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DoobieBrother

DoobieBrother

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This pig should have been reassigned to the unemployment line...

http://news.yahoo.com/seattle-cop-issued-80-percent-marijuana-tickets-reassigned-025538694.html

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle Police Department has reassigned an officer who single-handedly issued about 80 percent of the marijuana tickets handed out in the city during the first half of this year, authorities said on Wednesday.

Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole said staff reviewing data to prepare the department's first biannual report on marijuana enforcement found that 66 of 83 citations for public pot use were given out by just one officer.

"In some instances, the officer added notes to the tickets," O'Toole said in a statement, adding that some of the notes requested the attention of City Attorney Peter Holmes and were addressed to "Petey Holmes."

In one case, she said, "the officer indicated he flipped a coin when contemplating which subject to cite."

In another, O'Toole added, he referred to Washington's voter-approved changes to marijuana laws as "silly."

Washington state voted in 2012 to legalize the sale of cannabis to adults for recreational use but does not allow it to be used in public places.

She said the officer's actions were reported to the police's Office of Professional Accountability, and that he will not perform patrol duties while an investigation takes place.

The six-month report, which was released last week, found African Americans in Seattle were ticketed disproportionately to their population for using pot in public.

The police department said 36 percent of the tickets were issued to African-Americans, who make up just eight percent of the city's population.

A spokesman said the SPD recognized the numbers were disproportionate, and O'Toole reiterated on Wednesday that the study was designed to provide more oversight and to flag "anomalies or outliers" in Seattle's marijuana enforcement.
 
Letstrip

Letstrip

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jigfresh said:
We're thinking about making NZ our permanent residence. That's good news. Thanks. :)
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God stuff! Were ya moving from? Youl find us kiwis over here:
jigfresh said:
Well we are in So California now, but we are moving near Philadelphia next year. NZ is more of a 5-10 year plan. Really depends on what me and my wife end up doing for money. If we can free ourselves up of being hooked to a location, no static jobs... then maybe sooner. Also depends on how long our parents live. Both me and my wife are only children, and our child is the only grand child. So moving to the other side of the world wouldn't be very nice to the grandparents. The youngest of them is 68.



It's pretty. It's far away. They play cricket. Nice weather. It's not too big. Doesn't have too many people. English main language. About the same sunlight as So Cal where I'm used to. I don't like it being light till 11pm like in England. It's many islands so there is lots of water all around. I grew up at the beach.

My wife visited NZ with the yin a couple months back and fell in love. I've been to Aus, but never NZ. We are planning a trip in the next couple years so I can see. Maybe spend a couple months down there to see how we like it.

The big thing I guess is I don't want to live in the USA anymore. I don't like supporting the war on the rest of the world with my tax dollars. I don't like sending a large portion of my brothers and sisters to prison, and then paying for it. I don't like the police state this country is becoming. The thought police are also starting to get a hold of power.... and to me that is very scary. I want to get off this sinking ship. Would enjoy my daughter growing up around prosperity.

No where is perfect.... but I'm about done with this brand of imperfect.
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Awesome mate I hope all your plans go ahead and im sure youl like it but it sounds long term eh. I don't like raving about my country it seems ignorant but tones of people like it here! You defiantly have to do a trip. And try to get a hold of some NZ buds while your here :smile:
 
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