It’s not worth the danger of the chase for a traffic violation, and not worth the danger of the chase for the drugs.
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But, if you show me multiple gallon zip lock bags of a controlled substance (regardless of your belief of whether it should be controlled or not) from the arrest… it’s absolutely ‘with intent to distribute’ at that point.
How did the cops know that was in the car when they escalated a traffic stop for a traffic violation into a high speed chase?
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They put people in danger fora traffic violation. The fact that they didn’t kill anyone this time and got lucky on the drugs (which shouldn’t be illegal anyway) does not excuse the risk they caused.
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There are safe police chases?
When a person tries to leave on a bike for instance, that is still considered a chase, even if its not very far from the initial point of the cop trying to detain the person. This stop at a Texas campus is an example.
Student was pulled over for lack of lights biking at night.
The officer was in danger. So was the public. Either you’re arguing in bad faith or you’re stone dumb.
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We do know. The article says the officer was doing traffic enforcement, not drug interdiction.
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The officer crashed his car. Into the suspect’s car.
Where do you get high speed chase? Nothing in the article states the speed.
A chase just means they didn’t stop when the lights and sirens came on.
The title of the article is “Georgia cops proudly show off ecstasy pills, after high-speed freeway chase over traffic violation, and crash caused by PIT-maneuver”
Read the article. They don’t describe that at all.
This time their stupid driving did not cause much damage. Other times that manuever has caused loss of life for those involved and innocent bystanders. Police should not be using pit manuevers at all. They are dangerous even for trained professionals in a controlled environment.
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regardless of your opinion about PITs, this very specific situation does not reflect negatively on police
“Police generally shoulndnt shoot at black kids, but this black kid was a real asshole, so it’s justified.”
The pigs didnt know what was in the car when they risked the life of the driver and many people around.
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But if I think pits are bad than every use of pit by police is bad and therefore this article aligns with the topic here quite well.
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“Ends justifies the means”? You’re saying the police risking lives and property over a traffic violation is ok because it worked, and they got lucky with what the guy was carrying?
I guess you just disvovered that most of this super leftist community doesn’t want to adress actual problems but instead jerk eachother off about how evil Police inherintly are. Welcome to lemmy
The article is really short but I don’t see an argument side with what happened here.
Sounds like the cops were reasonable since they didn’t pursue at all cost. That’s a large issue of mine. Often they pursue at all cost and that’s a no no.
If they have that weight then good… wreck em. Fuck drug dealers like trashy mainstream companies.
Every person I’ve known that has weight like that has killed people.
I hate how naive people give them a green light as if they “needed to sell drugs because America is too hard to live in.” These people still rape lives well after they have enough money to get by without selling. They are no better than rich mainstream politicians and businessmen.
XTC is a party drug, imho not the same as pushing meth or similar tbh
Doesn’t mean the source their supporting doesn’t traffik humans and other drugs, as well murder to protect their business. It’s not like this was a kid selling a couple Oz from some homegrown weed stash. If they have that much MDMA it’s organized crime. People are going to want to protect that organization to save their livelihoods usually at any cost. It really sucks seeing that stuff in life… I hope I never find myself around it again. People can be heartless, I’ve seen innocent people put in prison because they got used by the people above them. It’s fucked. The street game is no less bullshit than mainstream rich business people when you get to the point where you’re actually making money. If anything can describe authentic crime is war/heartlessness. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone with innocents.
Just legalize drugs already.
I’ll admit I’m not sure I’m for legalization but I do support de criminalization.
XTC is a methamphetamine.
XTC is a methamphetamine.
XTC is a methamphetamine.
Go read about what mdma is and the history of ecstasy.
MDMA is a different drug entirely from methamphetamin. It contains some of the same molecular compounds but that does not mean it’s the same drug.
And? That’s such an odd response.
What do you the MA stands for in mdma?
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is the proper name.
That’s not how chemistry nomenclature works.
Methyl and methylene groups are present in tons of molecules, they don’t make those molecules methamphetamines. That’s like saying people who use olive oil are eating motor oil because they both have the word oil in the name.
Please do not spout nonsense about things you don’t understand.
MDMA has similarities to amphetamine but it’s mechanism of action is different enough that is has a wildly different safety profile and patterns of use/addiction potential. Either drug containing a methyl group is not what makes them dangerous, that word only describes a part of their structure.
I understand it just fine.
You appear to think it’s not an amphetamine which isn’t true.
And your weird oil explanation. lol. Clown world.
Methane is basically an isolated methyl group.
Are your farts classified as methamphetamine?
And is far safer, with much different effects to actual meth. You’re trying so hard to look clever, but you’re a fucking idiot.
Rule 1 reminder: Real-life decorum is expected. Please don’t say things only a child or a jackass would say in person.
It’s classified as a methamphetamine.
I get you want to look clever but know your drugs.
I love your argument. Since you don’t understand drugs. I’m the idiot because you didn’t even realize mdma is methamphetamine even though it’s in the name. lol.
Clown.
Methamphetamine is not a class of drugs it is a specific drug.
MDMA and meth are part of the substituted amphetamines class which includes hundreds of molecules, some of which are drugs some of which are not.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substituted_amphetamine
Just because drugs are in the same chemical class does not mean they necessarily share any similar pharmacology. Tiny changes in the structure of molecules can completely change their effect or render them pharmacologically inactive.
lmfao, ok bro.
XTC is a band.
Did the police know what volume of drugs were in the car when they decided to put the lives of everyone else on the road in danger because of a traffic violation?
The police didn’t cause the chase. They participated in it, of course but I don’t think it’s reasonable to hold them responsible for the chase happening in the first place. The drug dealer(s?) could have stayed put.
eta: I am by no means a police apologist or a “back the blue” type, either. There is plenty wrong with how police do the job they have but this isn’t that
What? Of course the police caused the chase. The guy drove off, yes, but if the police don’t chase him there’s no chase.
