Time to spy on your neighbors

[Joanne98]

The arrival of spring means different things to different people.

For some, it’s time to get out and breathe fresh air and work off those extra pounds gained over the winter. For others, it’s time to plan projects, vacations and other such things.

To the Indiana State Police, spring is the time to spy on your neighbors, be suspicious of their activities and anoint yourself as a vigilante.

This might be funny, if the implications of this ridiculousness weren’t so sobering. Ponder the message behind this recent news release from Indiana’s finest.

“With spring just around the corner many people are preparing plants for home gardening,” the message begins.

Yeah, no kidding.

“Unfortunately marijuana growers use this time to prepare their plants. They will soon be planting their starter plants in farmer’s cornfields, on hiking trails and in remote areas. They will then transport water and fertilizer to them on a regular basis. That is where you, the eyes and ears of the community come in,” the release continues (lack of commas and misplacement of the possessive apostrophe also courtesy of ISP).

“We depend on the public to call in suspicious people, vehicles, plate numbers and activity to keep marijuana out of the hands of our kids and family members. Please watch for individuals carrying small potted plants, jugs of water or fertilizer to remote areas or into cornfields.

“We are here to serve the public. Checking out suspicious activity is what we do. Don’t let one marijuana grower get away because you did not think it was important enough to call.”
http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2008/03/23/columns.nw-239779.tms

It's time to spy on the neighbors who spy on you. Catch them, film them and put them on youtube.

[montanacowboy]

1. Ah....Indiana.... home of the KKK

People tend to forget the origin of this gang, it was good old Indiana - so spying on your neighbors is probably nothing new there;

[Pushed To The Left]

2. They are trying to get people to spy over marijuana??!!

That is absolutely insane! The drug war is already a joke, but all this over marijuana just proves how far this country still has to go to truly be free.

[Echo In Light]

3. "...to keep marijuana out of the hands of our kids." Classic right wing propaganda 101

[Hugabear]

4. Gotta start them off somehow

Get them used to spying on their neighbors over marijuana, which for many people is still a cut-and-dry illegal activity.

Once they're accustomed to that, start having them watch for other illegal activities.

Looks like we're well on our way back to McCarthyism, but on a much grander scale.

[MADem]

5. Barney Frank--Now, More Than Ever.

http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/?p=821

[Joanne98]

6. kick