GA Police Arrest 63 Party-Goers Over Unclaimed Ounce of Marijuana

[SeanTX]

You can beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride ...

https://thinkprogress.org/police-arr...-096ab12ca1a4/

Police arrested 63 people at a house party after finding less than 1 ounce of marijuana
Some of the attendees spent several days in jail.
Rebekah Entralgo

Jan 2, 2018, 7:06 pm


Police in Cartersville, Georgia responded to a call of apparent gunshots on Saturday night, but what they found was a house party with nearly 100 people celebrating a 21st birthday.

When police arrived at the scene, something led them to believe there were drugs on the property. They reportedly entered the house without the permission of the partygoers, and after less than one ounce of marijuana was discovered by officers, 63 attendees were arrested and sent to jail because no claimed the drugs as theirs.

In interviews given to Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News, some of the attendees claimed they were tied up with zip ties and threatened with tasers. Some of the men claimed they were locked up in cages.

According to the partygoers, it was fireworks, not gunshots, that were likely heard by the individual who called the police.

“I was throwing up water,” one of the arrested attendees, a pregnant woman, told Channel 2. “The whole saying ‘innocent until proven guilty’ went out the window. They told me I was an unfit person to have a baby.”

According to jail records, the 63 individuals who were arrested Saturday night were processed by Monday night. All were charged with a single count of marijuana possession. The individuals arrested were predominantly black males aged 19 to 25. Channel 2 reports some have lost their jobs as a result of spending multiple days in jail.

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[SeanTX]

From the dept's Facebook page, an example of why this sort of thing continues :

"Barry Brown: Regardless of how people feel about the law, until they are changed, LEO's have a duty to enforce them! Thanks for all you do!"

[CCTelander]

From the dept's Facebook page, an example of why this sort of thing continues :

"Barry Brown: Regardless of how people feel about the law, until they are changed, LEO's have a duty to enforce them! Thanks for all you do!"

Copsuckers are a strange breed.

[pcosmar]

Copsuckers are a strange breed.

Anonymous Cowards are common enough. They make the False reports the Police thrive on.

[Origanalist]

[Origanalist]

Copsuckers are a strange breed.

Copsuckers are everywhere, it's a $#@!ing plague.

[CCTelander]

Copsuckers are everywhere, it's a $#@!ing plague.

Indeed it is.

[phill4paul]

Had those 63 been armed and well decided not to allow for a false arrest I'd imagine they wouldn't have been.