Cops Fired For Beliefs About Marijuana

[David1946]

Cops Fired For Beliefs About Marijuana

'Byron Gonzalez, was a border guard. The New York Times reports that he said that if marijuana was legalized, “the drug-related violence across the border in Mexico would cease. He then brought up an organization called Law Enforcement Against Prohibition that favors ending the war on drugs.” And he got fired for stating something that is empirically true."

http://hempbeach.com...about-marijuana</H1>

[jay420]

Is there a way for a number of us to give a donation to the Officer's family for the Holidays.

[Ezrah]

I just don't get it why people are so intensely against a medicine that has been around for so long, it really makes me nuts. Good question on the donation thought.

[solabeirtan]

" Another particularly jarring example goes back to 2005, when a Washington state policeman named Jonathan Wender also voiced support for marijuana legalization. When he was fired, he sued the police department and got an almost million dollar settlement – rightfully so. It’s boggling that departments keep on firing people for political reasons, especially when there’s such a large price to pay. "

 

The price of ignorance ?