May 1st 2010 at Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas
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Austin Chronicle - Tricks of the Trade?
The Austin Chronicle features Barry Cooper. By Jordan Smith
"...the former drug cop who worked with various smaller law enforcement operations in East and West Texas – and who was “probably the best narcotics officer in the state and maybe the country,” according to his former West Texas drug task force boss Tom Finley – told the Morning Telegraph that he now favors marijuana legalization, and made the video because he believes the endless War on Drugs is a waste of money. Busting pot smokers does nothing but fill prisons with non-violent offenders, he said."
"...the former drug cop who worked with various smaller law enforcement operations in East and West Texas – and who was “probably the best narcotics officer in the state and maybe the country,” according to his former West Texas drug task force boss Tom Finley – told the Morning Telegraph that he now favors marijuana legalization, and made the video because he believes the endless War on Drugs is a waste of money. Busting pot smokers does nothing but fill prisons with non-violent offenders, he said."
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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Barry Cooper featured in Maxim Magazine!
Sunday, 22 November 2009
"As the top narco cop in Texas, Barry Cooper arrested hundreds of people on drug charges. Then he puffed a joint and decided to devote his life to a new cause: making sure no one gets busted again. Former Texas narc turned marijuana messiah, Barry Cooper, teaches you how to never get busted." ---Maxim Magazine Dec 2009
check it out
Barry Cooper confronts Austin Police Chief
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 15:38
"Within 30 days of being sworn in as Attorney General of Texas, I will order every Police Chief and Sheriff in the state to travel to Austin and attend my three-day conference outlining how the Texas Criminal “Injustice System” is going to change.
Just as police must be tazed to carry a tazer, all police will have to spend a night in jail... (away from the population for safety) as part of their yearly sensitivity training. This certainly would have helped me be a more compassionate officer if I had had to smell the smells, hear the sounds, feel the lonliness and eat the food in our Texas prisons.
Since all citizen lawsuits against police will go to my office, I will have a "Zero-Tolerance" policy regarding any officer who performs an illegal search and/or violates a citizen's civil rights. I will pay the citizens a settlement and the officer will be fired immediately.
I will begin approving lawsuits from prisoners living in overcrowded and inhumane conditions. This will force the private and state prisons to release the non-violent citizens of Texas, because the prisons will not be able to afford the high cost of paying prisoners for legitimate civil rights violations.
I will invite the ATF out of Texas, allowing voters to decide what gun laws are to be enforced. Full protection of the Second Amendment is a key component of my campaign platform.
I will make the enforcement of any marijuana-related crimes the absolute lowest priority for Texas law enforcement. I will also be quick to consider any searches or arrests for marijuana "unreasonable." This will not only discourage marijuana arrests in Texas but will also get cops to start going after the real criminals.
I may not be able to make the laws as your Attorney General, but I can approve any lawsuits from citizens who were arrested for using a harmless plant.
In closing, I'm not soft on crime -- I'm just hard on unjust and unfair laws.
And thanks in advance for your vote!"
"Within 30 days of being sworn in as Attorney General of Texas, I will order every Police Chief and Sheriff in the state to travel to Austin and attend my three-day conference outlining how the Texas Criminal “Injustice System” is going to change.
Just as police must be tazed to carry a tazer, all police will have to spend a night in jail... (away from the population for safety) as part of their yearly sensitivity training. This certainly would have helped me be a more compassionate officer if I had had to smell the smells, hear the sounds, feel the lonliness and eat the food in our Texas prisons.
Since all citizen lawsuits against police will go to my office, I will have a "Zero-Tolerance" policy regarding any officer who performs an illegal search and/or violates a citizen's civil rights. I will pay the citizens a settlement and the officer will be fired immediately.
I will begin approving lawsuits from prisoners living in overcrowded and inhumane conditions. This will force the private and state prisons to release the non-violent citizens of Texas, because the prisons will not be able to afford the high cost of paying prisoners for legitimate civil rights violations.
I will invite the ATF out of Texas, allowing voters to decide what gun laws are to be enforced. Full protection of the Second Amendment is a key component of my campaign platform.
I will make the enforcement of any marijuana-related crimes the absolute lowest priority for Texas law enforcement. I will also be quick to consider any searches or arrests for marijuana "unreasonable." This will not only discourage marijuana arrests in Texas but will also get cops to start going after the real criminals.
I may not be able to make the laws as your Attorney General, but I can approve any lawsuits from citizens who were arrested for using a harmless plant.
In closing, I'm not soft on crime -- I'm just hard on unjust and unfair laws.
And thanks in advance for your vote!"
DEA agent turned 'pothead' to run for Attorney General
The Daily Texan
By Lena Price
Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Texans might need to prepare themselves for a self-described “pothead” attorney general.
Barry Cooper, a former Drug Enforcement Administration narcotics agent, announced that he will be running for the highest law enforcement position in the state next year to a group of about 50 UT students in Garrison Hall on Monday.
During his time as a narcotics agent, Cooper completed more than 800 drug busts by himself and assisted in hundreds of other cases.
“I really believed that I was right in arresting all those people. My parents raised me to believe all these people doing drugs were bad people,” Cooper said. “But soon I realized I was causing more harm to the people I was arresting than a bag of pot [would have caused].”
...read more
By Lena Price
Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Texans might need to prepare themselves for a self-described “pothead” attorney general.
Barry Cooper, a former Drug Enforcement Administration narcotics agent, announced that he will be running for the highest law enforcement position in the state next year to a group of about 50 UT students in Garrison Hall on Monday.
During his time as a narcotics agent, Cooper completed more than 800 drug busts by himself and assisted in hundreds of other cases.
“I really believed that I was right in arresting all those people. My parents raised me to believe all these people doing drugs were bad people,” Cooper said. “But soon I realized I was causing more harm to the people I was arresting than a bag of pot [would have caused].”
...read more
Marc Emery Out Of Jail To Discuss His Case
Friday, 18 December 2009 21:16
"This is the best marijuana anti-prohibition interview I've seen"--Barry Cooper
The Emery's talked with Standard host Peter Klein about Marc's recent time behind bars and his struggle with US and Canadian authorities. The three also discussed what it was like the day Marc got out on temporary bail and how hard it was to be apart while he was in jail.
The Standard is a Canadian news program filmed in British Columbia by Joytv. According to The Standard's website, Peter Klein is a "two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who has reported from more than a dozen countries. He has been a producer of 60 Minutes since 1999."
"This is the best marijuana anti-prohibition interview I've seen"--Barry Cooper
The Emery's talked with Standard host Peter Klein about Marc's recent time behind bars and his struggle with US and Canadian authorities. The three also discussed what it was like the day Marc got out on temporary bail and how hard it was to be apart while he was in jail.
The Standard is a Canadian news program filmed in British Columbia by Joytv. According to The Standard's website, Peter Klein is a "two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who has reported from more than a dozen countries. He has been a producer of 60 Minutes since 1999."
Yolanda Madden Set Free!... For Now 12/18/09
Odessa, TX - Yolanda Madden is a free woman and says she was falsely imprisoned for 4 years.
Madden was first arrested back in 2005 on drug charges.Months later, in 2006, she was convicted.
In 2008 ex-drug officer Barry Cooper set-up Odessa Police to bring attention to Madden's case.
Then last in November, an evidentiary hearing was granted and on Friday, December 1, 2009 Federal Judge Rob Junell vacated her sentence.
On Friday, December 18, 2009, she was set free but there is a possible re-trial this coming March. "I dropped her off in prison; toughest thing I ever did in my life," said Raymond Madden, Yolanda’s father. Painful memories that melt away as Yolanda Madden emerges a free woman – an emotional reunion that came at a price.
"Four years. We've been working for four years and its been a struggle, we've been stonewalled," Raymond Madden continued. Madden said he spent his entire life savings gathering the evidence he says proves his daughter innocent.
"If he knows he's right, he doesn't give up," said Doris Madden-Purdy, Ramond’s mother.
An unstoppable drive, even through Yolanda's darkest moments.
"A couple years ago we had a conversation and I think I was ready to stop and he wouldn't do it, he wouldn't do it and I'm thankful that he believed in this the whole time and just didn't stop," said Yolanda Madden. Now she goes home to her grandmothers - a place that's been the stuff of dreams until now.
"We've just struggled for this day for so long and just to be able to hold her hand and to feel her close, it's just a wonderful feeling," said Madden-Purdy.
A feeling the family says should give others hope.
"If they know they’re right, just keep fighting for it as long as they can," Madden-Purdy continued. It’s a continuing fight for the Madden family as Yolanda faces a retrial this spring.
But for today, just for this moment, it's family and freedom.
"I'm just glad to be home," said Yolanda Madden.
Eddie Garcia
CBS 7 News
December 18, 2009
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