-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CU-Boulder police using pictures taken from narcs to catch pot smokers Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:34:52 -0400 From: Allen St. Pierre <allen@private> To: Affiliates ListServ <affiliates@private> Hello All, Please see the link below, which will take you to the University of Colorado-Boulder Police Department's "Pictures of Students Smoking on 4/20" site. CU is offering rewards for students who attended the traditional 4/20 smoke-out on Farrand Field at CU and who are willing to snitch. Does CU do this to underage alcohol drinkers or illegal pill poppers? http://www.colorado.edu/police/420_Photo_Album/index.htm This is a very scary use of existing technology and this does not bode well re public protests (where cannabis is the central organizing theme). And for what purpose? CO is a decrim state and maybe a $200 civil fine is at stake for the state. Or, is it really about perpetuating the notion of shame and the exercise of state power? -Allen NORML CU Posts Pictures Of Pot-Smoking Event Reward Offered For Information About People In Photos POSTED: 3:57 am MDT April 28, 2006 ABC 7 News on-line BOULDER, Colo. -- University of Colorado police have posted 150 photos of people attending an annual gathering last week where hundreds smoked marijuana. Police are offering $50 rewards for information about the people, many of whom are shown with hand-rolled cigarettes, glass pipes or bongs. One young man was photographed while he was streaking. Authorities said the protesters they were trespassing on Farrand Field, which is surrounded by several dorms, despite signs and security posted to keep them away. About 2,500 people attended the festive event, but police estimated less than half were using the drug. A local restaurant gave away sandwiches, while people dressed in costumes and danced to the beat of drums. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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