Chris James Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Texas cat owners beware...something about this stinks. http://theweek.com/speedreads/671898/man-spent-3-days-jail-because-cops-thought-cat-litter-meth Link to comment
colinian Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 This guy should contact the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and get their support for a lawsuit to clear his record, receive a public apology, and to ban the use of the type of field test that confused cat litter with methamphetamine. Colin Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I didn't get the impression from the article that this guy was any sort of activist. I kept looking for the word 'lawsuit' and never did fine it. c Link to comment
colinian Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 He doesn't need to be an activist to go to the ACLU for assistance. He was falsely arrested and jailed because the devices used to determine that a plastic bag filled with cat litter was methamphetamine are known to be unreliable. That is the fault of the police department. The ACLU is trying to get this faulty field test equipment banned. A crime lab can do a test for methamphetamine in less than an hour. So why did it take the county forensic lab so much longer that he was held in jail for 3 days? Even worse, the police department issued a press release with his booking picture the day of his arrest stating that they had made a drug bust. Colin Link to comment
dude Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Expect this to be the norm after January 20th. Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 A lot of people think the test kits the cops have will pop positive for anything tested. I remember an old guy that got busted for having weed- they had tested tea leaves which were "positive". Maybe the suppliers are cutting corners? Link to comment
ChrisR Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 8 hours ago, JamesSavik said: A lot of people think the test kits the cops have will pop positive for anything tested. I remember an old guy that got busted for having weed- they had tested tea leaves which were "positive". Maybe the suppliers are cutting corners? Would that be the test kit suppliers or the tea leaves suppliers?! Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I was but a wee youth when exposed to this: My father is a bastard, My ma's an S.O.B. My grandpa's always plastered, My grandma pushes tea. My sister wears a mustache, My brother wears a dress. Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess! I didn't know what the 4th line meant, and when I questioned it, I was told 'tea' was shorthand for marijuana. So, quite obviously, there is a longstanding connection between 'tea' and pot. Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 1/10/2017 at 10:30 AM, ChrisR said: Would that be the test kit suppliers or the tea leaves suppliers?! The tea was Liptons, not Mary Jane's blend. Link to comment
ChrisR Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 2 hours ago, JamesSavik said: The tea was Liptons, not Mary Jane's blend. Nicely played! Link to comment
dude Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Actually, that's some of the lyrics of the song "Officer Krupke" from West Side Story, Cole. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Yeah, I did know that. Great musical. C Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 And if I remember it correctly, there is a line in that song which says, "Hey, I'm depraved because I'm deprived." One of my favourite musicals. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Here're the full lyrics, for those interested. Yeah, it as a great song, and quite controversial for its time as, even though it isn't shown in this lyric, on the stage its final two words were, "Fuck you!" GEE, OFFICER KRUPKE TIGER (spoken) (imitating Officer Krupke) Hey, you! RIFF (spoken) Me, Officer Krupke? TIGER (spoken) (as Krupke) Yeah, you! Gimme one good reason For not draggin’ ya down to the Stationhouse, ya punk. RIFF (sings) Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke, Ya gotta understand-- It’s just our bringin’ upke That gets us outta hand. Our mothers all are junkies, Our fathers all are drunks. Golly Moses -- natcherly we’re punks. ALL Gee, Officer Krupke, we’re very upset; We never had the love that every Child oughta get. We ain’t no delinquents, We’re misunderstood. Deep down inside us there is good! RIFF There is good! ALL There is good, there is good, There is untapped good. Like inside, the worse of us is good. TIGER (imitating Krupke) That’s a touchin’ good story. RIFF Lemme tell it to the world! TIGER (imitating Krupke) Just tell it to the Judge. RIFF (**to Snowboy) Dear kindly Judge, your Honor, My parents treat me rough. With all their marijuana, They won’t give me a puff. They didn’t wanna have me, But somehow I was had. Leapin’ lizards --that’s what I’m so bad! SNOWBOY (imitating a Judge) Right! Officer Krupke, you’re really a square; This boy don’t need a judge, he Needs a analysis’s care! It’s just his neurosis that oughta be curbed-- **He’s psychologically disturbed. RIFF I’m disturbed! ALL We’re disturbed, we’re disturbed, We’re the most disturbed, Like we’re psychologically disturbed. SNOWBOY (still acting part of Judge)(spoken) Hear ye, Her ye! In the opinion Of this court, this child is Depraved on account he ain’t had a normal home. RIFF (spoken) Hey, I’m depraved on account I’m deprived! SNOWBOY (as judge - spoken) So take him to a headshrinker. RIFF (to Action)(sings) My Daddy beats my Mommy, My Mommy clobbers me, My Grandpa is a Commie, My Grandma pushes tea. My sister wears a mustache, My brother wears a dress. Goodness Gracious, that’s why I’m a mess! ACTION (as psychiatrist) Yes! Officer Krupke, he shouldn’t be here. This boy don’t need a couch, he needs A useful career. Society’s played him a terrible trick, And sociologically he’s sick! RIFF I am sick! ALL We are sick, we are sick, We are sick sick sick Like we’re sociologically sick! ACTION (speaks as psychiatrist) In my opinion, this child does not need To have his head shrunk at all. Juvenile delinquency is purely a Social disease. RIFF (spoken) Hey, I got a social disease! ACTION (spoken as psychiatrist) So take him to a social worker! RIFF (to ARAB)(sings) Dear kindly social worker, They tell me get a job, Like be a soda-jerker, Which means like be a slob. It’s not I’m anti-social, I’m only anti-work. Gloryosky, that’s why I’m a jerk! ARAB (as social worker) Eek! Officer Krupke, you’ve done it again. This boy don’t need a job, he needs a Year in the pen. It ain’t just a question of misunderstood; Deep down inside him, he’s no good! RIFF I’m no good! ALL We’re no good, we’re no good, We’re no earthly good, Like the best of us is no damn good! SNOWBOY The trouble is he’s lazy. JOYBOY The trouble is he drinks BABY JOHN The trouble is he’s crazy. ARAB The trouble is he stinks, MOUTHPIECE The trouble is he’s growing. ACTION The trouble is he’s grown! ALL Krupke, we got troubles of our own! Gee, Officer Krupke, We’re down on our knees. ‘Cause no one wants a fella with A social disease. Gee, Officer Krupke, What are we to do? Gee, Officer Krupke -- Krup you! Link to comment
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