Ok in your personal opinion which causes more problems Marijuana or drinking? I myself have never really heard about somebody who was High and had a big wreck killing loads of people like I have with alchol. I also want to know if your a cop do you smoke marjuana. I have always wondered if some cops take it away and keep it. Please answer. Just curious. :)
Also if someone has seven felonies and ran from the state (IL), then preceded to get in trouble in another state (CA) but got let go before they could ship him back to IL. Well this scumbag person ran to FL and finally got caught again by the cops (he was punching in his pregnant gfs window she went into labor shortly after and had the baby the same night he got arrested) and FL shipped him back to IL on one of those buses where he was chained up real good.
Do you think that he will be locked up for a good long time?
Will he get in trouble for running in the first place?
Sorry its so run on. Any replies welcome.
2007-06-22 16:36:28 · 7 answers · asked by Ozma 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It's not a matter of which is more dangerous or which causes more harm. It's relative. Compare how many people consume alcohol, available just about anywhere, and compare it to issues. Then look at the availability of MJ, an illegal drug that many won't touch due to the legality, and compare the same, I think you'll find it equal. They are both associated with problems and each has different availability. As with the other deputy, I have worked my share of crashes resulting from MJ use, along with many other serious crimes.
2007-06-23 01:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by spag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't work criminal patrol, I work in a jail, so I'll offer my perspective. Traffic wise, alcohol causes more problems. If someone is arrested for an alcohol related offense, its likely DUI. If someone is arrested in a drug related offense, it is commonly either a sting, a robbery, and assault, or disturbing the peace. I see far more drug arrests by numbers than alcohol arrests, but I think it would be foolhardy to say that one problem is worse than the other, as countless lives are either ruind or lost to both every year. As far as the confiscation question goes, I'd be nieve to say that some cops don't keep some of the stuff they take. But, by far, the answer is no. Most cops are upstanding citizens and officers who believe in their cause too sincerely to violate the trust in the office over drugs. I myself have never taken any illegal substances, but would prefer to see marijuana legalized and regulated for the sake of saving the massive amounts of effort it takes to enforce those laws and to prevent many of the crimes its suppressions causes. Lastly, in Louisiana, where I work, we have what's called "multi-bill." Its similar to the "three strikes law," but allows a little more leeway. Upon sentencing, it takes into account the convicted's prior offenses and the severity of those offenses and give a sentencing guideline accordingly. So, it sounds like your guy would be looking at life in Angola. Happy trails.
2007-06-22 20:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by hopefulcorpsman09 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, I have worked several accidents where marijuana was a factor. It definitely slows reaction time. The problem with marijuana is that if it isn't smelt and the person isn't acting strangely, law enforcement may miss it.
Where as alcohol is a bit easier to smell and will show up on a portable breath test. So it is much easier to notice.
Look at it this way. A guy tokes a bit. Changes his shirt, chews some gum. Goes out for a drive, runs off the road. The police show up and is talking to the guy, he says something like "Sorry man, I was really tired". The officer not knowing what he is looking for may miss the signs of impairment. Especially if he can't really smell anything.
The same guy has 4 beers, goes out for a drive, runs off the road. The officer walks up, smells the alcohol on his breath, even though the guy brushed his teeth. Hooks him up for DWI.
Anyways, I am rambling. Here is the bottom line, alcohol is easier to detect by law enforcement and frankly many police officers don't know how identify someone who is high, unless the suspect is just really high or tweeking out of their mind. Also not many are likely to go the DUI route for substances other then alcohol. I yell at my officers all the time for missing DUI opportunities on obviously high people.
So many, I guess my answer is. Drugs aren't focused on as much for impaired driving as alcohol is. There for it seems like alcohol is responsible for more crashes/
2007-06-22 18:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth C 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think a much higher percent of people accept and use alcohol as opposed to pot. Both are problems. Alot of times, in my experience. a pot user may also have been drinking so you have the drink smell but pot in the system also.
My guess is that if pot was legal with a long legal history, it would be as much of a problem as alcohol. This is a skewed argument often used to promote pot over alcohol as being " safer".
Once again, if pot was legal and could be bought like alcohol, I think the use would be equal and equally as bad.
2007-06-23 19:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Honestly, alchohol creates more of a problem, although both are very close. I never smoked. Some corrupt cops might keep it and just put a small portion into evidence. If they have 7 felonies, i see them going away for a long time, but you never know nowadays.
2007-06-22 16:46:03 · answer #5 · answered by rmbrseptmbr11 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
1:)Both
2:)No
3:)Yes
4:)Yes
I hope the jerk gets a lot of time for hitting a pregnant woman and being a sissy and running.
2007-06-22 18:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by Steven C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They must be on donut break!! Their never around when you need them...........
2007-06-22 16:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by IOWA HAWKEYES 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋