by Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project:
Cranston, RI — The rampant hypocrisy and double standards often seen in the world of politics took a hard hit recently when police in Rhode Island, in a rare move of accountability, arrested a city council member who was found asleep at the wheel with a glass pipe in hand. Matthew Reilly, a Cranston City Council member, has since resigned from his position. In a one-sentence letter, Reilly said, “I hereby submit my resignation as the Ward Six City Councilperson, effective immediately.”
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The event unfolded when police responded to a 911 call and discovered Reilly passed out in his car. Body camera footage released this week shows Reilly awakening with a start after an officer shook him awake. The scene is a jarring glimpse into the realities of the drug epidemic that plagues America — one that clearly knows no demographic boundaries and impacts all walks of life.
In the footage, the officer can be heard saying, “You were literally choking in your sleep. Someone was flagging me down about it.” To which Reilly responds with a defense about his sleep apnea, only to be countered by the officer pointing out the crack pipe in his hand.
Upon questioning, Reilly initially denies the presence of any drugs in his vehicle, a statement that police would later reveal to be false. They reportedly discovered crack laced with fentanyl, a deadly combination that’s been contributing to a skyrocketing number of overdose deaths, along with other drug paraphernalia in his car.
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