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Cops To Hand Out Bags Of Chips (Crisps) At Marijuana Legalization Rally
Don't you just hate it when cops and other public officials behave themselves? What's a revolutionary to do?
As thousands of stoners prepare to convene at the world's largest pot rally this weekend, the Seattle Police Department is planning to distribute information to Hempfest attendees about the state's new legalization law—on stickers attached to bags of chips.
Seriously.
Because while stoners have no problem ignoring a leaflet, police recognize that it's nearly impossible to turn down a bag of Doritos.
"Distributing salty snacks at a festival celebrating hemp, I think, is deliberately ironic enough that people will accept them in good humor," says police department spokesman Sergeant Sean Whitcomb. "We want to make sure people learn the rules and that they respect the vote."
The labels on the snack-sized bags will direct festival attendees to the SPD's post-legalization FAQ titled "Marijwhatnow?" which went viral last November, reminding citizens that possessing up to an ounce of pot is allowed, but selling and growing the stuff remains illegal (until licenses are issued later this year by the state).
With funding for the project coming entirely from the privately run Seattle Police Foundation, police say they plan to distribute about 1,000 bags of Doritos over the weekend.
The SPD isn't just being progressive by national political standards—the cops in Seattle are more progressive than the rest of city government. The city council and city attorney are currently focused on crafting a new municipal citation for public pot smoking, despite the fact that cops can already cite people for public consumption under state law. But instead of issuing tickets, the SPD has been warning people getting high in public that they can be ticketed—the state has a form officers can use—but has only been asking violators to extinguish their pot. Police say this has remedied the situation without handing out citations.
In that vein, Whitcomb confirms that the "spirit of Initiative 502" will govern enforcement at Hempfest this year, and police will not issue tickets for public toking.
Cops to Distribute Bags of Chips at Hempfest (Really!) | Seattle Stranger Blog
Sheesh. I'd be afraid to accept random food from a random cop at any rally. Talk about candy from strangers. I'm sure it's perfectly safe but ....Pig Chips .. no thanks.
Pork rinds?
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give some spiked shit in return...
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I really doubt most people will even accept the chips at the rally.
we must know different types of potheads. the ones i know would want to take pictures with the cops handing them out. they'd be cracking up about it the whole time.
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I'm not really sure what to make of this.
They're giving out Doritos ... so even when they're nice they're trying to kill us with junk food. Why not give out carrots and celery?
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It goes to show that the bourgeosie cop that most people spout out is bullshit.
Sure, maybe it's a way of strengthening police/ public relations and therefore public/ capitalism relations but the police are fellow proleterians brought in by the bourgeoisie's lies and tricks. If pthe police are still recruiting that says far more about our leftist recruitment and educating people then it does to do with anything about the police or the bourgeoisie.
