Kid arrested for ecig possession

[sofarsogood]

. “I was unaware that my son was addicted to nicotine when he was arrested for having an electronic cigarette"
http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story...instance=eeo_report1#cb_post_comment_26890067

This is the first story I've seen like this. That community should be asking how many kids were arrested for possessing tobacco. Are the cops protecting the tobacco business.

 

[pennysmalls]

Here we go...

 

[sofarsogood]

They will have special prisons for holding the child vaping offenders because they are too dangerous to be mingling with the murders and terrorists. I suspect all these local actions against vaping are to curry favor with state government in hopes of getting favorable treatment for grant money. If the tobacco tax disappears there will be less money for State government to redistribute. Is vaping going to become a form of political protest?

 

[guambred]

it was so easy for him to hide his use from me, as the smell was often not present. As he began using tobacco products, he totally changed, all of his values and friends changed. I tried to protect him, but even at 14 he has had no problem getting e-cigarettes.
This is the quote that threw me for a loop, Mom blames E-cigs for her kids attitude adjustment???? WTF It would be a freak of nature to have a totally obedient 14 year old boy that didn't change and/or switch out his friends......

 

[skoony]

So I am assuming the police their randomly stop kids and pat them down
looking for these deadly e-cig thingy's.

Mike

 

[r77r7r]

it was so easy for him to hide his use from me, as the smell was often not present. As he began using tobacco products, he totally changed, all of his values and friends changed. I tried to protect him, but even at 14 he has had no problem getting e-cigarettes.
This is the quote that threw me for a loop, Mom blames E-cigs for her kids attitude adjustment???? ... It would be a freak of nature to have a totally obedient 14 year old boy that didn't change and/or switch out his friends......

Absolutely. It's fun watching my daughter singing Christian music and wearing a church camp hoodie and starting to hang out with the EMO kids. Still keeping her Christian friends tho. She has alot of support for her values at home and thru friends so that hasn't wavered. Yet, anyway.

 

[RosaJ]

I've seen the term "ecig" intermingled with vaporizers for use of the "other" illegal substance. Maybe that is the case here?

 

[Lessifer]

From the amount of times the words faith and congregation were used, I have a feeling the mother would be just as distraught if the kid was caught drinking a latte.

 

[stevegmu]

I am sure there is more to the story... Of course, everyone who is arrested is an angel on the way to choir practice...

 

[sofarsogood]

From the amount of times the words faith and congregation were used, I have a feeling the mother would be just as distraught if the kid was caught drinking a latte.

Southern Utah. Probably the family is Mormon.

 

[Lessifer]

Southern Utah. Probably the family is Mormon.

Yes, that was what I was alluding to when I mentioned that other horribly addictive substance, caffeine.

 

[missyfons]

I had a lady stop me the other day and asked me how old I was, she also asked me if the vape shop I go to ID's. I told her that the shop I go to ID's everyone who looks under 30. She then proceeded to tell me that her son has to appear in court because he got pulled over and he had an ecig and was under age along with his buddies.

 

[sofarsogood]

I am sure there is more to the story... Of course, everyone who is arrested is an angel on the way to choir practice...

I assume with journalists that they either don't report the most relevent aspect of a story or they simply report it wrong. Never the less the report is that a kid was arrested for being a vaper. Is he the first?

 

[stevegmu]

I assume with journalists that they either don't report the most relevent aspect of a story or they simply report it wrong. Never the less the report is that a kid was arrested for being a vaper. Is he the first?

The other half of the story could be he was arrested because he had an attitude with the police, wouldn't show them his mod or what is in it, started screaming vaping is his right and was arrested for disorderly conduct and ultimately just charged with possession of a tobacco product, because he was given a break, but the mother who said her little angel was arrested for an e-cic probably just left that out...

 

[Lessifer]

The other half of the story could be he was arrested because he had an attitude with the police, wouldn't show them his mod or what is in it, started screaming vaping is his right and was arrested for disorderly conduct and ultimately just charged with possession of a tobacco product, because he was given a break, but the mother who said her little angel was arrested for an e-cic probably just left that out...

That's some pretty impressive conjecture there, good job.

 

[stevegmu]

That's some pretty impressive conjecture there, good job.

It's like people complaining so many are in prison for illegal substances, but the real story goes far, far deeper than simple possession...

 

[defdock]

Can tell this is a bash article :/

Just by the wording...

"The main drug used in e-cigarettes is nicotine"

Smh. Walking away now

 

[stevegmu]

Can tell this is a bash article :/

Just by the wording...

"The main drug used in e-cigarettes is nicotine"

Smh. Walking away now

Of course it is a drug. If it didn't cause physiological effects, there would be no point in using it...

 

[sofarsogood]

The other half of the story could be he was arrested because he had an attitude with the police, wouldn't show them his mod or what is in it, started screaming vaping is his right and was arrested for disorderly conduct and ultimately just charged with possession of a tobacco product, because he was given a break, but the mother who said her little angel was arrested for an e-cic probably just left that out...

How about some more conjecture then. If he was arrested for posession of an ecig it's because the police considered that his most serious offense. I wonder who informed the local paper about this. I doubt is was the kid's friends or the parents. Perhaps the police wanted to spread the word that kids better not have ecigs. Smoke instead and the police will leave you alone. When ecigs pay the same taxes as tobacco then kids can use them.

 

[stevegmu]

How about some more conjecture then. If he was arrested for posession of an ecig it's because the police considered that his most serious offense. I wonder who informed the local paper about this. I doubt is was the kid's friends or the parents. Perhaps the police wanted to spread the word that kids better not have ecigs. Smoke instead and the police will leave you alone.

The police don't call the media to report on misdemeanor arrests of minors...
I think it must be an ANTS conspiracy...