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“The parties also state that restitution is not applicable,
and there are no victims who are due restitution from the defendant.”

WTF?

Posted by CyberBiker]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:44:04 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by John Heavner]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:50:09 -0600 Arkansas Times 911 Operator: "I'm sorry ma'am, all our officers are out currently making drug deals or escorting drug traffickers so they won't be harassed by the good officer's. It'll probably take 20 - 30 minutes before someone will be free of their deals. If they are not totally screwed up themselves, and they can find your address, I might send them. I also want to emphasize to you, ma'am, that you do NOT call West Helena between the hours of 1 and 2 a.m. because this is our pot smoking break. So long, and have a nice night."

This might be what part of the problem is. Or maybe the 911 operator could have said, "I'm sorry, our officer's are now selling pistols and AK-47's to the local burglars and don't have time to screw with you and your petty burglary in process call. Bye bye."

Posted by Don Ingle]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:46:11 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Rambo]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:04:57 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by iseeulookin]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:10:58 -0500 Arkansas Times
Posted by Iseeulookin]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:00:08 -0500 Arkansas Times
Really? How do you explain excessive drug use/activity in places like Dallas, New York, London, Paris, L.A., Seattle, Colorado, Florida, and other places? It is called supply and demand (simple economics). Just because a place is blighted or non-educated or the exact opposite, you still have the same problems. Drugs are in demand and they make an extensive amount of money. The invisible hand will always be there to guide it along. Even if you legalized aspects of it, you would still have a black market. The US refuses to alter the war on drugs, therefore, we will continue to have more of the same. This is only news for law enforcement officials and local media outlets.
Posted by arkansas panic fan]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:56:04 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Southernbelle]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:12:35 -0500 Arkansas Times http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/11/justice/arka…

I think someone needs to tell CNN to fact check. It appears they did not read the statement made by USAG Thayer or the indictments.
Posted by Geezyoy]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:43:39 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by change]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:09:09 -0500 Arkansas Times
I predict that eradicating the vermin in this situation will only be a temporary solution. There must be investment in the community via the education system to produce capable people, but that won't be enough. Some form of Industry must be added to the area to gainfully employ these people - otherwise all of today's actions will be for naught.

Oh, wait. My mistake. Investment in this region would require participation by the Millionaires - many who would not be caught in the area in broad daylight.

Posted by IrradiatedFuelHandler]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:10:11 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by bugeyedlittlefreak]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:41:36 -0500 Arkansas Times
I had to take a house back from a bad tenant last summer, and replacing the carpet, then applying Kilz and repainting every wall and ceiling cost me a bit over two thousand dollars. Plus the house was vacant an extra month while I was doing the work, not earning any money.

If we create a "medical marijuana" entitlement, who reimburses me for the cost to my house when a tenant stinks it up? Today I can ban smoking on my properties... the non-smoking tenants love the clean air.
Posted by Slingerland]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:54:03 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by mem]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:57:32 -0500 Arkansas Times
Pot isn't that big of a deal to me, nor cocaine, or any other illicit drugs. However, the way they are distributed by people is a whole other issue. When you have police officers on the take, guns, extortion, etc. You have a huge problem. I am glad the readers of the AR Times think that this isn't a big deal. Citizen 1 should lay off the dank prior to responding to this thread.

The marijuana in this case won't be the big ticket item. It will be corruption and extortion.
Posted by arkansas panic fan]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:25:35 -0500 Arkansas Times
Chip chip chippin away. It is realistic instead of optimum.

Incrementalism is a successful strategy when it must be demonatrated that the sky won't fall if an action is taken.

At this time the predictions of reefer madness can only be proved bunk but incrementalism.

Similar to same sex issues. A couple states have legitimmized same sex unions and viola! The sun came up the next day.

Many terrified widow women whom had been led to believe they would be barred from heaven due to the chaos unleashed on the USA, saw that nothing changed, and if they worship a loving God He would surely not deny them eternal bliss for what they could not effect.

Same with pot. People high on pot do not tend to get aggressive as alcohol tends in a portion of the population. Pot smokers tend not to drive really fast, pot smokers tend not to get in bar brawls, pot smokers tend not to beat their women, pot smokers tend not to call in sick hung over, pot smokes tend not to.......

So yes, let us incrementally reform the ignorant pot laws so that..

1) We can keep it out of minor's hands.
2) We can reap tax money instead of dump loads of tax money into the Detention Industrial Complex, Enforcement Industrial Complex...
3) End the law which initiates the first contact of impressional teens with the criminal element of society.
4) End the law that breeds contempt for legal authority.

That is how this thread went from big drug swing into legalize and regulate pot thread.


Posted by Citizen1]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:57:20 -0500 Arkansas Times And how many new teachers that could have hired?
Posted by D. Boon]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:42:57 -0500 Arkansas Times
700?! To arrest about 60 people it took 700?!

I'm NOT knocking the investigators, just the ridiculous amount of manpower needed to investigate a bunch of drug dealers. How much money was spent on the investigation? Again, I'm not knocking the investigators, it's just obvious we need a more effective way of dealing with illegal drugs.
Posted by spunkrat]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:27:03 -0500 Arkansas Times
Posted by scrapper72]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:17:12 -0500 Arkansas Times
President Obama’s focus on criminal illegal aliens the last three years has resulted in more deportations than all of the “idiot from texas”, George Bush, did in eight years.

Posted by oldmaninthesea]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:48:27 -0500 Arkansas Times
Why did this thread turn into legalize pot soapbox? This is about Helena/West Helena and a large drug/public corruption bust.
Posted by arkansas panic fan]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:40:13 -0500 Arkansas Times
If your effort to get medical marijuana on the ballot is successful I will vote against it. Medical marijuana is a farce. Has the FDA ever approved marijuana for any purpose?

If you want to legalize marijuana for all then I will vote for it but don't try to use the excuse that it should be used for medical purposes only.

Slingerland is right about it being illegal at the Federal level. The feds are even going after pot stores in California and shutting them down. For some reason the Obama administration has switched sides on the issue. Maybe his big bank supporters are pissed because they are not getting this legalized pot money to launder like they do from the boys in Mexico.
Posted by what the hell]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:29:45 -0500 Arkansas Times
When it comes to enforcing the laws on illegal immigration, the liberals are pretty lax, too.

My point is that if the law is a bad one, we need to fix the law, not ignore it. And the Supremacy Clause gives this round to the Feds.
Posted by Slingerland]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:27:21 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Doc]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:21:46 -0500 Arkansas Times
A local law doesn't matter. It is still illegal at the Federal level. Until the Federal law is overturned, smokers are still liable for criminal prosecution.
Posted by Slingerland]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:07:06 -0500 Arkansas Times