2012-12-21 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawai‘i Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 21, 2012 Page 5 MICHAEL RUGGLES (HPC 12-32) came before the commission. He asked the commission to make these guys respect the ir right to privacy. In the last calendar year he had over ten visits from helicopters. His point is they never have the right to be there. They donÓt follow NED, DEA, police commission rules, or the rules and regs of the police department. He already has a lawsuit for invasion of privacy, harassment. The commission has the power to fix this. He asked them to fix it. He asked to stop the compliance checks. They do not have the right to do compliance checks. If he gets another compliance check, Ðlawsuit,Ñ and he is going to put the commission on it because they have the chance to fix it. Corporation Counsel kno supposed to be compliance checks. He knows the police are suppo first. He understands they get $18,000 a year for doing medical marijuana. ThatÓs their salary, but they get their salary from them. So, he told the commission to do their bidding first, and then if the NED or DEA bidding doesnÓt interfere with them, than do it. They just want the police to do right. He is hoping the commission will do something in this case and try to save the county millions in legal fees because they are coming. TAMARA BROOKE (HPC 12-33) came before the commission. She stated that she would like the commission to investigate her complaint. She was in compliance. She has a valid medical marijuana card. Her seven plants were marked. One person was out of compliance. There are no clear guidelines. There were t her home. If she was doing something wrong, she would like to see it in black and white. From everything she read, she was not out of compliance. MARSHA SWANSON (HPC 12-34) came before the commission. She stated that in her complaint she referenced three rules of the commission that she felt were violated. The first is the theft of private property. Her medical marijuana was cut and taken away. The falsification of records and truthfulness, itÓs really unknown if the officer who called the NED was told that she was not in the system. According to the HawaiÒi Police Department rules and regulations governing the investigations involving medical and religious use of marijuana, the law places a substantial burden on law enforcement officers to anticipate potential medical use claims in the initial stages of the investigation. She feels it is the policeÓs job to protect and serve the public. The NED made an error by saying she was not in the system when she had been approved as of May 31. She does not believe she was fairly represented by the police department. BRADLEY SNOW (HPC 12-35) came before the commission. He stated that he is the caregiver for Marsha Swanson. He has been doing this for four years. The police come to his house two to three times a year without warrants. It is out of line. Just because a helicopter flies over his property and finds a marijuana plant, doesnÓt mean they have the right to search his property because he registered with NED. He paid a fee. Under contract law, this means he was covered. This means they accepted his proposal for that permit. The time it is enforced and binding is when acceptance is made by NED, not when he gets the card to him. The contract is binding the moment itÓs signed. The card was valid on 5/31. They came on 6/14 because they knew it was planned. Ten times theyÓve come to his house. He is being harassed. They are