Interview With Police Officer Bryan Morgan

I met Officer Bryan Morgan through my mother who grew up in Trussville with him. I called Officer Morgan and asked him a few questions about his opinion on the legalization of marijuana. He said that he did not under any circumstance believe that marijuana should be legal. He was against the use of medical marijuana because he said that "there are other ways to treat an illness without sinking as low at to use marijuana"(Morgan). I asked Officer Morgan if he had ever made an arrest for marijuana posession and he chuckled and said that is probably one of the most common arrests he makes in Sylacauga. From that statement I asked Officer Morgan if he ever made an arrest solely based on race. He replied and said that "when I am patrolling and doing my job I do not discriminate against anyone...the law is the law"(Morgan).

Officer Morgan gave me a different perspective from a cop's point of view. Everything he said just reaffirmed everything I already believed. He was very down to point and strait with his answers. A very intimidating guy, that is for sure! I did not know that marijuana posession arrests were all that common in the state of Alabama, but I found out from Officer Morgan that is not the case by any means. I really liked getting to research a topic then talk to someone who is well educated on the subject, it helps you form a better opinion on the topic.

Bryan Morgan. Telephone Interview. 4 May 2010.