No they haven't.
Now the ball is in your court as a LEO and/or member of the FOP.
First, for the record, the FOP is a union. Eff them in the ear sideways...twice. Who do you think defends a lot of the cops you rant about on here and keeps them in jobs after they do something despicable?
It's a union. And like all unions are self serving. And they also defend a lot of the bad cops you think should be gone. I can't, don't and will never support them.
Now that's out of the way...
Do you all risk your lives, limbs and potentially freedoms (going to jail) over enforcing laws that are right now at the very least questionable as far as violating The Constitution if not out right violating Constitutional rights? These laws, even by your admittion are border line Constitutional violations. Should you and the rest of your LEO brothers continually place yourselves in a situation where you are putting your freedom and life at risk picking up petty menaces like Freddie Gray? Somebody that you and I admit we really don't give 2 sh**s about and was probably not doing anything at that moment he was arrested that was bothering anybody.
Okay, you said above it's never been challenged in court as a 9th or even 10th Amendment issue. So as of right now, they are against the law. Whether or not it's Constitutional needs to be argued at the highest levels of courts and a decision should be made. But since it's never been argued at that point, how can you say it's Constitutional or not? My opinion is it could be argued as one of those two, although your libertarian side will probably argue against the 10th as well (since it is still governmental control) and you'll press with the 9th. Which you would have a potential case.
But until it gets heard at that level and a ruling is made, it is currently against the law. As are a great many things that don't get enforced. I've seen cops dump a dime bag on the ground and send a person on their way. I've seen them tell a DUI to park the car and call a cab (as I've done as well). Or let countless people go with a verbal warning after they run a stop sign or are speeding. Not every law gets enforced as drastically as Freddy Gray or loose cigarettes. So again, I point to what I said to Mercy a few posts back. 7 of those 18 drug charges were simple possession only. Okay, that still leaves the 11 charges of distribution out there hanging in the breeze that could be argued. Is it right for him to distribute that product? I know your answer in advance, so it's not worth you wasting a few electrons replying.
As to the 9th Amendment issue, it could be argued that way I agree. But until it is, certain substances are still illegal and against the law. Again, that's reality. And LEOs, I might even say a majority of, don't enforce all the laws as they stand today. I've never been bashful of saying there are those that are entirely overzealous in their pursuit of enforcing the law. And I'd never say they are right to come down hard on a suspect because they have a roach clip in the center console. Or the way the 4th Amendment has been twisted into something completely foreign to what it reads. And whether you believe it or not, a lot of LEOs don't take things that far. Some do, which make the news of course, but not all.
I don't agree with a lot of things that happen in the LEO world and have never been bashful about saying it. Of course, this is entirely on you to not twist what I say out of context, take stereotypes out of the conversation and discuss things rationally. I've never stereotyped you or anything you stand for, so a little courtesy would be in order I would think.
