{"id":1990816,"date":"2023-08-04T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nanny-state-enforcers-proudly-line-up-evidence-of-recent-bust-get-mercilessly-ridiculed-when-people-realize-what-it-is\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:20:11","slug":"nanny-state-enforcers-proudly-line-up-evidence-of-recent-bust-get-mercilessly-ridiculed-when-people-realize-what-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nanny-state-enforcers-proudly-line-up-evidence-of-recent-bust-get-mercilessly-ridiculed-when-people-realize-what-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanny state enforcers humiliated after revealing recent bust as people uncover the truth."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnanny-state-enforcers-proudly-line-up-evidence-of-recent-bust-get-mercilessly-ridiculed-when-people-realize-what-it-is%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Indulging in the\u2063 Addictive\u200b Allure of Chocolate<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s \u2064a plant that grows in Central and South America \u2063known around the world for its impact on culture, and more so for the \u2063botanical\u2019s seemingly addictive qualities.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063alluring \u200band mysterious plant\u2063 isn\u2019t\u200b the coca leaf \u2014 a \u200bvital precursor for cocaine \u2014\u2062 but the cacao tree. Seeds from the tree, \u200btypically called cocoa beans, are\u2062 the\u2064 foundation \u200bfor \u2063virtually all chocolate\u200c in candy aisles around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>While some \u2062may \u200cargue the sweet confections made \u2063from these beans are\u2063 as addictive\u2062 as any narcotic, thankfully\u2062 the substance remains\u2063 perfectly\u2063 legal in most \u200cjurisdictions. Unfortunately for two\u2063 men in the United Kingdom,\u2064 police officers \u2064used their \u2063chocolate\u2062 haul as a grounds \u2064for\u2062 an invasive search and seizure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great work by Officers\u200b for having the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivory-tower-economists-dismiss-inflation\/\" title=\"Ivory Tower Economists Dismiss Inflation\">sweet smell<\/a> of success to\u2064 identify two males acting suspiciously.\u2063 The males were stopped and\u2063 had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walgreens-now-closing-stores-in-san-francisco-following-retail-theft-spike\/\" title=\"Walgreens Now Closing Stores In San Francisco Following Retail Theft Spike\">bags full<\/a> to\u200c the brim with confectionary that was obviously\u2064 not bought for\u200c consumption by themselves. Approximately \u00a3367\u200b seized <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SweetJustice?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SweetJustice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SxE3NFhR3n\">pic.twitter.com\/SxE3NFhR3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lewisham\u2062 Central Policing \u2064Team (@MPSLewishamCntl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPSLewishamCntl\/status\/1667126730790952960?\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2063evidence lined up by \u2064police is clear \u2014 there are dozens of British treats such as Maltesers, Galaxy and Aero bars, and even proof of harder-hitting\u2063 foreign\u200b treats like Red Bull.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cbust\u201d would \u200bbe damning if, of course, \u200dchocolate was illegal.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2063 community note added by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter lays\u200b out \u2064the major problems this post\u200d seems to\u200c imply for those living under\u200c the\u200c United Kingdom\u2019s nanny \u200dstate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is zero evidence provided that the two males committed any sort\u200c of\u2062 illegal act,\u201d\u200c the platform\u2019s addendum notes. \u201cIt appears that police officers simply seized all \u200cof this \u200dfood without question\u200d because they thought it suspicious. This may\u2063 change if a criminal charge record is provided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear why officers went after a couple of upstart \u200dchocolatiers instead of \u200cattempting to tackle actual \u200ccrime.<\/p>\n<p>This hesitancy may have to do with the fact \u200dthat\u200c despite \u2064a \u200cmassive legal framework for gun control, \u2062the country is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/britains-safe-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plagued\u2064 by sinister\u200c knife crimes<\/a> and other violent violations.\u2064 Busting citizens for chocolate \u2063is obviously a safer \u200dplay for the constables \u2014 nobody\u2019s ever been stabbed by a Mars bar, after \u200call.<\/p>\n<p>Users were quick to mock\u2062 the constables for their questionable police work.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And what\u200c exactly is\u2062 the\u200b maximum amount of sweets I can walk around with? Two? Three? I am \u200cjust a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-house-votes-to-end-license-requirement-to-carry-a-handgun\/\" title=\"Indiana House Votes To End License Requirement To Carry A Handgun\">law abiding citizen<\/a> who doesn\u2019t \u2062want any trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dMac Arthur\u2062 (@DoctorMacArthur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoctorMacArthur\/status\/1686814029862387712?\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">stopping actual \u200ccrime would\u200d be nice<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben (@bnwkr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bnwkr\/status\/1686836000780132354?\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Are\u2062 these \u2063candy bars full of crack or something<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 OCD\u200b (@OCDinsomnia) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OCDinsomnia\/status\/1686888825656934405?\">August 2,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Lewisham police have been\u200d slow to\u200b update the public on this case, making no postings since their original bust.<\/p>\n<p>To be perfectly clear, the men stopped by police \u2063could have stolen the \u200bsweets,\u2064 although authorities have provided zero evidence pointing to these candies being pilfered instead of purchased.<\/p>\n<p>One thing <em>is<\/em> clear, however \u200c\u2014 if officers truly \u200bwant to rid England\u2019s mean streets of \u2062chocolate, they\u2019d \u200bhave better \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nanny-state-enforcers-proudly-line-up-evidence-of-recent-bust-get-mercilessly-ridiculed-when-people-realize-what-it-is\/\" title=\"Nanny state enforcers humiliated after revealing recent bust as people uncover the truth.\">luck skipping low-level dealers<\/a> and going after the confectionary kingpin himself: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-willy-wonka-now-james-bond-language-police-going-ian-flemings-classic-novels-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willy Wonka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nanny-state-enforcers-proudly-line-evidence-recent-bust-get-mercilessly-ridiculed-people-realize\/\">Nanny State Enforcers \u2064Proudly Line Up &#8216;Evidence&#8217; of Recent Bust,\u200d Get Mercilessly Ridiculed When People \u200cRealize What It Is<\/a> appeared \u200bfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cacao tree, found in Central and South America, holds cultural significance worldwide. Often mistaken for the coca leaf, it captivates with its addictive properties. The tree&#8217;s seeds, commonly known as cocoa, are highly sought after.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2047,"featured_media":1990817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1990816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1990816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}