The Criminalizing of Botham Jean Begins
This whole story is incredibly sad. They had Botham Jean’s funeral yesterday… “To know Botham was to love Botham. He was the light in a dark room,” said pastor Michael Griffin, who met Jean at Dallas West Church of Christ. “Bo made us all better. Bo didn’t see color, he saw love.” (https://www.dallasnews.com) Not so coincidentally, and shortly after the funeral, an affidavit was released stating that the police were searching his apartment for drugs. Why was the Dallas Police Department executing a search warrant for drugs in his apartment. Then, I read that they found (or planted) a small amount of marijuana (pot, weed, happy cigs) Why is this even a thing? What I am seeking to understand is why you need to search a murder victim’s home for drugs in the first place? What are they looking to do, defame the young man’s character? He was an innocent victim. He was in his home, minding his own business until this lying “heffer” invaded his space and murdered ...