Seattle cops announce they will no longer arrest people for drug possession

 

The supreme courtstate of Washington state has overturned that state's felony drug possession law because it didn't require prosecutors to prove that a person found with illegal drugs knowingly or intentionally possessed those drugs.

Fair enough.  Most crimes require intent, so the lack of "intentional" language in that law was a big screw-up by the state's legislators, and needed to be fixed.

Problem is, in cities like Seattle--totally run by Democrats--the cops know that the mayor doesn't want them to arrest drug sellers, so the Seattle Police Department has used the court ruling to announce that it will immediately stop arresting people for drug possession. 

Wonder how long it will be before the following exchange is recorded on a body-cam:

Cop:  Sir, I stopped you because you were doing 90 miles per hour in a 55 zone.

Driver:  Okay.

Cop:  Say, I see there's a big bale of something in your back seat.  Mind if I take a closer look?

Driver:  Hey, help yourself.

Cop:  Wow, that smells like some really high-quality weed!  Must be, what, 150 pounds there?

Driver:  You got a good eye, bro.  They tol' me 180, but hey, hard to weigh something that big, eh?

Cop:  Truth, bro.  Why didn't you put it in the trunk?

Driver:  No room.  Trunk's full of four more bales.

          Cop:  Well, you have a good day, dude.

I certainly agree that states shouldn't jail people for possession of an ounce or two of weed.  But it's reasonable to ask whether all drugs are equally benign.  For example, heroin, meth and coke are extremely addictive, and addictive drugs lead to addicts stealing to get more.  Somehow I don't think it's in the state's interest to decriminalize possession of those drugs.  But Seattle cops gonna try that experiment, based on a ruling by a Dem-controlled court.  Yay!

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