jonnyd
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I can't believe that I'm even writing this today, but I have to say how saddened I am to see what has become of this beautiful area in which I live. 30 years ago the worst thing you had to worry about was whether or not your cow was going to be tipped over by the local farm boys.
Slowly over the last 15 years Marijuana has crept into our society and even though it has been recently legalized essentially most cases prior to legalization were not prosecuted by the local district attorney. Slowly but surely more and more residents started growing their own patch in their yards till the smell of the growing weed becomes almost overpowering in the fall during the harvest.
During the month of October we hear of many incidents of farmers getting killed while defending their crops. Hunters getting shot at while looking for deer on public lands and gunfights becoming common place in residential neighborhoods where residents have been growing their 99 plants.
Here is where it almost becomes unbelievable. Three weeks ago during the early morning hours there were two home invasions committed in different neighborhoods by the same group of individuals. At the first home the owner and his family with small children were tied up and robbed. The owner of the home who was likely involved in the Marijuana trade was shot multiple times by the assailants.
At the second home the same thing happened except the owner was murdered by the assailants after his money and guns were stolen by the bad guys. The bad guys were captured in a neighboring county later the same morning and weirdly identified as felons from the East Coast.
Now this week a similar incident occurred, this time in the sleepy little town of Petaluma. Essentially 3 homes on the same street were all invaded at the same time by a group of 9 individuals demanding marijuana and cash. luckily with this incident nobody was severely hurt or killed. The bad guys were chased into Marin County and ultimately arrested. They were all from either North Carolina or Richmond Virginia.
This is what worries me about the legalization of Marijuana. You see the 3 homes that were invaded by these criminals were not in the Marijuana trade. The stupid criminals broke in to the wrong homes demanding cash and weed. These are not your garden variety criminals. Somebody is paying them to fly to California, supplying them with guns and flying them back to the east coast.
Marijuana is now legal here in California yet the violent nature of the crimes has only increased. The number of people applying for permits to sell weed is so low the local government is begging the criminals to apply for licenses and pay taxes, but once again nothing has changed.
Slowly over the last 15 years Marijuana has crept into our society and even though it has been recently legalized essentially most cases prior to legalization were not prosecuted by the local district attorney. Slowly but surely more and more residents started growing their own patch in their yards till the smell of the growing weed becomes almost overpowering in the fall during the harvest.
During the month of October we hear of many incidents of farmers getting killed while defending their crops. Hunters getting shot at while looking for deer on public lands and gunfights becoming common place in residential neighborhoods where residents have been growing their 99 plants.
Here is where it almost becomes unbelievable. Three weeks ago during the early morning hours there were two home invasions committed in different neighborhoods by the same group of individuals. At the first home the owner and his family with small children were tied up and robbed. The owner of the home who was likely involved in the Marijuana trade was shot multiple times by the assailants.
At the second home the same thing happened except the owner was murdered by the assailants after his money and guns were stolen by the bad guys. The bad guys were captured in a neighboring county later the same morning and weirdly identified as felons from the East Coast.
Now this week a similar incident occurred, this time in the sleepy little town of Petaluma. Essentially 3 homes on the same street were all invaded at the same time by a group of 9 individuals demanding marijuana and cash. luckily with this incident nobody was severely hurt or killed. The bad guys were chased into Marin County and ultimately arrested. They were all from either North Carolina or Richmond Virginia.
This is what worries me about the legalization of Marijuana. You see the 3 homes that were invaded by these criminals were not in the Marijuana trade. The stupid criminals broke in to the wrong homes demanding cash and weed. These are not your garden variety criminals. Somebody is paying them to fly to California, supplying them with guns and flying them back to the east coast.
Marijuana is now legal here in California yet the violent nature of the crimes has only increased. The number of people applying for permits to sell weed is so low the local government is begging the criminals to apply for licenses and pay taxes, but once again nothing has changed.