Evading arrest? In a wheelchair? That must have been one to watch!
Aching bad: 'Kingpin Granny' nicked in huge prescription drugs bust
Silver surfers are known to rattle from the numerous pills foisted on them by doctors as their health fails, but one Tennessee veteran stands accused of possessing drugs with an altogether different purpose. Dubbed "Kingpin Granny" by Decatur County cops, The Smoking Gun reported that 75 year-old wheelchair-bound Betty Jean …
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Wednesday 14th February 2018 17:34 GMT usbac
This is the US. It seems that a "Resisting Arrest" charge is automatically added to each arrest. Kind of like VAT.
I think if you told the cops "I give up" and actually put the handcuffs on yourself, you would still be charged with resisting arrest.
Since the purpose of the court system is for plea bargaining, this gives them a little more leverage. It's like having cash in hand when bargaining for a new car. It's that little "extra".
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Wednesday 14th February 2018 18:44 GMT kain preacher
Wrong. Resisting arrest means you pissed the cop off. look at the cop wrong resisting arrest. Resting arrest is often used to justify an arrest when the cops screws up or or has nothing else on you or like I said the cops are pissed at you . Another favorite bull shit charge that the use to arrest you with no reason is disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace. Often times they will add those on like ryan air surcharges.
https://nypost.com/2016/05/12/charges-dropped-against-mailman-arrested-by-rowdy-cops/
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Thursday 15th February 2018 15:07 GMT Robert Carnegie
Re: 12000 Dollars
1000 pills does not a "Kingpin" make, if by "kingpin" we mean Nicholas Fisk, on-off crime boss of New York City in Spider-Man comics.
On the other hand, this may be a business where you don't keep much inventory, where you sell it as fast as it comes in. I don't know the industry well.
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Thursday 15th February 2018 07:00 GMT Hans 1
Apparently, she purchased the drugs from somewhere. I guess prescription drugs need a ... prescription .... now, who made one out for her and why ?
If she has a prescription, was given too many, and somebody is in need of a painkiller, I guess it is not illegal to help out, even if you charge for the favor ...
Unless the drugs were legally obtained, I doubt the forces have a legal leg to stand on.
She apparently had a great variety of drugs, I guess it was her collector's urge....
Icon: Will someone think of the grannies!
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Thursday 15th February 2018 20:25 GMT Kernel
"If she has a prescription, was given too many, and somebody is in need of a painkiller, I guess it is not illegal to help out, even if you charge for the favor ..."
I suspect your guess would be wrong in most countries - it's generally illegal to be in possession of prescription drugs with someone else's name on the package. Definitely a way to attract attention at border crossings.
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Monday 26th February 2018 19:00 GMT Cyril
1000 pills? That's like a dozen 90 day prescriptions, less if any of them are 2 pills a day. There are people of that age who do in fact have a dozen prescriptions. More than likely she gave a friend that was out of pain pills some of hers and the cops decided to make a big deal out of it.