[robertpaulsen]

"I think an official accusation gets it done."

As does 10 acres of marijuana plants on one's property and 250 pounds of marijuana in one's barn.

But that shouldn't count because "he didn't know" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

[flashbunny]

Yeah, 10 acres on 320 acres that he wasn't working because he just lost his life. How many acres do you have and can you vouch that you know exactly what is on each and every square inch of that land?

[Sam Cree]

"But that shouldn't count because "he didn't know" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)."

Yes, but are you OK with property confiscation before a man is found guilty by a court of law?

[Lazamataz]

But that shouldn't count because "he didn't know" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

Dude, he was grieving his wife. He may not have walked his property in a year.

[hoot2]

"As does 10 acres of marijuana plants on one's property and 250 pounds of marijuana in one's barn.

But that shouldn't count because "he didn't know" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). "

purely circumstantial evidence, my friend....
now, if you, personally, saw him smoke 250 pounds of....

[EggsAckley]

I live in a mountainous area of 10 to 100 parcels. On a regular basis owners discover that pot growers have sneaked onto their land and planted in places that are rarely seen. I personally don't know what's going on on every inch of my real estate 24/7.

[ellery]

He was found not guilty. The government still hasn't given his property back. You don't have a problem with that?

[Principled]

"I think an official accusation gets it done."

As does 10 acres of marijuana plants on one's property and 250 pounds of marijuana in one's barn.

But that shouldn't count because "he didn't know" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

It seems from this dialogue that you agree that if the owner did not know about it, then he shouldn't have his property siezed?

[Trickyguy]

But that shouldn't count because "he didn't know" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

I live in an apartment. I go into the basement once a year. Last time I went down there, there was a fridge, which, it turned out, had been hooked up to my power for a year. Of course, I'm lying and I knew all about it. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

[Kerberos]

"As does 10 acres of marijuana plants on one's property and 250 pounds of marijuana in one's barn."

Hey Bob, I see your still around as clueless as ever.

[Protagoras]

I'll plant a few weeds on your property and then take your property and split up the booty with some other thugs. You don't mind do you? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

[Gargantua]

"10 acres of marijuana plants on one's property and 250 pounds of marijuana in one's barn."

Perhaps your distortion is unintended, or just ignorance...

An "estimated" total of the grass found was alleged to be roughly 250 pounds.

I know how the agents grab this stuff, because a guy who lived near me got popped some years ago. The Feds grabbed the whole plant with clods of dirt on the roots and weighed the entire mess still wet.

The neighbor's two plants would have rendered 2-4 ounces of cured pot... less than is needed to get a conviction for "intent to distribute." On the other hand, he was charged with possession of 8 pounds due to the officers' knowingly fraudulent collection methods.

The agents know how this stuff is processed for use, and to knowingly misrepresent to the courts that this guy had "8 pounds" and intended to "distribute" was clearly a felony on the part of the thus-purjored agents.

But, I guess that taking a dangerous criminal off of the streets is more important than those silly Laws, huh? Not how the law was designed to work, my friend.

;-/