07 Sep Breeding contempt for HRM police

Posted at 09:34h in That's life by

Tim Bousquet on the joint Halifax Regional Police-RCMP raid of a compassionate use marijuana club that operates openly in Halifax:

Continuing to arrest people for pot is ridiculous and counter-productive: arresting backyard gardeners puts the entire trade in the hands of organized crime.

We all know that use of marijuana will be legal or decriminalized in a few years, and yet we continue to ruin people’s lives for a victimless crime. I will continue to ridicule the police for making pot arrests because they deserve ridicule. This is an evil—yes, evil—use of police powers, the very antithesis of serving and protecting. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Arresting people for pot breeds contempt for the law and for the police, and deservedly so.

I can’t say it better.