An overdose,drug-fueled parties: The secret life of USC med school dean

Re:An overdose,drug-fueled parties: The secret life of USC m... by cwkoss on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @05:47PM (#14860662)

I think the source of the anger lies in the double standard where south-central LA non-student residents in the same position would likely face jail time, but the Pasadena police appear to have willfully turned a blind eye because of Puliafito's social status: they confiscated meth without bringing any charges.

Smells like a cover up, by both Pasadena police and USC admin. And USC seems to be gaining a reputation for cover-ups.

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Re:An overdose,drug-fueled parties: The secret life of USC m... by leroy_masochist on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @06:43PM (#14861055)

I believe California has a safe harbor law that deters prosecution of people for drugs found on-scene when first responders are called for an OD (in order to reduce reluctance to dialing 911 in such cases). However, I'm not a lawyer.

Agree more broadly that there's a massive double standard in terms of how drug laws are enforced between rich/white neighborhoods and poor/nonwhite ones.

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