Sheriff Lee: Fuck the will of the people.

~1~ · 10-22-2010, 10:28 AM

L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca says deputies would enforce marijuana laws even if Prop. 19 passes

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Baca Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Friday his deputies’ marijuana enforcement would not change even if Proposition 19, which would legalize the drug in California, passes Nov. 2.

“Proposition 19 is not going to pass, even if it passes,” Baca said in a news conference Friday at sheriff's headquarters in Monterey Park.

Baca, whose department polices three-fourths of the county, was bolstered Friday by an announcement from the Obama administration that federal officials would continue to “vigorously enforce” marijuana laws in California, even if state voters pass the measure.

Baca said the proposition was superseded by federal law and if passed, would be found unconstitutional.

Flanked by other opponents of the measure, including Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, Baca made a colorful assault on marijuana use and sales. Asked if he had ever experimented with the drug, Baca was unequivocal. “Hell no,” he said.

Baca said legalizing marijuana would have far-reaching repercussions, including increasing the costs of drug rehabilitation, causing traffic accidents, prompting labor disputes with employees getting high on the job and providing a safe cover for drug cartels selling harder narcotics.

California’s laws for personal users already are lenient, he said.

“If you have a need for an ounce or less … then use your marijuana, but use it privately,” he said. “If you want to do a joint in your house, do it. Leave the rest of us alone.”

Baca said personal users smoking in their homes were already a non-priority for police agencies, including his own. His department’s target, he said, are the dealers.

Baca came out against the measure early on, joining forces with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to try to defeat it. Polls have shown California voters are split.

Baca said Friday local law enforcement agencies should abide by federal drug laws prohibiting marijuana even if the state measure passes.

“[Prop.] 19 has no effect on what we’re going to do,” he said

But isn't it really about the loss of federal funds if the department doesn't go along with Uncle Sam?

I think a better headline would be

L.A. County Sheriff Supports Cartel Warfare

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farmergiles · 10-22-2010, 10:36 AM

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legalizing marijuana would have far-reaching repercussions....
...providing a safe cover for drug cartels selling harder narcotics

This argument should be taken out the back and shot.

Make mj legal and above board then unscrupulous criminals will have no cover.
Prohibition of alcohol obviously didn't provide a living for criminal syndicates

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Sorry to state the obvious. It's just like causality and reason don't exist.

John F. Kerry · 10-22-2010, 10:56 AM

i love it,

first more than half the people vote to legalize pot (but maybe just a bare majority 51 or 52 percent.

next, the draconian anti-reality dea and police totally pull a pelosi and say "no matter what the vote is, we'll still keep doing the same damn thing, regardless of what people think".

third, the 51 or 52 percent who supported it before are joined by another 20 30 percent who are shocked and indignant about how the police and the beurocracy that benefits from prohibition just totally ignore the will of the people and dont even pay attention to elections...

fourth, in 2012 another prop is passed in cali that does even more and is supported by a much wider margin of people who rebel against the heavy handed way the police treated prop 19.

fifth, within 10 years an easy majority of americans support legalization for recreational purposes for adults, and the CSA is repealled by the fourth or fifth tea party congress. (who knows it might even be a blue dog congress that repeals it).

... i cant wait to see what these dickfaces say when the federal government repeals the CSA or revises it for marijuana...

"oh well we are still gonna enforce it, because dammit those reefers are EVEILLLL".

ill bet 10 years from now people will say they wish they could have been born in 2015. the recession will be over, pot will be legal, half of cars will run on electricity, and half of electricity will come from renewables...

damn...

John F. Kerry · 10-22-2010, 10:58 AM

white collar professional walking down the street waving their plastic fingers at me .

IM THROWING AWAY MY FREAK FLAG MOTHERFUCKAERS

Debaser · 10-22-2010, 01:09 PM

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....causing traffic accidents, prompting labor disputes with employees getting high on the job and....

I love how they always bring up shit like this, like they actually think the current laws are stopping anyone from doing this.

The Rev · 10-22-2010, 04:03 PM

"As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities."
-Voltaire

The Rev

Snowmayne · 10-23-2010, 04:43 AM

figures

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