Name of state: Massachusetts
Okay, so my friend and his girlfriend were stopped the other day by an officer because of illegal window tint. They had smoked earlier, so when the cop came to the window, he smelt it and asked about it.
My friend gave him the bud that he had - about half an ounce, that was weighted out in a few different bags. He honestly doesn't sell really, just small amounts to his friends a couple times.
Anyways, cop took that bud, and then asked him to step out. He put my friend in the back of the cruiser, and searched his truck. He took a bottle of alcohol (opened but in the way back (this was from the weekend, wasnt' drinking), a scale, and a bowl.
Cop then told him if he agreed to be a CI, he would be clear. He agreed. The officer, who had "Willie" on his shirt, gave my friend his number and said to call him "Hank". He then let him go, no tickets, no citations, no written warnings, nothing.
Later that day after that stop "Hank" calls him, asks about when he's free, what he does for work, who he "re-ups" from etc. This cop thinks my friend is a bigger dealer than he really is. (I guess he is technically since he sold bud to his friend before, but nothing more than that). My friend explains he doesn't really "re-up", he just kind of gets from whoever is available. He told him he also works two PT jobs, and goes to school full time in a town about 45 minutes from us.
Well the cop wanted the name of "someone" he buys from, so my friend gave him what he could (just a first name in his phone book, and his phone #).
Cop TEXTS my friend the next day (this is yesterday), and in a message says "My boss is gonna call tomorrow he wants to meet u".. and that was it.
Well today rolls by, no call. The thing is.. can this cop do all this, fake "name" possibly, informal texting him, etc. My officer said he has to co-operate with him because it's mandatory 2 years for in a school zone and more than one bag+scale can be intent to distribute" So my friend is co-operating with the guy 100% right now... But it almost seems weird the cop isn't calling him, and texting him with a fake name, etc.
If he doesn't co-operate can they charge him? He has nothing on him anymore, and never got a citation, warning, or anything.
It's also decriminalized here for possession < 1 ounce..
Thanks. Also sorry for this being my first post. My friend is actually working right now so I said I'd hop on a police or law forum and ask.
Thanks again
Okay, so my friend and his girlfriend were stopped the other day by an officer because of illegal window tint. They had smoked earlier, so when the cop came to the window, he smelt it and asked about it.
My friend gave him the bud that he had - about half an ounce, that was weighted out in a few different bags. He honestly doesn't sell really, just small amounts to his friends a couple times.
Anyways, cop took that bud, and then asked him to step out. He put my friend in the back of the cruiser, and searched his truck. He took a bottle of alcohol (opened but in the way back (this was from the weekend, wasnt' drinking), a scale, and a bowl.
Cop then told him if he agreed to be a CI, he would be clear. He agreed. The officer, who had "Willie" on his shirt, gave my friend his number and said to call him "Hank". He then let him go, no tickets, no citations, no written warnings, nothing.
Later that day after that stop "Hank" calls him, asks about when he's free, what he does for work, who he "re-ups" from etc. This cop thinks my friend is a bigger dealer than he really is. (I guess he is technically since he sold bud to his friend before, but nothing more than that). My friend explains he doesn't really "re-up", he just kind of gets from whoever is available. He told him he also works two PT jobs, and goes to school full time in a town about 45 minutes from us.
Well the cop wanted the name of "someone" he buys from, so my friend gave him what he could (just a first name in his phone book, and his phone #).
Cop TEXTS my friend the next day (this is yesterday), and in a message says "My boss is gonna call tomorrow he wants to meet u".. and that was it.
Well today rolls by, no call. The thing is.. can this cop do all this, fake "name" possibly, informal texting him, etc. My officer said he has to co-operate with him because it's mandatory 2 years for in a school zone and more than one bag+scale can be intent to distribute" So my friend is co-operating with the guy 100% right now... But it almost seems weird the cop isn't calling him, and texting him with a fake name, etc.
If he doesn't co-operate can they charge him? He has nothing on him anymore, and never got a citation, warning, or anything.
It's also decriminalized here for possession < 1 ounce..
Thanks. Also sorry for this being my first post. My friend is actually working right now so I said I'd hop on a police or law forum and ask.
Thanks again