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Task force arrests man on meth charges at Keokuk motel
For the Daily Gate City
A Keokuk resident was arrested Friday on methamphetamine-related charges.
Jason E. Knox, 29, 819 Franklin St., was arrested Friday for conspiracy to manufacture more than five grams of methamphetamine in the presence of a minor, a Class B felony, and receipt of a precursor substance for an unlawful purpose, a Class C felony.
If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison.
The arrest stems from an investigation by the task force into allegations Knox was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine in the Keokuk area.
Friday, investigators with the task force executed a search warrant at his hotel room at the Keokuk Motor Lodge, 3764 Main, revealing items that indicated the use and manufacture of methamphetamine.
The Keokuk Police Department and Lee County Attorney's Office assisted the task force in the investigation.
Knox is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The Lee County Narcotics Task Force is funded in part by the U.S. Department of justice and the funds administered by the Iowa Governor's office of Drug Control Policy.
A Keokuk resident was arrested Friday on methamphetamine-related charges.
Jason E. Knox, 29, 819 Franklin St., was arrested Friday for conspiracy to manufacture more than five grams of methamphetamine in the presence of a minor, a Class B felony, and receipt of a precursor substance for an unlawful purpose, a Class C felony.
If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison.
The arrest stems from an investigation by the task force into allegations Knox was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine in the Keokuk area.
Friday, investigators with the task force executed a search warrant at his hotel room at the Keokuk Motor Lodge, 3764 Main, revealing items that indicated the use and manufacture of methamphetamine.
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Knox is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The Lee County Narcotics Task Force is funded in part by the U.S. Department of justice and the funds administered by the Iowa Governor's office of Drug Control Policy.
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to the idiots of a small town wrote on Sep 16, 2008 10:56 PM:
" I grew up in Keokuk and after reading the comments of the idiots in here defending Knox and meth, I am glad I left at an early age. Any FOOL that believes meth is a good thing and is not harmful deserves anything that meth brings thier way. It doesn't take a rocket scientest to figure out the dangers of meth. everyone including myself knows of someone whos life has been destroyed by meth. I just can't believe the stupiditiy being posted here with the idiots defending meth. Jeeze. Glad I don't live there anymore. "
free Knox wrote on Sep 16, 2008 8:32 PM:
" Come on people lets get to it. Knox didnt do anything doctors don't do and they get rich. Lets get to gather and try and get a campaign going to free him. If we stick togather we can do it. "
What Stupidity once again. wrote on Sep 16, 2008 5:58 PM:
" Every prescription lists ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS on the side including active & inactive ingredients. You have to quit buying your prescriptions from the drug dealers and actually go to the pharmacy to see that though. "
Benadryl ingredients wrote on Sep 16, 2008 5:56 PM:
" I just went to Benadryl.com. Funny thing, I didn't see anywhere where it listed anything even close to resembling Anhydrous Ammonia, ether, lithium strips, or coleman fuel. Face it people, they are not the same. People add allergy pills as 1 of the ingredients out of many to make meth. "
Just want to be clear wrote on Sep 16, 2008 4:26 PM:
" Thank you for correcting me To Meth Legalization. I am sorry I was just not aware that drain cleaner and anhydrous ammonia was in prescription drugs. I am grateful for the information. "
to just want to be clear wrote on Sep 16, 2008 3:03 PM:
" Do you actually know what is in those prescriptions? Nope you sure don't. But because the government says its ok that just makes it ok. Don't anyone question the FDA, they have done such a great job! "
i do wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:43 PM:
" i wich yu on free knox we need to git rid of the jails to this ain russha "
juat want to be clear wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:13 PM:
" I have a point to make to To Meth Legalization. Prescription meth is nothing like street meth. Unless doctors are giving ADHD kids things like drain cleaner that is somthing used to make street meth they are totally different things. Just wanted to make that clear to people that don't know. "
Job Security wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:09 PM:
" Where are people getting the idea that meth is used in allergy medicine and ritalin etc.....Yes allergy medicine can be used in the manufacturing of meth but it isn't meth!!! Anhydrous Ammonia, ether, lithium strips, coleman fuel....I don't think the FDA is approving that formula for the next batch of Benedryl....The prescribed version of an amphetamine is not what is being used around here..We're talking about Clandestine labs and maybe every once in awhile a Red P operation...It's not quite what the doctor ordered!!...Common sense goes a long way people....Use it..... "
Meth Prescription drugs wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:09 PM:
" How can anyone compare allergy medicine and ADHD medication to meth? The PRESCRIBED medications for both of those conditions are approved by the food & drug administration and are monitored by a physician. Meth is made in bathtubs, trunks of cars, motel rooms, & whereever else these people can find a dark hole to hide & make it. If there is a problem with prescription meds than there is a recall & the manufacturer is help liable in civil court. Is the meth maker going to recall their meth and to take a loss? NO. Plus prescription meds follow a precise recipe & procedure. Meth is made from whatever you have handy at the time. You can't even begin to try to compare meth to prescription medication. Yes, some losers do but allergy pills as ONE of the ingredients that they put in meth, but that is probably the least dangerous ingredient that they throw into that mixing bowl! "
to free knox wrote on Sep 16, 2008 1:11 PM:
" Its very clear you are a stupid individual. I certianly hope and pray you have no children. But if you do is this something you would see fit for your child to do. Would you want your child to be an addict to a drug that takes over you phyically and emotionalyl. Not to mention what it does to your health? Knox should not be free'd. He should sit and think of his actions of what he did and then hopefully he will see the wrong doing he has done. Not that it is simply illegal but the the repercutions that it has on the community and the indivuals that used the drugs knox had to offer. Some people will never see the glory and happiness of being meth free. "
free Knox wrote on Sep 16, 2008 10:49 AM:
" Hey how about we start a free Know campaign! Legalize it-your wrong Horrified-i do-drug Propagada-and wake up you sound like my kind of people lets not let Knox langiush in jail. all he was doind was standin up for our rights. FREE KNOX "
To meth legalization wrote on Sep 16, 2008 10:18 AM:
" I, personally, think meth should NOT be legalized. However, you saying it has no medical benefits is rediculous. What do you think allergy medicine is? A form of meth. What about all the kids who have ADHD or something similar? They give them the same items used to make meth. So the government has decided as long as the FDA can slap a label on it and make money it's fine. But if your average joe wants to use it or sell it that's wrong. Like I said I don't agree with legalizing meth, other drugs are another subject. I however, wouldn't do meth and I wouldn't give my children ADHD meds either. I am just saying that if the government can make money off of it they will and they could care less if it does or doesn't benefit people. "
so sad wrote on Sep 16, 2008 10:00 AM:
" This discussion just goes to show how many ignorant people there are in our town. I'm am not one to judge because of the fact I used to be addicted myself. Then all of a sudden all my friends were in jail or in a funeral home. I quit on my own and had a child a couple years later. Since the day I found out i was having a child I haven't even thought about doing meth. It has been offered and I say no and then elminate those so called friends from my life. I couldn't even imagine taking care of my son all twisted out in the manner that i used to be. I think if these people would just come down for longer than a couple days at a time they could see there is a whole world out there for them. I really dont care what everybody chooses to do for themselves. I care about the kids who cant choose for themselves. The kids that have to watch mommy and daddy not sleep for days then watch them comeing down and being angery at the world for no aparent reason. Just because that is what meth does to you. Nobody can tell me any different because I've been there. Just the other day in "keokuk" I took my son to the park and there was a diaper bag that somebody had left, forgotten or what ever. Anyways my son started to dig in it and low and behold he pulls out seals of meth, syringes (new and used). So please tell me these parents (there was also diapers and other kids stuff in it) are putting there kids or other kids before there drug habit. If there would have been other children there not being watched they could of stuck themselves and possibly got hepititis or aids. Bluff park is hardly no better in the tunnel slide there is a burn hole in it due to somebody cooking meth in it and thats been there for years. It has never been fixed due to the fact we have to spend all our state money on "hotel cleanups" and such. Were those meth cookers thinking about the welfare of our children i think not! "
Listen to number one. wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:49 PM:
" This Meth Legalization and Horrified person are the problem. They think they can decide what is good for other people. If I don't think meth is bad then it isnt. And if Horrifieds grandaughter cant take care of herself that is her problem. I take care of number 1 and that is all that matters to me. And as far as ITS ALIVE and INTERESTING FINALLY give up the one liners and take a stand either pro or con. Your worse than the drug haters cause you dont have any guts. "
Meth legalization wrote on Sep 15, 2008 7:51 PM:
" Drugs like meth will NEVER be legal which is why they are referred to as illegal drugs. There are no benefits to doing meth? Have you ever seen a meth-baby born? I may have supported you on something like legalizing pot, but not meth. Pot does help cancer patients & glaucoma patients. Meth just kills. It causes severe medical & dental conditions plus destroys the central nervous system if used regularly. Where are the benefits there? I am sorry if you support meth usage "wake up" but you are not going to convince medical professionals like myself that Meth is anything but dangerous. Perhaps you need to visit a few hospital units & police stations to see the real results of meth usage. You yourself may even party right now, and you may be enjoying it, but it will catch up with you & some day you will regret it. I just hope that regret is not at the expense of someone else because of your actions and beliefs. "
wake up wrote on Sep 15, 2008 6:24 PM:
" You people tell your self what you want .Your pretty naive and blind if you cant see the drug laws like the cigarette are not about health or safety . They are about money and generating government revenue at the cost of our health and safety.Your crazy if you don't think government could legalize it and provide people who are going to do it with medication that is safe and less addictive and make the people feel better. With out the adverse affects of street drugs. Meth being so addictive ensures lucrative future financial status for government. They know it would save lives and eliminate crime and addicts .It would also eliminate fines seizures of property and and government jobs along with nonviolent trusties in prisons that work in the communities factories and many other areas of government at slave wages to benefit government .Such as the people in jail who have to pay so much to go to work .Its all prison for profit .People better wake and see through the smoke screen of safety for what it truly is before their in one looking out too. All these nonviolent drug users can work in public for the prisons to get paid for .But their to dangerous to be in the public working for themselves or their families to get the pay .If government would spend as much effort providing people jobs on the outside as they do on the inside they would be doing something "
Its alive interesting finally wrote on Sep 15, 2008 5:37 PM:
" Here are some famous quotes that I think are directly related to some of the people in this thread.
1) If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.
2) It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
3) It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance; for it requires knowledge to perceive it and therefore he that can perceive it hath it not.
4) The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
5) Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't the fine line between sanity and madness gotten finer?
6) Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. "
1) If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.
2) It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
3) It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance; for it requires knowledge to perceive it and therefore he that can perceive it hath it not.
4) The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
5) Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't the fine line between sanity and madness gotten finer?
6) Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. "
In their cars Ignorance once again. wrote on Sep 15, 2008 4:14 PM:
" People don't actually drive around in their cars wearing only t-shirts to make meth. Who is this idiot that believes that? They PARK the car and use the TRUNK. The people are not in a closed area or the fumes would make them sick or kill them. "
What happened wrote on Sep 15, 2008 4:09 PM:
" When did this thread go from what should happen to Knox to condeming some grandparent for taking care of the grandbaby? You people are all ready to defend Knox so why isn't that grandparent getting the same compassion? Oh, thats right, the grandparent doesn't supply some of you with the meth. "
To I Do wrote on Sep 15, 2008 2:38 PM:
" I agree, you need to stop doing drugs and educate yourself about the effects drugs have on your brain. First off meth users haven't a clue as to what they are putting into their bodies. The meth that is on the streets today causes way more damage than the meth from yesteryear. I know - been down that road, am not proud of that fact, but I'm also willing to say I made some mistakes. I found out before it was too late and changed my life around. Everyone is right it is your choice to live your life as you see fit. However, doing meth is not like having a been after work. I pray for your co-workers, sorry but I can't say that I would feel safe working next to you. I don't know what type of job you have, obviously it has to be something easy or because of your inability to read and write. The constitution does say that we have the right to freedom and live our lives as we see fit, however, when another person jeopordizes my safety by manufacturering a lethal drug, then I feel that I have the right to stand up for myself. Taks forces do not just bust down the doors for no good reason, its obvious there is more to the story than was was reported. We all have choices, some choose better than others, I too was from a good family and raised by great people, but I CHOOSE the wrong path, nobody choose for me, it was my decision, I'm happy to say that I have been clean for over 20 years, for those of you who think that this is the government - you couldn't be farther from the truth. Those of us that have personal experiences, whether they are our own or from seeing family and friends destroy their lives by doing illegal drugs, are not exaggerating the truth. We don't care if you destroy your lives, we do care if you put ours in danger by making something so volatile as meth. I do you need to put down the pipe and pick up a dictonary. "
Legalize It wrote on Sep 15, 2008 1:44 PM:
" If we would just legalize drugs it wouldn't be any big deal. It is like some here have said it should be a personal choice if a person wants to use drugs including meth. and they shouldn't have to worry about going to jail if they do choose to use. "
holycrap wrote on Sep 15, 2008 1:05 PM:
" WOW!
I really think drug testing for ANY governmental assisstance should be required.
I bet that will get a lot of them working, they'll be bored because they're not all whacked out all the time and will do something productive.
I work hard and that is a requirement. <---- period. "
I really think drug testing for ANY governmental assisstance should be required.
I bet that will get a lot of them working, they'll be bored because they're not all whacked out all the time and will do something productive.
I work hard and that is a requirement. <---- period. "
To i do wrote on Sep 15, 2008 11:39 AM:
" Are you kidding me? Look what the meth has done to you. You can't even spell probably because of the drug effects on your brain. Put down the pipe and go to college. "
i do wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:57 AM:
" i do meth it like having a beer after work u have a rite to happyness and them like horryfied and others need to go toprrison cause we should get to du what makes us happy drugs make u work and think better drug propuganna and u other folk that want drugs keep up the fight "
To Horrified wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:04 AM:
" I didn't even read your post, way to much punctuation. I am sorry about your granddaughter. However, I was commenting on your excessive punctuation and that is all. You getting all riled up about it is exactly what I was saying. You don't even know me yet you let yourself get quite frustrated with my opinion. Relax, not everyone is out to laugh at your misery. And, by the way, you aren't the only person who has had to deal with a drug problem in your family. You are just the person that came on here and told everyone about your family problems and then got mad when people commented on it. Maybe next time, you should keep your family problems to yourself. "
Sisters wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:24 PM:
" If people think that only your parents effect how you grow up they are wrong. I am a nurse and married to a wonderful man. We are expecting our first child. However I have a sister just two yeras younger and she has no steady job or any steady address. She has an alcohol and drug problem. But she and I were brought up in the same home. Our parents could not have done a better job raising us but things just turned out the way they did. So I hope this person who told this horrified that she or he was a bad parent opens her or his eyes to the truth! As another said you can only do the best you can do! "
Biological Weapon wrote on Sep 14, 2008 9:07 PM:
" Some states do consider meth labs to be biological weapons and charge people that are busted as so. Iowa is actually a lot more lenient than states like North Carolina. I am sorry drug Propaganda, but on this matter you are wrong. You should have checked laws in other states like North Carolina. I am a court official from North Carolina. "
To horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 8:24 PM:
" I',m not putting blame on any one for anything. My point was there are many things in life that are not fair and are tragic that we can't protect our children from. Trying to be a friend and having an open mind so they can openly discuss things with you with out you instantly passing judgement .Can be hard to do as a parent . But they are going to do what they want and all we can try to do is hope they can openly talk to us and listen to our opinions gained from experience. We have to give them credit as adults to make the right decisions on their own and give our advise and opinions for them to consider in making choices .Dictating our views as right over their life does nothing but drive them away. As it is the nature of being young to be independent of authority over their decisions. I don't claim to be right on everything or have all the answers but I have learned its best to think about all the possible results our actions will produce before we act "
We Tried wrote on Sep 14, 2008 8:13 PM:
" I hope your wrong horrified reads this. We have a son that is in prison for armed robbery. There was nothing in his home life that would have ever made you thik he would have turned out the way he did but he did. We are just hard working people that always tried to be involved in our sons life. he just turned out the way he did and yes he to wound up doing drugs. Horrified I hope things go well for your grandaughter. And I hope if some don't have these types of trials in their life they know how lucky they are. "
To Horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 6:28 PM:
" I am new to this thread and came across what you had been attempting to tell people about meth. People just want to argue. They don't want to listen. That is why it is pointless to argue with some people. I am sorry to hear about your granddaughter and your daughter both. The person that tried to put the blame on you for your daughter probably has no idea of what he or she is talking about. Many, Many years ago, I too ran away from home at 16. It had NOTHING to do with my parents. They were great parents and they too had no clue of where I was living. It was a choice that I had made. I had made some new friends that had their own place in another town and I thought that it would be so cool to live with them. Within a week I was into all sorts of things that I NEVER should have tried. Thank God that I didn't have any children during this period of my life and if I had, than I am sure that my parents would have done the same as you did. I lived in that new lifestyle for 2 years before I finally realized that I needed to get out of it. I hope that everything turns out good for your granddaughter. Most meth babies suffer from at least ADHD, so I would recommend that you have your baby checked for that also. "
Your Wrong Horrified Person wrote on Sep 14, 2008 4:44 PM:
" i read how you told this horrified that you could tell how his daughter was brought up and the mistakes that were made as a parent.i have worked in juvenile detentionfor 17 years. yes many times you can tell how a child was brought up but I have seen case after case of a child that was brought up by good parents in a good home and they still turned out bad. And most of the time it was because of drugs. "
Horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 2:39 PM:
" To YOUR WRONG HORRIFIED! I'm glad you know all the personal facts about what happened! If you think GOOD parents can't have kids that turn out bad you are not living in the real world! Bottom line drugs are BAD! So What I am going to do is this, and then you will hear from me no more! I am going to turn the other cheek and let you, and anyone else that wants to slap it, or you might even get a bigger laugh out of slapping my little granddaughters cheek! Have a happy life GOODBYE! "
Horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 1:25 PM:
" To You Guys Make Me Laugh! I am glad my granddaughters health problems and suffering gave you a good laugh! At least I did something to make somebody's day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Its alive interesting finally wrote on Sep 14, 2008 12:57 PM:
" I want tp play too. Here is my take on everything in here so far. Jason Knox can face a jury of his peers if he doesn't take a plea. Sexual molestation guy received a very light sentence which is wrong. The woman at the motel that has kids may be neglecting her kids (and probably is if she is a user, sorry), we support the families on Johnson Street Road with almost free housing as long as they agree to keep having more kids to keep them there forever, some guy resents going to work instead of popping out more kids (That was funny. I give him credit), everyone thinks that they know everything about meth & "career welfare moms", Beer garden Guy was just joking with everyone and no-one picked up on that - LOL, Facts seems to think that just because someone doesn't sell directly to children, then no children are receiving that man's products, (can't laugh about that ignorance, sorry), To Privacy forgets to take out his trash ~~ that must smell pretty, Single Mom needs to be commended, not for who she was, but who she is now. Be proud of yourself girl and keep setting the bar high for others, So Sad has a big heart and was attacked for it ( I stand by you), The arguement about household items is radiculous.(I don't remember ever loading up household chemicals to go spend the night at a motel just for the heck of it. LOL), anyone that puts down someone else for bringing up related issues or voicing their opinion obviously thinks that this is his or her thread & that only their opinion counts~~how far did that get you? I am disappointed in the name calling by some too. Shutting out someone else's opinion solves nothing. Keep on my friends. I will be reading, laughing, sighing, & enjoying this thread. We are finally addressing drugs & other town problems openly & honestly. "
Your wrong horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 12:57 PM:
" I'm not laughing at any ones pain and suffering .As i said life is full of tragic incidents from many sources and I'm truly sorry for your pain. But since your daughter left and tried to hide from you. Is it possible your tragedy might of been avoidable. If you weren't so close minded and drove your daughter away from you . Your daughter is a product of you and just as you can't listen or see any one else's views. Its the way you say it is and there's no talking to you because you know it all.. I would imagine she is the same way so she just left rather than waste her time trying to talk to you. Maybe if you could discuss things as a friend with her and try to have an open mind instead of dictating your know it all authoritarian rule .She could have talked to you and been able to ask for your help and opinion when she had problems before it got to that point. I'm not looking down my nose at you telling you I'm right so shut your mouth. You are looking down your nose at me telling me to shut up because you know it all . Which I'm sure you did the same thing to your daughter and is why she left. Maybe you should have given her enough consideration to listen and talk to her as a friend with out judging her maybe you could throw your books away and learn something. Doesn't she deserve credit to think for her self you taught her what she knows .Who is she supposed to turn to if she needs advice or has problems. Its not talking when you know it all so shut up .I will pray for you "
Me wrote on Sep 14, 2008 12:55 PM:
" I agree with "you guys make me laugh". It blows me away that people really care that much about what other people think and how everyone is such an expert on every subject wrote about on the website. WHO CARES?! Everyone has their own problems and their own issues to deal with and who really cares what anyone else thinks? I know I don't! Deal with your own issues, form your own opinions and deal with them in the way you learn from it, then.....MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE and stop carrying all the hatred. Don't push your "expert" opinion and your religion and praying crap on everyone else. "
meth knowledge wrote on Sep 14, 2008 11:25 AM:
" I have some knowledge of meth from personal experiences that I would like to share. Those of you that claim children are still taken care of, you are lieing to yourself. What about when you can't afford those little extras that their friends have because your drug addiction counts for part of your income. What about those school functione that you have to miss because you are coming down and can't get any more dope for some reason or other? What about the legal fees that you have to pay out because of being careless one time? What about the friends that you make that suddenly die because of being up for a week or 2 and accidents start to happen? I have had 6 friends die because of incidents that were drug-related. Either they were in car wrecks or overdosed or had brain anurisms. You can preach to me that it couldn't have caused the brain problems, but you are wrong. 3 of those dead friends are from that. Now their kids are without them. Being a parent means putting the needs of your children above your own. How are you doing that if you are crashing from partying or dead? How much money do you have put away in case something was to happen to you for your children's futures? If you are a user and you answer that honestly, than the majority of people will answer none. Extra money goes to more partying, not future security loved ones. If you don't want to quit than that is your choice. I am not going to pass judgement on anyone for the choices that they make unless it hurts children. If you are a parent that parties, please do the right thing for your kids. They deserve better than rarely getting to see mom & dad unless they are high or crashing. "
you guys make me laugh wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:43 AM:
" You are all so funny. Everyone thinks they're an expert. What really makes me laugh is 1) how mad some get if someone disagrees with them and 2) people who use excessive punctuation at the end of their sentences!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As if several exclamation marks helps people understand you better. Too funny, thinks for the laugh all. "
Horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 9:57 AM:
" Drug Propaganda you have struck such a nerve I am going to tell you why I have studied Meth for almost three years! Our daughter fell in with the wrong crowd, sarted doing drugs including METH and moved away! We had no contact for over a year! We were finally tipped off to where she was and that we had a 2 month old graddaughter! Also we were told the mobile home she was being raised in also was being used to make METH! We started legal action to protect our granchild! We got custody two weeks later! By the time she was 3months old she had been air flighted twice in critical condition due to respiratory problems DIRECTLY related to her exposure to METH!!! She is now three and still has health issues! I am sure right now you being the cold hearted, uncaring, type of person you are you are getting a really good BELLY LAUGH over the pain and suffering of my little granddaughter!!! It is still unknown how this exposure will effect her health for the long term including her mental capacity!!! That is why I have researched meth for almost three years! We also belong to a support group for people that have been effected by meth either by using or by someone elses use!!! What I say about meth is FACT! I learned the HARD way! Just as my little granddaughter is still paying the price! Even though I know you are sitting there laughing about my granddaughter suffering, I pray to God that none of your children or grandchildre ever have to learn about meth and other drugs the hard way! Because I am sure from your uncaring attitude that you would gladly expose your children or granchildren to meth!! But I will pray for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
to horrified wrote on Sep 14, 2008 5:49 AM:
" Maybe that's the problem horrified . You got your information from a book . I don't do meth but I know some people who do .The people you are referring to are the exception not the standard . Just as with alcohol or any drug you will have some people that abuse it . But not every one who drinks alcohol are alcoholics. I'm sorry for your personal loss .But your views are very extreme. When you have hundreds of thousands of people doing anything there are going to be tragic instances Taking down asbestos you can see the particles in the air .Tell me if its as bad as you say how can people make it inside a vehicle with t shirts and no respirator. I will agree that some people that make it all the time will be affected by it more .In my opinion that's a result of not sleeping or eating properly. Any one who goes with out sleep for an extended period of time will start acting screwy. But not every one will goes with out sleeping or eating . Reminds me of a friend who got an owi and was required to go to adds class. He may only drink a few beers now and then if there is a party or some thing. He said it was a no win situation ,if you say you don't drink much ,your in denial more or less you have to say your an alcoholic or you wouldn't be there, to get out . With mandatory drug rehab you have an instructor like horrible who might mean well .But received all their knowledge from a book telling people who have hands on experience for years the affect of drugs on people. Huh wonder why it doesn't work better If you look at statistics I think you would probably find there are more or just as many tragic incidents from prescription drugs as illegal ones . Which considering how there both made and one has warning labels on them is surprising "
Horrified wrote on Sep 13, 2008 4:43 PM:
" Drug propaganda your ignorance has just totally outraged me! What I stated is fact!!! I have studied about meth for THREE years because of personal tragedy!!! Have you talked to people that have cooked, been hooked on, and even disfigured by fires caused by making meth????????? I really doubt it!!!! I have and I have talked to alot more than just one!!! I have also talked to chemists, and doctors not cops!!! It is just not a single product itself but the mixing and heating of several of them that make it what it is!!! But if you read the labels on most of the items used to make it you will see it is harmful to inhale alot of them!!!!!! Don't look down at your nose at me!!! As I said I took up the study of Meth due to personal tragedy of a family member!!!! Until you spend THREE years of your life learning the truth not propaganda SHUT YOU MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Horrified wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:51 PM:
" Drug propaganda you are an idiot! They put chemicals in natural gas so you can smell it if it leaks and if there is a leak it can be hazordous! People making meth don't care if their health is effected which it is!!!!!!!!!!!! It is obvious you are a doper yourself! I hope to GOD you never have anybody you love end up living in an apartment where meth has been made!! Becuase it could be a hazard to them!!! WHY don't you read about it before you spout off your drug crazed mouth! Or why don't you just start working at ripping out asbestos without any protective gear!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can't smell that either!!! "
to to privacy wrote on Sep 13, 2008 1:47 AM:
" Your right we need to be accountable and responsible .Thats exactly my point and until some one isn't responsible or accountable for their actions. People shouldn't be letting their imagination run away with them or because they don't like their neighbor.Be calling the police turning people in for some thing that's not against the law to get them harassed when they have done nothing irresponsible or not accountable. There are enough people who cant keep their nose in their own business. Just like schools asking kids to tell them if their parents take drugs or smoke pot because it will help them. Then have their life disrupted and end up in a foster home because they thought they were helping their parents. Not every one who takes drugs or smokes pot are addicts and abuse or mistreat their children. Or are irresponsible and not accountable for their actions. In my opinion if some one isn't hurting any one or causing trouble or acting crazy. They don't deserve their door kicked in so the task force can steal every thing they own and send them to prison. At that point they are the victim not the criminal .The law is doing what it was to protect us from .A gang of armed thugs kicking your door in and robbing you when you have victimized or harmed no one is the same from the street or the gustapo. At least a street gang has to have some concern they could be held accountable for what they destroy and steal as the police dont "
drug Propagada wrote on Sep 13, 2008 1:07 AM:
" Horrified is an example of the exaggerated blown out of proportion propaganda put out by police to the public. These people can wear a tshirt and no respirator making it but the vapors are so powerfull it goes into the walls floor and everything .But the people running the motel cant tell it when they vacum and clean .Be logical I dont know of to many chemicals that strong and I used to work at an acid plant . I saw police bust people making it in a vehicle with four people in it wearing tshirts with out respirators so whats that tell you. Your comparing it with biological weapons where it will kill you if you go into room after the chemicals are gone "
huh wrote on Sep 13, 2008 12:50 AM:
" As far as hurricanes go There is no question I don't think they are getting more frequent and severe .Just as scientists predicted with global warming would happen. also the melting of the great northern ice sheets raising water levels in the world . How many people can say they have done anything to reduce emissions causing these catastrophes. As far as these people who have kids and do drugs should be put in prison. I can just see the people making that statement going to the fridge for a beer or the medicine cabinet for their prescription .I guess they should be put in prison if they have kids also. Drugs are drugs because they are legal or come from a doctor they are still drugs.You might not be an alcoholic or an addict Just as you don't let your kids take your prescriptions or drink your alcohol .These people don't let their kids have their drugs and most aren't addicts either. I have seen very few parents who don't love and try to protect their kids no matter what kind of drugs they take legal or illegal "
CJ Parrack wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:45 PM:
" Are you kidding me?!! This thread goes from a meth bust to pontificating about the perils of living in a dangerous area? What perspective does anyone have that turned this around? Have you ever, ever lived outside of Keokuk or the tristate area? Who the hell cares how often natural disasters visit one region over another? Does anyone posting have some omnipetent understanding of suffering and can qualify it? As a proud midwesterner/southerner who benefited from the best of both regions growing up, I would advise that unless you have been outside your own backyard, shut up! I hate to say it as a Florida native who has endured the stigma of the ignornant southern redneck, some of these posts bolster the perception of the heartland folks as hicks. I hate to contribute to what made this comment section run astray, but folks, don't digress! If the story was about a meth bust, post a comment. If you want to stand on your soapbox about an ancillary issue, send it to letters to the editor. I am more concerned than ever about the Keokuk Public School system. We have a lot of issues to overcome. "
onehot momma wrote on Sep 12, 2008 6:10 PM:
" You know i think missy skinner and jason knox are getting exactly what they derserve! people shouldnt be attacking the people at hawkeye village as bbeing welfare moms because i live there and a majority of the moms out there do work. and they work hard It is hard for a single mother to pay 4 or 5 hundred a month for rent and not to mention the utlities and food. I think it is great that a single mother who needs a little help cause the dads wont help gets it. Missy knew the out come of her actions if anyone did it was her and im extremely dissapointed in her and i feel sorry for her children. she out of all people should know how they feel about what she has done. but she was only thinking of her own selfish needs and not her kids. i actually thought she would be a better person "
some people exaggerate reply from northern mom wrote on Sep 12, 2008 5:59 PM:
" I guess that you are saying that everyone down south, including my daughter & her husband whom reside in Texas and support their children, should move up here. Where are we going to house these millions of people that you feel need to move. Who is going to help produce & supply the necessities that come here out of Texas if no-one lives there? My daughter worked her entire life to buy a home and to support her family. She was transferred due to a promotin with her job to Texas. She should throw all of that away because there might be some bad weather? Your comment about this hitting every year is incorrect too. Hurricanes may hit our country every year, but not necessarily in the same area every year. Just like tornados that destroy towns.I guess that if there has been a tornado near your town more than a couple of times in the past few years than everyone should abandon their homes & farms there too. I agree with the person that scolded you for your negativity towards our southern relatives. I guess that everyone had better move out of Florida, California, New York, & the Carolinas too and we will just shut down all production in this country. All that so sad asked for was a prayer for those people. Maybe you are an atheist or a devil worshiper, I don't know you, but if you are that upset about someone asking for a prayer than it is YOU that needs our prayers in this country. "
Its alive interesting finally wrote on Sep 12, 2008 3:51 PM:
" Now this is more like it. I enjoy a good debate. As I have said before, I wish that this newspaper had a thread just for locals to debate topics in reference to living here. Carry on everyone. I will read this paper several times a day to hear open, honest opinions. "
some people exaggerate wrote on Sep 12, 2008 2:49 PM:
" The difference between the flood here and a hurricane there: Big flood here happens every what 10-20 years. How often do big hurricanes happen down south? ATLEAST one big hurricane per year. 9/11 - not a natural disaster. Military - wars aren't natural disasters either. I also never stated the hurricane wouldn't effect us. However, it won't devastate us. I am just saying they live there of their own free will and they took away the natural barriers they had from hurricanes. Common sense tells you that's probably not a good idea. Sorry if you disagree with me but I'm an American and I have the right to my opinion. You can also have yours.
Since this has nothing to do with the article, I will not post on the subject again. "
Since this has nothing to do with the article, I will not post on the subject again. "
illii wrote on Sep 12, 2008 2:15 PM:
" This is to >>> TRUTH... U r so right,its all a cover for r messed up goverment... U people better open ur eyes to our goverment or wer all gonna be complete slaves to them,in a very short time....... "
household items wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:42 PM:
" how many people take those household items to a motel? and i'm not going to be the judge and jury for this guy either. but it does look suspicious doesn't it? let him have his day in court which he will. but i wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be more than "he just carries these particular household items with him wherever he goes." but maybe i'm wrong. "
disgusted by the so sad response wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:20 PM:
" I guess what is more depressing than the southern people having to endure a hurricane would be the selfishness & stupidity of some people to think that this hurricane will not affect us. Where do you get your gas from?????? I seem to remember also that we just endured another flood. Are you calling us all stupid for not moving? Not everyone lives on the glorious beaches. Some of those people live paycheck to paycheck just like most of us do. I assume that you are one of those people that also blamed the people from 9/11 because of where they choose to live. You are a sad, disgusting person that is not only self-cenetered but will also probably be the first person asking for help if you have to suffer due to a tragedy. No-one from this area cares to hear anything else out of someone like you.We have lost a lot to due to tragedy. Thank god that some of those southern people offered our local residents assistance. By the way, do you also blame our military boys when something happens because of where they are stationed? MOVE AWAY. "
To So Sad wrote on Sep 12, 2008 10:27 AM:
" I get so tired of people saying no one is allowed to complain because there is a catastrophe going on somewhere. Maybe we should pray that those people get some common sense and not live so close to the ocean. Hurricanes happen every year, it's nothing new. They choose to live there, no one forced them. Maybe if they didn't think they needed to have that ocean front property and decide to tear down all the forest/swamp area, hurricanes wouldn't be so bad there! Unfortunately, they will continue to have devastating hurricanes and the rest of us will continue to foot the bill for it.
Now back to the topic. No where in the article does it state that there was actually a meth lab. It states that there were items to make a meth lab. Hmm... I bet a big percentage of the population has items in their homes that could be used to make a meth lab. I don't know all the details of this guys case, so I personally, am not going to be the judge and jury for him. "
Now back to the topic. No where in the article does it state that there was actually a meth lab. It states that there were items to make a meth lab. Hmm... I bet a big percentage of the population has items in their homes that could be used to make a meth lab. I don't know all the details of this guys case, so I personally, am not going to be the judge and jury for him. "
Who are you all kidding wrote on Sep 11, 2008 5:59 PM:
" I don't blame a single PARENT (not just women) for leaving a bad situation to improve theirselves and no children should not be raised in that kind of environment. What I am saying is that if they do nothing to try to fix their situation, than 5 or 10 years from now they will still be in the same situation as they are today. I don't want to hear the abused excuse. I was married to a man that severly abused me. I took my children and moved away on $400.00 to start our life over. I received public aid for 1 year to get back on my feet. I used that year to better my life and the lifes of my children. I have not used the welfare system ever again since then and that was 10 years ago. I pay my own rent & my own daycare because I refuse to expect the system to support my children. They deserve a better life than that. I install values in them that what you earn is to be more cherished more than what is just given to you. There is a certain amount of pride in knowing that I paid for that TV or Couch or new clothes for my kids because I earned it. I accepted help for 1 year, but I never imagined making a career out of it. It was up to me to improve my situation, no-one else. If these people don't even try, than they will never evolve and what is that teaching their children? As far as drugs go, if you do drugs and have kids~~~you should go to jail! BOTTOM LINE. Kids deserve better than what we have all deemed to be acceptable. "
so sad wrote on Sep 11, 2008 5:46 PM:
" Ike is coming to attack our southern families yet all anyone on here can do is complain. Maybe everyone should take a moment and say a few words in prayer for the disaster that is about to happen. "
Reform not reprimand wrote on Sep 11, 2008 1:15 PM:
" The one person stated that there are time limits for receiving welfare. I called the HUD office and found out that is wrong. The only time limits to low rent housing is that it ends when your youngest child becomes 18. If I had known this 20 years ago than I to would have just had my wife keep popping out kids to never have to pay full rent ever again. "
A SINGLE MOM wrote on Sep 11, 2008 1:10 PM:
" I honestly don't feel that "who are you kidding" was referring to young mothers. It sounds as if she is talking about the women that have received aid for 10 or 15 years in some degree or other. Making excuses like there are no good jobs is radiculous. I am a single mother and I went to school at night and worked during the day to better my situation for my children. Yes it was hard, but that laid on my shoulders to do it, not the states. The state of Iowa not only pays for you to go to school, they also pay for your daycare if you are in a low paying job. Using the childcare costs as an excuse is not logical either. My sister resides in Florida. There are restrictions there on receiving welfare. If you receice a monthly check, than you either work 40 hours a week or donate 40 hours a week and they cover the costs of childcare for you.No where did I read where this person was blaiming the children. What he or she said made perfect sense to me. I too am concerned if tax dollars are being spent on people to just permanently live in those apartments. What about the new mommas that can't get in because someone with 16 & 17 year old kids has been living there for 5 years and won't do anything to improve their situation? Is that fair to those new young parents that need some where to live? As far as drug activity goes, no I don't believe that all woman on welfare do drugs but it does make me angry when I find out that someone receives assistance for their kids yet can afford to buy meth or pot. At a job you are drug tested to work there, why not in order to receive welfare too? If the parents are on drugs than those children are in danger and someone should step in!! "
To Privacy wrote on Sep 11, 2008 1:02 PM:
" Privacy: "On the side of the task force" was making suggestions to look for. no convictions are made solely based on any 1 of these examples. i'm sure i've forgotten to take the trash out once or twice. but things like these in combination may alert you to a POSSIBLE situation. therefore, contacting authorities is the sensible thing to do since Joe Citizen isn't trained to handle the situation. and when authorities are alerted they won't be busting down the door making arrests left and right without investigating and gathering information first. get over the "our government is taking our privacy away" whining and adopt the "accountability/ responsibility" approach. that's what we need more of. "
Horrified wrote on Sep 11, 2008 12:50 PM:
" People need to read the facts about meth! If a motel room is used to make meth in, the residue gets in the carpet ,walls, and other material in the room! The next family who checks in with a small child who crawls around on that carpet can sustain health problems from breathing the residue that is left! So you don't have to make it but for your own use and still harm other people!!! What I am really horrified about is all the people that seem to think drugs are Ok!!! My family has had a family member involved in drugs including meth! It is a real nightmare and how people can make light of it I don't understand! "
Privacy wrote on Sep 11, 2008 4:20 AM:
" On the side of the task force is an example of how government intrusion in our private lives is accep[ted policy.Even though our constitution forbids it in a free society . Call the police if you see people out side smoking .Call the police if your neighbor has labratory equipment on their property (fuel cans ,glass jugs or duct tape ). Call be police if some covers their windows or doors . Call the police if some one sleeps late and is up at night and has visitors .Call the police if some one doesnt have enough trash to put out . Call the police if some one has a trunk in their vehicle . Where are any of these things against the law. Its not a free society when police invade your privacy because you dont comply with their idea of normalcy. May be they should set bedtime hours for us all . This is whats destroying our countryand rights .How about waiting until some one breaks the law or victimizes some one before you call police "
to who are you all kiding wrote on Sep 10, 2008 9:02 PM:
" How nice of you to categorize women with children on welfare as, to use your words, "career welfare mommas who do drugs" . I doubt that most of those women do drugs, the percentage of drug users among them is probably about the same as for women of their age who aren't on welfare. Welfare is no longer a "career" if it ever was (which it wasn't). Benefits are limited by time in all 50 states and the federal government.
1) what do you want them to do? Get married? Many of these women left dysfunctional homes devasted by drugs, alcohol, and abuse. You really want them to marry that creep? Even if you don't care about the women...what about the kids? The kids are innocent parties to it all. You can't send the kids back to god SO something has to be done with them...wouldn't you agree? If you can think of real alternatives that would work in the real world...let's hear them. Usually people like you say, at this point, those women shouldn't have had those kids...I AGREE but the kids are here! What are we going to do with them? Turn em out to the street? I don't think even the coldest hearted republican would agree with that.
2) Do you want these women to go to work? Ha ha ha Is there a decent paying job left in Keokuk? Back to those kids...who's gonna provide day care? If a women has to work at a minimum wage job and pay 1/2 to 3/4 of her earning to a child care provider...why bother? It just makes economic sense to stay at home, take carle of her kids, and recieve welfare. Now if someone (such as an employer) were to provide safe, clean, reliable welfare for a cheap price then employment might be an option. Again it would have been nice if the women had made better choices but they didn't...like Sarah Palin's daughter didn't... so now we have to do something for the kids who, after all, are innocent victims.
Now's the time when you should say "I drive by and see all those new cars parked out there...someone's making money". Those few actual new cars are bought by residents at ridiculous terms, gifts from family, or the property of the MEN SLEEPING WITH THE RESIDENTS! The myth of the "welfare queen driving a cadillac (or nowdays a BMW)" has long been de-bunked. It ain't true....never was. Ronald Reagan threw that one out there to appeal to right wing conservatives who viewed social programs for the poor with disdain but had no problem paying out billions to line the pockets of defense contractors and crooked bankers. The average female welfare recipient is a single woman with one or two kids, few job skills, and few options. Like many people, they made mistakes but unfortunately for them they don't have the family resources to avoid relying on the federal and state government for assistance. Sarah Palin's daughter will never live in public housing because she and her mother have resources. And no matter what you think of "welfare mommas" personally, you can't blame the kids. "
1) what do you want them to do? Get married? Many of these women left dysfunctional homes devasted by drugs, alcohol, and abuse. You really want them to marry that creep? Even if you don't care about the women...what about the kids? The kids are innocent parties to it all. You can't send the kids back to god SO something has to be done with them...wouldn't you agree? If you can think of real alternatives that would work in the real world...let's hear them. Usually people like you say, at this point, those women shouldn't have had those kids...I AGREE but the kids are here! What are we going to do with them? Turn em out to the street? I don't think even the coldest hearted republican would agree with that.
2) Do you want these women to go to work? Ha ha ha Is there a decent paying job left in Keokuk? Back to those kids...who's gonna provide day care? If a women has to work at a minimum wage job and pay 1/2 to 3/4 of her earning to a child care provider...why bother? It just makes economic sense to stay at home, take carle of her kids, and recieve welfare. Now if someone (such as an employer) were to provide safe, clean, reliable welfare for a cheap price then employment might be an option. Again it would have been nice if the women had made better choices but they didn't...like Sarah Palin's daughter didn't... so now we have to do something for the kids who, after all, are innocent victims.
Now's the time when you should say "I drive by and see all those new cars parked out there...someone's making money". Those few actual new cars are bought by residents at ridiculous terms, gifts from family, or the property of the MEN SLEEPING WITH THE RESIDENTS! The myth of the "welfare queen driving a cadillac (or nowdays a BMW)" has long been de-bunked. It ain't true....never was. Ronald Reagan threw that one out there to appeal to right wing conservatives who viewed social programs for the poor with disdain but had no problem paying out billions to line the pockets of defense contractors and crooked bankers. The average female welfare recipient is a single woman with one or two kids, few job skills, and few options. Like many people, they made mistakes but unfortunately for them they don't have the family resources to avoid relying on the federal and state government for assistance. Sarah Palin's daughter will never live in public housing because she and her mother have resources. And no matter what you think of "welfare mommas" personally, you can't blame the kids. "
Who are you all kidding wrote on Sep 10, 2008 6:57 PM:
" Because of this bust, suddenly everyone cares? You can go out to those white apartments any evening of the week and see residents sitting out in their own back yards smoking pot, yet no one, including the local police, do anything about that. At least our tax dollars were not paying for the motel room that these people were busted in. Our tax dollars instead pay for women with teenage children to live on easy street paying 20.00 per month in rent while we also pay for their foodstamps, monthly cash checks, & their medical. There are women out there with teenage daughters having them have babies so that they will NEVER have to get a job or move. I agree that this incident at the motel was extreme, but maybe we should look at the whole picture and clean up this whole town starting with Johnson Street Road! I am not complaining about the young parents whom need a place to live. I am talikng about the career welfare mommas who do drugs and have never had a real job yet we provide them with the money to buy the drugs. I think that there should be a 1 year maximum for anyone to live out there that has kids over the age of 12. As far as the motel momma goes, tax dollars probably pay for her too. Take them kids away and put her away for as long as the man has to serve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
knox made his bed and now should lie in it wrote on Sep 10, 2008 3:36 PM:
" Jason is very aware of the laws and being no stranger to being in trouble for similar convictions he knew the risk he was taken. He took the risk and will serve his time wether its 5 years or 40. Everybody is throwing stones at him but what about the mother who was there when this happened and put her children in this hotel room with as well? What is going to be done to her? Will she face forty years or will she be slapped on the wrist. As for the hazardous clean up due to this, more than likely 50-75% of keokuk has been present during an active meth lab and I have yet to hear of somebody dieing due to it. I've heard of some bad burns due to it but no deaths. The truth is streched to hopefully scare people into not doing it and evedently it is not working. Oh and as for the comment "miss you" you are something else. What Knox did is wrong. Point blank. More than likely you will miss him for the reason that your high is gone. more than likely you were one of his rockstars and thats it. You probably wont miss him for long anyways. theres always going to be more cooks for you to turn to and when you find it youll forget about knox. Hopefully when he does get out he turns his life around and can be a productive part of society and live a better life for himself. Thats what I'm going to hope for. "
To On the Side of the Task Force wrote on Sep 10, 2008 2:43 PM:
" The article states:
Friday, investigators with the task force executed a search warrant at his hotel room at the Keokuk Motor Lodge, 3764 Main, revealing items that indicated the use and manufacture of methamphetamine.
There was no meth lab found there, they found items that INDICATED the use to make a meth lab. Not that either or isn't just plain stupid for anyone to do. Most of you done have this man locked away without a trial. Ever heard of innocent until proven guilty. Of course, I'm sure Mr. Knox will never see a trial, as the powers that be will scare him into making a plea bargain like they do with just about everyone. I don't know this guy from Adam, I just know our government doesn't police for the safety of it's citizens.
Does anyone know how long it took people to figure out Hitler and the Nazi's were bad? How long will it take America to figure out our government only does what's best for their pockets? "
Friday, investigators with the task force executed a search warrant at his hotel room at the Keokuk Motor Lodge, 3764 Main, revealing items that indicated the use and manufacture of methamphetamine.
There was no meth lab found there, they found items that INDICATED the use to make a meth lab. Not that either or isn't just plain stupid for anyone to do. Most of you done have this man locked away without a trial. Ever heard of innocent until proven guilty. Of course, I'm sure Mr. Knox will never see a trial, as the powers that be will scare him into making a plea bargain like they do with just about everyone. I don't know this guy from Adam, I just know our government doesn't police for the safety of it's citizens.
Does anyone know how long it took people to figure out Hitler and the Nazi's were bad? How long will it take America to figure out our government only does what's best for their pockets? "
On the Side of the Task Force wrote on Sep 10, 2008 12:46 PM:
" Get Real People and open your eyes, the manufacturer of Meth is extremely hazardous and explosive. This is what the task force and hazmat team was up against, had I been them I would have rather been doing something other than being put in harms way. Being in or near a Meth lab is extremely dangerous. The toxic nature of the ingredients leaves behind hazardous waste - six pounds of residue are generated by each pound of Meth manufactured. It costs an average of $2,500 to clean up a Meth lab, but costs can run as high as $10,000.
When the ingredients are combined, they can ignite, causing explosions, fires and the release of toxic fumes. Many times, the waste material is dumped outdoors, causing irreparable damage to the environment and drinking water. Vapors seep into plaster and wood. Harsh liquids that are dumped or spilled can remain for a long time as residue in bathtubs, toilets or sinks.
Learn the signs of a potential Meth lab to protect your family and your property from catastrophic damage:
r A strong smell that might resemble urine, or an unusual chemical smell like ether, ammonia or acetone.
r Little or no traffic during the day, but lots of traffic at extremely late hours.
r Extra efforts made to cover windows or reinforce doors.
r Residents never putting their trash out.
r Lab materials surrounding the property (lantern fuel cans, red chemically stained coffee filters, clear glass jugs and duct tape).
r Vehicles loaded with trunks, chemical containers, or basic chemistry paraphernalia - glassware, rubber tubing, etc.
r Laboratory glassware being carried into the residence.
r Inhabitants smoking outside due to fumes.
If you see evidence that makes you suspect a Meth lab, call law enforcement immediately and explain your concerns. Do not attempt to gather evidence on your own, and never handle any materials that may be associated with a lab. "
When the ingredients are combined, they can ignite, causing explosions, fires and the release of toxic fumes. Many times, the waste material is dumped outdoors, causing irreparable damage to the environment and drinking water. Vapors seep into plaster and wood. Harsh liquids that are dumped or spilled can remain for a long time as residue in bathtubs, toilets or sinks.
Learn the signs of a potential Meth lab to protect your family and your property from catastrophic damage:
r A strong smell that might resemble urine, or an unusual chemical smell like ether, ammonia or acetone.
r Little or no traffic during the day, but lots of traffic at extremely late hours.
r Extra efforts made to cover windows or reinforce doors.
r Residents never putting their trash out.
r Lab materials surrounding the property (lantern fuel cans, red chemically stained coffee filters, clear glass jugs and duct tape).
r Vehicles loaded with trunks, chemical containers, or basic chemistry paraphernalia - glassware, rubber tubing, etc.
r Laboratory glassware being carried into the residence.
r Inhabitants smoking outside due to fumes.
If you see evidence that makes you suspect a Meth lab, call law enforcement immediately and explain your concerns. Do not attempt to gather evidence on your own, and never handle any materials that may be associated with a lab. "
shy wrote on Sep 9, 2008 10:38 AM:
" Meth can explode while being made and cause a fire. Meth is very dangerous. The chemicals used to make meth are votile. That is why the police force is wearing protective suits. Gases are given off during the cooking process that will absorb through your skin. In MO you have to be certified to finish up the process to a safe point and clean up the lab. Very scary! "
Drug free and proud of it wrote on Sep 8, 2008 11:39 PM:
" Fact - ".Its funny how you can buy most of the ingredients at the hardware store and pour them down the drain when your done using them .But when you use them for making meth they become so dangerous you have to have space suits on to handle them . " I bet the parents of that little girl on the local news the other night who died from "huffing" some of those ingredients she found underneath the sink didn't think it was so funny. And I don't think that was a propaganda story planted by the government. "
facts wrote on Sep 8, 2008 8:37 PM:
" What facts are there this guy was selling any thing to kids . Isn't that just your assumption as it would seem he would have been arrested for that if he were . As far as the motel having to clean it up .What exactly does that consist of ripping the walls and flooring out and replacing it all or just vacuuming and putting on clean bedding. I'm surprised if its such a dangerous process that they need hazmat with those space suits on to clean it up .How some one could do it in a small room in regular clothes with out a regulator on, and people in rooms on both sides of him with no one hurt or even knowing it .Could it be that the dangers could be exaggerated to keep the public thinking the worst .Its funny how you can buy most of the ingredients at the hardware store and pour them down the drain when your done using them .But when you use them for making meth they become so dangerous you have to have space suits on to handle them . "
He wont get wrote on Sep 8, 2008 8:22 PM:
" Knox will walk away with much less than that, unless he broke his probation from his 2 prior drug convictions. Then maybe he'll get a little more, but nothing like 40. His attorney will get the charges down most likely and he'll end up doing 5 years at best. Gotta love the system.---Gettm in gettm out. "
to beer garden guy wrote on Sep 8, 2008 8:15 PM:
" R U serious.....this isn't about the bar anymore. The beer garden blog is still going but this isn't it. Your comments are so off the chart it cracks me up. I mean I have to wonder if you aren't as fanatic as Donna. Maybe I'll see ya infront of the bar waving a big sign. (I'll send you out a drink if I do) As far as the comparison of alcohol and drugs, there is none. Alcohol is legal and drugs are not. It's pretty simple is it not. You seem to need someone to speak with about your anger, first it was dead beat dad's and now it's welfare moms..YOU NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP!!!!!l "
wt wrote on Sep 8, 2008 11:48 AM:
" I think it is great that the Keokuk police are getting these crazed Meth heads out of our city and into jail. That "good guy" was putting innocent lives at danger cooking up his Meth in a motel, That "good guy" now has cost the motel owners money to clean up the room, That "good guy" would have sold his Meth to kids on the streets. I hope he runs into BUBBA in prison that treats him like he treated everyone else. "
Isnt that a little much wrote on Sep 7, 2008 5:20 PM:
" Just like I said. Anyone read the article about the sexual molestation guy? He got 10 years... Yet, Mr. Knox is gonna get up to 40. Again, I ask, who would you rather be walking the streets? I am totally disgusted by the courts decision(s) that a sexual predator is found less harmful than a drug user/maker/dealer. Yet people still continue to believe that our government is looking out for our best interest. Hmm.... what a f'd up world we live in! "
Beer Garden Guy wrote on Sep 7, 2008 5:07 PM:
" This man must be a drug dealer. This town is full of them and drug addicts...make sense don't it?. The bars peddle their alcohol and their rock and roll devil music. There are drugs and welfare moms in those bars to meet the drunk and hopped up men. They make more chemcially messed upkids and the cycle continues. Its a shame that we let this go on in our town. Close the taverns and bars, make Lee Co a dry county and keep those devil worsip music lovers in Illinois and Missouri where the belong. "
Right or justice wrote on Sep 6, 2008 8:00 PM:
" I notice several people on here say hes not a bad guy.Obviously they dont think he is a danger to them or other people .Other than himself for abusing drugs. So what is it so heinous he has done to victimize or hurt anyone to justify taking 40 years of his life. Abusing drugs is only hurting himself . Which I'm sure there are many people who have abused their health just as bad or worse from being alcoholics and smoking cigarettes or prescription drugs . But since he abuses his with a different drug he should go to prison for 40 years and be ok for them even though they are worse . I know some people will say he made it available for other people. That just doesn't fly any more than there would be no alcoholics if there weren't any bars .If he didn't have it some one else would as 30 years of it being illegal has shown . Just as with alcohol it has to be the individual who makes that choice . So wouldn't this violate the constitutional right to equal protection under the law. For one person to abuse himself with one drug and be legal and another abuse himself with another drug and get 40 years in prison. The founders wrote laws do not keep us from doing harm to ourselves only to do harm others . This is not right , honorable or justice "
ITS TRUE wrote on Sep 6, 2008 10:11 AM:
" It is sad, but true! This town is full of drug addicts, from meth to every drug under the sun! I personally have a very close friend that holds a very good job at Roquette, has a very nice home, is married with children and is a huge crack addict. His wife is not even aware of his addiction. No matter what you tell him, he doesn't stop and says he's not addicted, and only does it "once in awhile".....YEAH RIGHT! Drug users/abusers will never change unless THEY want to, and they are VERY selfish! "
to drug free and proud wrote on Sep 5, 2008 11:58 PM:
" Just to answer one of your questions. People that sell and make drugs aren't doing it as a get rich sceem and probably don't profit much. They are doing it to support their own habit. Why do they look like street people you ask, because they have been up for 72 hours high on the stuff and forgot to shower or change clothes. However, there are lots of people in many towns including this one that you would never suspect of being a user. They hold good jobs, have nice houses and families and are productive members of society. They for some reason are able to hold it all together. But then generally they aren't the ones making it either. Hope that wasn't a secret! "
Community pride wrote on Sep 5, 2008 11:57 PM:
" 40 years for 5 grams? Doesn't seem like a wise trade to me. Maybe he would have rather traded that in for 40 years at a good job? Drug Free had it right. I have been to some of the economic task force meetings and heard the employers cry about a low skilled, low expectations workforce that has trouble passing the drug test and showing up with regularity. Maybe this guy can get acquitted, change his life around and get a good job and not do harm to himself or our community. Good luck to him. "
to Isnt that a little much... wrote on Sep 5, 2008 11:46 PM:
" This guy has a history. This isn't his first rodeo. Public information is available if you know where to find it. I won't lead you to water but it's there. He has had some pretty high bonds in the past 8 or so years 32,500, 100,000 and now this. This guy has done time before. He's most likely still on some type of probation and is going to get serious time. It won't be because this is his first offense. I don't know what the answer is here people, but you only get so many chances to knock that crap off. He's not a bad guy at all. Just does dumb stuff. He's a grown up and made the choice and now he's going to have to answer to the judge. "
truth wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:56 PM:
" Whats it take to open peoples eyes. All the years of the drug war has changed nothing .The drug war is doing more harm to this country people than drugs .Drug free is a typical example of what government would have us believe .Any one with false teeth must be a meth user. How many houses do you know burnt down from making meth .I'm not saying it doesn't happen ,but I dont know any that have . Of course any one who does drugs house that catches on fire that's what people think. Is exaggerated propaganda put out to keep the public thinking like
Drug Free .Blaming all the countries problems on drugs ,unemployment ,no industry ,no workers ,no teeth its ridiculous .
Just like these small children who are given amphetamines for being hyperactive .When they get older and doctors quit medicating them and the decide to medicate them selves .It will be a new generation to fill the prisons .Like marijuana government states it has no medical benefits so they can arrest people and generate revenue in fines and confiscating property .Even though 12 states have legalized it for its medical benefits .Guess who owns the medical patten on marijuana since 2001 The United States government .But they insist it has no medical benefits and is a dangerous drug . Probably less harmful than most legal drugs you can buy . Isn't it about time we demanded members of our government be honest and stop robbing and victimizing the people. For our own good. They have taken our freedom, taken our jobs , inflated the prices of what we buy, made our money worth nothing . They are destroying America and worst of all ,they are destroying our children's lives and future . All with propaganda and lies to keep us safe from ourselves "
Drug Free .Blaming all the countries problems on drugs ,unemployment ,no industry ,no workers ,no teeth its ridiculous .
Just like these small children who are given amphetamines for being hyperactive .When they get older and doctors quit medicating them and the decide to medicate them selves .It will be a new generation to fill the prisons .Like marijuana government states it has no medical benefits so they can arrest people and generate revenue in fines and confiscating property .Even though 12 states have legalized it for its medical benefits .Guess who owns the medical patten on marijuana since 2001 The United States government .But they insist it has no medical benefits and is a dangerous drug . Probably less harmful than most legal drugs you can buy . Isn't it about time we demanded members of our government be honest and stop robbing and victimizing the people. For our own good. They have taken our freedom, taken our jobs , inflated the prices of what we buy, made our money worth nothing . They are destroying America and worst of all ,they are destroying our children's lives and future . All with propaganda and lies to keep us safe from ourselves "
To drug free and proud... wrote on Sep 4, 2008 6:04 PM:
" congrats on the drug free thing. I think you may have put the cart before the horse concerning the no drugs=economic prosperity thing. Its pretty well documented in the research that economic woes lead to increased levels of drug use and abuse. The mid-west has been doing rather poorly since the 1980's economically which is why the area was so ripe for the pickings in terms of drugs. I highly doubt that even a 100% drug free population is going to change the economic conditons which Keokuk, the mid-west, and the USA face.
Also your contention that work and jobs are being left undone since no one can pass the drug test is ridiculous. Basically you are saying that everyone who is unemployed is a drug user and thus can't get a job??? That is simply not true. Many drug free people are unemployed or under-employed. What you are doing is blmaing the unemployed for their status which is a Republican tactic...blame the victim. John McCain's economic advisor Phil Gramm called American's whiners for complaining about the recession. But that's another letter.
The entry-level jobs that are available to those with skills or college education are, with few exceptions, service-orientated, low-pay and few if any benefits. There are more people seeking work than openings so the unemployment rate goes up! Why don't you go do a survey of business right here in Keokuk and find out how many are hiring right now. Not taking applications but hiring. Then go to Job Service office and find out how many people in the area are unemployment in the last year. The multiply that by two or three to include those whose unemployment benefits have run out but are still unemployed. You will see that potential labor pool is much larger than the number of jobs. Furthermore, how many in that labor pool are drug users. Probably 10% or less....using National Drug Use survey data as a general indicator. Your notion that drugs are the cause of unemployment is way off. More accurate suggestions woulfd be the continued move to a service economy, the rise of the corporate farm, the out-sourcing of american jobs and the government focus on trickle-down economics. "
Also your contention that work and jobs are being left undone since no one can pass the drug test is ridiculous. Basically you are saying that everyone who is unemployed is a drug user and thus can't get a job??? That is simply not true. Many drug free people are unemployed or under-employed. What you are doing is blmaing the unemployed for their status which is a Republican tactic...blame the victim. John McCain's economic advisor Phil Gramm called American's whiners for complaining about the recession. But that's another letter.
The entry-level jobs that are available to those with skills or college education are, with few exceptions, service-orientated, low-pay and few if any benefits. There are more people seeking work than openings so the unemployment rate goes up! Why don't you go do a survey of business right here in Keokuk and find out how many are hiring right now. Not taking applications but hiring. Then go to Job Service office and find out how many people in the area are unemployment in the last year. The multiply that by two or three to include those whose unemployment benefits have run out but are still unemployed. You will see that potential labor pool is much larger than the number of jobs. Furthermore, how many in that labor pool are drug users. Probably 10% or less....using National Drug Use survey data as a general indicator. Your notion that drugs are the cause of unemployment is way off. More accurate suggestions woulfd be the continued move to a service economy, the rise of the corporate farm, the out-sourcing of american jobs and the government focus on trickle-down economics. "
Drug free and proud of it wrote on Sep 3, 2008 11:34 PM:
" Congratulations to the Lee County Narcotics Task Force and the Iowa Governor's office of Drug Control Policy. Thank you for taking these drugs. drug users and drug sellers off the streets and making our home towns a better place to live. I applaud your dilligence and hard work. Why these people take this stuff (makes them look old, scurvey and toothless), sell it (makes others look old, scurvey and toothless) and make it (blows up the house, starts fires, endangers all those close by) is way beyond me. If they make sooo much money by manufacturing and selling it, why do they always live in dumps and look like street people? What is the attraction? I don't want this stuff in my neighborhood, around my kids or in my schools. Neither should anyone who wants this town and area to live up to its potential. If we got rid of drugs and drug users in this area employment would go up and manufacturing would move in. PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE! Our businesses are crying for workers who can pass the drug test, show up to work consistently and bring a good image to our area. Get them off the streets, get them out of here and rid us of this poison. "
truth wrote on Sep 3, 2008 3:24 PM:
" It is a smoke screen by government under the guise of public safety .Its real purpose is to rob and victimize people and imprison them to do slave labor for government financial gain. Most illegal street drugs were developed by government who then set the the disease of addiction on the people. In the 70s and 80s doctors prescribed amphetamines for any thing people complained about. There were addicts and crime than today. Now people are get 25 to life for making meth. Yet the military still today gives pilots amphetamines to fly .How can it be safe for a person in a supersonic jet loaded with bombs and missiles to take , But so dangerous for a person on the ground in their home .Dangers from illegal drugs are from unscrupulous people cutting it with who knows what . People who dont know how trying to make it .The dosage never being the same .Impurities from not making it in a laboratory .High street prices have caused corruption in police .Responsible for gang violence who are supported by the high profits. Its been used to take more liberties from the people than anything in history. If it were legal police could concentrate on violent crime .It would take the high profits feeding gangs and stop the violence .The quality would be better the price would be lower making no market for unsafe street drugs .There would be warning labels on them educating people before they took it .The dosage would be the same every time. You could monitor how much some one was doing to know if they had a problem . People could openly talk to doctors about it with out being afraid of getting busted .People could get help with out fear of being targeted by police .But it wont change , not because it would save lives reduce gang violence and corruption in police and the public would be educated and safer . But because it would reduce finances to government .After 30 years ,has imprisoning half the country making more than 1/3 of the people felons helped reduce the amount of drugs or drug users. 85 percent of the people used to smoke cigarettes through education help now 15 percent smoke . You cant imprison a disease and expect it to get better .
Government knows that and dont want to change it "
Government knows that and dont want to change it "
Sibling of a meth user wrote on Sep 3, 2008 1:21 PM:
" In answer to the posting, I know where these people are. My younger brother chose to live his life using drugs, including Meth. By age 55 he had a brain anurism. If it weren't for the skillful doctors and nurses he would have died. His brain was swollen full with blood. Emergency holes were drilled into his skull to relieve the pressure and drain the blood. After the emergency surgery was performed, he was kept in the trauma unit for two weeks for detox of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. He was sedated to keep him calm during this period of time. However, he would wake just long enough to attempt ripping the tubes out his body, shout profanity and spit on the wall next to his bed.
Upon release he was advised that the effects of drug use has made his brain fragile for a man of his age. If he continued his past habits, his chance of survival would be slim. His habits are so strong that he has continued using. This past summer, he underwent a triple bypass. The minute he climbed into the car, he demanded cigarettes.
The above description is just the health portion. The other half of the story is the deterioration of his brain functioning. The effects have blunted his ability to plan and execute projects/events, pay bills, keep a checking or savings account and a home. You do not see him or others like him because they are dead or living on the good will of others whether it be family, friends or shelters. They no longer have the capabilities to function is society and there is no way to rehab them because they are emotionally, medically and physically fragile.
The last piece to the puzzle is the family dynamics. Because of his life choices, his first wife and mother of his two children left him. He remarried several times to women of his ilk. They have both died of drug complications. Drug use caused him to abuse his children. The children do not visit him in his home, go to the hospital when he is ill or help him with his financial needs. One sibling will call him and the other child has nothing to do with him.
Fun was the name of game for years, but now at age 59, his daily concern is with making it one more day. And if he does wake up the following morning, he is faced with the same issues. There is very little fun when one's health, family and livelihood are gone. "
Upon release he was advised that the effects of drug use has made his brain fragile for a man of his age. If he continued his past habits, his chance of survival would be slim. His habits are so strong that he has continued using. This past summer, he underwent a triple bypass. The minute he climbed into the car, he demanded cigarettes.
The above description is just the health portion. The other half of the story is the deterioration of his brain functioning. The effects have blunted his ability to plan and execute projects/events, pay bills, keep a checking or savings account and a home. You do not see him or others like him because they are dead or living on the good will of others whether it be family, friends or shelters. They no longer have the capabilities to function is society and there is no way to rehab them because they are emotionally, medically and physically fragile.
The last piece to the puzzle is the family dynamics. Because of his life choices, his first wife and mother of his two children left him. He remarried several times to women of his ilk. They have both died of drug complications. Drug use caused him to abuse his children. The children do not visit him in his home, go to the hospital when he is ill or help him with his financial needs. One sibling will call him and the other child has nothing to do with him.
Fun was the name of game for years, but now at age 59, his daily concern is with making it one more day. And if he does wake up the following morning, he is faced with the same issues. There is very little fun when one's health, family and livelihood are gone. "
Isnt that a little much wrote on Sep 3, 2008 10:16 AM:
" Up to 40 years. Obviously, what he did was wrong, stupid and he COULD HAVE hurt lots of innocent people. However, we have murderers, rapists and child molestors that get less time. After they throw the book at this guy and he gets carted off to jail the government will then complain about the jails being overcrowded and we have to foot the bill. And then John Doe down the street goes and kills someone and only gets 5-10 for it due to overcrowding. Yet, the courts will see it as Mr. Knox is much more of a danger to society than John Doe. Personally, I'd rather be walking next to the meth maker/user over the murderer. I thought jails/prisons are for people who are a danger to others. I believe a murderer/rapist is much more dangerous.
Why not try sending Mr. Knox to a rehab program first and maybe help him find a job? Then, if that doesn't work send him to jail. Maybe Mr. Knox has already been to rehab and it didn't work, I don't know. I still think 40 years is excessive for a nonviolent crime. "
Why not try sending Mr. Knox to a rehab program first and maybe help him find a job? Then, if that doesn't work send him to jail. Maybe Mr. Knox has already been to rehab and it didn't work, I don't know. I still think 40 years is excessive for a nonviolent crime. "
haha whatever wrote on Sep 3, 2008 9:33 AM:
" this article a lie? get real. the people arrested knew what they were doing. knew that they were being watched. most of the friends they run with have been busted. i mean c'mon. when is it time to call enough enough, grow up and take some responsibility? boo hoo they're in jail. what else is new? this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. it was bound to happen in due time and it did. now they should get their heads out of their butts and get their lives in order. "
Miss you wrote on Sep 2, 2008 11:07 PM:
" Knox is a good guy this artical is a complete lie, tell the real truth. Will miss you knox!! And miss "
meth kills wrote on Sep 2, 2008 9:00 PM:
" 40 years...long time and very expensive. I did some checking using some survey data concerning meth use collected under a grant by the federal government. Knowing that meth is the new epidemic, is taking over our nation, and so addictive that even a single use leads to addiction I expected to see statistical estimates of MILLIONS of addicts in the USA during 2006. Guess what...its not so! Check for yourself...http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/. Meth is a smaller problem than many of the other drugs listed...it seems the biggest problem is prescription pain-relievers. Maybe its not the world-stopping, critical issue we were told. We'll know better when the 2007 survey results are posted.
Okay...meth kills, it sucks, it shouldn't be used by anyone..unless your ADHD in which case there is a class of methamphetamine-based drugs available under the name Desoxyn. Other than that...don't do meth...bad stuff. Hey, if meth is so addictive, what's going to happen when all those 6 year olds get dosed with meth? Maybe its not as addictive as we've been lead to believe. Still bad stuff with some legitimate medical uses.
Now back to that single use=addiction MYTH. No drug, heroin, morphine, nicotine has that kind of power. People who hate meth often say that a single use can lead to addiction. CRAP. No drug addicts 100% of all users on the first try. It takes about two weeks of daily heroin use to get addicted to that highly habituating substance. QUIT lying and exaggerating...how are we supposed to believe anything said about meth if interested parties keep perpetuating myths like this? Yes meth is addictive but is less addictive than many already well-known "grabby" drugs like opiates,cocaine and nicotine or so the survey research suggests.
I'm not pro-drug by any means. Meth should be illegal in the current climate of no personal responsibility. Probably alcohol as well but that's never going to happen again. I'm just not going to be scared of it anymore..and I'm not going to agree with the prostitution of the criminal justice system to irrational anti-meth groups who use scare tactics and lies to buttress their personal beliefs. "
Okay...meth kills, it sucks, it shouldn't be used by anyone..unless your ADHD in which case there is a class of methamphetamine-based drugs available under the name Desoxyn. Other than that...don't do meth...bad stuff. Hey, if meth is so addictive, what's going to happen when all those 6 year olds get dosed with meth? Maybe its not as addictive as we've been lead to believe. Still bad stuff with some legitimate medical uses.
Now back to that single use=addiction MYTH. No drug, heroin, morphine, nicotine has that kind of power. People who hate meth often say that a single use can lead to addiction. CRAP. No drug addicts 100% of all users on the first try. It takes about two weeks of daily heroin use to get addicted to that highly habituating substance. QUIT lying and exaggerating...how are we supposed to believe anything said about meth if interested parties keep perpetuating myths like this? Yes meth is addictive but is less addictive than many already well-known "grabby" drugs like opiates,cocaine and nicotine or so the survey research suggests.
I'm not pro-drug by any means. Meth should be illegal in the current climate of no personal responsibility. Probably alcohol as well but that's never going to happen again. I'm just not going to be scared of it anymore..and I'm not going to agree with the prostitution of the criminal justice system to irrational anti-meth groups who use scare tactics and lies to buttress their personal beliefs. "
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