Mich. Cop Avoids Charge For Pot [marijuana] Brownies

cbsnews ^ | 5-10-2007 | Staff Writer

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A police officer will avoid criminal charges despite admitting he took marijuana from criminal suspects and, with his wife, baked it into brownies. The police department's decision not to pursue a case against former Cpl. Edward Sanchez left a bad taste in the mouth of at least one city official, who vowed to investigate.

"If you're a cop and you're arresting people and you're confiscating the marijuana and keeping it yourself, that's bad. That's real bad," said City Councilman Doug Thomas.

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And people don’t think that cops get special treatment when they’re busted. A civilian would’ve been charged with theft, possession of pot, being under the influence, and felony evidence tampering.

Losing your job is a bummer, but all this guy has to do is lay low for a year and then get a cop job in the next state over. He broke the code of the cops: DON’T GET CAUGHT.