijuana he grows is legal, called the message on the shirt "disrespectful and vulgar." He said it shows members of the Narcotics Task Force "have gone rogue."

Team 10 got the run-around from several law enforcement agencies that make up the task force, but the trail eventually led to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

A representative with the San Diego branch of the Drug Enforcement Administration said, "DEA does not condone the shirt and we find it inappropriate. The matter has been referred to the Sheriff's Department."

In response to the issue, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said, "This shirt is not approved or condoned by the Sheriff's Department. Its message is vulgar and not representative of who we are and the values we uphold. Appropriate administrative action will be taken."

 

[Smoblikat]

Oh good, im glad the taxpayers of CA can fund an armed assault on some potted plants.

 

[Kadarin]

"Appropriate administrative action will be taken" So in other words... Nothing?

 

[Kadarin]

This situation is also pretty typical of the Obama administration: Say one thing, while doing another thing entirely.

 

[her209]

"Appropriate administrative action will be taken" So in other words... Nothing?

Paid vacation until the public forget about it at which point the LEO is place back on duty.

 

[norseamd]

Were these federal or state employees who were raiding the pot dispensaries?

 

[WHAMPOM]

Why not impose fines as in Pro sports? Start at $5,000 for this and worse up to $250,000 right out of the cops pocket. "Bad Cop! NO! NO! Wrist slap!" Just does not seem to work.

You think these drug cops miss the skim they get of busting pushers' drug money?
"Damn honey no mink for you this week."

 

[The Merg]

Paid vacation until the public forget about it at which point the LEO is place back on duty.

If they get suspended for something like this, it would be days off without pay. Administrative leave (which is the paid vacation you refer to) is usually used during an investigation before a finding of wrongdoing is determined.

With regards to this, while it was inappropriate for them to wear those shirts, there's nothing illegal about that. It doesn't step on anyone's civil rights either. That being the case, wearing the shirts would be a violation of the standards that the department has and punishment in that case could range from a oral reprimand (usually kept on file for a year), a written reprimand (kept on file permanently), or time off (in file permanently).

The oral reprimand would usually prevent the officer from being promoted or having the ability to move to a new unit during the course of the year. The written reprimand (or time off) would usually have the same limitations, but can also affect the officer down the road as well.

- Merg

 

[The Merg]

Were these federal or state employees who were raiding the pot dispensaries?

It looks like it was a task force made up of agents from the DEA along with local law enforcement.

- Merg

 

[Oldgamer]

Were these federal or state employees who were raiding the pot dispensaries?

They were local law enforcement to mind understanding not Federal.

 

[norseamd]

It looks like it was a task force made up of agents from the DEA along with local law enforcement.

- Merg

And if that is true then that seems very troubling.

 

[norseamd]

They were local law enforcement to mind understanding not Federal.

Well I hope so.

 

[allisolm]

It was one agent wearing the t-shirt. The rest did not have any such shirt on. Not that it makes that one t-shirt message any more acceptable, but it was just one guy.

 

[The Merg]

And if that is true then that seems very troubling.

Doesn't matter who it was... Still unacceptable.

- Merg

 

[The Merg]

It was one agent wearing the t-shirt. The rest did not have any such shirt on. Not that it makes that one t-shirt message any more acceptable, but it was just one guy.

Are you sure? Everything I've read refers to "officers".

- Merg

 

[norseamd]

Doesn't matter who it was... Still unacceptable.

- Merg

Actually the shirt is a small concern to me than whether or not the DEA is back in California arresting Marijuana growers and distributors even if they are legal under California law. They seem to have decided to stop participating in raids where weed was legal I thought?

 

[The Merg]

Actually the shirt is a small concern to me than whether or not the DEA is back in California arresting Marijuana growers and distributors even if they are legal under California law. They seem to have decided to stop participating in raids where weed was legal I thought?

I thought that it was local and state law enforcement that agreed to not go after the growers in those specific cases. If this was a task force run by the DEA, I'm fairly certain the Federal Government has no agreement with CA to not go after growers. As it is, marijuana is still illegal according to Federal law.

- Merg

 

[allisolm]

Are you sure? Everything I've read refers to "officers".

- Merg

From the OP's link:

Article title
"Narcotics agent investigated over vulgar T-shirt"

Article
"...wardrobe choice of an undercover narcotics agent"
"...an agent wearing a T-shirt"

 

[The Merg]

From the OP's link:



Article title

"Narcotics agent investigated over vulgar T-shirt"



Article

"...wardrobe choice of an undercover narcotics agent"

"...an agent wearing a T-shirt"

LOL! I think I kept seeing the "s" at the end of narcotics and my brain made it plural.

Thanks!

- Merg

 

[Subyman]

What a waste of time. People responsibly lining up with the proper medical notes, discussing their needs to the store owner, and cleanly purchasing (with tax, mind you) the baggies to take home and use privately. Douchebag brahs with their team shirts bust in with rifles and shut it all down.

That sounds more like a hold up than a legit police raid.

 

[Jhhnn]

In case nobody noticed, CA pot law is a mess. It's only quasi-legal, and it's illegal to make money off it in any sort of big way. It's also local rather than State control.

It's like sharks coming in to eat a few bathers at a crowded beach, prima facia evidence that it needs to be legalized.

The T-shirt? Like it really matters. If the cops didn't feel that way about it, they wouldn't be there.

 

[PokerGuy]

Oh, the noes, someone wore a t-shirt that said something mean. With the million threads we've had on police abuse or police going over the line, you'd think everyone would realize we have bigger concerns than what some police officer wears on his shirt.

Also, every time one of the idiots say "it's perfectly legal!", they should be slapped. No, it is not perfectly legal. It is legal according to state law or local law, but it is still a federal crime. Don't whine and cry when you get busted for breaking federal law.

 

[unokitty]

Its not about T-shirts.

Its about the Warrior Cops that are getting billions of dollars...

You don't think that they are going to give up that money easily do you?

Uno

 

[Genx87]

They are pissed because when more and more drugs are legalized. They have t a high chance of not having a job kicking down people's doors.

 

[Nebor]

I'm pretty sure that none of you want to live in a society where the police get to decide which laws they want to enforce and which ones they don't. As long as marijuana is illegal, these raids should be expected to continue.

The attire mentioned here is unprofessional though.