In a message dated 05 Jan 97  08:32:00, TERRY GREENMAN wrote:
 TER> My best friend for over 30 years (I'm 39 this year)... son who is
 TER> 16, was recently busted on an entrapment sting.  They live in the       
  TER> country, not the cit
 TER> His son was befriended by an undercover cop, and his supposed
 TER> girlfriend. They
 TER> wanted some METH, and asked my friends son to help them in getting
 TER> some.  He
 TER> told them he was not interrested, and of course, "then you can't be
 TER> my friend"
 TER> persuation comes in.  So he finds a "connection" for his new friend,
 TER> has nothi
 TER> to do with the money, nor the "dope", his "connecting friends" get
 TER> the money
 TER> from the NARC, $2,300.00 and they never even deliver the stuff to
 TER> the NARC.
 TER> So they bust my friend's son for "association" with the other two
 TER> who had the "dope".
 TER> Do the arresting officer's, deserve to be sued?  I think so.
I'm afraid to tell you but this is "standard" law enforcement practice. It is 
easy to set someone up (especially a kid) than go after the REAL dealers etc. 
(Who most likely are paying off the police for protection etc). No guns, or 
violence is involved and it is a easy setup and bust. Ever wonder why you 
never hear of the DEA or anyone going after the Crips or Bloods in LA?
Why get hurt when you can bust innocent people you entrap?
Please be aware the courts most likely could care less - pretty much whatever 
the DA and prosecuter says is gospel. This person was most likely charged 
with "conspiracy" - you don't have to know, touch, deal or have virtually any 
association with the people doing the deal - you're just involved and 
"guilty".
This is one of the reasons this echo is around is to promote awareness not 
just for medicial marijuana but also as a forum for such issues as you find 
yourself in.
I did 1 year many years ago for "attempted possession" - so I can relate to 
the situation.
The only way out of this is probably a HIGH priced lawyer and even then there 
is no guarantee of "justice" You may or may not be aware that standard 
entrapment procedures were used against "militia" members in Georgia. Gov't 
agents plotted, planted evidence lied and harrassed some people and even with 
details of this brought out in court they were found "guilty".
The War on Drugs mentality has now hit home for you - I only hope your 
frineds son isn't given some time for his role in this "conspiracy".
Conspiracy is the Pandora's prosecutors magic box....
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