[ClintonBeGone]

1) If, as Longtermmemmory states, illegal procuration of over-the-counter pain meds has never been prosecuted as long as the person goes for treatment and stays clean...what makes Rush any different? Lets be clear, obviously anyone addicted to pain meds has to have been up to some illegality in their purchase; either lying to Dr. Peter concerning Dr. Paul's prescriptions or buying them off the street in some manner or other.

Sarah, no one here (at least me) thinks that Rush doesn't deserve some credit for seeking treatment. Moreover, it's clear that the prosecutor IS going out of his way to make life hard for Rush, despite his seeking treatment. However, where I part company with LTM (and think his legal analysis is pure quackery) is where he attacks the prosecutor as being unethical if sometime in the future he brings charges. It doesn't work that way in real life. If Rush committed a crime (and the evidence -the prescription list) shows that it's almost a certainty that he did, then the law empowers the prosecutor to bring such charges. That Rush happens to be disliked by the prosecutor is irrelevant. Rush gave him the rope and he's just obliging him by setting up the hanging. Is it fair? Some may argue not, but is it legal? Absolutely.

[Sarah]

You will admit that Rush's lawyers can argue that this is selective administration of justice, perhaps even political administration of justice.