Court to Cop: "You're........too sexy for this drug bust"

[Tmy]

Judge is right, appeals court says: Lauderdale detective's too attractive (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-ccutie22jan22,0,6763141.story?coll=sfla-news-broward)

He's so good-looking it ought not to be a crime.

Fort Lauderdale Detective Mike Nahum's handsome appearance lost him a criminal case, but there is a consolation prize. He may be the only guy in the world with a court order declaring he is a "very attractive man."

Nahum is so cute that a Broward Circuit Court judge threw out a criminal charge against a West Palm Beach man charged with selling drugs to Nahum during an undercover sting at a gay nightclub in Fort Lauderdale. Judge Susan Lebow ruled the defendant, Julio Blanco, was lured by the police officer into committing a crime in hopes he would be rewarded with sex.
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I guess the police need to recruit more ugly people.:p

[Richard G]

Sounds like a liberal judge ignoring the law. Alot of that going around lately.

[hgc]

Originally posted by Richard G
Sounds like a liberal judge ignoring the law. Alot of that going around lately. Sounds like an ignorant JREF poster talking out his ass. No shortage of that either.

You assumed the judge was "liberal" because of the ruling. That's called circular reasoning.

Ignores the law --> Liberal judge --> Ignores the law --> etc

[American]

Note doubly that the criminal set free was a DRUG DEALER, not a USER trying to get some off of a hot stud.


This is voting material. Not just a quirky story, but an issue that shall be properly exploited by the political right.

[zakur]

Whaaaaaaa?

[Suddenly]

Originally posted by American
Note doubly that the criminal set free was a DRUG DEALER, not a USER trying to get some off of a hot stud.


This is voting material. Not just a quirky story, but an issue that shall be properly exploited by the political right.

Wow! hgc was right! There is no shortage.

About the "drug dealer": Blanco had never been arrested before and was not under any suspicion of criminal activity until he was talked into it by police, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled.

Also, as the story notes, Blanco was asked for drugs several times, and refused. Eventually the agent wore him down and Blanco took the agent's money and bought drugs from a dealer which he then gave to the agent.

Yeah, Blanco was a real drug dealer there. Not an idiot trying to impress someone he found very attractive on the pretense that he was going to score if he did.

On the other hand, it looks like there is a need for unattractive people to do drug stings. Looks like your chance to get a job...

[Tricky]

Originally posted by American
Note doubly that the criminal set free was a DRUG DEALER, not a USER trying to get some off of a hot stud.


This is voting material. Not just a quirky story, but an issue that shall be properly exploited by the political right.
You are apparently not reading the story I am. Blanco (the man arrested) " had never been arrested before and was not under any suspicion of criminal activity until he was talked into it by police."

also the story says:
As they talked, Nahum asked Blanco for cocaine at least three times.

Blanco said that he refused and on the third occasion got so annoyed that he started to leave.

....

Blanco finally relented and went to the restroom where he found someone who had no cocaine but did have some crystal meth to sell. He went back to the officer, who gave him $60 to buy the drug.

Now if the cop had gone to get the guy in the restroom selling the crystal meth, he might have had a case. As is, it is one of the worst cases of entrapment I've ever heard of and the judge was absolutely right to throw it out of court.

[peptoabysmal]

Originally posted by hgc
Sounds like an ignorant JREF poster talking out his ass. No shortage of that either.

You assumed the judge was "liberal" because of the ruling. That's called circular reasoning.

Ignores the law --> Liberal judge --> Ignores the law --> etc

This case sounds like a pretty clear cut entrapment.

As to judges being liberal, apparently that's why the judge was removed from the Peterson case by the prosecutor.

DA rejects Peterson judge as biased (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/23/PETERSON.TMP)

[Suddenly]

Originally posted by peptoabysmal


This case sounds like a pretty clear cut entrapment.

As to judges being liberal, apparently that's why the judge was removed from the Peterson case by the prosecutor.

DA rejects Peterson judge as biased (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/23/PETERSON.TMP)

Yikes again: Under California law, each side has one opportunity to remove a judge without amplifying its reasons. Challenges are automatically granted.

This boggles my mind. Really. I wish I could do this.

On the other hand, if I were a judge in Cali I'd be tempted to be a huge jerk so people kept DQing me. Spend all day on the golf course...

[shanek]

Originally posted by American
Note doubly that the criminal set free was a DRUG DEALER, not a USER trying to get some off of a hot stud.

Why don't you people read what happened?

It all started in early 2002 when Nahum, who was on loan to an undercover DEA task force, was sent to the club to investigate allegations of drug activity. According to court records, he approached Blanco, 37, who described himself as a lonely gay man who was hoping to meet someone.

The detective arrived with a few friends but soon gave Blanco his undivided attention. They had a few drinks and chatted and Blanco testified that the officer said he wanted to have a "good time" and to "party."

It's now clear that Nahum and Blanco had a very different understanding of the word "party."

Nahum, who is straight, said the term is street talk for doing drugs. Blanco said that to him, it means having a good time or being sexually involved.

As they talked, Nahum asked Blanco for cocaine at least three times.

Blanco said that he refused and on the third occasion got so annoyed that he started to leave.

The officer asked Blanco to stay and, according to court records, said, "Come on, can you get me some?" Blanco testified that he was still very interested in Nahum because he was a very handsome guy.

Blanco finally relented and went to the restroom where he found someone who had no cocaine but did have some crystal meth to sell. He went back to the officer, who gave him $60 to buy the drug.

This man was NOT a criminal drug dealer until the cop enticed him to be. And even then, he was committing no act of violence nor any other activity that shouldn't be allowed in a free society.

[sparklecat]

Fort Lauderdale Detective Andy Pallen said Nahum could not be photographed because he is still working undercover.

Now that's just not fair :(