Young Turks: Police Profit From Marijuana Arrests In U.S.

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Tue Nov-29-11 02:57 PM
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Young Turks: Police Profit From Marijuana Arrests In U.S.

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Posted on YouTube: November 29, 2011
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Posted on DU: November 29, 2011
By DU Member: CherylK
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Police departments in America have a government backed incentive to arrest people for drug offenses (smoking or selling pot for example) rather than pursuing violent crimes. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks break down a new report from The Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/21/drug-war-incentives-police-violent-crime_n_1105701.html?ref=politics

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Tue Nov-29-11 03:09 PM
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1. O my !!! such new and fresh news !!!!

PROGRESSIVE JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST!!!!!

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