Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:54 AM HST
I am always reading that the Police Department leaders and the county Prosecuting Attorney’s Office keep insisting that they will continue to ignore the “Peaceful Sky” initiative because marijuana is still illegal under state and federal laws, and therefore they will continue “green harvesting” and harassing marijuana users.
I am under the impression that the Hawaii Police Department and the county Prosecuting Attorney’s Office are employed by the citizens and representatives of Hawaii County.
The police and the prosecutors are not employees of the state of Hawaii, nor are they employees of the federal government, and as such are legally bound to obey rules created by Hawaii County citizens and our representatives.
That means, by extension, they are in open rebellion against the citizens of Hawaii County. They will do what they want to do, and the citizens be damned!
Citizens need to be aware that if this rebellion is not put down, someday some civil rights organization will notice, and the cost of their lawsuits will make the Police Department hiring scam settlement seem like “chump change.”
J. Stoeckel
Keaau
