Laws should not be on the books if they are going to be selectively enforced. Who here thinks this law should be repealed? And laws should not be selectively repealed based upon who will be harmed if they are not. This is a good time for all the Limbots to reexamine their thoughts on the WOD. Unfortunately, from what I have seen here, the Limbots will have to wait for Rush to tell them what their thoughts ought to be...
Actually, it appears the real selective enforcement of this law lies in the fact that wealthy Palm Beach residents get to break it with impunity (unless they're conservative talk show hosts), while poor veterans in St. Lucie County, FL get arrested (see below). I would like to see this law repealed for the benefit of these poor veterans AND Rush -- so that drug addiction is treated like the medical problem it is. If the law is not repealed, it should be enforced -- for rich and poor alike.
A quick google turned up these two recent references from Florida -- this, from by no means a comprehensive search.
In addition, Sheriff’s detectives arrest 28 St. Lucie County residents on prescription fraud, “doctorshopping” and other drug-related offenses.
http://www.stluciesheriff.com/annual-report/2001/ar_2001_11-15.pdf In July, 24 people were arrested as part of a drug sting in St. Lucie County, where law enforcement and pharmacies cooperated to disrupt an informal distribution network. Most of the 24 who were arrested were once legitimately ill or disabled and living off Social Security or veteran’s benefits that enabled them to get prescriptions
FDLE Office of Statewide Intelligence Prescription Drug Abuse – August 2001
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:NiC8jgWB6LcJ:www.fdle.state.fl.us/OSI/CrimeBriefs/RxAbuse.pdf+oxycontin+arrest+statistics&hl=en&ie=UTF-8