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Subscribe to RSSA very eventful trip to a Safeway grocery store ended with a California man's arrest after police say they found him in a bathroom with porn, drugs, and a child.
Police in El Cerrito, Calif. were responding to a shoplifting report early Sunday morning when alerted that a man had been spotted in the women's bathroom with a small child, a pornographic magazine and the heavy smell of smoke.
The 32-year-old El Sobrante, Calif. man was found by police in the men's bathroom, where he admitted to having been in the women's bathroom where he smoked a marijuana cigarette laced with cocaine, according to the incident report. Officers determined the man was under the influence of a controlled substance and arrested him.
The Californian also admitted to stealing a bottle of soda from the Safeway.
A young girl originally discovered the drug and porn-filled binge when she entered the women's bathroom. The girl told her mother, who alerted store employees.
Police just happened to already be on scene after responding to a complaint about a woman who had stolen batteries from the grocery store
The whereabouts of the child with him are unknown, according to NBCBayArea.com.
Police arrested the unidentified man on suspicion of theft, drug possession, possessing of drug paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
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Caning.
Too good for him.
"The whereabouts of the child with him are unknown..."
Did they lose this kid between the bathroom and the front door?
Only in the SF bay area.
"With porn, cocaine and small child"
Very missleading headline, he was not with a child, child walked in on him while he was smoking and drinking soda.
Kill him before he reproduces.
Only in California! And I guess the idiot arrested was also the same guy who wrote this poorly written article too!
Ya just can't fix stupid...
@Caliostro2011 - WRONG! Reading Comprehension Fail.
He was in the company of another child, when he was walked in upon by the little girl.
Read the NBCBayArea link, and don't criticize others before reading all the facts.
What happened to the other kid?! Did no one see this child that was with him?
"Only in the SF bay area." - davefromdanapointca
"Only in California!" - Mark from Lake Tahoe
You guys need to get out more. This kind of thing does not "only" happen there. It is all too common the world over.
jetjoky is right...
...the only difference is that California want to legalize it.
only in SF? are you kidding? i just came from an article where a indiana woman sold her 1.5 year old baby girl to a man who raped the child and was using her to make pornograpgic videos. people abusing children in sexual ways is common and people get away with it all the time. its time we castrate predetors and bring back pubic stonings.
Why go to a store and do that? If he would have stayed home, he'd still be free to do whatever he wants. Dumbass.
And some people want to make that crap legal. LOL.
Alcohol used to be illegal - should that be legal?
What about guns? This guy didn't kill or harm anyone.
It's all about moderation and personal responsibility - some people go too far, don't use that to judge others who don't.
Please do not mistake this post for me thinking those should be illegal.
Don't worry Sadie we here on the vine never confuse what you post with you thinking.......
( sorry girl ya walked right into it)
hahahhhaa...now that is funny...thanks for the laugh
(but don't let anyone know that I'm really a guy please - sadie is the dog in the picture)
not everyone who smokes is a ass like that man its like me saying your a dick cause you look different . now aint that ridiculous ? i thought so
Did you miss the part that said the marijuana was laced with cocaine? Cocaine isn't legal. Find me a story that says they found a guy in a women's bathroom with a porn mag and kid after smoking unadulterated marijuana and you may have an argument.
There isn't any "unadulterated marijuana" on the streets today. Pot has been modified and is seven times stronger, than what was grown by mother nature.
sadie: In answer to your question about alcohol; YES.
Well then Arizona Tumbleweed, I'd suggest doing research into how both marijuana and alcohol affect the human body and you'll see that alcohol does way more damage. Look into the research of alcohol and domestic violence and drunk driving, etc.
Alcohol is way more damaging all the way around than marijuana is or ever could be and is only illegal due to people like the Hearsts. Our founding fathers used marijuana in a variety of ways.
sleepinsadie--any cop will tell you, alcohol is the real problem drug.
sadie: Alcohol AND pot are not good for anyone. Nether one should be consumed by smart persons.
Of course, If you're weak, you may NEED one or both.
Alcohol is far worst than marijuana. Do some research and you will find out that alcohol damages the body more than marijuana ever could.
@Arizona, many people drink but it's not needed. It's a choice and it's an individual's to make. If you don't drink, it's your choice. And last time I checked, people are still allowed to make choices.
I don't need either one, but that doesn't mean I don't sometimes like to enjoy them. You do realize that there are many doctors, lawyers, scientists, presidents, etc that have and still do enjoy both - so your "smart persons" comment doesn't carry much weight, as truly smart people know that you can enjoy them in moderation.
Your comment about weak people and their needs can be correct - but a weak person could also feel something like they need to over-eat or carry a gun to find their escape or security. A weakness such as that can be manifested in a variety of ways.
If the world were entirely full of smart people, marijuana would be legal as it has a variety of uses - from rope/fabric to medication and guns would be totally unnecessary, as a world of entirely smart people would not have violence and therefore, no need for guns. I would like you to tell my gf's brother suffering from cancer that basically would not eat without use of THC that it's "not good for anyone" - but then again, you'd probably never listen to him or his doctor, because you already have all the answers.
Now, please don't read into this that I am anti-gun, as I believe in each individual's right to possess one (well, with the exception of say a convicted murderer or such). I believe that "bad guys" having to contemplate if I have one in my place is a good thing.
There's no end to the excuses, some people can come up with to justify living life stoned.
Bro, I've worked the last 27 days straight, averaging about 10 hrs a day...sorry, but I can't do that "living stoned".
Obviously, you realize I'm right, or you would have replied with a comment to any one of the things I've stated. It's ok to read someone's post and go, you know what, you do make some good points - but alas, you're possibly too weak to admit you may be wrong. I'm going to guess that you carry concealed or always have a gun close, right? But you always "feel better" when your gun is close, just like that drug addict does with their drug.
Being able to articulate thoughts and valid talking points are not excuses bro, it's like having a conversation.
I'm an atheist, but even I know Jesus turned water into wine. Ignoring alcohol as part the human condition is naive and moronic. Only a weak mind refuses to acknowledge the benefit of it in moderation.
RelaxJay, you are an atheist but you believe in Jesus? And that he was magic?
You could be the poster child for why people should NOT use drugs.
Exactly jetjoky...that one shocked me.
Arizona...you do realize the man voluntarily told police that the joint was laced with cocaine, right? Last I checked, no one ever wanted that to be legal and recreational users of pot don't mess with the stuff. Recreational users---like sleepinsadie---are usually not the types you find in the bathroom at Safeway, as high as a kite either. I know many even if I am not one myself and they come from all walks of life and are not the people you see in the news for drug violations. Those people were stupid before they ever started doing drugs.
Guy tries to party a little bit . . . too bad for the child whose whereabouts are unknown. Was the stolen soda larger than Bloomberg would have allowed?
Soda...joint...porn. Hmmm...HOW MANY HANDS DOES THIS GUY HAVE?!?
OMG LOL
I don't understand how the toasted guy managed to have a kid with him that all the sober people lost either...my guess is shoddy reporting? If there really was a kid, I hope he or she is safe and sound.
You forgot the dancing dust. JAM.
1.......2.........3.......4 hands.
But no common sense.
Depends. Did Mikey B measure it in ounces or grams.
doesn't the police have nothing to do than to arrest a fellow who is having a join in a bathroom, common what a waste of public funds. the small child probably was a police fabrication to justify the waste of time.
Rocketzero, A joint with coke in it , And your OK with it? Porn and a child
with drugs in a public place and you want it legal? You must be the product
of a single parent home and maybe public education or a failed G.E.D. attempt.
I can only pray you never reproduce, OR maybe this was a trolling attempt
and your not really that stupid and I fell for a joke????
You self-righteous airhead! Maybe you were raised by two parents, but if they raised you to be so nasty, they were dismal failures!
Its a very misleading story
Tell me DesotoKim, what does a single parent household or public education have to do with anything? I was raised in both and I am certainly not smoking a joint with a porn mag and a child in a public bathroom. In fact I am a fully functioning responsible human being who makes an honest living working my butt off to help support my family and in a health happy marriage. You people who think you can criticize a whole population of people to prove a point just because you are a self-rightous a*hole who thinks he is better than everyone because your mommy and daddy never divorced and sent you to a snooty private school, are no better than the rest of us. The next time you try to make a point about something try going with the facts instead of making up ridiculous insults that only make you look like an incompetant a*hole.
I'm going to give DesotoKim the benefit of the doubt and assume he or she had a bad day. Even if the OP made a really stupid comment, I've seen dumb kids come from homes with both parents, private schools, and highly respected colleges as a matter of fact. If you really live your life that way and judge others so easily DesotoKim, I think you should refrain from having kids as well. As tsander called you an incompetent a-hole, we don't need more of those in this world.
Police need the authority to give severe beatings. It would allow them to release a lot of pent up emotions, it would result in happier and healthier police officers and would unclog our jails and courtrooms while saving taxpayers a bundle, while also allowing the justice system to work more effectively. It would also result in a better police\citizen interface, with much less disrespect to the police officers. I am aware that occasionally people may die from their beatings or even possibly be falsely accused or innocent. Those officers will be urged to be more careful. As for the drug problem, we can win that war overnight and solve the budget problem at the same time. Legalize all drugs. But this would also have a lot of other very good outcomes for society, so it may not happen yet.
If you are serious, there are plenty of countries that have precisely what you are looking for. Please remove yourself to one of them. We have a Constitution and a Bill of Rights in this country, no matter how hard some are trying to shred them.
Bob Hamilton, didn't your lawyer warn you not to talk about the case? Since you are, what did you do with the little girl?
Bob thats crazy . i would like for you to seriously get some help man i beg you man here is some website that can help you before you snap and hurt people www.mentalhealthchicago.org/
Do we know for a fact that there ever was a "small child"?
Or is a typical half-informed witch hunt?
Never let facts get in the way of good reporting.........or a lynch mob.
Well there's a headline that makes a story sound like way more than it is. Hey maybe we should nominate this reporter for a Pulitzer. Talk about sensationalized jounalism. This reporter should be fired and sent to work on a high school newspaper.
He was undoubtedly going to try to smuggle the three liter soda into NYC.
Not a chance. He woulda been busted crossing the GWB.
Most places his behavior would be frowned upon but I assume there will be a march in his honor since its California.
okay so safeway does cocaine and walmart does meth, all clear now?
Wal-Mart must be too good for these people.
This is a case of major YOLO.
At least no one was shot and needless to say there was no girl with him...Deserves jail only because COKE was found in Joint not Joint itself..Gotta learn to play by the rules dude.............
Drugs do make you stupid, you don't admit to anything, mafia 101. If you pay for the soda it's not stealing even if you drink it in the store, I've done it many times, unless you leave the premise you haven't broken the law yet.
Thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard!!!
What do ypu mean never been thersty in the store, my wife is diabetic, sometime she need something if she is crashing, youu just bring the drink to the counter and have them ring it up. Unless you have paid for it in the store it is still for sale, ever go cart shoping, like that steak in someone elses cart, can't do anything about it if you take it, never did it myself but I have seen it happen, nothing you can do about it, nothing the store can do either.
Eat those grapes and don't pay for them, that is against the law. Go ahead go grazing! They got you on camera, if they want they can have you arrested,worked in a store, use to sit and watch people if you get out of had the manager would pull you into the back show you the video, and make you pay for the food or threaten to call the cops.
Outstanding.
Whenever I'm horny or want to get high, my thoughts naturally turn to . . . the women's restroom at Safeway. But I've noticed that there is often a waiting line nowadays. Nobody goes there anymore - it's too crowded.
Circle K has better porn! The person behind the counter is likely to join you not call the cops, and you can get free munchies!
lol
whatta way to be hauled off to jail....high with a major woody!... Bubba will take care of that...
Who smoke a joint in the bathroom at a grocery store?
The employee's/w boss??
why is this news ?
NOW....it's a party !
No, it pathetic!
Is this not California? So I don't see what the problem is? The land where everything belongs to those who did not earn it and it is their right to own it, so, what is the big problem..California is famous around the world for those three items and free government entitlements..So I am not sure what law the guy broke..In New York City the Mayor would give him a Hero's Medal for taking that Soda and preventing some weak minded liberal socialist Demoncrat from drinking, it, their such children there the Mayor has to tell them everything.. Hollywood produces more Porn in any given day than married men have sex with their wives in the U.S.. SO just what did he go wrong...Oh, was he smoking in public??That must have been it....
And what wonderful, porn, drug and pervert free state you live in?
He looks like a natural born terrorist. Bet they checked him for a suicide vest right off the bat.
Now this is my kind of story! I bet the kid was the one who gave the drugs and porn to the poor guy. And then like a good little dope dealer, she splits before the cops arrive. Find the kid and you'll have your culprit. Just joking.
It's sad to think how screwed up our society continues to become. I do not condone this behavior.
this has to be the work of one of the dumbest criminals ever. makes me glad i'm sane and no, ya can't blame it on the weed. blame it on the fact this guy is a whackjob all the way around.
The headline is incredibly misleading and borders on Andrew Rafferty making the news instead of reporting the news.
I’m disappointed in US News & NBC fo not catching this. What, Rafferty was hired from the National Enquirer? Are the tabloids now the model hard news emulates?
Where’s Elvis? What about them flying saucers? Man has baby, huh?
Sheesh, no wonder fox, Limpbag & Beck are popular...
Headline misleading? It says exactly what the article is about. What's your problem? Are you on the wrong post?