• squiblet
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    42 years ago

    Are you familiar with the United States? It doesn’t sound like it. In many towns, whether small cities, affluent suburbs or large cities, police, DAs and courts seemingly have nothing better to do. In the high school I attended in suburban New England they absolutely would have prosecuted a teenager who tried selling imitation drugs. I knew people who were targeted by police for years and eventually went through all sorts of police and court processes for less than 2 grams of weed.

    The only way they wouldn’t have is if the family had enough money to get great lawyers, or they were related to someone who worked for the local government or school.

    • Alien Nathan Edward
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      12 years ago

      I came up in a small town and they were thrilled at any opportunity to bust one of us with a little marijuana and they prosecuted as intensely as they could. My town was famous for sending kids to jail rather than diversionary programs.

      • squiblet
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        12 years ago

        Yep! People think of it as an urban thing (i think?) but small city police use it as a way to abuse the fuck out of people.