Inconsistency

This happened in July:

• A Chicago police officer who faced dismissal after testing positive for marijuana can remain on the job, the Chicago Police Board ruled in its first weed-related decision since the drug was legalized.

  Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling had pushed to fire Chicago Police Officer Marshall Andrews Jr. for failing a random drug test in August 2021, but the board instead voted Thursday to suspend the veteran cop for 90 days.

  “While the board has discharged officers from CPD in the past for using cannabis, medical and recreational use of cannabis is now permitted by Illinois state law,” the board wrote in its ruling, noting that future discipline will be assessed “on a case-by-case basis.”

The claim is he ate a brownie, though that story wasn't told during the initial investigation. 

This happened Monday:

• The Chicago Police Board voted unanimously on Thursday to fire a Chicago police officer who tested positive for marijuana, records show.

  Officer Elmer Carrillo Jr. is the first CPD officer to be terminated for failing a test for marijuana since Illinois legalized the recreational use of the drug. Carrillo is also the first to be fired by the Police Board in nearly a year and a half amid a protracted legal battle that has frozen the city’s police disciplinary system.

  A police officer since 2018, Carrillo tested positive for the drug in November 2023, records show. Injured while he was off-duty, Carrillo was on medical leave after undergoing surgery in July 2023. After suffering a “medical incident,” Carrillo reported to CPD headquarters for a fitness-for-duty examination and underwent a drug test.

This claim is he ate a marijuana gummie.

So....:

• the first guy ate a laced brownie, 
• the second guy, a legally manufactured product.
• the first guy keeps his job,
• the second guy gets fired. 

Both claim "unknowingly."

Consistency in discipline has never been CPD's strong suit, but Larritorious recommended firing both (and a third officer), so good for him we suppose. 

But after these cases, we can't wait for the first Officer Involved Shooting to go down where the subsequent "wiz quiz" shows THC in the Officer's system - the payout is going to be MASSIVE.