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Recent blog posts by Emmet C

Another (unarmed) Casualty of the Drug Warriors

Posted in Reader Blogs by Emmet C on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 5:13pm

Wanted man was unarmed when shot

It wasn't even 'real' cops that did the shooting.

Des Moines Police Sgt. Vince Valdez said the shooting involved the U.S. Marshal Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and a warrant team of the Fifth Judicial District of the Iowa Department of Correctional Services.

Lead-tainted Marijuana

Posted in Reader Blogs by Emmet C on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 8:22am

Would legalization/regulation have prevented this?

The authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added, but the German police suspect that it was done to make money. The samples tested contained 10 percent lead by weight, which translates into an increased profit of about $682 per pound of marijuana.

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