After being caught twice with a “baggie” of marijuana, 23-year old Rachel Hoffman was reportedly told by police in Tallahassee, Florida that she would go to prison for four years unless she became an undercover informant. Parents say police used their daughter as bait to catch drug dealers. The young woman, a recent graduate of Florida State University, was murdered during a botched sting operation two months ago. Her case will be profiled Friday on 20/20. “The idea of waging a war on drugs is to protect people and here it seems like we’re putting people in harm’s way,” said Lance Block, a lawyer hired by Rachel’s parents. The Florida Attorney General’s office says it is reviewing the procedures and protocol of the Tallahassee police. Rachel’s case also has raised new questions about state and federal laws related to marijuana possession. “I’m calling her a criminal,” Tallahassee police chief Dennis Jones told 20/20, who maintains that both drug dealers and drug users are considered criminals to his department. Related Grand Jury to Investigate Death of Informant Cops Pressed to Explain Dead Informant Pot Potency Has Doubled Since 1983 Under Florida law, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana is a felony. Rachel was also found in possession of two ecstasy pills, a felony under Florida law no matter the quantity because it “has a high potential for abuse and has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.” The Tallahassee police chief says …
One word… LEGALIZE.
@MYNAMEJOE2 so are you saying the cops aren’t at fault?
IMO the officers that persuaded her into it should go to prison.
the reporters don’t even know why its illegal.
purpose of US police and judge co-conspirators is to feed a $multi-billion slave system of US prisons for profit. There’s a reason why US has largest prison population in the world with soviet style punishment for minor or fake offenses. Terrorists in uniform&robes target kids for juvy hellholes, force them onto psych brain drugs with slave “records” to destroy both their minds & careers. This guarantees slaves of the state and that prison is a revolving door. US police/judges are terrorists.
@potheed29 preach on bro.if she did her time she wouldnt be the topic of discussion.
@potheed29 preach on bro.if she did her time she wouldnt be the topic of discussion.
@potheed29 preach on bro.if she did her time she wouldnt be the topic of discussion.
@potheed29 preach on bro.if she did her time she wouldnt be the topic of discussion.
She harmed herself by becoming an informant . She was worried what her parents would say for her pot,thats why anti pot parents are to blame also.
@skier7711
Was she harming anyone by smoking marijuana? No
Was she harming her self ? No
Have some respect for human life, your truely ignorant human being.
another criminal dead
In Most countries around the world Marijuana is legalized ….
i could understand if she was a large dealer. but a small amount of pot. these cops knew who the dealers were and seen a ticket to get them. they were careless with a child’s life. that is what she was a child that made some small mistakes. children will be children. we were all stoopid teenaders onse but in our teen years it was just beer and a little pot. now it is meth and crack pure posion.
Legalise drugs, the only way.
the real criminals are the police. they think a badge gives them the right to have no morals. you could understand her going to buy an ounce. who was the genius that thought this up. cannabis shouldn’t be talked about like its heroin crack cocaine and so on. tommy chong is over 70 and still looks healthy. a heavy tobacco or alcohol user would be dead long before that. sad and angry at the same time.
These are our kids, goddammit! These fucking sicko swine cops knew exactly what they were doing and should be burned at the stake! This little girl is waiting for those pigs and prosecutors, somewhere between here and Hell. This is sick.
Remember kids,
shoot informants, not drugs.
cops fucked up,pretty clear to see that.hope the guilty spend the rest of their natural lives rotting in jail eating cock
swtchsk8er
enlighten us, please
you stupid ignorant people belittling something you know NOTHING about.
fuck you all
Lets look at it from the otherside. A rich white jewish girl shows up with 13K in cash, marked bills, and says”I want to buy all the drugs you have, X, crack, pot, whatever. Can I buy a gun too?” Within moments they would have found the wire. She would have put them away for life, so they killed her.
The girl was a rat, and this is what happens to rats. And the police don’t care, because she’s a “criminal”. How many people’s lives would she have ruined to save herself? As many as it took.
She was way out of her league, and she got what was coming to her.
Prop 2 in 08 did not go far enough. To get to the poss., someone has to grow it(OMG!) and then someone has to sell it (OMG!)
Lets say your at the hempfest, smoking pot, a man approaches you, “can I hit that?” he askes.
You hand it to him, thats distribution of class D. BTW, he’s a plainclothes police officer.
Now your in handcuffs. He finds a joint in your pocket=poss with intent. Boston common is surrounded by schools=school zone. Your looking at two mandatory minimum jail sentences, then the police officer takes the money out of your wallet!