CANNABIS CRIMINAL
by Undatoka,

I am an evil criminal
stay far away from me
I am an evil criminal
don’t let your children see

 Wed 31st October

It was business as usual in the Hemp Bar, I was behind the counter serving customers, when the police came in .The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end I knew straight away, who they were, and why they were here. They identified them selves, and asked who the manager was, I replied that I was at the moment. Then they took all my customers away and searched them. Then they commenced the search of the Hemp Bar. They had a video recording all that they found there was pot every where, mainly from the pockets of our customers, there were tins full of peoples personal stash and small bags of pot on the floor, behind the counter they found 82 grams of ganja and many plastic bags that our customers had bought their pot in and others that we might have used to sell a little pot in. ;-)_?
I wasn't at all afraid, I had none of the usual nerves I get when confronted by police, my voice was unwavering and clear. There was no fear in my heart as I was standing in my truth. The noise from outside was incredible, I thought there was going to be a riot, and there nearly was, but, the sound of all those people raising their voices in uproar about what was happening was very uplifting, and to know that I, and what I stood for, and what I was trying to achieve, was being validated. After the search of the Hemp Bar, which went on for about 2 hours, they searched the H.E.M.P Embassy and came out almost empty handed, finding only personal stashes. Almost all the way through the arrest and search the webcam was running and uploading live to the web. I believe that to be a first.
Then it as time for the cops to confront the angry crowd of several hundred angry people, and take me away to finish the formalities of their bust. They seemed disappointed with what they found here, they had been expecting to find pounds of pot and thousands of dollars, they found a few ounces and less than a thousand dollars, most of which we can prove is from coffee and donations. After all we have been a popular little coffee shop and sold much coffee. Its damn fine coffee too, local organic coffee, locally brewed and locally drank. The cops tried to divert the attention of the crowd away from the embassy door by sending out the HEMP candidate Judy Canales through the Hemp Bar door. It didn't work so they formed 2 lines outside the door of the embassy and filed out carrying a rather large black garbage bag filled with a lot of air so as it looked as big as possible, I took my place in the line and walked out with my hands and my spirit free as I emerged I raised my arms high and made peace signs to the crowd . ( In the footage I look more like a prizefighter entering the ring not, a cowering, shamed, busted, and broken, criminal )
As I was sitting in the police car the crowd surrounded it yelling at the cops and grabbing hold of the car so they couldn't leave the police where getting a little scared then and I said to them, "Gee I'm glad they like me or I'd be scared like you guys!!" I was scared though, I thought for sure someone would get injured as they threw themselves on the ground in front of the police car as it tried to drive away, they finally broke free of the crowd and with a huge sigh of relief drove me to Lismore police station
They showed me a picture of the undercover cops, and one captured from my website's webcam. They tried to get me to say it was the undercover cop in the webcam picture I was greatly relieved not to have to lie "The picture is too dodgey to tell , it could be anybody." So clutching at the nearest straw, " You agree that its the same hat though don't you?" I said " the hats are similar."
They took my badges, with small buds clearly visible behind the plastic coating, and my neck chillum ( pipe) off me. They tried to write down my wallet as being canvas " No! " I said "Its hemp!!" and then gave them a small lecture about the trees that they killed to do the paperwork on me, and how hemp paper would be so much better they gave my badges and chillum back, and released me
There was a small crowd waiting and we posed for photos on the steps of the police station, we went to where the cars were parked right across the road, and smoked a nice fat joint. And, by Jah, I needed a smoke about then. ;-)_? And then back home to Nimbin in the colourful Peacebus

Video footage courtesy of Jackal Media

My Statement to the Court

Monday 5th November

at appproximatley 11:30 PM a group of youths with their faces masked by hoods kicked in the Hemp Bar door they then assaulted me leaving me with a badly fractured rib. I grabbed our phone and was trying to dial 000 our emergency number but they took if from my hand and smashed it to pieces. They then showed their enormous intellect , knowing that we had just been busted and totally cleaned out demanded ," Give us your pot! Give us your money !" All they got was the days coffee takings and my days wages. They trashed the place a bit then left, so while they where out of the building I snuck into the Embassy office and called the 000 number again (we find it easier to go through the longer 000 number than the ring the Lismore station as it seems that when they see a call coming from here they seem reluctant ( or busy) to come, and due to staff shortages the Nimbin station is only open during the day)
I hid crouched under a table in the dark office knowing it wouldn't be long till they kicked in the embassy door. I could hear then emptying out draws and things being smashed. Then my heart stopped beating for a second, I heard a beep that could only have come from Herb. And again later when I heard what sounded like him being smashed.

Then they finally kicked in the door to the embassy and began to ransack that too, they must have had someone outside warning when when a car was coming, because they kept leaving for a few minutes. It was one of those times I remembered a door that lead outside but wasn't used because it was an six foot drop and no stairs. I lowered myself down as far as I could the dropped the rest of the way and hid under an adjacent building.

After what seemed an eternity, I heard the young thugs leave and go down the street, then a few minutes later the police arrived. I clambered back up into the Embassy. There was white /grey powder all over the place , apparently in an effort to hide their fingerprints the young thugs sprayed a fire extinguisher all over the place.

Charges have been laid against one but I was unable to identify the others and the matter is being investigated by the police