Cops' arrests get 10 felony cases tossed out

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-cops09.html

Cook County Criminal Court Judge Marjorie Laws wondered about the inconsistencies in Chicago Police Officer Broderick Jones' testimony back in 2003.

Jones couldn't remember exactly where he was standing when he allegedly watched Dwayne Smith selling cocaine in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. Still, the judge sentenced Smith to 10 years in prison after finding the officer was a credible witness.

Now Smith is among a growing list of people seeking to have their convictions overturned or have charges dropped because Jones and three other Chicago cops were charged in January with being drug dealers themselves. snip

Jones was supposed to be answering phones last year in the city's 311 non-emergency call center. But the 33-year-old officer, nicknamed "Thirsty" on the street, was heading a crew of rogue officers who robbed drug dealers of narcotics and money, federal prosecutors say.

Jones was charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine along with Officers Corey A. Flagg, Darek A. Hayes and Eural J. Black.

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[DulceDecorum]

1. About ten years ago

a barge was floating and listing badly from side to side in the waters off the USVI. The Coast guard intercepted the boat because they thought that it was sinking and they were surprised to see several people jump into little boats and race away.
The barge was towed into Fredriksted harbor on the US Virgin Island of St. Croix, and then boarded.
Then the pier was sealed off while they unloaded
bales
and bales
and bales of marijuana.
The barge turned out to be a yacht that bobbed up high above the waves once relieved of its cargo.

The persons who were still on board,
and others from at least one fast boat were charged.
With possession of ONE BALE.
In court,
two or three OUNCES were produced.

The authorities claimed that
the bales
and bales
and bales of marijuana
had been incinerated in Puerto Rico.
There was no functioning incinerator on the island of Puerto Rico.

However,
all will agree,
all that marijuana WAS indeed burned.

[leQ]

2. that was great... i shuld want to pass that along to my friends

unless there's some copyright considerations i need to make.

[DulceDecorum]

3. Please do.

Here is a prototype of the incinerator used to dispose of the bales.

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5. Ingenious and funny

[saigon68]

4. Not surprising

Its hard to buy a Ferrari on a $50,000.00 a year salary and all the Ho's to go with it.