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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
When I was a young deputy sheriff in Tampa, we had a standing joke. If we arrested a prolific burglar or safe cracker, and that person made bond, we could look for a significant uptick in that kind of crime as he sought to raise money to pay his bondsman and lawyer.
The druggies you reference both buy and sell, as well as use, drugs. They have their bondsmen on speed dial. They have a track record with their personal bondsman who knows that he can front the money because they will pay him later.
Your opening sentence states that the arrestees "look as though they don't have any money." Actually, their drug addiction affects their personal grooming, but not their financial condition. That scruffy looking drug dealer may have $3,000 in cash in his pocket.
I have personal knowledge of some drug users who travel up from Tampa to our area to obtain drugs. Arrests don't deter them. They make bond and keep on going.
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It's VERY sad that the parents (or grandparents) enable these folks in their addictions! I wish they'd demonstrate some "tough love" as it's not helping anyone. I can't imagine the heartache, much less the stress it all has on families!! I think we're seeing more and more of this here in The Villages.....