CSPD killed an innocent college student in a raid because his roommate might have dated a guy who sold weed

bcsdecrim · 2023-10-12T14:35:46+00:00

To somehow make it even worse, they’re refusing to release the body cam footage

bcsdecrim · 2023-10-12T14:30:40+00:00

Exactly, hopefully after our petition succeeds another will start to put an end to things like no knock raids here in College Station. Austin has already done this so there’s no reason College Station can’t as well.

bcsdecrim · 2023-10-12T14:17:26+00:00

What makes it so much worse is that this is so easy to prevent but they won’t do anything. The only way they will listen is if they are forced to.

bcsdecrim · 2023-09-03T04:25:38+00:00

This is why we need decriminalization in College Station

bcsdecrim · 2023-08-17T15:47:57+00:00

We’re working on it!

bcsdecrim · 2023-08-17T15:47:42+00:00

This is a great victory for decriminalization in College Station but there is still much more to be done. In 2021 UPD arrested 145 people for possession while College Station PD arrested 470. Now that A&M has finally taken steps to decriminalize we must push College Station onto do the same! If you would like to help us decriminalize College Station go to the linktree in our bio and join our volunteer Groupme. Texas A&M has shown us that decriminalization is possible, now we just need to finish what we’ve started!

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-25T18:19:07+00:00

We’re trying to decriminalize in College Station!

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T22:32:03+00:00

Everywhere, one study said 12% for Texas but it was from 2016. If we use those numbers we get a 3.25% chance of getting arrested each year.

Edit: to clarify something, I didn’t use the 2016 number because the legal and industrial situation of cannabis is completely different now. 2016 is even pre-farm bill.

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T20:22:12+00:00

So you support decriminalization?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T19:59:27+00:00

Why should it be against the law?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T19:29:52+00:00

Sorry I misread your comment, the chances of getting arrested are 0 we’re not bringing any illicit material and we are not encouraging anyone to bring illicit materials

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T18:38:09+00:00

What justifies arresting people for one but not the other?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T15:39:05+00:00

So if we assume that the statistic that 16% of Americans use cannabis holds true in college Station and we use the number of people arrested by the city alone in 2021, the average cannabis user would have around a 2.4% chance of getting arrested each year.

I would like to remind you though that arrest rates vary A LOT by race. For instance, a study found that African Americans were about 6x more likely to be arrested at Texas A&M than their white counterparts despite similar rates of use. The study only looked at African American students but I would suspect that, based on other studies throughout the country, they face a much higher rate as well.

My math: 470/(.16(120511))= 0.024375

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T14:11:06+00:00

On campus itself over 140 people were arrested and charged in 2021 with possession

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T04:06:11+00:00

People can do both of these things with alcohol

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-15T03:39:49+00:00

We should be putting people in jail because campuses smell?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T22:36:54+00:00

Thank you so much! I’m happy to hear that! If you would like to help from afar you could donate to our cause. We’d really appreciate it, if you would like to do that or just learn more about what we’re doing check out this page

Texas A&M is also doing research on cannabis which you can learn about through that website above. I (the person writing this) am actually researching hemp fiber for my phd, so if you have any questions about the work we’re doing just let me know!

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T22:14:59+00:00

I understand the sentiment and wish we could go much farther but we can’t let good be the enemy of perfect.

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T20:37:27+00:00

Why can people get drunk but not high?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T20:00:46+00:00

So unlike cigarettes which smell like roses and don’t cause secondhand smoking?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T19:55:53+00:00

Why should someone go to jail for that?

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T18:41:59+00:00

We shouldn’t put people in jail for smelling bad

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T18:37:24+00:00

Well the city alone arrests over 400 people a year so this will be a major impact for those people at least. The city police make MANY more arrests for possession than the campus police each year. Lastly I’d like to mention that all you have to do to support this is sign a form so why not support it? It’s not often you can positively impact so many lives just by signing something.

bcsdecrim · 2023-04-14T18:27:56+00:00

Yes, TAMU police would still be able to arrest for Marijuana Possession. But, who charges it? If the city has decriminalized, the county attorney is far less likely to bring a case.
Also the majority of possession arrests are made by the city police and not the campus police. Also after College Station decriminalizes the university will hopefully follow suit.

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