Cooperating with police - dillemma

[OffroadFever]

I wouldn't help them unless it's fulfilling some aspect of my job duties. If the job wasn't involved at all, I wouldn't give them the time of day. That's not to say I haven't met good cops, but they don't give us the benefit of the doubt so why the hell would we extend the courtesy back?

 

[SensiMilla024]

This is simple, of course you should help the cops. It's not about whether

or not you like the cops, or if your doing something illegal yourself. It's

about doing the RIGHT thing. I can't believe so many people are saying

don't help. Some believe in karma, and that would be negative karma.

ALWAYS do the right thing, that's called righteousness.


BTW- some people that get scammed aren't just dumb shmucks.

Some are your grandparents, friends, parents etc. . .

 

[RED145]

This is simple, of course you should help the cops. It's not about whether

or not you like the cops, or if your doing something illegal yourself. It's

about doing the RIGHT thing. I can't believe so many people are saying

don't help. Some believe in karma, and that would be negative karma.

ALWAYS do the right thing, that's called righteousness.


BTW- some people that get scammed aren't just dumb shmucks.

Some are your grandparents, friends, parents etc. . .

Thank You my christian friend,as someone who's lived in the grey shady area of life,its ez to say f the man.But the older I get the softer it gets,and I find decisions much easier if I just think like this.We ALL know RIGHT from WRONG,its much better for your soul to do the RIGHT thing.
Plus ya cant be preachin all that love crap and then hate the p.i.g

 

[Guest]

To address the above, it is my job, because I'm a paid consultant, and they would recieve an invoice for me calling even with advice.

This is the toughest decision I've encountered in a while, and although all you that have posted in favor of helping have convinced me to do so out of love for the victim, rather than not out of hatred for the police, I bet it's too late.

I'll drop him a line in the morning and see if I can't still help him.

 

[HuffAndPuff]

Sarge-
<pant, pant> Sorry I'm late, man! My dad always tole me that integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking. I agree that from a karma standpoint helping out is the right thing to do. At the same time, are these cops gonna come over and do your job at some point? You gonna have to take a pay cut for the day too, if they earn less than you? It is really such a tough call...I suspect you and I feel the same way.

**** it, I say help em out, but make sure to tell them why. And ask if you get to go out back and shoot at cans when you've solved the big caper.

Stay Safe,
HuffAndPuff

 

[pico]

I once saw an assault and photographed what happened. The police asked me for the pictures and I ended up giving them copies. A few months after that I happened to get in to a situation with the police. They ended up letting it slide because I had helped them with the other case.

 

[DogBoy]

I would take the moral highground too and help if i felt it was justified but the greedy part of me would also invoice them for my time as a consultant on the case. Effectively means you can do the right thing, earn brownie points with the police and get paid twice for the day.

If i'm gonna play piggie for the day i want some pay for that.

 

[420inprogress]

If it was something not related to mj in any way I'd help.

1) You might make a friend or two...

and

2) Somewhere down the line, you never know when YOU might need help.



Just my

 

[Discombobul8]

Why not get on the ole computers of the boys in blue and accidently wipe as many of the arrest records as possible. You know anything ranging from pot growers up to serial killers. Give everyone a new start, spread the love. Make all man equal again in the eyes of the law. It would be like turning over a new leaf.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

That was my first thought, but it would be pure unadulterated paranoia.

Good to see you had some sense about you. Some people around here might have closed up shop over a comment like that.

 

[Rosy Cheeks]

Yes, help.

I see that there's a lot of built up anger and frustration against the law enforcement among growers, but think it through.
The guy that knocks on your door to take your grow down is only the henchman. He didn't give the order, his superior did. His superior officer got the green light from the DA, who interpretates what can be done within the law. As you're trialed, you're up against a judge that also represents the legal system, which initially got its directives from politicians and administrations. This means that all the governmental institutions are working against you, but who do you turn your anger against? The guy in the blue uniform.

As JJ Scorpio said, cops occasionally do good things. While you're violating an illogical, immoral and unjust law by growing Cannabis, the cops actually provide you with the means to do so. If the law enforcement wasn't there, what do you think would happen? If you took away the traffic lights in New York City, would there be chaos (well, there is anyway, lights or not), or would people 'get along' in a true civic spirit?
Take away the enforcer of law and order, and nothing would work. The electricity company would not deliver any juice to your growroom, no water would come out of your tap, which wouldn't matter because your grow would get sacked by any thug that thought of breaking down the door. So whether you like it or not, the cops are looking out for you.

Stedanko, follow your conscience, you have that right as a taxpaying citizen. If you can help to put away an online scammer, I believe you could do so without having any moral doubts.
If everybody here agree that we're not criminals for growing and smoking a plant, then there's no reason why you should behave like a criminal, and apply some kind of gangster moral. Helping the authorities to catch a thief is not betraying a brother in crime, it's putting away someone that do harm to others
.
Then again, I agree that concidering what you're doing, it's wise to keep a low profile with cops on a general basis. Don't confront them, don't provoke them, stay out of their way, live your life.

 

[Guest]

Damn I'm really upset now that I didn't jump at the chance, I've called and left a message, we'll see if he's found a clue yet. (from the message, indicated a startling lack of clue regarding the subject)

 

[Guest]

Damn I'm really upset now that I didn't jump at the chance, I've called and left a message, we'll see if he's found a clue yet. (from the message, indicated a startling lack of clue regarding the subject)

Now that you made the call - leave it alone, whats done is done. You're doing this now cause you feel morally responsible. If it was a big deal, and the cop on the case will stop eating that donut and call you back. Its his responsibility to pursue/solve the case, not yours. you should stop thinking about the issue totally and move on.

 

[Revegged_Clone]

from pot growers up to serial killers. Give everyone a new start

serial killers don't want a new start... then they wouldn't be "serial" killers...

anyway, a serial killer is someone who is seriously mentally ill and should not be allowed into the general populace. they also should not be put into a mental hospital because most psychopathic serial killers ARE aware that what they are doing is wrong, they just choose to ignore it for some reason.

ok, i OT'd this thread enough, sorryjust had to make that aside about never pardoning serial killers... that's just asking for more deaths, giving him/her an encore....

 

[guest]

Hummm .. didn't "they" declare war?

Peace would be very nice, as some of "them" are still shooting some of "us."

Can anyone guess when we will get peace here?

 

[krustytheclown]

Help the cops out. It's not like they are trying to get you to cooperate in prosecuting a non-crime.

The guy they are looking for has hurt other people. Wouldn't you want them caught if they hurt you?

Don't see it as helping the cops. See it as helping the people the criminals have harmed.

 

[gamehaze]

**** the police they are always on their own agendas

 

[_Dude]

If the cops are actually taking the time to investigate a fraud case, I think it's worth considering helping them out.

Getting cops to investigate unsexy crimes seems to be harder than pulling teeth, might as well encourage them.