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ellisonz

(27,743 posts)
Wed Dec 21, 2011, 05:15 PM Dec 2011

Off The Beat: Cop Accused of Dealing Meth Free, But Not Pot Minister

By The Civil Beat Staff 12/21/2011

An ordained Hilo minister who believes marijuana is a religious sacrament is about to spend his second Christmas in federal lockup awaiting trial.

Meanwhile, a federal judge on Monday released on bail a Honolulu police captain found with more than a half pound of methamphetamine and other drug-dealing paraphernalia in his home.

Where's the equity?

HPD Capt. Carlton Nishimura hardly comes with a clean resume. Even before federal agents arrested him for the drugs, he'd already been awaiting trial for corruption, tampering with a witness, and taking bribes for giving illegal game room operators tips before raids.

http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/12/21/14290-off-the-beat-cop-accused-of-dealing-meth-free-but-not-pot-minister/

This is an outrage - Nishimura has already shown that he can't be trusted to be out on bail - but Roger Christie rots in jail. Hypocrites.

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Off The Beat: Cop Accused of Dealing Meth Free, But Not Pot Minister (Original Post) ellisonz Dec 2011 OP
Its HPD, what would you expect. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2011 #1
Nishimura should be locked up. ellisonz Dec 2011 #2

ellisonz

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2. Nishimura should be locked up.
Thu Dec 22, 2011, 03:46 PM
Dec 2011

He was already awaiting trial and gets caught with a half-pound of meth. Maybe he's an undercover or something.

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