Alaska State Troopers TV Show - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Joe · 10-26-2009, 02:08 PM

So I'm watching that Alaska State Troopers show on tv last weekend. A trooper pulls over this car, and the trooper notices the smell of dope. The trooper asks about it, and they show him a bag with about 1/4 pound or more, and he takes it. Then asks if they have guns or any other drugs, and they say yes, they have a loaded Glock. He takes that. They say they have no more dope, just what they gave him. The trooper does not search the car.

The trooper then empties out the Glock and writes a "summons to appear" for the dope, and gives them their gun back - but not loaded. You don't need a license to carry a concealed weapon in Alaska.

The trooper said that if he took everybody he pulled over for dope down for an arrest - he'd do nothing else and he needs to be on patrol.

Cripes, if that happened around here they'd have five cop cars there and the people would do time. Weird how there is so much disparity in the laws of the states.

JohnnyD · 10-26-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe

Cripes, if that happened around here they'd have five cop cars there and the people would do time. Weird how there is so much disparity in the laws of the states.

Or they acknowledge that possession of dope isn't really a bid deal and he has more important things to do. What else could there be to do in that state aside from getting sloshed or high?

Raven · 10-26-2009, 04:31 PM

hunt
but everyone has meat

Backbeach Jake · 10-26-2009, 04:36 PM

That's gotta be a very hard place to be a Statie. I can't imagine Winter patrols.

MarshCappa · 10-26-2009, 09:01 PM

The show is pretty interesting though. I like it. Very different perspective on things up there. I didn't realize how many native Alaskans were alcholics and how bad it was out there with that stuff. They learned all that from the white folks through the years and don't know how to socially drink. I was just going to dial up a couple of episodes On Demand because I have missed a few.

HESH2 · 10-27-2009, 08:43 AM

in our nations largest state there are only 368 state troopers and some of them are also wildlife enforcement troopers.because of large areas they cover its not uncommon for the troopers to drive over 100 mph to get to a call.90% of alaskans are armed.