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A federal warning to beware of campers in national forests who eat tortillas, drink Tecate beer and play Spanish music because they could be armed marijuana growers is racial profiling, an advocate for Hispanic rights said Friday.
The warnings were issued Wednesday by the U.S. Forest Service, which is investigating how much marijuana is being illegally cultivated in Colorado's national forests following the recent discovery of more than 14,000 plants in Pike National Forest.
"That's discriminatory, and it puts Hispanic campers in danger," said Polly Baca, co-chairwoman of the Colorado Latino Forum
Next thing you know, someone will be issuing warnings to New Yorkers, telling them to avoid signs of possible armed extortionists. The warning signs? Eating pasta, playing Dean Martin, and drinking wine.
Although they did finally apologize though. News here: Yahoo! News
Quzar wrote:Is it still racist if they had found empty Tecate beer cans, half eaten tortillas, and a radio left to a Spanish station in a previous raid?
What if they found marshmallow bags, chocolate bar wrappers, and half-eaten graham crackers in a previous raid? Should they issue a warning about that too?
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Quzar wrote:Is it still racist if they had found empty Tecate beer cans, half eaten tortillas, and a radio left to a Spanish station in a previous raid?
What if they found marshmallow bags, chocolate bar wrappers, and half-eaten graham crackers in a previous raid? Should they issue a warning about that too?
Sure. 'Be aware, campers making and eating smores may be marijuana traffickers tending to their crops'
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Eviltaco64X wrote:Oh noes, not the evil drug 'marihuana'!
Oh noes, not the evil racism !
How many more people do the Radical Islamic Subhuman Cockroaches have to kill before people realize they need to be taken out ?
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Chances are the growers arent even regular patrons, just planting and checking on them every now and again. There are numerous clandestine grow ops in public spaces in the very city I live in, often along wooden jogging trails and the like.
Rather than destroying the crops and blaming people, creating a public relations disaster, a better way would be to leave the crops and set wildlife trail cameras to record the real culprits redhanded. These cameras are pretty cheap and include a motion sensor to record when something goes near em.
Some are password protected and built like a tank, the forestry service should also have access to them already, if its competent.
