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Showing Original Post only (View all)Undercover cop begs autistic kid to break the law, then arrests him [View all]
http://www.alternet.org/cops-go-undercover-high-school-bust-special-needs-kid-pot-why-are-police-so-desperate-throw-kidsCalifornians Doug and Catherine Snodgrass are suing their sons high school for allowing undercover police officers to set up the 17-year-old special-needs student for a drug arrest.
In a video segment on ABC News, they say they were "thrilled" when their son -- who has Asperger's and other disabilities and struggled to make friends -- appeared to have instantly made a friend named Daniel.
"Daniel," however, was an undercover cop with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department who " hounded" the teenager to sell him his prescription medication. When he refused, the undercover cop gave him $20 to buy him weed, and he complied -- not realizing the guy he wanted to befriend wanted him behind bars.
In December, the unnamed senior was arrested along with 21 other students from three schools, all charged with crimes related to the two officers' undercover drug operation at two public schools in Temecula, California (Chaparral and Temecula Valley High School). This March, Judge Marian H. Tully ruled that Temecula Valley Unified School District could not expel the student, and had in fact failed to provide him with proper services.
So, police are resorting to entrapment to get special needs kids to sell them drugs so they can arrest them???????
FUCK THIS SHIT.
What the fuck is wrong with this nation that police are going after AUTISTIC KIDS to put them IN JAIL after ASKING THEM to break the law?
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Bastard could teach my dog to fetch a bag of weed, and then have him euthanized for being a menace.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#1
I admire his entrepreneurial spirit. If business is slow, you go out and drum up some more.
Bucky
May 2013
#2
actually, in this case it was judges who acted wisely and a manner that was NOT corrupt
cali
May 2013
#5
Ah, there were 21 others entrapped and I know it is an affluent area. What's your thing?
xtraxritical
May 2013
#47
I live in the area and Riverside County relies on the police to generate revenue.
xtraxritical
May 2013
#49
It takes a high caliber piece of shit to do something like that to another person. Nt
Hosnon
May 2013
#13
Of course. A few years ago there was the undercover cop who pretended to be some kid's girlfriend
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#35
The sad thing is the cops are probably thinking revenge for this becoming public.
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2013
#57
they held kid ALL DAY, W/O LAWYER, never called parents, parents terrified of where he was
ZRT2209
May 2013
#71
Apparently that city has too many police officers that they need to rig up charges.
LiberalFighter
May 2013
#79
It hurts to hear about autistic kids being abused like this. But I once saw a case:
JackN415
May 2013
#88