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I reckon everyone who heard about the cop who tripped out on brownies his wife made with weed he hustled off a street dealer must have a good old belly laugh. I know..I know..he deserved it right? Who says karma doesn't exist and all that. But the truth of the matter shields a far more cynical outlook, which goes beyond having a laugh at this guy's expense. Laugh first, sure, but then think about this; This is one of the "younger", new breed of cop who we are hoping to bring "on side" as the months and years unfold. But the fact is, every single word Harry Anslinger ever uttered, passed through this guys head during the following five minutes of his life, and THIS is what we are TRULY up against. Download the MP3 and listen for yourself how afraid the guy was, which goes to prove we still go a lot to do. RD This is the amazing transcript of the conversation Dearborn Police officer Edwin Sanchez had with his own Police control room, after eating brownies cooked with marijuana confiscated from a Police suspect!
Control room despatchers are trained to keep people talking whilst emergency services swing into action.
For the entire conversation the controller is the epitome of calm and tranquility, in a bid to keep the person on the other end of the phone, calm and focused on the job in hand.
Bear in mind at this stage, they have no idea this call is coming in from one of their own PD officers! hash-brownies - handle with care
The official Police tape recording begins with an announcement, which states "We've removed some personal information from the following 911 call." "You will hear 'tone', where the information has been removed."
Directly after the announcement ends a male voice is heard saying "what a week"..and then the sound of a ring tone.
911 Emergency! After hearing the familar 911 salutation officer Sanchez replies calmy "yeah, can you please send rescue?"
Over the next 5 minutes a conversation unfolds which has to be heard to be believed, in which officer Sanchez states "I think we're dead, I really do!".
911: "We're on our way"
The telephone controller then goes on to ascertain some facts from the still unidentified caller. At this stage, this 911 call is just like any other.
Sanchez: "Please come quickly".
911: "we're on our way sir". "So have you guys been drinking too?"
Sanchez: "What?"
911: "Have you guys been drinking too?"
Sanchez: "Oh..no." "Please, you have to come quick"!
911: "We're on our way.."
911: "So did you guys ah....did you guys have speed or anything"?
Sanchez: "No no, we had brownies..just the brownies"
911: "OK, so how much marijuana did you guys take"?
Sanchez: "What?"
911: "How much....marijuana....did you buy like, a bag?" "Did you guys eat the whole bag"? (I could almost hear the admiration in the controllers voice at this stage. Or was it amusement?).
Sanchez: "We...I dont know". "Yeah it was like a quarter ounce or something" "Ah..yeah, we ate all the brownies"..!
911: "You ate all the brownies?"
Sanchez: "Yeah, we ate all the brownies".
Sanchez: "...please come quick". " I think we're dying, I really do".
The controller then asks some more about how much marijuana the pair have consumed. Sanchez is heard to say "Cuba, come here". On hearing this the controller asks Sanchez is his wife present. "Get her". "Is she there too?"
Sanchez: She's on the... right here on the....on the living room ground.....right now".
911: "Is she breathing"?
Sanchez: "She's barely breathing.."
911: "Is she awake.."?
Sanchez: "I..ah..I think so!"
911: "yeah...ok, can you look?"
Sanchez: "Pardon"?
911: "Can you look.."?
Sanchez: "I ah.....yeah I can....I can feel her...she's laying right down in front of me".
Sanchez: "Time is going by...really really really really slow."
911: "I'm right here". "I'm on the phone with you." "Do you ah..do you know how much marijuana you put in the brownies"?
Sanchez: "Pardon"?
911: "How much did you buy"?
Sanchez: "I don't kn..I..."! "Just please send rescue"!
911: "We're on our way". "But I'm just trying to figure out how much marijuana you put into the brownies sir".
Sanchez: "It was probably like, a quarter ounce in total"
911: "You bought a quarter ounce and you guys ate all the brownies"?
Sanchez: "Ah..yeah we did"!
At this stage the controller is clearly attending to something else as she momentarily loses her train of thought. But she regains her footing quickly.
911: "Ah....yah, so ah..so you guys ate all the brownies"?
Sanchez: "It was like, a quarter ounce or something".
911: "Ok but brownie wise..how many pieces do you guys think you had"?
Sanchez: "brownie wise"?
911 "Yeah brownie wise...did you...like how many brownies did you ah...cook...how many brownies did you have"?
Sanchez: "I had like, a small chunk and ah......please come"! "What time is it?"
911: "Its 9:37...when did you guys ah...last eat the brownies"?
Sanchez: "Probably like an hour and a half ago".
911: "Ok..and ah...is your wife still..is she still breathing"?
Sanchez: "Yeah she's ah..she's right here kneeling on the floor in front of me".
In the back ground, Stacy Sanchez is heard to say something to which Sanchez answers "I know...but we'll have to wait".
The controller has already worked out that Mrs Sanchez's white knuckle train ride is almost over and the worst of the effects from the pot laced brownies is past.
In the meantime the earlier distraction shown by the controller has clearly brought some interesting facts to light at Dearborn PD HQ. The next bomb-shell dropped by the controller shows the penny has finally dropped.
911: "Your wife, is she Stacy Sanchez"?
Sanchez: "yes, Stacy Sanchez"!
911: "And your name sir"?
Sanchez: "I ah...my name is Edward".
911: "You're Edward Sanchez"?
Sanchez: <Pause>
911: "Ok"!
So 911 now knows its talking with one of its own Police officers.
Control gets back to questioning whether the couple had taken any other drugs that evening.
Sanchez: "Pardon?"
911: "Did you guys ah......did you guys do anything else today...other than the marijunana"?
Sanchez: "No...only the marijuana".
911: <pause>...."ok"...."do you guys take any ah....any other ....prescription pills"?
Sanchez: "Ah...I no..I dont take anything". "My wife takes ah....vicodin"
911: "Your wife takes vikaden"? "How many vicoden does your wife take"? "Where does she get the vicodin from"?
Sanchez: "Its ah...its right here in our medicine cabinet"
911: "So how many does she take a day"?
Sanchez: "She's getting through like 6..."
911: "She takes 6 a day"?
Sanchez: "Yeah she...ah...5, she takes around 5 a day after getting over...."
911: "So she takes 5 a day, and you dont know how many she's taken today"?
Sanchez: <pause> "No!"
911: "Ok, and is there, is there any animals in the house"?
Sanchez: "Is there any what..?"
911: "Any dogs, cats...."
Sanchez: "I'll put him away for you".
911: "Ok..is the front door open"?
Sanchez: "Yes the front door is open" (At this stage Sanchez is heard beckoning the dog with a stern "come here".
911: "Is the porch light on"?
Sanchez: "Pardon"?
He sounds like he can't believe the question.
911: "The porch light". "Is the porch light on"?
Sanchez: "Yes, the porch light is on".
911: "Are there any weapons in the house"?
Sanchez: "Ah...you already asked me that".
911: "and what did you say"?
At this, Sanchez sounds confused. A lot has happened in the few short minutes since he made the call and the cannabis "hit" has worn off somewhat. He is still stoned but as every second passes he becomes more lucid. More aware of the situation he finds himself in.
Sanchez: "Ye...well no, there is".
911: "And where is it"?
Sanchez: "Its in my closet".
911: "Is that in the back bedroom"?
Sanchez: "Yeah...its in the front bedroom" says a clearly still confused Officer Sanchez!
911: "In the front bedroom"?
Sanchez: "Yeah".
At this stage there is a long pause in the recording, followed by some "tone" which the Dearborn PD removed prior to releasing the tape. Then the telephonist returns;
911: "Ok.."
Long pause - "Tone" sound.
Sanchez is talking to his wife and I suspect, due to the sounds in the background, he was patting/slapping her gently to keep her awake and he says, "C'mon...ginger"!
He then asks the location of the paramedic vehicle to which 911 replies "They're on the way sir".
911: "Do you guys do this on a regular basis"?
Sanchez: "No this is the first time that we've ever done it".
With cannabis maybe. Its since come to light that the Sanchez' had a taste for the drug-fueled lifestyle after Sanchez once confiscated enough cocaine for himself and his wife to party hard for three weeks flat.
Cocaine, he said, which his wife had removed from the Police cruiser.
911: "So you've never done marijuana before"?
Officer Sanchez has no delay in admitting this isn't the first time he's consumed marijuana, but on his wifes behalf he says its her first time.
911: "Ok, so you've never had this sort of reaction to it before"?
Sanchez: "No....ever"!
There follows a pause, after which Sanchez comes out with an astonishing question;
Sanchez: "Whats the score in the redwings game"..?
911: Um.....uh?
Sanchez: "Whats the score in the redwings game"?
911: "I have in fact, no clue as I dont watch the redwings".
Sanchez: "Ah ok....I ah..I just wanted to make sure this wasn't some hallucination I was having.."
911: "Oh, ok...why what does the score say"?
Sanchez clearly had the game on the TV and was attempting, in sea-sickness parlance, to get a fix on the horizon of reality.
Sanchez: Ah...3 to 3?
911: "What channel have you got over there"?
Sanchez: "Ah.....its channel 2"
A pause as the 911 controller retunes her TV to channel 2, and she reads out the score of the redwings game.
911: "2 to 2". "Its 2 to 2".
Sanchez: "Ok..please tell your officers they just passed me".
911: "Oh what they just passed you"?
Sanchez: "Yes"!
911: "And you're at..(the tone sound cuts in as the address is read out)"?
Sanchez: "Yes".
911: "Ok, go on outside and kinfa...flag them down ok"?
Sanchez: "Yeah ok...my mother-in-law just arrived too".
911: "ok.."
The conversation on the telephone ends as the arrival of the cops coincides with the arrival of the quickly recovering Stacy Sanchez's mother. The rest, as they say, is history! Canna Zine - Daily zine for the cannabis sceneClick HERE if you would like to download the transcript. Its well worth it in comedy value!
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