Posted on 05/25/2007 6:43:30 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
MISSION — For some elementary school students, the familiar ice cream truck jingle apparently meant an easy way to buy drugs.
Police are stunned that children in the third grade were buying pot from an ice cream truck driver, whom they arrested Thursday afternoon.
The driver, police said, was selling $5 and $10 bags of marijuana to students coming out of O’Grady Elementary School at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 495 and Holland Avenue.
Customers included third-, fourth- and fifth-graders.
“I can’t visualize any of these kids that age smoking marijuana,” Mission police Chief Leo Longoria said. “It’s a scary thought, but that’s the info we received.”
The driver, a Mexican national, was arrested after police received tips from children about the drug sales.
“What an idiot,” Longoria said of the driver. “But the important thing about this is kids reported it.”
The driver is expected to be arraigned today on drug possession charges. Police are still weighing the possibility of bringing drug distribution charges against the man because they did not catch him selling to anyone.
Police arrested the driver about 4:15 p.m. Thursday several blocks away from the elementary school.
They seized the truck, several bags of marijuana and, presumably, a whole lot of ice cream. ____
Oh? They went from “illegal immigrants” to “migrant workers” to “undocumented workers” to “guest workers” and now Mexican nationals?
Oh, brother!
Deport ALL illegal immigrants, no special cases, no lawsuits, no “anchor baby” excuses to prevent deportation. Do it NOW!
...or AMNESTY.
We’re only good at Seinfeld trivia in this house ;-)
We’re only good at Seinfeld trivia in this house ;-)
You rang?
Hey Jorge........and the rest of the gutless slugs in Washington.........just another case of doing a job, Americans won’t do...............
” “Mr. Lehrer’s muse is not fettered by such inhibiting factors as - taste”.”
He doesn’t seem to be much in awe of meter, either. The lines scan with the smoothness of a parking lot full of speed bumps.
Just doing the job that...nevermind.
Except that I was NOT “joking”.
Didn’t think that you were.
(Was shorthandedly making the point about what our president is offering to illegal immigrants without justification.)
Do you really think the police -- let alone the press -- can confirm someone's immigration status within a day of an arrest? The absence of some details in an initial story isn't always proof of political correctness or some sort of "MSM blackout." Most of the time, they're omitting details they don't have.
Is this guy an illegal? Most probably. But most probably isn't good enough for the police to make a statement or for a reporter to put it in print.
Well, fine. If he doesn't get a felony, under this nonsense senate bill, we will provide him with a lawyer and amnesty.
Sweet deal, eh?
ping
We now we know what the “Flavor of the Month” was...
I thought with sufficent “stash” you were already assumed to be “distributing”.
There you go! Using logic!tsk tsk!!lol That kind of thinking is uncalled for in this day and age! If we start arresting people for selling drugs, the next thing we are going to want to arrest them for entering our country illegally!
Well there are exceptions to ever rule. Willie Nelson had enough pot and mushrooms in his posession on his tour bus to meet the “distribution” threshold and got a slap on the wrist.
I guess a heavy substance abuse problem and celebrity status can be used as a defense. “No that’s all for ME!”
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