This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town jail guard, a big city cop, and a US Border Patrol agent all go down this week. Let's get to it:
[image:1 align:left caption:true]In Imperial Beach, California, a US Border Patrol agent was arrested January 10 after a SWAT raid on his home revealed he was hiding illegal immigrants -- among them his father -- and evidence of drug dealing. Agent Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26, is currently charged with harboring illegal immigrants, but will probably face additional charges related to 61 grams of methamphetamine and "packaging material indicating a drug operation" in his home.
In Ocala, Florida, a Marion County corrections officer was arrested January 12 for smuggling marijuana, submarine sandwiches, and a cell phone into the county jail. Guard Joseph Jones went down after the sheriff's office grew suspicious and enlisted the help of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He is charged with possession of marijuana and two counts of introducing contraband into a prison. Jones has been suspended without pay, and the sheriff's office has opened an internal investigation.
In Providence, Rhode Island, a Providence police officer pleaded guilty Friday to charges he was part of a police cocaine trafficking ring and was sentenced to three years in prison. Officer Robert Hamlin was the last of four officers indicted in June to have his case resolved. Two others pleaded guilty, and prosecutors dropped charges against the fourth. Hamlin copped to three counts of conspiracy to distribute drugs. Since he has been behind bars since March, when he was originally arrested, and will get credit for time served, he should be out on parole by this coming March after completing a third of his sentence.
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Hmmm
I hope everyone who gets busted for cocaine conspiracy is sentenced with this case as a precedent.If law enforcement is truly held to a higher standard then 6 months should be the sentence per conspiracy or trafficking charge for everyone else.Fair is fair.
Drug War Fallacy #1
The drug war cannot eliminate all drugs, and the "Corrupt Cop Stories" shows supports my proof.
Let's assume that demand for drugs remains at a level found in the last four decades. You can pick any level of demand in that time frame.
Now assume that the drug war suddenly succeeds at totally eliminating all illegal drugs from the United States. Because demand for drugs remains after all supply was eliminated, the price of drugs would increase to the maximum amount a person was willing to pay. That would be much higher than when drugs were easily available like today.
The gate keepers of those astronomical profits would be the law enforcement community.
Because there are police et al today who engage in corruption for the sake of profit, we can easily assume that there would be no fewer willing participants with significantly increased profits. Availability of drugs would continue. The drug war would resume shortly after it ended.
My argument here accomplishes the following: it forces the prohibitionist to accept that total victory is not possible. Their arguments for the drug war have to be reduced to "Well, we have to do what we can. We can't just give up and give in."
That argument is easily defeated by cost-benefit analysis.
The elements of my proof that are not likely or are outright impossible are those related to the success of the war on drugs.
In reply to Drug War Fallacy #1 by Carmen Brown (not verified)
yep, you're right
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