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L.E.A.P *Law Enforcement Against Prohibition*

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  1. #1 imcherokeeangel, Feb 3, 2010
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    I was surfin the internet this morning looking for info on the YouTube censorship issue and I ran across a blog from this site, L.E.A.P, discussing the fact that our questions concerning Marijuana were ignored.

    Anyways, as I looked more into this site, I realized that this is a group formed by law enforcement...Founded in 2002, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is a group of cops, judges, prosecutors and everyday citizens teaming up to end the failed, dangerous and expensive war on drugs.

    LEAP - Publications › LEAP Items › About LEAP

    Much more info if you follow that link...I just posted a small excerpt here


    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayaGk0TMDc]YouTube - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition[/ame]

    I just thought this was all quite interesting and thought some of you might, as well.
     
  2. #2 dirtydingusus, Feb 3, 2010
    very nice ! we need more of this shit going on!
     
  3. #3 mrgoodsmoke, Feb 3, 2010
    I love those guys.
     
  4. #4 fourtwenty4201, Feb 3, 2010
    fuckin' right!!
    mad respect for L.E.A.P
     
  5. #5 pnut420, Feb 3, 2010
    I agree. LEAP seems like something that is a GIGANTIC move in the right direction. No better people to have on our side of the cause than Law Enforcement People aganist prohibition. All the state laws are written only a few steps ahead of some of these people. I support this 100%

    Seriously lets end this ridiculous war and free all the non-violent offenders who are incarcerated because of it. Would save a ton of tax money that could be far better spent on our failing infrastructure and things of that sort.
     
  6. #6 JuicyGoose, Feb 3, 2010
    I figured there were police who were on our side, but to find out they have a group.... :eek:

    YAY! Hopefully it spreads.
     
  7. #7 weednotcrack, Feb 3, 2010
    yeah i saw those people at last years THC Expo.I got a button from them that says "Save Lives, Legalize" and i wear it everyday when i go out :p
     
  8. #8 Rami.Nauja, Feb 3, 2010
    Great Post + rep really interesting group I am going to have to look into them some more
     
  9. #9 JuicyGoose, Feb 3, 2010
    I'm sure alot of cops are getting sick of the bullshit this prohibition is causing. My boyfriend and i were watching a show last night about some cops who busted this guys grow, they did it all steathy and scared him. He had a gun in his hand, while he slept on a chair in his grow room and when he got up to see what was going on, they shot him.


    It's fucking pathetic.
     
  10. #10 imcherokeeangel, Feb 3, 2010
    Thanks, Y'all for takin a look. This really surprised me that we actually have members of law enforcement on our side. The video really hits on some good points...straight from the mouths of those who some of us see as the enemy...not all cops are bad and just out to get us...they see what's going on, too and some of them have guts enough to step up and try to do something about it.
     
  11. #11 thompsonbassman, Feb 3, 2010
    Really good video this is cool. Need to spread this.

    Let's do this!!
     
  12. #12 wohzah, Feb 4, 2010
    It's excellent that somebody in government has begun to use some common sense.
     
  13. #13 imcherokeeangel, Feb 4, 2010
    Found this nifty lil gadget on their home page called a Drug War Clock...when ya see the totals, it's astonishing considering we're barely into the second month of the year

    War On Drugs Clock

    As of right now

    Wed Feb 3 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Money Spent on the War On Drugs this Year

    Federal $1,878,205,860

    State $2,883,256,978

    Total...you gotta follow the link for this cause the clock is ticking and the money amount keeps getting higher before I can type it in...lol

    The U.S. federal government spent over $19 billion dollars in 2003 on the War on Drugs, at a rate of about $600 per second. The budget has since been increased by over a billion dollars.



    People Arrested for Drug Law Offenses this Year

    172,911

    Arrests for drug law violations this year are expected to exceed the 1,841,182 arrests of 2007. Law enforcement made more arrests for drug abuse violations (an estimated 1.8 million arrests, or 13.0 percent of the total number of arrests) than for any other offense in 2007.

    Someone is arrested for violating a drug law every 17 seconds.



    People Arrested for Cannabis Law Offenses this Year

    81,961

    Police arrested an estimated 872,720 persons for cannabis violations in 2007, the highest annual total ever recorded in the United States, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Of those charged with cannabis violations, approximately 89 percent, 775,137 Americans were charged with possession only. An American is now arrested for violating cannabis laws every 38 seconds.



    People Incarcerated for Drug Law Offenses this Year

    1,016

    Since December 31, 1995, the U.S. prison population has grown an average of 43,266 inmates per year. About 25 per cent are sentenced for drug law violations.
     
  14. #14 crazyclimber43, Feb 4, 2010
    Unfortunately that clock is simply done as a function of time and the estimated rate of spending and arrests. While it is cool definitely don't cite it as a source in any sort of paper but do show it to your friends as it does give a good idea of how much money we waste on a bad policy.
     
  15. #15 go green man, Feb 4, 2010
    dman nice find bro
     
  16. #16 Gooch_Goblin69, Feb 5, 2010
    Those are the people we need at hearings about legalization. It will balance out the cops that go and support prohibition.
     
  17. #17 bharminder, Feb 5, 2010
    I got mad respect for LEAP. changes my perception of LEO
     
  18. #18 Noxnoctum, Feb 5, 2010
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  19. #19 imcherokeeangel, Feb 5, 2010
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    And, here is Jack's response to this...Personally, the parts in his response, which I bolded, make sense to me. Even though they are fighting against prohibition, they are still cops. And that is why the people who need convincing that the laws need to change are listening to them. In the meantime, they still have to uphold the laws. And Keene was refusing to do so publicly and trying to get other cops to follow suit.

    If you want to be just an 'activist', then quit your job as a cop and become an 'activist'. But, as long as you're a cop, you have to uphold the law. You can use your personal, private discretion as a cop to decide whether or not to arrest someone....but you can't post it on the internet, as a cop and a member of a certain group, that you're going to refuse to enforce laws. The way he did it, using LEAP in his title, makes it look like LEAP backs him up on this. LEAP is only trying to remain credible and if they all refuse to uphold the law, they will no longer be 'Law Enforcement Against Prohibition'...they would be just another group of activists that noone who matters will listen to. They're trying to get the laws changed in a legal manner...

    LEAP - Forums › Spotlight on LEAP › What the public says about LEAP › I was a supporter of LEAP...

     
  20. #20 Rami.Nauja, Feb 5, 2010
    It is a bit confusing to me that an orgnaization who openly says the current legislature is wrong would oust someone because they took a stand against it. I understand that LEAP is NOT seeking to upset or seem disrespectful towards current policy and authority figures but strap on a pair of balls, if you believe so deeply about the issue. Fact of the matter is it is the people that stand up and take action that promote change, not the talkers. And although there are certain ways to go about this Bradely didn't even do anything that extreme her stated his opinion on the matter of medicinal marijuana publicly and refused to take action against those people. Ethically speaking that is in no way wrong, stealing/prosecuting someone for them choosing a certain medical treatment is ethically wrong. I get what LEAP is trying to do to protect the face of their "activism group" but start fucking acting out if you want to refer to yourselves as activists.


    ***Edit*** Not trying to bash the group still got respect for them and what they are trying to do. Just think they are wrong in regards to the stated above.
     
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