NY Police Commissioner announced that officers will now be allowed to issue simple summonses for certain low-level marijuana offenses, rather than making arrests.
The policy allows Criminal Court summonses for anyone found in possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana in a public place open to view.
Such offenders will just get a ticket and will not be handcuffed, fingerprinted or photographed. “This policy will allow officers, in the case where they do find it appropriate to give a summons, to continue on with their work,” de Blasio said.
The new policy does not apply if someone is smoking marijuana out in the open, or if it is intended for dealing rather than personal use. Those with outstanding warrants or wanted, or have no identification, will be arrested, Bratton said. He would rather narcotics officers dedicate their focus to the heroin epidemic.
There is bigger fish to fry. Just a thought.
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