Dangerous Criminals Nabbed

DANGEROUS CRIMINALS NABBED

On Saturday evening, June 26th, three of us were sitting, listening to music and smokin' dope. We were interrupted when four Ann Arbor police came in and arrested us for possession of marijuana. Apparently they thought we were dangerous criminals, cause they had their guns drawn when they entered, and they insisted on handcuffing us before taking us to the squad car. They confiscated about 1/2 ounce of dope in their super-raid.

At the station they told us they had been chasing someone else (for shoplifting, which is only a misdemeanor) when they just happened to run by our house and see us smokin', (a felony). I guess they figured three dope smokin' hippies were a better catch than one shoplifter.

They checked my arms for tracks (caused by shooting substances with needles), which they didn't find, and gave me their marijuana-leads-to-heroin rap. They must have thought that by busting us they were saving us from going on to hard drugs.

One last thing: the new city marijuana law, changing possession from a felony to a misdemeanor is a ruse. We were arrested by the city police, but charged under the state law. If you're busted for possession they'll make good what they said, and bust you for a felony instead of under the current law for the city of Ann Arbor. This type of repression happens again and again, and the only way to stop it is by uniting together and repealing the marijuana laws, which are currently unconstitutional.