News (Media Awareness Project) - CN ON: PUB LTE: Police Time Wasted On Plant Eradication |
Title: | CN ON: PUB LTE: Police Time Wasted On Plant Eradication |
Published On: | 2003-10-19 |
Source: | Ottawa Sun (CN ON) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-19 08:49:40 |
POLICE TIME WASTED ON PLANT ERADICATION
Why is it, exactly, that the OPP is so keen to bust marijuana people? With
80% of Canadians approving of medical access to cannabis, and 60% favoring
recreational access, it is clear that Canadians would rather see their
police forces doing actual police work, rather than "plant eradication".
Most of the grow-op busts they make are mom-and-pop grows, not "organized
crime". An RCMP study examining the last 12,000 grow-op busts in B.C.
revealed that guns were found at 6% of these residences. Ironically, police
reports indicate that about 24% of homes in the province contain a firearm.
In other words, cops are far more likely to find a weapon in the average
domestic disturbance call, then they are at a "grow op." Ontario is likely
to have similar statistics.
With still no sign of Ardeth Wood's killer (among other unsolved crimes), I
sincerely wonder why the police are so keen to continue to make war on
regular citizens for growing a plant? The OPP needs to get its priorities
straight. How much longer are Canadians expected to allow this madness to
continue?
Russell Barth
Ottawa
Why is it, exactly, that the OPP is so keen to bust marijuana people? With
80% of Canadians approving of medical access to cannabis, and 60% favoring
recreational access, it is clear that Canadians would rather see their
police forces doing actual police work, rather than "plant eradication".
Most of the grow-op busts they make are mom-and-pop grows, not "organized
crime". An RCMP study examining the last 12,000 grow-op busts in B.C.
revealed that guns were found at 6% of these residences. Ironically, police
reports indicate that about 24% of homes in the province contain a firearm.
In other words, cops are far more likely to find a weapon in the average
domestic disturbance call, then they are at a "grow op." Ontario is likely
to have similar statistics.
With still no sign of Ardeth Wood's killer (among other unsolved crimes), I
sincerely wonder why the police are so keen to continue to make war on
regular citizens for growing a plant? The OPP needs to get its priorities
straight. How much longer are Canadians expected to allow this madness to
continue?
Russell Barth
Ottawa
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