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Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief
    #19079071 - 11/03/13 07:16 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief
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A South Carolina police chief threatened a resident with possible arrest Thursday for making pro-legalization comments about marijuana in a Facebook post about a drug suspect’s arrest.

Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago announced on the Facebook page for the Columbia Police Department that officers had seized about $40,000 in marijuana from an apartment during a drug investigation.

But at least one person who follows the department’s social media page was less than thrilled, reported blogger Ken White at Popehat.

The blog posted a screen capture of a comment made by Facebook user Brandon Whitmer, who said, “maybe (police) should arrest the people shooting people in 5 points instead of worrying about a stoner that’s not bothering anyone. It’ll be legal here one day anyway.”

Someone with login credentials for the Columbia Police Department replied to Whitmer, saying, “(W)e have arrested all of the violent offenders in Five points. Thank you for sharing your views and giving us reasonable suspicion to believe you might be a criminal, we will work on finding you.”

That post was quickly deleted, the blog reported, but it was saved via screen capture by multiple Facebook users.

The department’s interim chief then identified himself in a follow-up comment made using the department’s account and said he’d made the post threatening Whitmer with possible arrest and blamed a subordinate for deleting it.

“I put everyone on notice that if you advocate for the use of illegal substances in the City of Columbia then it’s reasonable to believe that you MIGHT also be involved in that particular activity, threat?” the chief said in his comment. “Why would someone feel threaten if you are not doing anything wrong? Apply the same concept to gang activity or gang members. You can have gang tattoos and advocate that life style, but that only makes me suspicious of them, I can’t do anything until they commit a crime. So feel free to express yourself, and I will continue to express myself and what we stand for. I am always open to hearing how our citizens feel like we can be effective in fighting crime.”

The department’s public information officer confirmed to White that the interim chief wrote both posts but said Santiago’s point may have been misunderstood.

“Chief was trying to say that he puts would-be-criminals on notice — if you commit a crime or plan to commit one, CPD will work hard to investigate and press charges according to the law,” said department spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons. “It’s easy for social media posts to be misunderstood. The man who was so-called threatened openly admitted that he was not offended and appreciated the work of CPD.”

Timmons told The Raw Story that Whitmer made his comments in a subsequent Facebook post, but all of his comments in that thread, including the original post, have since been deleted.

The public information officer also said Friday afternoon that Santiago had contacted Whitner personally about his comments, which Timmons said were not intended to be malicious or offensive.

Timmons also noted that Santiago started the Facebook page and interacts with commenters to engage the public and to help educate them on police matters.

Santiago filed a defamation suit in July against a police captain who accused him of plotting to plant illegal drugs and a stolen weapon inside a top city official’s vehicle.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Ythan] * 1
    #19079087 - 11/03/13 07:22 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

:dudewtf:

It's not even OK to have an opinion anymore it seems.

Anyway in the eyes of the popo everyone is suspicious of doing something wrong, quite annoying.

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Their mentally should be something else completely imo :sad:


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Simplepowa] * 5
    #19079201 - 11/03/13 08:03 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I looked up the police chiefs facebook and saw that he likes the game Mafia Wars. He should immediately be placed under investigation. It's reasonable to suspect he may be in cahoots with the mafia.

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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Simplepowa] * 3
    #19079239 - 11/03/13 08:13 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)



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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Constantine] * 1
    #19079303 - 11/03/13 08:38 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

:lol: damn idk I'd clean the fuck out of my house immediately just incase he got the pig but hurt overflow it.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: dark3st] * 1
    #19079563 - 11/03/13 10:02 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I see dunkin donut eating pigs have nothing better to do than sit on their computer and fuck with people.

Dudes comment wasnt even absurd.. like on any level. Whats wrong with this world??


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Ythan] * 2
    #19079574 - 11/03/13 10:05 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Ythan said:
Someone with login credentials for the Columbia Police Department replied to Whitmer, saying, “(W)e have arrested all of the violent offenders in Five points. Thank you for sharing your views and giving us reasonable suspicion to believe you might be a criminal, we will work on finding you.”

That post was quickly deleted, the blog reported, but it was saved via screen capture by multiple Facebook users.







And thank god someone captured it. Sounds like this stupid fucking pig needs a re-education in the constitution and a citizen's rights. Perhaps I should say "education" since it sounds like he may have never learned this in the first place.

I honestly believe he should be reprimanded for this, at the least.


No, officer dumbfuck, exercising one's first amendment right to free speech does not now, nor has it ever constituted as "reasonable suspicion."  Particularly not when it has to do with speaking out against laws one disagrees with. That is a necessary part of the democratic process, without which we'd never be able to change any laws.


Of course, this dumb fuck who obviously doesn't give a wet fart about the constitution, or citizens' rights will probably get away with this. Because they usually do.




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“I put everyone on notice that if you advocate for the use of illegal substances in the City of Columbia then it’s reasonable to believe that you MIGHT also be involved in that particular activity, threat?” the chief said in his comment. “Why would someone feel threaten if you are not doing anything wrong? Apply the same concept to gang activity or gang members. You can have gang tattoos and advocate that life style, but that only makes me suspicious of them, I can’t do anything until they commit a crime. So feel free to express yourself, and I will continue to express myself and what we stand for. I am always open to hearing how our citizens feel like we can be effective in fighting crime.”






Sounds to me like someone on a legal team, or someone a little higher up, or simply someone who doesn't have their head so far up their fucking ass they can lick their own stomach told officer badass here that he was treading into unconstitutional waters, so he amended his statement.

Of course... he obviously wasn't saying he would begin an illegal, unconstitutional investigation into a citizen simply because they exercised their right to free speech.... clearly he's not that stupid. See? He even acknowledges you have to commit a crime first. :rolleyes:



What officer inbred here fails to realize, is that simply because one does not advocate a massively socially harmful war on this country's own citizens (aka "the war on drugs") over non-violent, victimless crimes, does not mean that they, themselves, are a drug user. And guess what, officer not-too-bright? Even if they are, expressing such an opinion does not give you legal grounds to investigate them.


Any lawyer worth half a fuck could get that case thrown out faster than you can say "Early retirement." And if he was anything like me, by the time his lawyers got done with you, your department would be so goddamned broke the cops would have to wear extra heavy coats for body armor and just pray the criminals switch to pellet guns.





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The department’s public information officer confirmed to White that the interim chief wrote both posts but said Santiago’s point may have been misunderstood.

“Chief was trying to say that he puts would-be-criminals on notice — if you commit a crime or plan to commit one, CPD will work hard to investigate and press charges according to the law,” said department spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons. “It’s easy for social media posts to be misunderstood. The man who was so-called threatened openly admitted that he was not offended and appreciated the work of CPD.”







Um.... incorrect. Nice try though.

The chief's words and meaning were crystal clear. He was so goddamned stupid, and has been so long used to doing whatever the fuck he wants (outside of the public's view) that he forgot for a hot minute who and where the fuck he was, and just what he was saying.

It is very clear he was talking about illegally investigating a man for publically stating a political opinion.



And that level of stupidity and incompetence should NOT be tolerated among our police.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: CidneyIndole] * 1
    #19079668 - 11/03/13 10:35 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I would say what I think they should do with this officer, but apparently that would imply that I'm involved with criminal activity :lol:


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: JacksonMetaller]
    #19079735 - 11/03/13 10:52 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Sounds like politics as usual.  Protest something you feel is worth political activity, and the man's got a beef.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Morel Guy] * 1
    #19080019 - 11/03/13 11:56 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

My fantasy world is one in which police cannot just get away with what ever they want.


I wonder if there is any place left in the world where you could post up a little shack, and just shoot/catch your dinner, without the threat of some d-bag cop arresting you on a technicality cause he doesn't like the color of your hair


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Chuckfinely]
    #19080234 - 11/03/13 12:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

idk, i like somethings about the 5-0(especially the ones in legal states) but they have gone to far in this one


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: JMooreOnYoutube] * 1
    #19080247 - 11/03/13 12:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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idk, i like somethings about the 5-0 but they have gone to far in this one



How could you possibly like anything they do? Theyre soposed to protect ppl from hurting other ppl, and that doesnt even take place anymore. So I have no respect for them.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: LSDreams]
    #19081419 - 11/03/13 05:04 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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How could you possibly like anything they do? Theyre soposed to protect ppl from hurting other ppl, and that doesnt even take place anymore. So I have no respect for them.




not all are corrupt bastards trying to put the little man down, some are quite chill, if they find less than an ounce they will let you go, mostly  near legal states but just because some are bad doesnt mean lose all faith in our protectors, im still going to avoid the fuzz but i trust them with my life.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: JMooreOnYoutube]
    #19081556 - 11/03/13 05:32 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Quote:

JMooreOnYoutube said:

not all are corrupt bastards trying to put the little man down, some are quite chill, if they find less than an ounce they will let you go, mostly  near legal states but just because some are bad doesnt mean lose all faith in our protectors, im still going to avoid the fuzz but i trust them with my life.




And those same chill cops will defend and stick up for their bully cop buddies and back up their bullshit stories.

I've never heard of a cop letting anybody go after finding weed.  I imagine those cops are few and far between.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: lowbrow]
    #19081695 - 11/03/13 05:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

:whathesaid:


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: LSDreams]
    #19081741 - 11/03/13 06:07 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

:whathesaid:

I got an ouid charge in a legal state because the cop got all butt hurt that I had a card and wasn't drunk.

Took my 8th, arrested me, got a warrant for my blood, then 8 months later i randomly have a bench warrant out. Allegedly I failed my sobriety test because my foot wasn't a full 6" off the ground, and I stuttered on the "x,y,z" part cause it was like 30 degrees outside and i was nervous as hell.



Ill stop wishing death upon all pigs the day they only arrest violent offenders :courtjudge: I was on the path to being a pharmacist until a d-bag cop decided it was appropriate to end all my hopes and dreams because of a roach when I was 17


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Chuckfinely]
    #19081772 - 11/03/13 06:11 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Im sorry, I DIDNT KNOW.......i didnt know :sad:


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: lowbrow]
    #19082089 - 11/03/13 07:12 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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lowbrow said:
Quote:

JMooreOnYoutube said:

not all are corrupt bastards trying to put the little man down, some are quite chill, if they find less than an ounce they will let you go, mostly  near legal states but just because some are bad doesnt mean lose all faith in our protectors, im still going to avoid the fuzz but i trust them with my life.




And those same chill cops will defend and stick up for their bully cop buddies and back up their bullshit stories.

I've never heard of a cop letting anybody go after finding weed.  I imagine those cops are few and far between.




I've been let go twice after the cops found weed on me.  These incidents occurred over 10 years ago but keep in mind I live in Texas.  There are some very cool cops out there among all the assholes.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: SuperD]
    #19082096 - 11/03/13 07:14 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Wow thats fucked for speaking your mind you get a cop threatening you.


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Re: Pro-pot comment earns Facebook user a personalized arrest threat from South Carolina police chief [Re: Uzziel]
    #19082181 - 11/03/13 07:34 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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I've been let go twice after the cops found weed on me.  These incidents occurred over 10 years ago but keep in mind I live in Texas.  There are some very cool cops out there among all the assholes.



thank you, finally someone knows they arnt all douches, but there still are alot of asshole cops out there


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