Utah Cops Create Website for Snitching on Marijuana Gardens

[slimvictor]

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2010/may/11/utah_cops_create_website_for_sni

As outdoor marijuana cultivation continues to surge in our nation's forests, police are growing increasing desperate in their miserably failed attempts to put a stop to it. I think police in Utah are about to find out what happens when you ask people on the internet to help you fight the drug war.

The instant the site's link was posted at NORML, commenters began proposing a coordinated effort to submit false information and send police on long pointless marches into the wilderness. Soon, the site may have to be updated to remind everyone that submitting a false report is a crime, thereby deterring genuine tipsters from participating.

Meanwhile, some more charitable folks have been sending in tips on how to eliminate illegal outdoor cultivation entirely, by reforming our marijuana policies. It may not sink in right away, but maybe the long hikes will give Utah's marijuana warriors a chance to reflect on the absurdity of the situation.

 

[yoboy]

Submitting a false report to a police officer is a crime, but I don't think spamming this illegalutahmarijuanagardens.com site would be a crime......?

No disclaimer is there yet, so I guess we are free to submit fake reports

 

[Pans-Advocate]

The bandwidth was exceeded on the site, I can't access it.

I guess this means the stoners won?

 

[pf echoes]

This is my state man, fuck tha police.

 

[jdizzle]

I don't see anything on the site that says it is affiliated with the police. It seems like reporting fake grows on the site would not be a crime, and how could they prove that you didn't think the trees were "trees". Or you could say you smelled a strong odor of MJ etc.

 

[tobala]

The site is a brilliant idea I would entirely expect a LE agency to come up with...

 

[trudatman]

I wonder what percentage of reported places are the homes of police officers, judges, their families, etc.

 

[Mehm]

such a beautiful state. to bad people are trashing natural preserves when they could be growing in their back yards and on established farms. legalize it in utah....that will be the day.

 

[phr]

Nothing new. Various police departments have online snitching systems in place.