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04-13-2010, 12:35 PM
Sheriff wants radio station to halt drug-raid broadcasts (http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/sheriff-wants-radio-station-halt-drug-raid-broadcasts)
Free speech at its finest.
We've been trying to find out what the proverbial line is for free speech here, attacking one's family seems to be the lowest one can go here (although I've seen worse here).
Do you agree with a radio station broadcasting drug raids to warn people police are in the area?
Or is this free speech "gone wrong?"
I see no problem with it quite frankly, I believe the government has no right to get involved in personal use of drugs anyway.
The remote hills and mountains that stretch across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties have served for years as the unofficial capital of marijuana cultivation in California and possibly the nation.
People who live here have a strong independent streak and skepticism of government.
That’s why for years local groups have monitored the work of police and drug agents. But there’s now a debate about how far some groups and a local radio station should go in reporting on police operations as they happen.
Should a local radio station broadcast information on the real-time movements of police and drug agents? Community radio station KMUD, based in southern Humboldt County, says their reports are an essential tool in protecting the community from police abuse.
The broadcasts grew from a citizens’ monitoring project that began after the Reagan administration launched the major pot eradication campaign known as CAMP.
Now, Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman is asking KMUD to stop broadcasting listeners’ reports on police operations. He’s worried the reports could tip off Mexican drug gangs and endanger his deputies and other drug agents.
So far, KMUD isn’t budging. There’s more on this story on KQED’s California Report.
Here is the audio report in question:
Free Speech vs. Responsibility (http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201004091630/a)
The remote hills and mountains stretching across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties serve as the unofficial capital of marijuana cultivation in California. As you might imagine, people who live there have a strong independent streak. They're skeptical of government, including police and drug enforcement agents. A public radio station in Humboldt County is telling listeners about police and drug enforcement operations. But the sheriff says the reports could be tipping off drug cartels and endangering deputies
Free speech at its finest.
We've been trying to find out what the proverbial line is for free speech here, attacking one's family seems to be the lowest one can go here (although I've seen worse here).
Do you agree with a radio station broadcasting drug raids to warn people police are in the area?
Or is this free speech "gone wrong?"
I see no problem with it quite frankly, I believe the government has no right to get involved in personal use of drugs anyway.
The remote hills and mountains that stretch across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties have served for years as the unofficial capital of marijuana cultivation in California and possibly the nation.
People who live here have a strong independent streak and skepticism of government.
That’s why for years local groups have monitored the work of police and drug agents. But there’s now a debate about how far some groups and a local radio station should go in reporting on police operations as they happen.
Should a local radio station broadcast information on the real-time movements of police and drug agents? Community radio station KMUD, based in southern Humboldt County, says their reports are an essential tool in protecting the community from police abuse.
The broadcasts grew from a citizens’ monitoring project that began after the Reagan administration launched the major pot eradication campaign known as CAMP.
Now, Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman is asking KMUD to stop broadcasting listeners’ reports on police operations. He’s worried the reports could tip off Mexican drug gangs and endanger his deputies and other drug agents.
So far, KMUD isn’t budging. There’s more on this story on KQED’s California Report.
Here is the audio report in question:
Free Speech vs. Responsibility (http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201004091630/a)
The remote hills and mountains stretching across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties serve as the unofficial capital of marijuana cultivation in California. As you might imagine, people who live there have a strong independent streak. They're skeptical of government, including police and drug enforcement agents. A public radio station in Humboldt County is telling listeners about police and drug enforcement operations. But the sheriff says the reports could be tipping off drug cartels and endangering deputies