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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Fri Sep 23, 2016, 01:37 AM Sep 2016

Phoenix chief: 3 officers resign after man forced to eat pot

Source: Associated Press

Phoenix chief: 3 officers resign after man forced to eat pot

Walter Berry, Associated Press

Updated 8:41 pm, Thursday, September 22, 2016

PHOENIX (AP) — Three Phoenix police officers have resigned after a man alleged they forced him to eat marijuana found in his vehicle to avoid going to jail, Chief Joseph Yahner said Thursday.

. . .

Yahner said all of the officers' video cameras were turned off and did not record the incident in which a 19-year-old Phoenix man was stopped for a traffic violation around 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 13. The man, whose name was not released by police, was issued a citation and had his car towed.

He later told a patrol supervisor that the officers demanded he eat the marijuana, estimated to be about a gram, or go to jail.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Phoenix-police-chief-Officers-allegedly-made-9239858.php

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Phoenix chief: 3 officers resign after man forced to eat pot (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2016 OP

Sounds similar to stories my cop friend has told me GummyBearz Sep 2016 #1

That is reasonable Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #9

If the DA doesn't charge them, these guys are just going to get hired in a different department. Chakab Sep 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chakab Sep 2016 #3

See, drugs can cause you to lose your job. jtuck004 Sep 2016 #4

Yep. Eating unheated pot does nothing. Solomon Sep 2016 #8

And it was only a gram. Evven cooked that wouldn't kill you. Nitram Sep 2016 #11

awwww! kaotikross Sep 2016 #5

what a weird story LittleGirl Sep 2016 #6

Once again the 95% safeinOhio Sep 2016 #7

Kind of like skittles. (n/t) thesquanderer Sep 2016 #10

Sounds to me like they let him off easy. I don't understand the complaint. Nitram Sep 2016 #12

The weight of a paper clip. TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #17

Guess we can confidently assume that the guy forced to eat the pot wasn't black. brush Sep 2016 #13

Absolutely. If they find a seed, everybody in the car Solomon Sep 2016 #20

Was common practice around Atlanta during the 70's armed_and_liberal Sep 2016 #14

The police in my area DorothyG Sep 2016 #16

Forced littering! truthisfreedom Sep 2016 #18

Heh, wonder if it was worth it to go back. joshcryer Sep 2016 #19

a gram, lol good to see the tables turned and police get 'in trouble' over one gram of a plant!! Sunlei Sep 2016 #15

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

1. Sounds similar to stories my cop friend has told me

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 01:42 AM

Sep 2016

Except he is a bit nicer and just makes them put it on the ground and stomp on it. Better than jail time for a stupid law at least

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)

9. That is reasonable

Reply to GummyBearz (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 07:30 AM

Sep 2016

eating it? No way.

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

2. If the DA doesn't charge them, these guys are just going to get hired in a different department.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 01:47 AM

Sep 2016

ETA Never mind, I just reread the article and realized that these guys were are still probationary officers.

On another note, I wonder who this kid is related to because the department moved really fast in disciplining everybody that even had a tangential connection to this incident.

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Chakab This message was self-deleted by its author.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

4. See, drugs can cause you to lose your job.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 04:38 AM

Sep 2016

Or maybe just bullying can.

Frankly, it's hard to imagine much of anything less consequential. It will have about the same effect as eating barn hay. There is not enough heat to break the thc free, so most of it will just pass right on through. A little extra fiber, but that hardly ever hurts anyone.

Solomon

(12,310 posts)

8. Yep. Eating unheated pot does nothing.

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 07:18 AM

Sep 2016

Nitram

(22,803 posts)

11. And it was only a gram. Evven cooked that wouldn't kill you.

Reply to Solomon (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 08:27 AM

Sep 2016

kaotikross

(246 posts)

5. awwww!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 05:58 AM

Sep 2016

let's not get the "cool" cops in trouble! dude was gonna get high anyway!

LittleGirl

(8,287 posts)

6. what a weird story

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 06:56 AM

Sep 2016

I'd really like a follow up on this one.

safeinOhio

(32,686 posts)

7. Once again the 95%

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 07:13 AM

Sep 2016

of cops, that are crooked, give the 5% that are honest a bad name.

thesquanderer

(11,989 posts)

10. Kind of like skittles. (n/t)

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 08:23 AM

Sep 2016

Nitram

(22,803 posts)

12. Sounds to me like they let him off easy. I don't understand the complaint.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 08:29 AM

Sep 2016

A gram of pot? That's 3/100 of an ounce.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,192 posts)

17. The weight of a paper clip.

Reply to Nitram (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 11:23 PM

Sep 2016

Enough for a bowl, but not a joint.

brush

(53,783 posts)

13. Guess we can confidently assume that the guy forced to eat the pot wasn't black.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 09:40 AM

Sep 2016

A gram of pot is almost minuscule but I'm betting there would have been a different result if it was a POC these cops were dealing with.

Solomon

(12,310 posts)

20. Absolutely. If they find a seed, everybody in the car

Reply to brush (Reply #13)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 11:19 AM

Sep 2016

gets arrested and charged if black.

armed_and_liberal

(246 posts)

14. Was common practice around Atlanta during the 70's

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 09:43 AM

Sep 2016

Usually if a cop caught you with just a joint or two. the choice was to eat it or go to jail..... I ate a few joints.

DorothyG

(95 posts)

16. The police in my area

Reply to armed_and_liberal (Reply #14)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 11:39 AM

Sep 2016

Made you put it on your windshield so you could watch it blow away as you drove off.

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)

18. Forced littering!

Reply to DorothyG (Reply #16)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 02:12 AM

Sep 2016

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

19. Heh, wonder if it was worth it to go back.

Reply to DorothyG (Reply #16)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 05:23 AM

Sep 2016

Like a few hours later to see if you could find it.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

15. a gram, lol good to see the tables turned and police get 'in trouble' over one gram of a plant!!