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“And it’s hard to see how putting elite officers on the trail of a misdemeanor offense is anything but a petty vendetta. In short, they’ve done nothing but prove Barry’s contention that law enforcement priorities in this state are skewed at best, and corrupt at their worst.” “It was a due to a Class B misdemeanor that the state’s most elite police force, the Texas Rangers, became involved in this weird, politically charged case. Their presence at the Coopers’ yesterday convinced me beyond all reasonable doubt that Texas law enforcement has a very real vendetta against these people.” TrueSlant Full Article Here |
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Marc Emery Put in Solitary Confinement in US Prison for Recording Podcast–Video and Article
Monday, June 14th, 2010CANNABIS CULTURE – Imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery has been put in solitary confinement in an American prison for unknowingly breaking an apparently unwritten rule by allowing his wife to record a phone conversation for publication as an online podcast.
On Thursday, June 3, officials at the SeaTac Federal Detention Center in the Washington gave Emery an official citation for allowing his wife, BC Green Party Director-at-Large Jodie Emery, to record a message from him over the phone, claiming it broke the prison’s rule forbidding third-party calls. Emery was locked in a Segregated Housing Unit (SHU) and denied access to books, television, the telephone or contact with his wife and family. He will remain in the SHU until the prison holds an internal “disciplinary hearing” at an undetermined future date.
Emery’s attorney Rick Troberman was allowed a brief visit on Tuesday, June 8 and said Marc has been locked in a very small for cell for 24 hours a day since Thursday, and could be there for a lot longer.
“We don’t know how long he will be in there,” Troberman said. “It’s frustrating because he certainly didn’t intend to break any rules and he’s been doing everything he can to comply with the rules. [Recording podcasts] was something that he did regularly while in custody in Canada and there was never a problem with it. No one told him he couldn’t do it here and as soon as he was told it was a violation of the rules he immediately sent a message to Jodie and told her not to broadcast it and she didn’t.”
Emery’s wife Jodie says she is devastated she hasn’t been able to talk to Marc for almost a week.
“It’s horrible not hearing from my beloved husband, not knowing what’s going on, when I’ll be in touch with him next,” she wrote in a recent blog post at Cannabis Culture. “And the solitary confinement is just the period where he waits for the punishment to be determined, as if it’s not punishment enough! They can take away phone, email, AND visits.”
Libby Davies, New Democratic Party MP for Vancouver East, sent a letter to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon today (read letter below) asking him to intervene to ensure that the rights and safety of Emery, as a Canadian citizen, are being respected. Ujjal Dosanjh, Liberal MP for Vancouver South and member of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, also expressed concern about Emery’s treatment.
“Marc should have access to consular officials and they should be vigilant in protecting Marc’s rights under law in the US,” said Ujjal Dosanjh, Liberal MP for Vancouver South. “Here you have a man who has pleaded guilty to charges that would never be laid against him in this country, our police forces have facilitated his arrest and extradition to the US for crimes we would never prosecute him for here, and now for essentially making a telephone call to his supporters he has been put in solitary confinement. Solitary confinement is for serious disciplinary transgressions, not for something that you do when you don’t even know it is against the rules. Our government should be speaking to US authorities to have Emery sentenced as early as possible and then bring him home to serve his sentence.”
Troberman said he though the punishment was unfair considering the circumstances.
“It seems to me that this is a completely overblown reaction,” he said. “There was nothing in the conversation that was derogatory about the Federal Detention Center or his current situation or anything else. Why they’re choosing to make such a big deal of it is, frankly, a mystery to me.”
Before he was put in solitary, Emery managed to send an ‘email’ through CorrLinks, a Bureau of Prisons messaging system, to his wife saying that he had read all the prison rules and that they didn’t mention anything about recording phone calls.
“There’s nothing in my rule book that says you can’t record my calls, so I thought it was OK,” Emery wrote in a message published in his wife’s blog post.
Emery is to remain in solitary confinement until his disciplinary hearing, where he will be given further punishment, which could mean the revoking of privileges or more time in the SHU. Emery is not entitled to a lawyer during a disciplinary action.
Emery is currently awaiting sentencing after being extradited to the US by the Conservative government of Canada. Emery was raided and arrested by the US DEA and Vancouver police in 2005 for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet and using the money to fund activism. He agreed to a 5-year plea deal in exchange for his two co-accused receiving probation in Canada. After sentencing, Emery will apply for transfer to Canada for the remainder of his sentence. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews will decide if Emery will be allowed to come home.
Letter From NDP MP Libby Davies to Canada’s Minister of
Foreign Affairs
June 8, 2010
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Foreign Affairs
418 N Centre Block
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Dear Minister Cannon,
I write to ask for your immediate intervention into the seemingly harsh treatment of a Canadian citizen currently serving a sentence at the SeaTac Federal Detention Centre in Seattle, Washington.
Since Thursday, June 3, Marc Emery of British Columbia, has been in solitary confinement awaiting disciplinary action for having recorded a conversation he had with his wife, in what amounts to a phone interview for his own internet blog.
Mr. Emery took all reasonable steps to be informed of all the rules and regulations that apply to him in his current circumstances. He was never provided the information that having a conversation recorded is against the rules. It is unreasonable that Mr. Emery be denied access to phones, books, writing materials and contact with his family for an undetermined amount of time. It is unfair that further disciplinary measures are also being considered.
I have written your government on several occasions to express my opposition to sending any Canadian to a US prison for actions that don’t merit prosecution under Canadian laws. Having taken this rare step, Canada has a unique responsibility to Mr. Emery.
I ask that your office take all necessary steps to act immediately to ensure Mr. Emery’s rights are being respected and safety protected, including his release from solitary confinement.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Libby Davies MP Vancouver East
Never Get Busted Tips–Articles
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Beware Of Where You Purchase Your Rolling Papers And Blunts
Beware of purchasing rolling papers and blunt wraps at small convenience stores. It could get you busted. I just received an email advising a Deputy Sheriff in Texas is receiving tips from cashiers who report patrons purchasing rolling papers and/or blunt wraps. Soon after leaving the store, the citizen was pulled over for a traffic violation he never committed. The auto was searched and the driver was busted with under 1 oz of pot. The driver later learned the cashier has been giving the kops tips regularly. This is not the first of hear of this tactic used by overzealous drug kops. It’s much safer to purchase rolling papers and blunt wraps at large grocery stores where cashiers are too busy to tip off the police. Tell your friends about this tip…it’s worth repeating.
Never Carry More Than You Can Eat
Never carry more than you can eat. Upon being stopped by the kops, simply chase the small stash down with a waiting glass of water. It’s not illegal to smell like pot, it’s only illegal to possess it. If the officer somehow saw you swallowing and he asks you about it, tell him you weren’t swallowing anything except water. In most states there is a charge for tampering with evidence. The act of eating marijuana falls under this statute but there is no way the officer can arrest you for it because the evidence you tampered with is in your stomach and unretrievable.
This method is safe since it’s impossible to overdose to death on marijuana. In over 5000 years of recorded use, there have been zero deaths contributed to a marijuana overdose.
Peanut Butter And Jelly
Never believe anything is smell proof because every material is porous and will eventually permeate a scent cone for a K-9 to detect. Placing your stash in a baggie, then into a jar of peanut butter, buried in the peanut butter, in a cooler will tremendously slow down the rate at which the odor permeates. A jar of peanut butter contains an aluminum paper backed safety seal. Peel the seal off carefully and add super glue around the mouth of the jar and reapply after content has been stashed. This will make things look more inconspicuous. Also make sure you have other cold food items in the cooler along with the peanut butter…jelly is always a good choice. Placing lunch meat in the same cooler helps confuse a K-9 team because any interest from the dog appears to be because of the meat.
If you liked all these tips, purchase a video and contribute to the cause.
Spotting Undercovers–Article
Monday, February 15th, 2010Spotting Undercovers
I worked as an undercover cop in dozens of drug stings. I bought drugs. I sold drugs. I traded guns for drugs. I did all of this under the direction and watchful eye of our American government. I feel bad for using my undercover skills to cage non-violent citizens so now I use my undercover skills to bust krooked kops.
I have been criticized by some police officers for revealing how to spot undercovers in my second film, NeverGetRaided. I dedicated an entire chapter to this subject where I explain undercover police are causing more harm on citizens then the drugs are causing. (Our drug laws are causing the violence, not the drugs.) Police and the media make it sound as if officers are losing their lives every day in the War On Drugs. According to the FBI’s Uniformed Crime Reports, between the years 1996 and 2006, only 28 officers lost their lives during drug operations. This means that only 2.8 cops died compared to the millions of citizens who lost their lives or their freedom in the same time period. Who ever said the life of a cop was more valuable then the life of a citizen? In fact, it’s suppose to be the other way around. Police are suppose to lay down their lives to protect citizens. I tell any officers if they are worried my information will help citizens reveal their identity, to stop working as an undercover because he/she is causing more harm than the offender.
Hopefully these few tips will help you avoid being busted by the undercover agents who are still out there trying to score your stash.
Tip #1
When asked, undercover police do not have to tell you they are working undercover. I’m not sure how this rumor started but it is not true and actually helps law enforcement. Many times as an undercover, suspects would ask if I were a cop and explain I must tell if I were. I would respond, “No. I’m not a cop and you are correct. I would have to tell you if I were.” The suspects were always comfortable with this answer and would sometimes comment on how cool the “must tell” law was.
Tip#2
The best way to reveal an undercover cop is to insist they take a large bong hit in your presence. Informants are ordered to never use drugs during operations but informants break the agreement all the time. Police are NEVER allowed to partake in the use of drugs during operations (or anytime for that matter.) In fact, I would often be drug tested immediately after an operation to prove I didn’t partake. The test results would be added to the prosecutors file in case the defendant ever claimed I was a user.
Beware because police are taught how to mimic a joint hit by allowing the smoke to pass from their mouth and through their noses without any smoke entering their lungs. It’s impossible to fake a bong hit so always insist on that form of ingestion when dealing with any suspicious persons.
Although this method is not 100% fool proof in identifying a cop, (there are still a few rogue agents who will use drugs regardless,) it’s a great filter to use that will tell you to be suspicious of any persons unwilling to hit a bong.
Purchase a copy of NeverGetRaided and help me get elected as Texas Attorney General 2010.
Peace,
Barry
Sell Pot Away From Your Home–Article
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Sell Pot Away From Your Home
During my tenure as one of America’s Top Narcotics Officers, I ran over 100 search warrants on homes across Texas. I am sad for the terror I caused these non-violent families and want you to have this next tip so you NeverGetRaided.
A typical search warrant on a pot dealer’s house begins with a cop finding marijuana during a traffic stop and in exchange for leniency, she convinces the driver to make a pot purchase from their source. The new informant and officer usually meet the next day where the officer gives the informant marked money to make the purchase. The money is usually “marked” by photo-copying each bill and during the subsequent raid, the searching officers scour for the photo-copied twenty-dollar bill to prove a clandestine purchase was made at your home.
With the marked money in hand, the informant walks into your home and scores a bag of pot. The better police film their new informant going in and out of your home but the cops do not have to be present or nearby during the purchase.
After receiving the sack of grass you just sold from the busted motorist, the narcos take about 30 minutes to complete a fill-in-the-blank search warrant for a judge’s signature. BTW: I never had a judge refuse to sign any of my warrants.
After the warrant is signed, your home is no longer protected under the 4th Amendment of the American Constitution and the police can use whatever force necessary to arrest you and search your home.
To avoid a raid, always make money/pot transactions away from your home and hide your stash off your property. If the police see you selling pot to an informant in a parking lot or elsewhere, they cannot raid your house. Make the transaction away from your home and avoid any illegal activities with people who recently got busted.
Candi and I cover how to sell pot safely and NeverGetBusted in our second film titled, NeverGetRaided. Be sure and arm yourself with this valuable information by purchasing NeverGetRaided which supports my campaign for Texas Attorney General 2010.
Peace,
Barry
Top Four Reasons Why You Should Never Talk To The Kops–Article
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Top Four Reasons Why You Should Never Talk To The Kops
The Fifth Amendment gives you the right to never be a witness against yourself. These are the top four reasons why you should never talk to the police.
- There is no way talking to the kops can help you. You can’t talk your way out of getting arrested. You can’t give them any information that will help you at trial. Anything you say can only be used against you and not for you. In fact, during your trial if your attorney asks an officer to repeat what you told him because it will help your case, the prosecutor can and will object because it’s hearsay.
- Whether you are guilty or not guilty, you may still be manipulated into admitting your guilt with no benefit in return. In more than 25% of DNA exoneration cases, innocent defendants either made incriminating statements, delivered outright confessions or plead guilty.
- Even if you are innocent and deny your guilt and mostly tell the truth, you can easily get carried away and tell some little lie or make a little mistake that can hang you. The only time you should talk to the kops is in the presence of a jury. Having citizen witnesses and a court of record ensures your words do not get twisted and minor mistakes do not jeopardize your freedom.
- Even if you are innocent and always tell the truth, you will always give the police some information that can be used to help convict you. Supreme Court Ohio vs. Reiner states, “One of the Fifth Amendment’s basic functions is to protect the innocent who otherwise might be ensnared by ambiguous circumstances. Truthful responses of an innocent witness as well as those of a wrongdoer may provide the government with incriminating evidence from the speaker’s own mouth.” Too many Americans view the Fifth Amendment privilege as a shelter for wrongdoers.
NeverGetBusted Tip: Never Talk To The Kops!
Peace,
Barry
These four reasons were taken from the video produced by James Duane, a professor at Regent Law School and a former defense attorney. His video presentation is excellent and can be found at NeverGetBusted.com.
How Kops Can Tell When You Are Lying–Article
Saturday, February 13th, 2010How Kops Can Tell When You Are Lying
My extensive study of the FBI polygraph manual helped me destroy hundreds of American and Mexican families while I was one of America’s top narco kops. Hopefully these few tips I learned from that manual will help you and your family avoid being arrested by the thousands of officers who are still enforcing our unjust drug prohibition laws.
The three top signs of deception police look for when interviewing a citizen are:
1. Hand-To-Head Contact–For some reason when a human is being deceptive while answering a direct question, they will touch their hand to their head. It might be the wipe of a brow, a scratch of the nose, a pull of the ear, a hat adjustment or lighting a cigarette but all of these movements indicate deception. I recently used this tactic against a kop during a federal court deposition. When I asked him a question while he was under oath, he scratched his head as he lied and I pointed out the deceptive movement.
2. Grooming–Although most grooming is considered hand-to-head, this is the top indicator of deception. If your teenager or significant other is brushing his/her hair or applying makeup while answering troubling questions, there is deception in the air. I’ve found this to be true 100% of the time. Never groom yourself in front of a kop.
3. Repeating The Question–If a kop asks “Where are you going?” and your reply is “Where am I going?” She knows you are being deceptive. The behavior of repeating the question stems from the need to stall for time as a lie is developed. Always have your story practiced when traveling with your stash so you don’t have to make up a lie on the spot.
Peace,
Barry
Learn To Grow Outdoors Undetected–DEA Raided This Patch–Video
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Learn To Grow Outdoors Undetected–DEA Raided This Patch
At the request of Channel 33, Barry and Candi guided their news team into a marijuana patch in Dallas, Texas that had recently been raided by the DEA. After safely guiding them in and out of the field, Barry and Candi crept back in with their film crew to give instructions on how to NeverGetBusted growing marijuana outdoors. Marijuana should not be illegal. This video is the first chapter to Volume 2: NeverGetRaided
