Home invasion victim faces drug charges

FUCK THE POLICE

911 EVERY DAY
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071204/NEWS/71204035


So, basically, he's going to jail longer than the people who burglarized him. That's an impressive list of felonies - apparently having pot and a gun in your home at the same time is "possessing a gun in the commission of a felony". Man, this drug war, it really makes our police target the real criminals in our society.



Apparent home invasion victim faces drug charges
By ALAN J. McCOMBS, The News Journal
Posted Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 3:03 pm

The apparent victim of a home invasion in Ogletown was arrested after police allegedly found over a pound of marijuana, packaging materials and a gun in his home.

Jonathon Mead, 18, of the 500 block of Oakdale Road, was arrested on charges of possession with the intent to deliver marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, maintaining a dwelling for keeping a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

New Castle County police were originally called to Mead’s home in the Salem Village Apartments at 1:32 a.m. on Monday to investigate an alleged home invasion there, agency spokesman Cpl. Trinidad Navarro said.

Police said Mead told them that three gunmen kicked in his front door and attempted to rob him before fleeing.

“While speaking to the victim, officers discovered he had 29 grams of marijuana inside his front pocket,” Navarro said.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the home and found more than a pound of marijuana inside as well as a digital scale, packaging materials and a .22 caliber handgun.

Mead was arraigned and released after posting $36,000 secured bail.

The home invasion remains under investigation. People can offer information by contacting police at 395-8171 or visiting their Web site at www.nccpd.com. Anonymous tips can also be made by calling Crimestoppers at (800) TIP-3333.
 
Poor kid. I'm curious how they "discovered" that he had an gram fat ounce in his pocket.

He gets licked, fights it off, and the cops bust him. What a shit day.
 
Yes... they really threw the book at him. And the search seems unreasonable, but I'm sure the courts will just bend over for it.

But think of it this way. If the judge makes him serve it concurrently instead of consecutively he'll be out and in ship shape whenever he's fifty.
 
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There really is no justice in this country. This dude did nothing wrong. Nothing.
 
I still remember being kind of shocked watching the show "Cops".

A woman was pulled over, searched for little reason. They found meth and arrested her. She cried, told them she had a child and that she didn't want to go to jail. The police officer mocked her, "No honey, you're not going to jail, you're going to prison. Whenever you get out, you're kids are going to be able to drive."

It really makes me think of this place as a police state. I can really see how inner city kids can view them as an occupying force.

I think that prison sentences should be abolished except for violent crimes... we need to look at other forms of treatment. Drugs should be legalized. If we need any regulation of addicts behavior, all we need to do is require addicts to get regular checkups and possibly rehab. But sending them to prison is stupid.

And this kid wouldn't be in jail, either. I know less people have sympathy for mules than for users but it's still not right to send someone who did NOTHING WRONG to prison.
 
What about that guy who was tazzed simply for refusing to sign a ticket. Here in Texas that's mandatory, they get to be mean, but nothing on that scale, I'll never go to Utah after that.
 
Maintaining a dwelling for keeping a controlled substance? LOL. Having pot in a house with a gun in it - three seperate offenses right there. If you happen to have packing material too you're a drug dealer.
 
This makes a crystal clear case for the benefit of firearms as a weapon of home defense, though. 3 strapped lickers tried to gank him and wound up tailing it.

Fucking sucks for this kid that his reward for his bravery was a laundry list of charges.
 
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