Police wouldn't act on drug incident

I totally appreciate and respect the job police officers do for our communities.

[IAMFROMPA]

Who cares.

[rizzo]

for real,its not like they were smoking meth or shooting heroin,they were smoking pot.i understand you being upest at the fact they lived like hogs,especally since its your propery.the police have bigger fish to fry then a few people smoking pot.

[concerned mom]

Your right most of the cops just laugh about people smoking pot. I have a son that does it and he is now on adult probation and I called his PO just to see what would happen if he failed his test. Guess what his reaction was he just laughed and said oh I'll put a scare into him.To me its a big deal that he is doing drugs even though it is pot. Never know it might lead to something else then they will most likely do something which is wrong in my book. But meanwhile my son gets a fine for shooting the mood when he was about 15 and had 4 cop cars at my house. Yeah doesn't make any scence does it. These cop seem so useless if you ask me.

[xxxxxxxxx]

Pot should be legalized anyway. I'm glad the cop let her go.

[rizzo]

i feel theres nothng wrong with smoking pot if your a adult,i dont condone children smoking pot,but a adult should be able to make that choice for themselfs.

[Annette Ritchie]

Bonnie: I agree with you, something should have been done. This lack of "caring" is what is getting our country into trouble. Regardless whether people think pot won't lead to heavier use (which I am sure that it will since after the "high" is no longer fun they go on to stronger stuff)or not is up to each individual. If I would go into a building, see someone there lighting up, having it spread around, I wouldn't want to rent there. I think I would contact the SPCA for the pet issue and children services for a child being exposed to the drug issue and the pet urine/junk hole. I also treasure animals and children and they should not be subjected to that kind of life. It's hard enough for children but to live with a parent that apparently has no self respect for themselves, let alone their children. Maybe society should make it that if you are caught with drugs and have kids, "the parents MUST get fixed". why raise more children in their trashy lifestyle. I am sure that people will respond to my comment and each to their own, but yes, the "young" rookie should have taken things more seriously and "both" should have done more especially with evidence found.

[memyself]

Bonnie, I think you should have asked her if you could have a hit off the joint, maybe it would have chilled you out a little.

[rizzo]

memyself wrote:

Bonnie, I think you should have asked her if you could have a hit off the joint, maybe it would have chilled you out a little.

ha,haha,thats awesome.anyway let me ask a question,if you would have walked in on them(which even though you own the property,why did you just walk into their house,thats not right and probally aginst the law its self,and you should respect them enough to not just waltz into their home)drinking alcohol would you still have been as upset?
like i said i understand you being upset that they live like pigs and i wouldnt blame you if you wanted them out for that reason.
i cant speak for all but pot isnt a gateway drug for me,im a former drug addict and started doing heroin before i even smoked pot.(clean from heroin for almost 5 months now)
as adults WE should decide if we want to smoke pot or not.alcohol is soooooo much worst than pot by a long shot.
whens the last time you heard of someone getting stoned,only usuing marijuana,and beat their wife or their kids,prolly never.
have you ever seen a homeless person out on the streets becuse they only smoke pot?
ok now how many times have you heard of someone getting drunk and beating their wife or children?how many homeless alcholics do you think are you there?yes pot has some(very little)dangers and/or downfalls but for the most part pot is safe and will not ruin your life if you use it recreationally(sp?)but you can become phically addicted to alchol and the withdrawl is worst than heroin withdrawl but its legal,for adults.
and i think its stupid that our government tells us what we can and cant put into our bodies as adults.
we can go fight in wars but cant sit on our own coutch and smoke a joint?come on thats just obsurd.

[tinlizzie]

xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Pot should be legalized anyway. I'm glad the cop let her go.

you sound just like another pothead, who i bet uses other drugs. and you will more than likely NOT amount to a hill of beans. and i bet you'll be smoking pot as long as you breathe (not long i bet) and in front of your children, if God forbid, you have any. what a waste.... and i bet you complain about the price of gas and food after piddling away your money on pot......

[Charlie]

Seriously, Law is Law & marijuana use / possession is against the Law! Marijuana impairs a person's ability to do a lot of simple tasks LIKE thinking! Burn Outs -or- a better term would be just plain dumb no matter what the age of the user. Would it be better to have a drunk driver on the road or a stoned one? Neither!!

[Response]

rizzo wrote:

im a former drug addict and started doing heroin before i even smoked pot.(clean from heroin for almost 5 months now)

Congrats on being less of a loser!!!

[Jeff Spangler]

I don't think the writer will succeed, but if she wants to second-guess the cops, she can file a private criminal complaint against the tenant for the weed and go to the SPCA on the animal issues. The county DA must approve a private complaint before it is prosecuted, and they usually don't. The SPCA declines to enforce much more serious cases of animal abuse. I say "chill" too. MYOB.

[xxxxxxxxx]

I happen to be doing very well for myself thank you Tinlizzie. I don't do "harder" drugs and I'm not on welfare. I'm financially stable and very active. And I smoke pot on a regular basis. It's not as evil as the authorities make it out to be. Do your research and see why pot was ranked with cocaine and herion as an evil drug. You'll see it's ridiculous.

[Susan]

All of you pot smoking dopies---Would you like the doctor who is about to operate on your heart to have just smoked a joint? How about the pilot of the plane that will fly you on a 10-hour trip? How about your child's teacher or babysitter? Get real!!! You are all a waste of time and money and certainly not even worthty of a reply to your asinine comments.

[Disgusted reader]

I am disgusted that a police officer would act in such manner. If the joke in uniform wouldn't do anything about it, I also suggest you take further action. This is not New York or Los Angeles, so NO they don't have bigger fish to fry...I am disgusted that the low life got away with smoking weed with a child in their presence. Keep smoking weed on "a regular basis" and staying "financially stable" just as long as you dont mess up my burger when I go to McDonalds!

Past drug addict...you of all people should be one to say NO to marijuana. Marijuana is a gateway drug to more serious drugs. Maybe weed smoker talking about researching the reason why weed was up with cocaine should research the negative effects of weed too and how it not only affects the user but others too.

[thecynic]

Susan wrote:

All of you pot smoking dopies---Would you like the doctor who is about to operate on your heart to have just smoked a joint? How about the pilot of the plane that will fly you on a 10-hour trip? How about your child's teacher or babysitter? Get real!!! You are all a waste of time and money and certainly not even worthty of a reply to your asinine comments.

Gawd, what a lame argument. No I would not want my doctor operating on me while high on reefer. But, if he wants to do it on his free time, so be it. Nor my airplane pilot while he's flying. Get real lady. Quit living in the Jurassic Era. And how is your time or money being spent on pot for the people who use it? I have talked to people stoned to the gills that make more sense than your straight self. As Spock would say,"highly illogical captain".

[Lisa]

Bonnie,

You started off by stating "I totally appreciate and respect the job police officers do for our communities. I understand they are under a lot of stress, and put their lives in danger for us." Then you publicly tell an Officer that he is "a disgrace to his fellow officers."

As a landlord you are a business owner. I don't want my tax dollars used to help you operate you business. Police Officers are not at your beck and call everytime you have a landlord/tenant complaint. Handle these issues through the court system, just like any other business owner.

I have a very hard time believing that an Officer would allow anyone who had been "smoking pot, with a large amount spread out beside her, who also had warrants out for her arrest" to walk away.

I also have a hard time believing that this young ladies sanitation/organizational skills started lacking on this particular day. Did you as the landlord not do regular checks to make sure your investment was being taken care of? Did you not have something in her lease concerning what your expectations were, for your propery? Or were you okay with the condition of your property, as long as the rent was being paid?

You also quoted the Office as saying "He wasn't the "fashion police" so he couldn't do anything about the inside condition of the house. He kept asking me what I wanted him to do." Really...What did you want him to do with your property, that you allowed to become unsanitary?

If you "have a strong passion for children, animals and doing what is right," did you try to work with this young lady, prior to evicting her? And if that didn't work out, did you offer her a ride to the local homeless shelter, with her small child? Did you give her the numbers to the local social service agencies in the area, who may have be able to help her? Did you point her in the right direction of your communities A/A or N/A meetings?
Did you bother to bend down and pick up the animals bowl and fill it with water?

Perhaps the Officers should have done these task as well?

You should be ashamed of yourself for not taking responsibility for a matter that is yours and yours alone to handle.

If you really "understand they are under a lot of stress, and put their lives in danger for us" You would have never disrespected this Officer the way you did.

[Hanover Mom]

I do not believe pot is any worse than drinking. I dont feel either is a "gateway drug", as long as you have some self control. With both you can either choose to get a lil tipsy, or out and out plastered.

That being said, I do NOT feel doing either is ever appropriate while being responcible for a child or any other human being. Both impare judgement, and when children are involved, all details are soo important. The biggest thing that I have noticed with smoking pot, is it causes you to have a one track mind. You can focus in on one thing only, and are not fully aware of anything else. Now, whatever you choose to focus on, you do really well, but forget trying to multi-task.

I know that my lease says this is to be a drug free environment at all times. If the owner of the building doesnt have this in their lease agreements, I would suggest it. That way you have more grounds to stand on if this ever happens again. I hope you find some peace with this situation, and help for these children and animals.

Adults may feel they have the right to choose, but hopefully they realize all the others in thier lives that are affected, the innocents that have no choice but tollerate it.

Just like most, I partied when I was younger, right up untill I found out I was pregnant. Then there was no question, my kids lives are more important than any short "high" I could find with drugs and drinking. And my parenting duties do not stop when the kids fall asleep. I couldnt tell you how many times over the last 9 years I have been needed at night, no matter what I was in the middle of. Kids do not have off buttons.

If your an adult, and you want to smoke pot or drink... fine by me. But stay in the privacy of your own homes, off the streets, and away from children. Make sure you are only affecting yourselves.

If I owned that building, I would fight to have something done as well. Good Luck Mam.

[rizzo]

Disgusted reader wrote:

I am disgusted that a police officer would act in such manner. If the joke in uniform wouldn't do anything about it, I also suggest you take further action. This is not New York or Los Angeles, so NO they don't have bigger fish to fry...I am disgusted that the low life got away with smoking weed with a child in their presence. Keep smoking weed on "a regular basis" and staying "financially stable" just as long as you dont mess up my burger when I go to McDonalds!
Past drug addict...you of all people should be one to say NO to marijuana. Marijuana is a gateway drug to more serious drugs. Maybe weed smoker talking about researching the reason why weed was up with cocaine should research the negative effects of weed too and how it not only affects the user but others too.

actually there discusted reader,they do have bigger fish to fry,have you not read or heard about the HUGE heroin/cocaine problem in this area?
and yes im a former drug addict and the whole gateway drug thing is a misconception.if you read my post you would have seen that i started doing heroin BEFORE i started smoking pot.
if it werent for pot i would probally still be usuing heroin,it helps me keep my stress down and keeps me level headed.
i work everyday,i budget my money,have my own place,a car,and im doing quite well and guess what i smoke everynight.
i dont smoke if i have to work or say if i have to babysit my nieces and nephue.im responsable about it.
tell me,whats the difference if someone comes home from work and has a few beers to relax,is that better than coming home and smoking a joint?we can argue this till were blue and we still wont agree.

[rizzo]

thecynic wrote:

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Gawd, what a lame argument. No I would not want my doctor operating on me while high on reefer. But, if he wants to do it on his free time, so be it. Nor my airplane pilot while he's flying. Get real lady. Quit living in the Jurassic Era. And how is your time or money being spent on pot for the people who use it? I have talked to people stoned to the gills that make more sense than your straight self. As Spock would say,"highly illogical captain".

wham,you hit that right on the head.com e on susan get real.