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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida: Cop kills unarmed black man during narcotics raid that yielded a small amount of weed
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/man-shot-as-hillsborough-deputies-serve-search-warrant-at-palm-river-home/2291477More !Winning! in the war on drugs. An unarmed man was shot dead over TWO GRAMS of weed. The war on cannabis is none other than a sinister war against innocent citizens of this country in the name of protecting corporate and LE interests.
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Florida: Cop kills unarmed black man during narcotics raid that yielded a small amount of weed (Original Post)
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TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)1. I couldn't agree more...
Rex
(65,616 posts)2. We have to secure the peace, by killing everyone that refuses to comply.
Even over something as trivial as a weed, citizens are not allowed to do what they want to do. They must be killed in order to maintain the peace.
uponit7771
(90,301 posts)3. "...Johnson was put on administrative leave with pay pending a review..."
OK, what kind of non incentive is this!?!? kill someone unarmed and get 3 months paid vacation?!!?
REALLY!?!?
AT LEAST make the paid leave back pay !!!
If the LEOs followed the rules and the evidence, including body cams, can attest to that then there should
mercuryblues
(14,521 posts)4. 2 grams
.07 ounces.
Lochloosa
(16,057 posts)5. My bowl holds more than that
mercuryblues
(14,521 posts)6. I was thinking
I pour more Amoretto in my coffee.
dilby
(2,273 posts)7. Wow, I just bought a gram today from a dispensary.
And to give you an idea how much a gram is it's about the size of a mid sized bud. This guy died over $20 worth of weed which is sad.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)8. "Sprinkle some weed on him, Johnson, and we're done."