Quote Originally Posted by justpics
I've never been charged. I don't know a single patient that hasn't had to deal with the police in one way or another, myself included.


It does matter that the police are arresting 5 times as many people for simple possession at a time when the city attorney has declared that NONE will be prosecuted.

That fact highlights the polarization between the law enforcement in seattle and the elected officials. Do you really need me to explain why that matters? Or for that matter why that is really the most critical part to the story?
Then what you are saying they are still providing dishonest services by running up arrest numbers then failing to prosecute. In a normal person's mind, that is the government committing fraud to satisfy federal requirements for handouts to continue to harass and arrest people for no other reason then getting free money from the feds. And this is government that normal people elected and want? I think not. :wtf:
gypski Reviewed by gypski on . Heading Backwards Looks like the new Seattle police chief doesn't like potheads. Pot Arrests Spike Under McGinn and Diaz Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:34 PM Between January 1 and June 30 of this year, Seattle saw the highest rate of pot arrests in over a decade, according to records obtained by the Seattle City Attorney's office. The Stranger's findings are detailed in a story in this week's paper. Here's a graph that shows the spike in monthly pot Rating: 5