Cblewife
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My opinions only, no facts here:
While massive "square groupers" (marijuana bales) wash up on the beaches, the elder man is grabbed for less than 20 g of the same stuff. Let us get real here, this must be the least important pursuit of criminal activity in Florida for the day, save maybe for a few speeding tickets and a drunk jaywalker. The timing for this trivial affair is serendipitous, is it not? This is what is called a "squeeze" in a criminal investigation. And with that, I become discouraged, because to me, this indicates that law enforcement has less in their basket than we hoped for in this case.
Let me explain further: when you have a strong developing case you do NOTHING to unduly alarm the suspect(s). You just monitor them, maybe a wiretap, etc., while the case is built. You do not alert them to your intentions by arresting them for an unrelated activity, unless you possess little or no evidence and are becoming frustrated. I am not criticizing anybody here, but this would be my opinion about the significance of this event.
I think that may have been the case had the children not been involved. I don't see how LE could turn a blind eye knowing that he is selling and MP's children are present in that house, regardless of how much time they spend there. I'm thinking since they hit him with the intent to manufacture or sell, the possibility of unsavory characters stopping by is too risky. Which leads me to another question. Could a lot of those cars that we see at DSI be from customers? Are the cars always the same,or are there different ones always popping up in the pictures?
ETA: BBM and MOO :innocent: