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Title: Instead Of Solving Rapes And Murders, Cops Spent Months Undercover In Burger King For $75 Pot Bust
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Counter Current News/Frederick News Post
URL Source: http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/ ... cover-burger-king-75-pot-bust/
Published: Oct 3, 2016
Author: Ivan Stamenkovic
Post Date: 2016-10-04 05:47:44 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 2411
Comments: 30
Thurmont, MD — To protect the town of Thurmont, Maryland from the horrors of marijuana, a brave police officer went into deep cover in one of the most dangerous places on the planet — a Burger King. After a months-long undercover operation, and thousands of taxpayer dollars, Officer Nicole Fair saved the city from the likes of 5 whole grams of marijuana and two whole pills. Unimpressed? Angry? Feel ripped off? Yes, so do we. Instead of investigating actual crimes like rapes, robberies, and murders, the Thurmont police department squandered vast amounts of resources to attempt to kidnap, cage, and, if necessary, kill people who are voluntarily buying and selling a plant that makes them happy. The two Burger King employees who had the entrepreneurial spirit to supplement their minimum wage jobs by selling a highly beneficial and nearly miraculous plant, 23-year-old Tommy Lee Miller and 28-year-old Jonathan Brook Moser, are now facing jail time. “I was hired to help and protect the community of Thurmont, and that was what I was doing. You hear about all the drug problems we’re having here and elsewhere and, whether it’s marijuana or something else, we’re really feeling the effects of it,” Fair said of her role in the arrests. “To be able to do something to directly address that, especially being a new officer, was extremely rewarding.” Who exactly does Fair think she is protecting in this situation? Who in her community is served by this blatant attempt by the department to enrich themselves through the perpetuation of the deadly, corrupt, and immoral war on drugs? It’s certainly not the two gentlemen who had their lives ruined and their freedom taken; not to mention all future employment opportunities stolen from them by the police state. No, the only people served in this scenario are the police themselves as the drug war is a means of legal theft that allows cops to pillage and plunder the populace under the ostensible premise of protecting society. Naturally, the people of Thurmont are furious and have taken to the comment section on the Frederick News Post to voice their discontent. Another commenter pointed out how the paper went so far as to praise this operation like it was some decades-old murder that was solved. Are you kidding me. That is about 100$ worth of stuff probably less and your writing a new article about it like its the biggest bust of the year. Why not write the article and the police spending probably 10x the amount of money then the stuff costs. This was pointless and a waste of time just make it legal already maybe then you can actually keep catching heroin and big pill dealers the one actually causing deaths. Sadly enough, the newspaper, the city officials, and the cops have no idea that they are the laughing stock of the nation — and they plan to continue blowing through taxpayer money in their shameless war on drugs. “It’s a first here in town, and we’re not going to stop,” Police Chief Greg Eyler said. “If we get information, we’ll put people in covert operations and these dealers won’t know who they’re selling to. That’s something that’s not going to stop until we move these dealers out of town.” Guess what Eyler, when you move these dealers out of town, more will fill their spots. The drug war does nothing to remove demand — as the ones who profit it from it most, like the police and government, already know. Now for the really sad part: If you were murdered today, there’s only a 60% chance of police catching the person who did it. That number drops to 3% if you’re raped. 50 years ago, that number was much higher. What happened? The answer to that question can be found by looking at where police allocate much of their time and resources — like going undercover in a Burger King for two months to catch a couple of guys who were selling a plant. Civil asset forfeiture pays. Busting low-level drug dealers by the dozen and confiscating their drugs, guns, cars, houses, and money pays. Writing tickets for victimless crime pays. Pulling you over for window tint, seat belts, arbitrary traveling speeds, and expired license plates; these are the things that pay, not solving crimes. In criminal justice, clearance rates are used as a measure of crimes solved by the police. The clearance rate is calculated by dividing the number of crimes that are “cleared” (a charge being laid) by the total number of crimes recorded. In the United States, the murder clearance rate in 1965 was more than 90 percent. Since the inception of the war on drugs, the murder clearance rate has plummetted to an average of less than 65 percent per year. This decline is in spite of there being far fewer murders. It is also in spite of new technological developments to help police solve crimes, like DNA testing, advanced forensic labs, and unethical spying devices like the stingray. Despite the near complete erosion of the constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure, the clearance rate for murder continued its free fall. This highlights the fact that no matter how many rights are given up or freedoms diminished, police cannot guarantee your safety. While police are failing to investigate murders, the rate at which they are ignoring rape is nothing short of criminal. According to the Department of Justice, there are currently over 400,000 untested rape kits collecting dust in police evidence rooms nationwide, and many other estimates suggest that this number could be as high as one million. As a result of this horrific negligence, roughly 3% of rape cases in America are actually solved. This is in spite of the fact that many rape kits have a high chance of leading to an arrest since most rapists are career criminals who have their DNA on file. In some cases, the victims even know who their attackers were, but they can not prosecute these criminals because the evidence has yet to be processed by police. Arresting rapists and murderers simply falls short in the two areas police are worried about — revenue collection and keeping their inflated drug war budgets flowing. Until the drug war is brought to an end, we can expect to see crime expand and the rights of innocent people violated. 
This is a disgrace, and the police department should be embarrassed. Stories like this are precisely why people hate cops. Congrats on ruining two kids’ lives for a tiny amount of a drug that is completely harmless, and actually legal and helping support the economy in some states. Solid police work right here people.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. That is what you are paid to do….that is what you did.
The Canary Clan is reporting that her monthly salary is $3,425.42. The salary for a Crew Member / Grill Cook at Burger King there is $8.31 an hour, so she was paid $1,329.60 for her months work at Burger King. After the turn back of that $1,329.60 to Thurmond PD, the months long operation cost the Thurmond tax payers the net amount of $2,095.82. That is not the grossly exaggerated “thousands of taxpayer dollars” implied by the author in the Yellow Journalism article. Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. That is what you are paid to do….that is what you did.
The author of this Yellow Journalism article tells you the two individuals were arrested for “the likes of 5 whole grams of marijuana and two whole pills.” What the author of this Yellow Journalism article does not tell you is: “While employed, the police officer made several successful purchases of controlled dangerous substances from two employees.” After detailed investigation by the Canary Clan, it is now apparent that the “community complaints that the fast-food joint was a hotbed for drug-dealing activity” were correct and the undercover operation was justified. Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. That is what you are paid to do….that is what you did.
Civil asset forfeiture pays. Busting low-level drug dealers by the dozen and confiscating their drugs, guns, cars, houses, and money pays. Writing tickets for victimless crime pays. Pulling you over for window tint, seat belts, arbitrary traveling speeds, and expired license plates; these are the things that pay, not solving crimes. In criminal justice, clearance rates are used as a measure of crimes solved by the police. The clearance rate is calculated by dividing the number of crimes that are “cleared” (a charge being laid) by the total number of crimes recorded. In the United States, the murder clearance rate in 1965 was more than 90 percent. Since the inception of the war on drugs, the murder clearance rate has plummetted to an average of less than 65 percent per year. This decline is in spite of there being far fewer murders. It is also in spite of new technological developments to help police solve crimes, like DNA testing, advanced forensic labs, and unethical spying devices like the stingray. Despite the near complete erosion of the constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure, the clearance rate for murder continued its free fall. This highlights the fact that no matter how many rights are given up or freedoms diminished, police cannot guarantee your safety. While police are failing to investigate murders, the rate at which they are ignoring rape is nothing short of criminal. According to the Department of Justice, there are currently over 400,000 untested rape kits collecting dust in police evidence rooms nationwide, and many other estimates suggest that this number could be as high as one million. As a result of this horrific negligence, roughly 3% of rape cases in America are actually solved. This is in spite of the fact that many rape kits have a high chance of leading to an arrest since most rapists are career criminals who have their DNA on file. None of that was reported in the story from the Frederick News Post which was linked to in this story. My guess is that you are just making shit up again. Take your Canary Clan speech and shove it. Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. Judging by the negative posts in the comments section, the good people of Thurmont strongly disagree. This excerpt from your extensive copy and past file does not fit here….learn to stay on topic. The two individuals were drug dealers selling illegal drugs. It is not known to whom they were selling the illegal drugs, what illegal drugs they were selling or if any were sold to children. The “two who had the entrepreneurial spirit to supplement their minimum wage jobs by selling a highly beneficial and nearly miraculous plant” did the crime, they will now pay for that after their trial or plea bargain. Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. That is what you are paid to do….that is what you did.
None of that was reported in the story from the Frederick News Post which was linked to in this story. My guess is that you are just making shit up again.
Here's the topic asswipe: Instead Of Solving Rapes And Murders, Cops Spent Months Undercover In Burger King For $75 Pot Bust Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. The comments at the website belie that idiotic statement. The only thing you are eminently qualified for is mopping the floors of your local peep-show and kneeling down to fellate cops. Here's the topic asswipe: Instead Of Solving Rapes And Murders, Cops Spent Months Undercover In Burger King For $75 Pot Bust That the false narrative created by the Yellow Journalism author to solicit support for his agenda driven article. The correct topic you were responding to in Post #2, shithead, was: “After a months-long undercover operation, and thousands of taxpayer dollars, Officer Nicole Fair …” The comments at the website belie that idiotic statement.
No Sir, the Canary Clan has just documented proof on this thread that it is eminently qualified to present the truth to dispel the half-truths and lies published by the biased authors in the Yellow Journalism articles you so ignorantly and constantly post. The only thing you are eminently qualified to do after an “ass kicking with truth” is to kneel in defeat and grovel with such a grossly vulgar statement.
Huh? What the Hell is the author of this Yellow Journalism article talking about? This is just some more bullshit false narrative in yet another Yellow Journalism article. The last crime report published for Thurmont shows zero murders and one “solved” rape case. Deckard, there are more important things you can do in life that continue your anarchist cop-hating crusade….find them.
Thank you for providing a Yellow Journalism article that was so easy to parse and completely debunk. I now bid you a fond adieu …
It is the job of detectives to solve rapes and murders, not the cops.
Where was this posted ... theonion.com?
This went to a Grand Jury?
Investigate actual crimes like rapes, robberies, and murders, thereby serving the people instead of the policia serving their masters in the Ruling Political Class by protecting the investment of their masters in the Donor Class, Big Pharma? Elected and unelected Bureaucrats, leeches, and cockroaches are all part of the same family in the animal kingdom.
None of that was reported in the story from the Frederick News Post which was linked to in this story. My guess is that you are just making shit up again. By Jeremy Arias jarias@newspost.com A two-month undercover operation involving a Thurmont police officer posing as a Burger King employee netted 5 grams of marijuana and two morphine pills, according to police. The operation began in August as Officer Nicole Fair was still adjusting to the department, having started July 1. Fair’s tenure coincided with complaints about drugs being sold out of the Burger King on North Church Street. Her supervisors quickly realized the opportunity to run an undercover operation, Chief Greg Eyler said. “It is less common, because we live in a small, tight-knit community where people know one another. In this case, we had a new officer who wasn’t well-known in Thurmont at the time,” Eyler explained. “So we thought that we would put her in there in a covert operation.” Submitting a résumé that included some of her work history but excluded her law enforcement career, Fair was hired by the fast-food restaurant in early August and set out to get to the bottom of the rumors. By Sept. 22, indictments were unsealed against two Burger King employees, 23-year-old Tommy Lee Miller and 28-year-old Jonathan Brook Moser, in Frederick County Circuit Court on the strength of Fair’s undercover work, which resulted in at least two drug purchases by the new officer. “I was hired to help and protect the community of Thurmont, and that was what I was doing. You hear about all the drug problems we’re having here and elsewhere and, whether it’s marijuana or something else, we’re really feeling the effects of it,” Fair said of her role in the arrests. “To be able to do something to directly address that, especially being a new officer, was extremely rewarding.” Police seized 5 grams of marijuana and two morphine pills during the operation, Eyler wrote in an email response to The Frederick News-Post’s questions Tuesday. [...]
"By Sept. 22, indictments were unsealed against two Burger King employees, 23-year- old Tommy Lee Miller and 28-year-old Jonathan Brook Moser, in Frederick County Circuit Court on the strength of Fair’s undercover work, which resulted in at least two drug purchases by the new officer."
The police should have waited until the drug pushers reached Breaking Bad level.
There were complaints that drugs were being sold out of the Burger King. They sold Maryland Schedule I marijuana and Schedule II morphine to an undercover cop, a felony under Maryland state law.
Distributing marijuana and morphine is a very real crime and the two mopes can do very real time. http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2015/article-gcr/title-5/subtitle-4/section-5-402/ Under Maryland law [MD Crim Law Code § 5-402 (2015)], marijuana is a Schedule I drug. http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2015/article-gcr/title-5/subtitle-4/section-5-403/ Under Maryland law [MD Crim Law Code § 5-403 (2015)], morphine is a Schedule II drug. http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2015/article-gcr/title-5/subtitle-6/part-i/section-5-601/ Under Maryland law [MD Crim Law Code § 5-601 (2015)], (1) possess or administer to another a controlled dangerous substance, unless obtained directly or by prescription or order from an authorized provider acting in the course of professional practice; [...] (c) Penalty; mitigating factors; substance abuse programs. -- (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 4 years or a fine not exceeding $ 25,000 or both. (2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a person whose violation of this section involves the use or possession of marijuana is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $ 1,000 or both. (ii) 1. A first violation of this section involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $ 100. 2. A second violation of this section involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $ 250. 3. A third or subsequent violation of this section involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $ 500. [...] 2. A. In a prosecution for the possession of marijuana under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant possessed marijuana because the marijuana was intended for medical use by an individual with a debilitating medical condition for whom the defendant is a caregiver. B. A defendant may not assert the affirmative defense under this subsubparagraph unless the defendant notifies the State's Attorney of the defendant's intention to assert the affirmative defense and provides the State's Attorney with all documentation in support of the affirmative defense in accordance with the rules of discovery provided in Maryland Rules 4-262 and 4-263. 3. An affirmative defense under this subparagraph may not be used if the defendant was: A. using marijuana in a public place or assisting the individual for whom the defendant is a caregiver in using the marijuana in a public place; or B. in possession of more than 1 ounce of marijuana. (d) Effect of (c)(2)(ii) on other laws. -- The provisions of subsection (c)(2)(ii) of this section making the possession of marijuana a civil offense may not be construed to affect the laws relating to: (1) operating a vehicle or vessel while under the influence of or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; or (2) seizure and forfeiture. http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2015/article-gcr/title-5/subtitle-6/part-i/section-5-602/ Under Maryland law [MD Crim Law Code § 5-602 (2015)], (1) distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance; or (2) possess a controlled dangerous substance in sufficient quantity reasonably to indicate under all circumstances an intent to distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance. http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2015/article-gcr/title-5/subtitle-6/part-i/section-5-607/ Under Maryland law [MD Crim Law Code § 5-607 (2015)], Universal Citation: MD Crim Law Code § 5-607 (2015) (a) In general. -- Except as provided in §§ 5-608 and 5-609 of this subtitle, a person who violates a provision of §§ 5-602 through 5-606 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $ 15,000 or both. (b) Repeat offender. -- (1) Except as provided in § 5-609.1 of this subtitle, a person who has been convicted previously under subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 2 years. (2) The court may not suspend the mandatory minimum sentence to less than 2 years. (3) Except as provided in § 4-305 of the Correctional Services Article, the person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence. (c) Participation in drug treatment program. -- A person convicted under subsection (a) of this section is not prohibited from participating in a drug treatment program under § 8-507 of the Health - General Article because of the length of the sentence. Unauthorized distributing or dispensing of a controlled substance is a real crime and it carries real time.
Investigate actual crimes like rapes, robberies, and murders, thereby serving the people instead of the policia serving their masters in the Ruling Political Class by protecting the investment of their masters in the Donor Class, Big Pharma? Sometimes you should really just stop and pull your head out of your ass before posting. This was definitely one of those times.
Deckard, you should be embarrassed to post this Yellow Journalism crap. But then, you apparently are not....you have no scruples.
Back to the bozo cage with you obamite/clinton zanaha.
Elected and unelected Bureaucrats, leeches, and cockroaches are all part of the same family in the animal kingdom.
ZING!!!
ZING!!! It appears the "reverend bob" cannot accept the truth.
How Hondo eats fries.
The local TV station, 13 Action News, reported Thurmond PD was “acting on community complaints that the fast-food joint was a hotbed for drug-dealing activity.”
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
(Edited)
After a months-long undercover operation, and thousands of taxpayer dollars, Officer Nicole Fair …
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
(Edited)
The Canary Clan is charged with the responsibility to search impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation. It is eminently qualified to perform this charge by devoting considerable time, deep reflection, careful deliberation, and serious consultation to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. The Canary Clan has a commitment to respect precedent, fairness and a determination to faithfully present the facts.
Long live freedom of speech, long live the Canary Clan and God Bless America!
#4. To: Gatlin (#3)
Great job, Thurmond PD
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#5. To: Gatlin (#3)
(Edited)
“While employed, the police officer made several successful purchases of controlled dangerous substances from two employees.”
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#6. To: Deckard (#4)
Civil asset forfeiture pays.
#7. To: Deckard (#5)
(Edited)
“While employed, the police officer made several successful purchases of controlled dangerous substances from two employees.”
Someday you will finally learn that the Canary Clan does NOT “make shit up.” You should be so smart as the Canary Clan and learn there are other sources than those used by the biased Yellow Journalism authors to support their agenda. "While employed, the police officer made several successful purchases of controlled dangerous substances from two employees." Source: www.ktnv.com/news .
Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints. Judging by the negative posts in the comments section, the good people of Thurmont strongly disagree.
“The good people of Thurmont?” State the number and give the names of those good people of Thurmont who strongly disagree….pothead addicts don’t count. Take your Canary Clan speech and shove it.
Yes Sir, I surely will. I will SHOVE it right up in your face every time you post one of the horrendous yellow journalism agenda driven articles full of half-truths and lies. The Canary Clan is charged with the responsibility to search impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation. It is eminently qualified to perform this charge by devoting considerable time, deep reflection, careful deliberation, and serious consultation to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. The Canary Clan has a commitment to respect precedent, fairness and a determination to faithfully present the facts.
Long live freedom of speech, long live the Canary Clan and God Bless America!
#8. To: Gatlin (#6)
...learn to stay on topic.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#9. To: Gatlin (#7)
It is eminently qualified
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#10. To: Deckard (#8)
...learn to stay on topic.
Great job, Thurmond PD, responding to your community complaints.
Who made those comments and how “high” were they when they made them….a rhetorical question but makes the point.
#11. To: Deckard (#9)
The only thing you are eminently qualified for is mopping the floors of your local peep-show and kneeling down to fellate cops.
#12. To: Deckard (#8)
Instead Of Solving Rapes And Murders, Cops Spent Months Undercover In Burger King For $75 Pot Bust
#13. To: Deckard (#12)
#14. To: Deckard (#0)
"Instead Of Solving Rapes And Murders, Cops Spent Months Undercover In Burger King"
#15. To: Deckard (#0)
"The two Burger King employees who had the entrepreneurial spirit to supplement their minimum wage jobs by selling a highly beneficial and nearly miraculous plant ..."
#16. To: Gatlin (#3)
#17. To: Roscoe (#16)
#18. To: Deckard (#0)
Instead of investigating actual crimes like rapes, robberies, and murders,...
#19. To: Deckard, Gatlin, misterwhite (#5)
“While employed, the police officer made several successful purchases of controlled dangerous substances from two employees.”
Undercover operation, in which officer worked at Burger King, netted 5 grams of marijuana, 2 pills
Sep 28, 2016
#20. To: misterwhite (#17)
#21. To: BobCeleste (#18)
#22. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#6)
The two individuals were drug dealers selling illegal drugs. It is not known to whom they were selling the illegal drugs, what illegal drugs they were selling or if any were sold to children.
#23. To: BobCeleste, Deckard (#18)
Investigate actual crimes
(a) In general. -- Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not:
Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not:
§ 5-607 - Penalties -- Certain crimes
#24. To: BobCeleste (#18)
(Edited)
Instead of investigating actual crimes like rapes, robberies, and murders,...
The last crime report published for Thurmont shows zero murders and one “solved” rape case
#25. To: Deckard (#24)
#26. To: Gatlin aka 2 bit obamite zanah (#24)
#27. To: Gatlin (#24)
The last crime report published for Thurmont shows zero murders and one “solved” rape case
#28. To: Roscoe (#27)
The last crime report published for Thurmont shows zero murders and one “solved” rape case
#29. To: Roscoe, Gatlin, Canaries (#27)
ZING!!! 
Castle(C), Stein(G), Johnson(L)
#30. To: hondo68 (#29)
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