Posted on 10/03/2014 2:40:47 PM PDT by bamahead
This is marijuana:
This is okra:
Basically the same, right? If you agree, you may have a bright future as a Georgia drug warrior. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that heavily armed Broward County deputies, accompanied by a helicopter and a K-9 unit, showed up at the home of retiree Dwayne Perry in Cartersville on Wednesday after someone spotted his okra plants from the air. "They were strapped to the gills," Perry told the paper. "Anything could have happened." Fortunately, no humans or dogs were killed.
Georgia State Patrol Capt. Kermit Stokes, whose agency is in charge of the anti-pot task force in which the deputies were serving when they stopped by Perry's place, assured a reporter for WSB-TV, the ABC station in Atlanta, that it was all an honest mistake. "If we disturbed them in any manner, that's not our intent," Stokes said.
If we disturbed them? Detracting further from his semi-apology, Stokes suggested that it still was not clear exactly what Perry was growing and that the cops' confusion was readily understandable. "We've not been able to identify it as of yet," he said. "But it did have quite a number of characteristics that were similar to a cannabis plant."
garden thread ping.
“We’ve not been able to identify it as of yet,”
Hey, I’ve got an idea. Strip them nekkid and make them go run down the row. See if they’re ‘bothered’ or ‘disturbed’ when they finish.
Okra and cotton plants look very similar. I doubt marijuana does tho.
You have to admit both types of plants are green. Very confusing for some.
“someone spotted his okra plants from the air”
Yep, drones in action. Should sue for 4th amendment violation.
“You have to admit both types of plants are green. Very confusing for some.”
Yeah, but if they are still confused, they need to “toke up” on some Okra leaves and see what happens. I would hope that they’d get the $hits for their trouble.
I remember a British film where the local kids got hauled in for “smoking oregano.”
If just ONE child was saved, then it was worth it.
“Georgia State Patrol Capt. Kermit Stokes, whose agency is in charge of the anti-pot task force in which the deputies were serving when they stopped by Perry’s place, assured a reporter for WSB-TV, the ABC station in Atlanta, that it was all an honest mistake. “If we disturbed them in any manner, that’s not our intent,” Stokes said. “
Your intent doesn’t matter. You are supposed to be professionals. That has a higher standard of getting it right. And how well does my ‘intent’ protect me if I mess up?
Again and again, LE proves their complete lack of accountability, professionalism, concern for others, common sense, and even their ability to be considered adults. They get more passes for screwing up than you’d give a five year old.
Oh my goodness.
After harvest people will be able to make gumbo.
Somebody stop them!
It’s a gateway food!
I thought ‘we’ were supposed to ID satire????
“I hope we didn’t ‘disturb anyone’?
If this is ‘true’ then that “Agency Head” needs to turn in his resignation.
Probably should just disband the whole unit and put them all on crossing duty.
Except for the ‘Chief’. He just needs to retire and stay away from guns and pointy objects lest he bring harm to himself.
Cops like teasing cash and guns.
there was a small chance there would be both at the scene.
So they did this —what the neck, right...?
Thanks, cops.
When ya can’t grow Okra in your own garden, the Mejican Cartel has won!
I wonder if drones were used in surveilling the suspect plot.
Kermit can't tell his greens apart.
Good thing he's not in the "intelligence" unit.
The raiding party had to have been smoking okra.
The street value of that okra can go as high as $1 a pound.
They should try some Oleander.
It’s really tempting to fume with rage at this... but flouting it with derision is probably better. At least nobody’s dog died. Can’t identify okra, or at least that is is not pot.
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