I'm high on marijuana RIGHT NOW!!

cutz

Not sure if this is the right thread, but here it is : 

Man sues New Jersey State Police for sexual assault during body search for marijuana

By Phil Gianficaro 
Columnist 

Posted at 6:00 AM

  

When a New Jersey State Police Trooper nearly undresses a suspect during a body search for marijuana on the side of a busy Burlington County roadway, it raises a question: Why?

I don’t know if Jack Levine had recently sparked up a doobie, shared a bong, or auditioned for a bit part in a revival of the Cheech and Chong stoner classic, “Up in Smoke.”

Nor do I know for certain if Levine smelled like marijuana because he’d recently been in the company of a buddy ‘bogarting’ a joint.

What I do know is the zeal with which New Jersey State Police Trooper Joseph Drew frantically body-searched Levine for the smallest amount of pot on the side of Route 206 in Southampton 13 months ago crossed into the ridiculous and bordered on creepy.

Levine was pulled over for tailgating. Troopers Drew and Andrew Whitmore contend they detected marijuana odor on the 23-year-old Toms River resident. Levine, who was handcuffed behind his back, repeatedly denied he was holding the drug. What commenced was an intense prolonged search. On the 24-minute police dash camera and body camera videos, Trooper Drew begins searching Levine’s person. He reached into Levine’s pockets. Checked his socks. Repeatedly pulled at and peered inside the waistband of his trousers. Pulled up the suspect’s shirt and hooded sweatshirt.

Later, Drew snapped on blue latex gloves and began reaching down inside Levine’s pants, into his briefs, and around his genitals and buttocks in search of marijuana. As Drew’s hand drove deeper down the back of Levine’s pants, the suspect shouted, “He’s raping me! He’s raping me!” Drew then unsnapped the waistband of Levine’s pants and continued to search. Really, does it take that long to feel for a Ziploc bag? Drew shook Levine’s pants legs, ostensibly to free a dime bag that he hoped might slide out. Ridiculous. The trooper found nothing, just as Levine had assured him.

At one point early during the search, and as Levine continued complaining about the troopers’ reasons for the search and Drew’s hands reaching down where they didn’t belong, Drew told him, “If you think this is the worst thing I’m going to do to you, you’ve got another thing coming, my friend.”

What did Drew mean by that? Was it a veiled threat, that unless Levine complied he might be in for something worse? Because they smelled marijuana, which is, like, 20 minutes from being legal in the state? Wouldn’t it have made more sense for the troopers to take Levine to a barracks to be searched, instead of practically undressing him near a roadway where two law enforcement vehicles attracted the eyes of passing motorists? Shouldn’t our state police focus on more pressing matters than on someone who looks like he could’ve been an extra in a Wayne’s World skit on “Saturday Night Live” years ago? All this for some weed? New Jersey’s finest pulled over a long-hair with a sassy lip and treated him like he was Pablo Escobar.

And the only reason the public has seen the dash/body cam videos is because John Paff, of the New Jersey Libertarians for Transparency, stumbled upon the legal filing, filed an open public request in January, and posted the video on his website earlier this month.

Levine has filed a sexual assault lawsuit, which is weaving its way through the legal system.

This whole thing stinks, from the over-zealous body search, to a state police spokesman refusing to discuss the incident or release the department’s policy on such searches, to the troopers’ apparent violation of the state attorney general’s policy mandating such searches not be performed in public.

It’s understood law enforcement has a necessary and difficult job to do. But why did these troopers choose to take this one on to such an extreme?

Search me.

Columnist Phil Gianficaro can be reached at 215-345-3078, pgianficaro@theintell.com, and @philgianficaro on Twitter.

cutz

I was able to find the video of that ^^^^^"search"^^^^^. I HOPE this dude gets a TON of money as i think this was Illegal as hell. 

https://youtu.be/fbKuuLfyqXw

lastexitlondon

That is so wrong. Human rights infringement
Surly you can't finger someones ass on the side of the road

rgambs

lastexitlondon said:

That is so wrong. Human rights infringement
Surly you can't finger someones ass on the side of the road

This is America, Land of the Free.

Cops can do whatever they want.
Neither of these officers will suffer even a slight setback in their career.

hedonist

I just don't get the mentality behind this.  There aren't more pressing situations to address?

Evil evil weed!

rgambs

hedonist said:

I just don't get the mentality behind this.  There aren't more pressing situations to address?

Evil evil weed!

Probably not the weed, they probably felt disrespected because the guy didn't kiss ass is my best guess.  

rgambs

If a cop raped me over a tiny bit of weed that I didn't even possess...
Well, honestly I think I would spend the rest of my life trying to bring that cops life to ruin.  I would penetrate every damn aspect of their life until they felt like they couldn't breathe without smelling my ass. 
If the courts failed me (and they likely would) then I would get creative in a nasty way.  
Fuck that dude. 

rgambs

I don't believe in violence, but if this happened to someone I love I would plant drugs in their house, I would pay hookers to seduce him and document it for his family to see, I would buy billboards to put his rapist face up for all the world to see.
IDGAF who you are, there are consequences to your actions and just because our society says cops can do as they please, that doesn't mean I would let it slide.

HughFreakingDillon

I read recently that the word "marijuana" was a slang term and has racist overtones. some seem to be calling for end of the use of the term, and to just call it cannibis. 

jeffbr

I think marijuana could be used in a racist, pejorative way, but I don't accept that it is an inherently racist word. The origin is fascinating, and there are a lot of theories about it. It can get a little messy, based on what you're reading. I found this article from NPR to be an interesting read to help understand some of the history:

The Mysterious History Of 'Marijuana'

Horos

I just picked up an OZ of Crystal Palace for $33.60 including tax.

hedonist

Horos said:

I just picked up an OZ of Crystal Palace for $33.60 including tax.

That's just nuts.

I looked up the strain (sounds nice) and came upon this - some good info, not to mention the entertainment value.  Interesting though, as some of the THC %'s are lower than what I usually get.

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/09/experts_suggest_nine_weed_stra.html

rgambs

I don't know what I've got but it's purple AF and it's damn good.
Best bag I've ever got on a black market purchase from an unknown source.

Horos

hedonist said:

Horos said:

I just picked up an OZ of Crystal Palace for $33.60 including tax.

That's just nuts.

I looked up the strain (sounds nice) and came upon this - some good info, not to mention the entertainment value.  Interesting though, as some of the THC %'s are lower than what I usually get.

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/09/experts_suggest_nine_weed_stra.html

This batch tested at 16.5% which is lower than I normally buy but couldn't pass up that price.

WhatYouTaughtMe

Someone posted this on the mailboxes in my neighborhood. 

hedonist

Ha - I'm assuming it's a joke.  We have one of those as well.

Anyone wanting to invest in Namaste, apparently it's now available to Torontonians.

lastexitlondon

I now smoke every day
Hmm i guess im an addictive kind of guy. Anything i do..i do lots

HesCalledDyer

brianlux said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Wow!  XL cartridge!  The three I have are all about 1/4 that capacity.

Full gram. Fucker stopped working on me tonight though. Still about 1/4 tank left in it.

Wma31394

HesCalledDyer said:

brianlux said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Wow!  XL cartridge!  The three I have are all about 1/4 that capacity.

Full gram. Fucker stopped working on me tonight though. Still about 1/4 tank left in it.

Do you have an old empty cart? Heat the one that broke and pour in the old empty. You'l loose some but salvage most. Needs to get hot to transfer..

Hey...hey..hey..hey...smoke weed everyday.

HesCalledDyer

Wma31394 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

brianlux said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Wow!  XL cartridge!  The three I have are all about 1/4 that capacity.

Full gram. Fucker stopped working on me tonight though. Still about 1/4 tank left in it.

Do you have an old empty cart? Heat the one that broke and pour in the old empty. You'l loose some but salvage most. Needs to get hot to transfer..

Hey...hey..hey..hey...smoke weed everyday.

This is my first one. But yeah, next one I get, that's the plan.  Unless of course I drizzle it all on my dry leaf by then.
I tried all the trouble shooting in the book. Not sure what's up with it, but it just will not pull at all. Tried my cart on a friend's battery, tried his cart on my battery.  His worked on both, mine worked on neither. Tried cleaning the battery contacts, pulling the contact rings out slightly, etc. Nothing.