The case of the un-dope dope
This one's a few weeks old, but still oh-so-entertaining. From our friends at the Associated Press, by way of PoliceLink.com we've got this entertaining bit of news about a Georgia woman who called the cops when her crack turned out whack.
It seems that Juanita Marie Jones, 53, of Rochelle, Ga., purchased $20 worth of coke from a dealer. After smoking one portion of the rock, she determined it to be of subpar quality and became frustrated. Unfortunately, the dealer didn't offer a money-back guarantee, so she felt motivated to call the authorities to get her money back.
Now I've heard of gangsters trying to get the cops to intervene in their beefs before, but this one reaches new levels of ridiculousness. I mean, c'mon, we all know that when you get bad drugs, you're supposed to call the customer service hotline printed on the package to lodge a complaint. Let's use a little common sense here, folks.
Comments
I know it sounds funny, but there's a certain amount of logic to it. This person apparently felt desperate enough to turn to their last recourse as a citizen, the law. Even though obviously they won't be vindicated or get their money back, they also know that the person who cheated them faces much harsher punishment as a dealer. It really serves the dealer right -- don't burn your customers, because crackheads with nothing to lose literally have "nothing to lose," and will get you in trouble at their own expense if you make them desperate enough.
Another way to think of it -- suppose this person got the money for their crack legitimately (worked for it, sold something they owned, etc.) Now they're out that money, and need to get more to fulfill the original need. Seems like this would push the person closer to stealing from the rest of us.
Posted by: Bill | September 6, 2007 10:57 AM