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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Texas DA is on the wrong side of the bars, and so is a Kentucky jail guard. Meanwhile, crooked cops in Philly and California's East Bay have their own problems.
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LAPD: "To protect and serve" (Image via Wikimedia.org)LA Narcs Kill Homeless Person Holding Knife
LAPD narcs encountered a homeless guy cutting drugs on the street, then shot and killed him when he turned toward them still holding the knife. That's drug war killing #25 for the year. -
If you're on welfare in Missouri and the state suspects you use drugs, you will have to provide this. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Missouri Welfare Drug Test Bill Heads for Governor's Desk
A welfare drug testing bill has passed out of the Missouri legislature and is headed for the governor's desk. This one requires "reasonable suspicion." -
They will still have to prove the high driver is actually impaired in Colorado. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Colorado Marijuana and Driving Bill Fails
Language that would have created a per se drugged driving law in Colorado was briefly reinserted in a bill Friday, but then the bill was killed Monday. -
It looks like the Green Mountain State is about to get a little greener. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Vermont Legislature Passes Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill
Vermont is set to become the next medical marijuana dispensary state after the legislature gave final approval to a bill that would do just that. -
Jeffrey Wolfe was shot and killed in a dawn drug raid in Pennsylvania after police said he pointed a gun at them in his bedroom.Pennsylvania SWAT Team Kills Meth Cooker in Drug Raid
A dawn drug raid in Pennsylvania ended with police shooting and killing a meth cook in his bedroom after they said he pulled a shotgun on them. -
Pot leaf_1.jpgMedical Marijuana Bill Fails in Illinois House
An Illinois medical marijuana bill has again fallen short in the House, even after it was watered-down and tightened-up. -
Medical marijuana edges ever closer at the state house in Dover. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Delaware House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
Medical marijuana has all but passed the Delaware legislature. Only one Senate concurrence vote remains, and that does not look like it will be a problem. -
(image via Wikimedia.org)Florida Legislature Passes Welfare Drug Test Bill
Florida is about to become the first state to impose suspicionless drug testing on welfare recipients. And then it will likely spend a lot of taxpayer money on a probably futile attempt to defend its constitutionality. -
Mike BloombergNYC Mayor Bloomberg Discusses Drug Legalization
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg started to talk sense about drug legalization, but quickly fumbled. Meanwhile his police officers are arresting thousands of marijuana users -- in a city that has decriminalization!