to clarify and open minded on Tuesday, April 29 2014:

It is good that we can post and have the freedom of speech here.

Using "caps lock" is not a good idea. Locking the caps is like yelling and hard to read. I for one read the first sentence or two with locked caps then stop reading/listening.

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by anthony on 09/04/10 at 4:14 pm

Do you remember the story where a woman got fired from her job for using all caps in an email? There’s something about text in all caps that turns people off. Using it in a social context means you’re yelling. But using it in a design context means your website has bad readability. People sometimes use text in all caps to emphasize their message. However, what they are actually doing is de-emphasizing their message. This is because text in all caps reduces the shape contrast for each word.

to:clarify on Monday, April 28 2014:

seems like u know more then the rest of the community...!!!!!.... if so! then spill it.... watch out community!!!! u or your kid might be added into the list...

clarify on Monday, April 28 2014:

JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHING...THE 22 YEAR OLD DID NOT SELL TO THEM MINORS...SHE BEGGED FOR IT AND TOOK IT FROM HIS CAR...YOU PEOPLE ARE JUST TALKING BUT DONT KNOW THE REAL STORY BEHIND IT..
THE 30 YEAR OLD IS NOT PART OF THIS SITUATION..GET THAT THRU YA'LLS HEAD!
15 YEARS OLD MIGHT BE A MINOR JUST FOR THE AGE BUT OVER ALL SHE IS AN ADULT IN A TEENAGERS BODY AND AGE. IF SHE IS ASKING FOR IT THEN SHES NOT A MINOR ANYMORE!!
AND PLUS SHES BEEN DOING IT AND USING IT SO WHY CHARGED 4 PEOPLE WHEN SHE ENJOYS THE OUTCOME OF IT?
POLICE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB BUT THEY ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT TEH FACT THAT MAJORITY OF THE KIDS IN SCHOOL KNOWS SOMEONE OR WHO IS DOING DRUGS!

wow!!! on Friday, April 25 2014:

the 30 yrs old is not the only 1 to blame.. its the 22 yr old dude.. hes da dude thats selling it directly to kids.. but the 30 yr old is an opposite story... 22 yr is the big snitch... he better be careful with the pointing fingers.. and tipping cops.. if u get caught.... THEN DEAL WITH IT!!! lmao....driving n walking around u were a big bad wolf.. and when the black n blue uniforms showed up at your door... the wolf went hiding..rite!!! a real dude would ZIP IT not TIP IT out...

Try It to my Daugter! on Friday, April 25 2014:

Anyone 30 years old trying to introduce my young daughter to drugs better hope the cops catch them before I do! 14 and 15 year old girls are being lured into more than Pot by these losers. The cops in this town are doing the right thing. And in this case saved these girls from a predator.

To drug free on Friday, April 25 2014:

In the 1960's and 1970's marijuana was popular. Marijuana was known as a peaceful non-violent herb by many young people.

The Vietnamese was raging on. The average age of the G.I. in Vietnam was 19. 47,359 came home in a box.

Yes marijuana did influence many 18 year old kids. Dodge the draft or move to Canada.

Drug Free on Thursday, April 24 2014:

This 30 year old fellow has been involved in other drug incidents in the past and is known as someone who uses prohibited drugs. This guy should be locked up and rehabilitated so that he is not hanging around with a bunch of 18 year old kids and influencing them with his poor choices. What a shame!

Kudos to the police department. Continue to make this town of ours safe, family friendly and try to make it as drug free as you can.

Be Open minded! on Thursday, April 24 2014:

IN ALL HONESTY BEFORE PUTTING JUDGEMENT ON THE 3O YR. OLD THAT WAS, AS THE ARTICLE STATES, "INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION," THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT KIDS NOWADAYS. THEY'RE NOT AS INNOCENT AS PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THEY ARE. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST IGNORANT TO THE FACT THAT, NO ONE IS MAKING THEM DO WHAT THEY DO. PLUS MOST OF THE TIME KIDS DONT'T GET INFLUENCED BY ADULT BUT BY CLASSMATES, OTHER STUDENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL. I'M NOT SAYING ALL, BUT MOST ARE RAISED FROM GOOD FAMILIES AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE A LARGE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN'T TAKE TIME TO CONNECT TO THE KIDS/STUDENTS. PEOPLE COULD SAY KIDS WILL UNDERSTAND IT WHEN THEY GET OLDER, BUT NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO LEARN TO KNOW HOW TO OUT WEIGH THE GOOD FROM THE BAD FROM THE VERY START THAT WITH EVERY DOING THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE. SO BEFORE JUDGING THE ADULT IN THIS SITUATION, LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE; I'M NOT SAYING HE DOESN'T HAVE FAULT OR COMMON SENSE, BUT SOMETIMES YOUR JUST "IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME, A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES." ALSO PEER PRESSURE IS NOT EASY, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M IMPLYING BUT THIS IS A SITUATION THAT HAS BECOME VERY COMMON IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BLINDED FROM IT BECAUSE ITS A SHOWN ON TV EVERYDAY. IT'S THE WAY THAT KIDS HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, THAT'S TRICKY. JUST REMEMBER IF A FRIEND IS MAKING YOU DO SOMETHING THATS NOT GOOD OR YOU THINK IN ORDER TO BE SOMEONE'S FRIEND YOUR PRESSURED TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S BAD, THEN THEIR NOT WORTH BEING YOUR FRIEND; AND SO WHAT!?, "IF YOU FEEL LIFE WILL SUCK," ARE THEY GOING TO HELP YOU WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS SITUATION HAPPENS? ASK YOURSELF,"WHAT AM I GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS?" LIFE MIGHT BE GOOD IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT ALL OF US AT ONE POINT GREW-UP OR HAS TO GROW-UP AND REALIZE LIFE ONLY BEGINS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S CALL THE REAL WORLD.

Young Adult on Wednesday, April 23 2014:

You're all acting like kids are angels. Believe it or not, kids don't do drugs to get attention. We do it to experiment and to have fun with our friends. And seriously, most kids don't want their parent's attention these days. They want the opposite because less attention allows them to party with their friends. And adolescents have a lot of contact with young adults (aged 20-30) in Dutch, which is how they obtain the substances. And I repeat, I know it's illegal, but many of you are being really ignorant in this situation.

Joe T. Plumber on Wednesday, April 23 2014:

That's right the 30 year old was just there, jeeze... It was in 2007 when he sold drugs to kids. http://kucb.org/news/article/police-use-teenage-informant-to-nab-drug-dealer/

wow!!! on Wednesday, April 23 2014:

it doesnt matter wat age the adult is.. 22 or 30 yrs old.. just stay away from them minors.... its just not right... wats up with this world!!! wats up with adults nowadays!!!! cops r doing their job to protect our childrens from this.. some parents dont have time with their kids nowadays.. its a hard life in dutch.. kids wants parents attention but, parents work like crazy trying to provide for the family... so kids do things embrassing just "to get parents attention"... if it was my daughter.. for sure she will be sent to her hometown to get a big punishment....

To set the record straight, on Wednesday, April 23 2014:

The 30 year old was not involved with selling to the high school girls. They clumped multiple stories into one article without clearly defining each story, so everyone who reads this thinks that it is all connected, when in fact they are not connected. Before anyone passes judgment on someone and calling them scum for selling to high schoolers, get the story straight. Cool, thanks.

Encrypto on Wednesday, April 23 2014:

The story is the adult males selling pot to the teen girls and like freshmen teens at that, it's totally creepy. Otherwise if the kids got caught with a few eighths I'd hope the story wouldn't make the news and also hope the school administration handled the problem privately with the parents and let the cops go fight crime elsewhere, like the pits we call bars.

And why did you all narc each other out over a couple grams or whatever you had, I mean this is a lame drug ring, why didn't the teen girls say they found it on the floor or a fisherman named Doug gave it to them and they hadn't seen him before or after? Totally not cool to narc, and over a little weed just stay chill... Now the police used all of you and even branded someone a CI, yuck, whatever...

2013 Grad on Tuesday, April 22 2014:

I think this is ridiculous. I know Marijuana is illegal, but seriously there are much worse drugs circulating the island. Weed has always been prevalent, and it doesn't cause any problems. The drugs that cause problems are coke, meth, heroin, etc. Those should be the things that the cops focus on. And I don't think it makes sense to mention someone's name and say they were a "confidential informant" or acted "undercover". This whole thing is being blown out of proportion and I think there are more important things for people in town to be worrying about. If you think that weed is a problem, then you are clearly ignorant because people have been smoking it for years on the island and nothing has been said or done about it. Why make it a problem now when it was never a problem before? Getting the high schoolers in trouble shouldn't be a high priority on the cops' list of things to do. I know they are doing their job because this situation is illegal, I won't deny that, but it is ridiculous. I know from personal experience that alcohol and weed have always been something that the high schoolers are involved with, and when people are shocked about this it makes me wonder how much common sense the people in Dutch have. Seriously. Adolescence is a time of exploration and experimentation. A LARGE MAJORITY OF TEENS ARE INVOLVED IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, MAYBE YOU SHOULD OPEN YOUR EYES. But get over it. Most adults have done the same things when they were younger. And seriously, Unalaska City High School kids are so successful. We are angels compared to kids in bigger cities. But the whole point I am trying to make is that this minute issue shouldn't even be on people's radars, and people need to stop overreacting. Oh, and I think this article is baloney. This article can be interpreted in many ways, but unless you have facts from the people directly involved, you shouldn't believe this. Just because it's a "news article" doesn't mean it has the correct information. That's all I have to say, I guess.

Just for a thought.. on Tuesday, April 22 2014:

For your information, recreational Marijuana is legal to Washington and Colorado State. However, you must be 21 years of age and there are still certain laws about it such as DUI (influence of Marijuana). Most of the high school students used Marijuana during Prom night. By the way, what happened to the DARE program in Unalaska? No funding???

comment on Tuesday, April 22 2014:

To K9 officer and a dedicated drug detective,

Please see both sides. This story is about marijuana, and yes a very controversial and divided subject.
IMHO marijuana needs to be decriminalized. In 1975 Alaska was decriminalized. But in 1980 the war on drugs began.

<<Better order some teenager sized coffins>>.?!?

Marijuana is a relatively peaceful safe drug. If you are for or against marijuana; "Teach your children well".

Reality Is Tough on Friday, April 18 2014:

K9 officer and a dedicated drug detective if you want to see some real action on the problem, but judging from the community's response over the years, very few people do.

Better order some teenager sized coffins.

Social responsibility on Friday, April 18 2014:

Half this town has morals. The other half that think it's wrong to punish people for breaking the law, are in no other words just trash. You can't fix stupid. All the blessings to the police officers for doing a mostly thankless job.

Ridiculous on Friday, April 18 2014:

You know, I would not be so critical of the cops if they actually DID their job. Putting away addicts of meth and heroin instead of the real criminals, who bring the stuff up here and pay these addicts actual DRUGS to make them mom money. They spend far too much time with punishing the children in Dutch instead of getting the REAL big time actual DRUG dealers. Not petty little pot pushers. This is not news worthy. Even during the "big" drug stings in town, the real perpetrator walks free while all the local kids get busted for driving someone with a drug. Cops NEED to focus on those guys, not moms without seatbelts or dads who's six year old walks home with no coat. Basically it's the new younger cops that probably WILL end up shooting someone, and the city still won't see how out of hand they've got. No one was saved by these girls getting caught smoking weed, just more so-called criminals where made.

Sharon Svarny-Livingston on Friday, April 18 2014:

I've lived in this town when we didn't have a sufficient police force. It was lawless. You would find bindles on the floor in the store. You would find needles on the beach. And discarded bottles of half-finished beer and booze thrown all over the place. Really, it is much nicer now. If we break the law, no matter if we agree with the law or not, we should expect consequences. How are we supposed to learn unless we have to face consequences? I live a simple life, in a beautiful town. I’d like to thank the Unalaska Police Department for allowing me the ability to enjoy my simplicity and for the peace of mind they provide to me.

Jane on Friday, April 18 2014:

People have tried to change the laws but it is very very hard. The prisons are privately owned and billions dollars being made from that business. If the police doesn't put enough people in jails the state will have to reimburse from the citizens pockets.
To the yo mamma post: probably doesn't have kids and lives the saint life. Good for her.

IMHO -baby boomer, ridiculous, and 2012 grad are right on Friday, April 18 2014:

Little girls doing Drugs? - what is that Caffeine in your Coca cola and coffee you drink every day? A drug. A little bit of pot is way better than alcohol or other prescription drugs. How many parents lock up their liquor stash? Kids are drinking at 12-14 because their parents have alcohol available at home and are away all day at work. The high Fat foods and Sugars sold at fund raisers here in DH are worse for your body than marijuana. IMHO

Still Appalled on Friday, April 18 2014:

The whole "yeah, I was selling drugs to kids and that's wrong but look at what other people are doing! They're doing way worse stuff than meeeeee!" BS does NOT fly. The cops are doing their jobs, enforcing the laws that are in place. What do you expect the cops to do?? "Oh, so JoeBlowDumbButt Citizen thinks weed isn't so bad?? OH guess we just let it go and don't do anything about it!" Sure ... let it go, let it go, let it go ..... next thing you know we're one big freakin zoo and we're all throwing our own poop at each other! I agree that the punishment should fit the crime. I agree that the penalty for selling marijuana should be way less severe than selling meth or heroin, for instance. But, listen ... if you want to change the laws and make weed legal, go through the proper channels ... don't criticize the people that are doing their job. If you want make a difference in this world, eventually you are going to have to pull your pants up, wear a belt and participate in the world. Not just sit around on the internet and make wry comments about how "the establishment" is soooo wrong and they totally suck and they should just let us do what we want .... wahh wahh wahh". Oh and one more thing .. when you do become a productive member of society, the cops don't concern themselves with you. Trust me. If you are doing shady things, then the cops WILL keep their eye on you. As it should be. Get right and it'll be all right!

baby boomer from the 60's on Friday, April 18 2014:

Four arrests for "drug" marijuana is not right.

Hopefully the Judge along with the Department of Public safety can de-escalate and dismiss these charges. Putting people through the criminal system and in jail (the university of crime) for marijuana charges is not the way to go.

Teenagers and young people are curious and have tried and or used marijuana casually for decades.

To those that believe marijuana is a criminal case;
At what age did you drink your first beer?

Ridiculous on Friday, April 18 2014:

Appalled, we would be terribly "Appalled" if this were something to worry about like kids drinking or shooting heroin or snorting coke or smoking meth, but WEED??? 18 year old HIGH SCHOOLERS selling to high schoolers is nothing new and not exactly the end of the world. I can see getting up in arms if it were a 30 year old selling Molly to high schoolers or the 18 year old selling to middle schoolers, but this stuff seems like a waste of tax money. There are actual criminals out there and the cops in town seem waaaay too focused on this stuff, or pulling soccer moms over for no seatbelts or accusing parents of not dressing their kids warm enough. Good lord.

jane on Friday, April 18 2014:

That is excactly why a someone with immature brain should not be put in a for trying weed! That's the age of being curious without without fully understanding the circumstances, so for trying weed going to jail? That is more than ridiculous. And where else the kids are supposed to get weed if they want to try? Of course to buy from adults that's the only way unless they start growing it in their yard. Dear police stop feeding alaska's jails and prisons, stop feeding your court with such minor matters. Everywhere else the police works with community and for community but the unalaska's police is justifying its presence on the island too bad

Who is really wrong here? on Friday, April 18 2014:

Wrong is wrong regardles of your age. We learn this in the first 7 years of life. Thinking otherwise just means you have no regard for logic, ethics, morals, and right and wrong.
The police seems to be hiring young immature officers who feel bullying people, intimidation, and picking on high schoolers is within the boundary of the law. Someone should look at those officers alittle closer. I bet you'll be surprised.

Appalled on Thursday, April 17 2014:

I am absolutely appalled at all the comments on here. I am seriously frightened for the state of our community as 100% of these comments are in FAVOR of people selling drugs to children and it's just supposed to be OK. I am amazed and saddened. Selling drugs to CHILDREN is ILLEGAL. Selling ALCOHOL to CHILDREN is illegal. Selling meth, heroin, crack, cocaine, etc etc to CHILDREN is ILLEGAL. Because one drug may be more harmful than another does not make the "less harmful" drug OK. Also .. comparing the adults who sold the drugs with the CHILDREN who made a stupid, youthful decision to smoke pot is ludicrous. Children are children who need parents to help them learn how to make good decisions. This is why children are not charged as adults. Their brains are not mature enough for them to be help fully accountable for their actions. Adults who sell drugs to children CAN and SHOULD be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I can only imagine that those commenting here do NOT have children. Wait until you have a teenage child and you find out someone has been selling them drugs .. If you are a good parent, I can guarantee that you will be looking for those people and they would have a lot more to worry about than the cops, that's for sure.

Ridiculous on Thursday, April 17 2014:

Really?! Arrest a couple high schoolers who are smoking weed together?!?! Cops are seriously getting out of hand. Regardless of the kids being 18, they are still high school kids who smoke with one another. Surprise surprise!!! High schoolers smoking weed! The ATROCITIES! Stop calling it a DRUG just to get our attention. Here I thought we had middle aged perpetrators ADDICTING kids with harmful substances. High schoolers and WEED???? Give me a break!!!!

Really on Thursday, April 17 2014:

"Little girls' are no longer little girls anymore! If they want to do drugs then man up. They should get punished too for what they started!
Police are after students when they are not going deeper to the root cause of all those drug dealers in town.
Weed is just a plant!

Anon on Thursday, April 17 2014:

I think this is extremely just sad. Those two girls are so young and they're already doing drugs! I think they too, shall face some kind of other punishment for this. They knew it was wrong and they still did it. Why do you have to wait for it to get worst when you can stop and not do it now? Youths needs to realize this is wrong and those girls are just examples of what kind of a generation this is...

Jane on Thursday, April 17 2014:

Honestly, there is no way the island needs so many policemen, as the consiquence they work against community and just look for something to do. It would be much better to spend money for recreational business rather than for salaries for these bored guys. I wish the community could speak up

2012 grad on Thursday, April 17 2014:

You're acting like weed is something that kills. When in reality alcohol is a bigger issue in our town.. And that IS legal. It's kind of crazy, the police department not only makes themselves look bad but it reflects bad on our community as a whole. At only 20 years old I can say that I've seen such a drastic change in the community in a negative way. People are too worried about things that do not matter and because they're so bored they just feed off stuff like this...creating a bigger issue then there actually is. I can tell you that more than half of the high school while I was there has once smoked weed or used it frequently. As for the Police department, maybe you should hire people who are realistic , enforce the law but aren't trying to make the worst of each situation because they're bored... Like the youngest cop you currently have that's probably going to end up pulling a fun on someone... Then what excuse are you going to make for yourselves? Food for thought.

jane on Thursday, April 17 2014:

America is number one country with the biggest number of prisoners and I believe the police mostly feeding private jails and prisoners and courts. Unalaska was doing as well without so many bored policeman browsing around trying to make more money and look and justify their presence on the island. In reality they break others people's lives and especially youths lives. Marijuana is no more than just a cigarette in the rest of the world. Its more than ridiculous to jail a young generation for smoking marijuana.

Annoyed! on Thursday, April 17 2014:

First of all, if "little girls" want to be part of the whole druggie game, let them pay for it. Having posession of drugs is no difference from selling drugs. Crime is a Crime. And if the person was being snitched on and there were no evidence to prove they have drugs except for the snitch who can't handle when getting caught, then I don't get the whole point of putting someone behind bars. Plus, the two girls should be facing charges too. They had posession of drugs, which is undeniable. Getting suspended from school is not helping, "you do the crime, you pay the fine." Exactly how the other people who were claimed to be selling drugs are behind bars. Give the two students a lesson to really learn from. Don't blame the outside world for something you got caught on.

Thank You!

oh no!!! its now happening in dutch harbor on Thursday, April 17 2014:

poor dutch!!!! pls! to the little ones... your life is to young... stay far away from it... u might think its cool and rad.. but, its the opposite.. it ruins your name, family and even the community... young people! u got a whole life before u.... make this a lesson to wake u up... SHAPE UP!!!! coz the next punishment might be worser...

2012 grad from ucsd on Thursday, April 17 2014:

This is to messed up of what the cops did. Focusing on students who smoke pot. Where the town still has People doing cocaine, crack, meth! Also marijuana will be for sure legalized in the State of Alaska no doubt about that and charging the students and they were entirely set up. This is just so wrong.

James Mason on Thursday, April 17 2014:

Association with people who sell drugs is worse than the drug itself. Who wants their 14 year old daughter hooking up with a 30 year old guy who's got free dope for her? I'm from the drug generation and I've seen it all. Those who sell or smuggle drugs are almost always scum.

really? on Thursday, April 17 2014:

why are the girls name not posted?
the girls probably ask and begged for it..meaning its not their first time..why 4 people are facing charges when these 2 are just hiding at home? so unfair!
why dont they check the whole school? I bet half of the students are doing it!

recent grad of ucsd on Thursday, April 17 2014:

From a very recent graduates point of view..
Recent As to have went to school and associated with one or two of these people I think it's kind of ridiculous. Cool you are trying to stop kids, but what about the more important drugs that's are being tossed around town still? To say you didn't know or wouldn't think that this would happen is a little high school like ours unrealistic. This kind of thing has been happening at the school for a very long time. So it really goes to show... I mean it took you guys this long to even question? Hmm.

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