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Newsbrief:
This
Week's
Corrupt
Cops
Story
10/31/03
There were numerous examples
of alleged drug war cop corruption this week, but none rose to the level
of meriting special attention here. Instead, what we see is the dreary,
day-to-day low-level corruption and hypocrisy engendered by US drug policies.
Among this week's dishonorable mentions:
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Mosses City, Alabama, Police
Chief Henry Gordon was arrested by the state's 2nd Judicial Drug Task Force
October 22 and charged with possessing crack cocaine. He is suspended
without pay pending trial.
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Former Brodnax, Virginia, Police
Chief Bruno Crutchfield and former Virginia state trooper Marshall King
were re-indicted by federal prosecutors on drug conspiracy and related
charges October 24. The pair had earlier been convicted of running
a crack cocaine sales ring and received double-digit federal prison sentences,
but that conviction was overturned after allegations of perjury by prosecution
witnesses. The new indictments set the stage for a new trial.
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Also on October 24, South Carolina
Highway Patrol trooper Tony Caldwell was arrested by state police on charges
he helped his father sell crack cocaine, bootleg alcohol, and gambling
tickets. Caldwell faces two counts of crack distribution, while his
father, Eugene Caldwell, faces two counts of crack distribution, as well
as charges of unlawfully storing liquor, bookmaking, possession of marijuana,
and operating a business without a license. Trooper Caldwell is suspended
without pay pending trial.
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Issue #307, 10/17/03
Editorial: It's Time to Rejoin the Free World |
Presenting "BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters" |
Decriminalization Comes to Britain: House of Commons Passes Cannabis Rescheduling Bill |
Leftist Legalizer Elected Mayor of Bogota in Voter Rebuke of Colombian President |
Dutch Government Seeks Ban on Foreigners in Coffee Shops |
One and a Half Million Drug Arrests Last Year, Nearly 700,000 for Marijuana, FBI Reports |
Media Scan: David Borden on Cultural Baggage, Forbes, Alternet, Pot TV |
This Week in History |
Newsbrief: MAPS/UMass Marijuana Grow Proposal Gets Backing from Senators Kennedy and Kerry |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
Newsbrief: Campaign Comments -- Lieberman on Drug War Racial Disparities |
Newsbrief: Federal Appeals Court Says Nervousness Not Enough to Prompt Driver Search |
Newsbrief: More Death Squad Drug Killings in the Philippines |
Newsbrief: Retrograde Drug Politics in Kentucky Governor's Race |
Newsbrief: North Carolina Congressman in Drug Treatment Slush Fund Scandal |
DRCNet Temporarily Suspending Our Web-Based Write-to-Congress Service Due to Funding Shortfalls -- Your Help Can Bring It Back -- Keep Contacting Congress in the Meantime |
Perry Fund Accepting Applications for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 School Years, Providing Scholarships for Students Losing Aid Because of Drug Convictions |
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