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[e_i]

There's a cop x donut joke in there somewhere.

 

[BolognaOni]

Nice that this story has a happy ending since the guy had the resources to make bail, get a lawyer, and get a real test done, and didn't get pressured into a plea-bargain. Lots of others are less fortunate.

Hopefully the guy is able to get some traction on his lawsuit, and make some progress on getting rid of those elementary school chemistry set grade roadside drug tests.

 

[spookyfish]

So, you're telling me that TWO police officers couldn't tell ...

There's a really obvious joke here...

... never mind.

 

[FStop7]

My dad once had Florida Highway Patrol pull him over, gun drawn, because he was drinking a can of Diet Coke while driving. The cop swore it was a Coors Light can and continued to threaten to arrest my dad even after he realized that he was wrong. The cop pulled a J-turn across the median of an interstate, by the way. Like a fucking maniac.

For reference:

 

[TheOMan]

So let me get this straight:

Cops falsify roadside drug test
Precinct signs off on falsified drug test
Exonerated by state drug test done later?

Will the cops face punishment?

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Honestly surprised the victim wasn't black.

What a stupid mistake that cop made. I would have been terrified if I was that guy.

He had a CCW and told the cop about it AND he's still alive. I knew there was no way he was black.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

"It was incredible," he said. "It feels scary when you haven't done anything wrong and get arrested. … It's just a terrible feeling."

Probably also terrible when you haven't done anything wrong and get murdered. This guy's lucky.

 

[GlassEmpires]

Bronn is looking good.

For a meth user, yeah

 

[LyleLanley]

He had a CCW and told the cop about it AND he's still alive. I knew there was no way he was black.

The picture of the white man in the OP didn't give it away as well?

 

[TheOMan]

The picture of the white man in the OP didn't give it away as well?

Only a little bit.

 

[TheCochese]

The guy got what he deserves for eating Krispy Kreme.

 

[Geg]

I will not stand for the krispy kreme slander in this thread

 

[The Blackrose]

Poor guy got confused for Floridaman.

 

[sangreal]

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He had a CCW and told the cop about it AND he's still alive. I knew there was no way he was black.

Actually, it seems he did not tell the cop about it -- she found his permit in his wallet and then he let her know he was carrying. Definitely a fatal mistake for some people

 

[Jzero]

I'm going to test some sugar with my drug test kit and see what comes up.

 

[dity]

Krispy Kreme's new slogan should be "Krispy Kreme, as good as crystal meth".

 

[D4Danger]

how do you test sugar and get back a postive for meth?

reminds me of the guy who disputed his DUI because he said the test could just be a random number generator. I'm starting to think he was onto something.

 

[timetokill]

Come on people.

Never let them search your car without a warrant.
Never let them in your house with a warrant.

Never talk to them beyond pleasantries without a lawyer present.

 

[BronsonLee]

I will not stand for the krispy kreme slander in this thread

Good cause you should be sitting when you eat a weak ass donut

 

[cchum]

The guy got what he deserves for eating Krispy Kreme.

PFFT....look at that face....obviously guilty.

 

[Volimar]

You guys are missing the big story here and that's that Krispy Kreme puts meth in its glaze.


It makes sense.

 

[Friggz]

Meanwhile, a local Krispy Kreme customer has been awake for 3 days and doesn't know why

this deserves a quote.

 

[masud]

Lmao like a meth/crack head would have lose rocks on the floor of their car for more than 5 seconds.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

How does sugar trigger a positive on their test? Like, wtf.

 

[Tyreny]

This just in, "Krispy Kreme Co. files Bankruptcy After Decades Long Crystal Meth Conspiracy Unveiled"

 

[tirminyl]

A similar thing happened to me a decade ago, but THANK GOD I was never arrested and I'm black.

Cop thought the crumbs in passenger seat was crack and asked to search my car and I let him. All was good except the tickets for speeding, tint, and no front plate.

 

[Tiops]

I recently saw a video from Cr1Tikal talking about these tests and how the're unreliable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysbb41EDjM

Pretty scary.

 

[RBH]

Bake him away, toys!

 

[abuC]

Wait? The drug tests turned out positive?

Probably not, Police and their reports honestly can't be trusted.

 

[Jzero]

How does sugar trigger a positive on their test? Like, wtf.

As crazy as it sounds i just did a Marquis test on some sugar and the result looks somewhat similar to a positive meth test.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Krispy Kreme mistaken for....


It looks like today is the day I start smoking crystal meth.

 

[platocplx]

The drug kits most police depts use are from 1973, cost $2, and are wildly unreliable
https://www.propublica.org/article/common-roadside-drug-test-routinely-produces-false-positives

Most cops know the tests are unreliable, and are able to turn any test positive or negative depending on whether they want to make a bust or not
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/marijuana-advocacy/

Don't let cops search your car.

great advice. yeah fuck that.

also... maybe krispy kreme puts a hint of meth in their doughnuts. lol

 

[Ricky_R]

 

[siddx]

The drug kits most police depts use are from 1973, cost $2, and are wildly unreliable
https://www.propublica.org/article/common-roadside-drug-test-routinely-produces-false-positives

Most cops know the tests are unreliable, and are able to turn any test positive or negative depending on whether they want to make a bust or not
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/marijuana-advocacy/

Don't let cops search your car.

That propublica article is both amazing and horrifying.

 

[LyleLanley]

Bake him away, toys!

What did you say?

 

[gaugebozo]

More like this is proof that police make up the drug test results to reach their quota. It's pretty hard to fuck up the drug test kit that they use and it definitely wouldn't flag glaze flakes as meth.

So that means they either don't actually use the kit and just falsify shit because they're lazy and they won't get in trouble.

Or worse they do use the kit and basically have various drugs on them that the use on the drug test kit (then sprinkle on the victim).

Almost all tests have false positives. This happens in medical tests, for example, all the time. A false positive could come from any number of things including cough medicine or poppy seed bagels. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20100528/drug-tests-often-trigger-false-positives

 

[SRG01]

As crazy as it sounds i just did a Marquis test on some sugar and the result looks somewhat similar to a positive meth test.

... This is why drug test kits should never rely on color indicators.

 

[Wolfe]

As crazy as it sounds i just did a Marquis test on some sugar and the result looks somewhat similar to a positive meth test.

I dunno man that clearly looks brown, like the sugar listing on the table, the only brown color.

I get that they all go from light to dark and that the darker part can look similar, but it's clearly brown, meth is clearly red (according to that table).

 

[Nastrodamous]

why didnt any of the good ones stop this from happening?

 

[Jzero]

I dunno man that clearly looks brown, like the sugar listing on the table, the only brown color.

I get that they all go from light to dark and that the darker part can look similar, but it's clearly brown, meth is clearly red (according to that table).

The color on that chart doesn't look clearly red to me. It's more reddish brown. You never know cops could be color blind or just not give a shit

 

[TheOMan]

why didnt any of the good ones stop this from happening?

They didn't kill the guy - you might be asking too much.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Come on people.

Never let them search your car without a warrant.
Never let them in your house with a warrant.

Never talk to them beyond pleasantries without a lawyer present.

.

NEVER.

 

[Last Prime]

Lmao like a meth/crack head would have lose rocks on the floor of their car for more than 5 seconds.

This ^^^

 

[Syriel]

Wait? The drug tests turned out positive?

The roadside kits are notoriously unreliable and officers have poor training.

The officers know this, but the depts DNGAF.

I don't think they intentionally falsified anything it just so happens that their road side narcotics test sucks.

They know the tests suck, but they also know most people will accept a plea rather than fight (or counter sue for false arrest).

 

[xnipx]

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NEVER.

Easier said than done. Sometimes it's comply or die with certain cops. And getting smart with them about your "rights" is a sure fire way to get your ass beat and sent to jail for some bogus charge.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Honestly surprised the victim wasn't black.

What a stupid mistake that cop made. I would have been terrified if I was that guy.

Nah he had a gun an supposedly drugs but they miraculously took him in peacefully, unharmed and alive, of course he was going to be white.

 

[RunTheBrules]

Someone needs to go back to class

Seriously though... I don't know if this goes for all cops, but in my experience, there are so many of them that rely on their "experience" in the field, which I understand, but does not make them experts.

Similar to this in terms if speaking to an officer's experience: In my hometown of Waterford, Michigan, there is a gentleman who adopted a dog and posted a picture of him and the dog with big smiles on their faces. The photo went viral as its a great story, but the Waterford police came knocking on his door telling him the dog had to go because it was a Pitbull, a breed banned in Waterford - despite the dog's papers claiming that it's an American Bulldog. When I spoke to an officer, he said they were able to determine the breed of the dog based on their "years of experience." When I asked, "What about the vet's determination?", he claimed that vet's will lie to get these animals adopted, basically dismissing the opinions of certified professionals in favor of his experienced guesswork.

What this illustrates to me is a further instance of the mistrust between the police and the public.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Bake him away, toys!

I just choked!!!!

 

[Permanently A]

Time to sue. Would love to hear the officer try to explain how their drug test for meth came back positive on glazed sugar.

 

[KarmaCow]

Now imagine all the people who didn't have the resources to contest this.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Easier said than done. Sometimes it's comply or die with certain cops. And getting smart with them about your "rights" is a sure fire way to get your ass beat and sent to jail for some bogus charge.

That's horrible. I would suggest always being firm but polite, but it's deeply troubling that certain officers might violate someone's rights.

Just remember that if you allow them to search your car, they are trying to find a reason to arrest you. There's absolutely no reason to allow it, even if you've done nothing wrong or have nothing illegal in your vehicle.