Comments on: Cops bust yet another tomato grower

By: JayJay

JayJay — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:56:20 +0000

It’s not a war on drugs….it’s a war on personal freedoms.
Never forget that!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:44:49 +0000

Very well said Colleen. I deeply agree with you, vote Ron Pauk, and check out the book “The Emperors Wears no Clothes.” Ironically, it should be at your local library.

By: Jimmy Gilliam

Jimmy Gilliam — Thu, 03 May 2007 21:05:40 +0000

It’s also proof that concern over citizen rights is a non-issue. The only important aspect is law enforcement can do no wrong. Why else would a cop want to threaten a person with “we’ll be back with dogs” when there was no valid reason to be there is the first place?

By: Spark

Spark — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:00:15 +0000

Proof that it should be legalized? No.

Proof that the “war on drugs” has gotten totally out of hand? Absolutely.

By: Michael C

Michael C — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:15:21 +0000

Yep, this is proof that marijuana should be legalised. Not.

By: Thebes

Thebes — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:33:59 +0000

This is not much of a surprise. Back in the early days of The Farm (famous commune of the hippie days, still around) the police in Summertown TN raided a watermelon patch… totally buggered it up, large numbers of cops and if I remember correctly, even helicopters. Cops had to pay of the watermelons at least

Cops make far too many of these sorts of mistakes. And “guns drawn”, over just a few natural living plants? Its BS.

By: Q

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:21:58 +0000

YES, YES, thank you for posting this, another victory in the war against vegetation. yee-haw.

By: H to the Q

H to the Q — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:51:59 +0000

In the immortal words of ‘Mountain Girl’ (Kesey’s gal-pal): “Can’t bust ‘em!”

By: Jeff Hoyt

Jeff Hoyt — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:20:01 +0000

I think he’s a “plant”.

By: Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:02:01 +0000

Hey, BelchSpeak is back, and still as confused as ever.

By: Verbos

Verbos — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:44:47 +0000

I’ve known a few cops personally. It’s “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”.

I do have one story:

Years ago one of the local youths planted some seed in a planter outside the cop shop door. I mean just outside the door where they walked to and from their cars. I don’t think they would have noticed accept that it began to smell like a skunk. They never did see the twelve foot plant in the middle of the kids front yard.

By: BelchSpeak

BelchSpeak — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:18:51 +0000

Mike is STILL advocating for dope smoking. Confuses “prosecution” with “persecution.” Smoking all that cannabis will make you paranoid, you know.

Meanwhile the drumbeat goes on to ban a legalized product of tobacco. And you think they will ban the one and accept the other? Maybe on planet crazy.

By: Jeff Hope

Jeff Hope — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:25:55 +0000

I’m not surprised.

Many people now cannot even identify simple foods. My supermarket sells two types of fruit: packaged and loose. I buy loose. The checkout girl always has to ask. A while back I told her they were bananas. She hesitated for a full second. Then I confessed they were plums. She accepted that. They were apricots. I haven’t paid full price ever since. Information age my ass.

By: Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:45:53 +0000

A conscience is no longer required for a career in law enforcement. In fact, it’s apparently actively discouraged.

By: Colleen McCool

Colleen McCool — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:42:24 +0000

Many of today’s leaders seem to have minds like concrete; thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. Blinded by the light of billions in tax and lobby money; bleeding leaders, thus corrupted, are blithely unconscious of the societal harm their policies cause. Jiminey Cricket, where is their
conscience?