Heard on the radio this morning that Snoop Dogg was arrested yet again, and one of the charges caught my attention:

Rap artist Snoop Dogg was arrested on weapons and narcotics charges Tuesday evening after being pulled over by Burbank police following a television performance.

According to Sgt. Kevin Grandalski, the charges include possession of a gun, cocaine and marijuana, as well as having a false compartment in a vehicle.

So I did a little research, and found that our fair state of Georgia too has a “secret compartment” law:

As used in this Code section, the term:

(1)(A) ‘False or secret compartment’ means any enclosure which is integrated into or attached to a vehicle and the purpose of the compartment is to conceal, hide, or prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of:
(i) A person concealed for an unlawful purpose;
(ii) Controlled substances possessed in violation of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of this title; or
(iii) Other contraband.

So lets get this straight. You can no longer do with your own property as you so desire, simply because you might have “contraband” in it?

How we, as a nation, have allowed ourselves to get this fucking stupid, is beyond me. Evolve people, evolve!

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