I would especially like to hear from active duty police and persons in public office of one kind or another who have to deal with the public, but I am still interested in the oppinion of anyone else who feels strongly about the issue.
2006-12-08 07:39:29 · 18 answers · asked by jdm6235 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I've never had to arrest anybody for "stoned and disorderly". I lost count of the "drunk and disorderly" arrests years and years ago. I don't think anyone should drive while under the influence of any substance. I've found pot smokers to be docile and usually co-operative while alcohol abusers tend to be agressive, hostile and sometimes combative. I think that we have sanctioned the wrong drug for legal recreational use.
2006-12-08 15:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Don H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This has come up a lot!
Police officers are trained to uphold the law no matter their personal opinions on those subjects. I have been told by numerous officers that Marijuana is more of a hassle with report writing rather than it's worth taking it out of the streets. But, just like any other topic, there are mixed feelings on this subject. Some will try to give you the full penalty because the really hate drugs and they have seen what it can do to you and your families. Others just don't care...
It's a debate like abortion. Some are firm believers in legalizing it and others want it out of the Street.
2006-12-08 08:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by Myke 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since the so called war on drugs was declared in 1970 by president nixon I would be inclined to say the battle has been lost. However if the government were to legalize marijuannia the police would lose millions of dollars in assets and ill gotten gains so you see the conundrum the government is in. If they legalize marijuania millions of people can actually live happy normal lives. But with it being illegal the government can take john smiths car, his home his kids, his bank accounts etc. and destroy his life forever. Its a no brainer. The cops need more tech toys where else would they get the money for this junk
2006-12-08 07:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by tigerlilliebuick 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have never smoked pot, but I have seen the effects it has on other people. I understand when people say it is no worse than alcohol. Most (all?) states treat alcohol and drugs broadly the same when it come to driving under the influence, so there is no additional problem there either.
The issue I have is this: no-one has ever been able to convince me that pot doesn't lead to more dangerous drugs. Has anyone done a scholarly, long-term study on this? Without that, legalizing pot is a dangerous step.
As for the issue of locking people up for it, I have moved towards a more progressive view on that recently. I have seen the effects of good intervention programs when people have been unable to control their smoking. It is a whole lot better than locking someone up and not treating them.
2006-12-08 10:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was an officer I found weed to be more of a timesink than anything. Most of the time it was confiscate the drug and issue a ticket and be about my business. Personally I could care less if people smoke long as they don't do it near me but that is the same for tobacco and beer. Although I never arrested anyone who just used marijuana for any violent crimes that was always the crackheads.
2006-12-08 09:54:09 · answer #5 · answered by archkarat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a police officer, but I know a few & one has said to me that legalizing marijuana would be a good thing. He says that it's not any different than alcohol being legal. Says legalizing it would let them focus more on the harsher drugs.
2006-12-08 07:43:06 · answer #6 · answered by Jaysangl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like soldiers against Bush-the-Usurper and his war in Iraq, most government employees generally keep quiet on subjects of public policy on which they do not agree until they retire.
However, there are a few orgs of them promoting reform of all drug laws.
P/S The use of the term ``legalization'' is inflammatory because drug war hawks equate it with vending-machines in the halls of the nation's schools. It's better to say ``repeal Prohibition'' and ``regulate and tax.''
2006-12-08 08:01:35 · answer #7 · answered by S D Modiano 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people don't realize it, but pot was legal until 1937. Many people alive today smoked it legally.
It was made illegal after newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst started running stories about how Mexican workers in Texas and the Southwest went crazy, raped white women and killed the men. Of course, it was all made up, but a lot of people bought into the anti-Mexican hyseria.
2006-12-08 08:47:35 · answer #8 · answered by bettysdad 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer able to vote confident or no because of fact i replaced into addicted to marijuana for 6 years and for this reason I suffered from melancholy, rigidity and paranoia. yet i do no longer think of the legal concern facilitates every physique.
2016-10-14 07:05:38 · answer #9 · answered by trinkle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two worst, most dangerous drugs to one's health and society as a whole are both legal in the USA - nicotine and alcohol. Marijuana has none of the problems or complications of either, and is illegal. Does that make sense?
2006-12-08 07:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by commonsense 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋