A Zealous Prosecutor of Drug Criminals Becomes One Himself

New York Times ^ | February 14, 2005 | RALPH BLUMENTHAL

[WindOracle]

He is gonna think he is in the Hitler/pineapple scene on Little Nicky.

[k2blader]

What a dumb druggie.

[WindOracle]

Amen!

[coloradan]

Instead of double, it's usually a one hundredth. A New Mexico judge is DWI and wrecks a state-owned vehicle, and gets treatment and two days in jail. The murderers at Waco and Ruby Ridge got promotions if they got anything at all.

[WindOracle]

Yep, and a cetain former president got nothing at all, besides disbarred, for commiting Felony Perjury before a Federal Grand jury. I for one did not really give a damn if he got his knob polished, but lying to a Grand jury? Once again, a govt official walks for a thing you or I would be in prison for.

[WindOracle]

All the way down to the local level, this stuff stinks. We had two county deputies busted by the Hiway patrol... drag racing two brand new police cars down Hwy 71... they got two weeks suspension WITH PAY.

[LeGrande]

I'd rather have the liberty our Founders died for.

You won't get it with drug legalization.

I try not to use any drugs at all unless you consider an antibiotic or some teas drugs. I don't even use Novocaine at the dentists office. I guarantee that you are a drug addict compared to me.

You and I have lost the Freedom to be secure in our homes and our vehicles because of the WOD.

You and I have lost the Freedom to conduct financial matters free of the prying eyes of the government because of the WOD.

You and I have lost the right to have unfettered legal representation in court because of the WOD.

You and I have lost the right to travel freely because of the WOD.

I guess I should be happy that I still have the right to bitch about the WOD, that is probably the only unfettered right we have left, but I am doubtful that we will have it for long.

You may like it that the government puts a gun to your head and takes your money so that it can oppress you.

I have nothing but pity and loathing for people like you that willingly give up personal freedom and rights.

[Bones75]

"Don't worry . . . bones. You can still have your Viagra."

Sweet. Otherwise that would've been a pretty *stiff* penalty.

Bones

[bird4four4]

116

The current way we determine the legal status of a drug is so inconsistently applied that it's a joke

 Sec. 812. Schedules of controlled substances

(1) Schedule I. -

(A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.

(B) The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

(C) There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.

Please explain why Alcohol and Nicotine are not schedule I drugs

Pot has a low potential for abuse.  The US government supplies it to 7 people for medical purposes.  Why is it a Schedule I drug?

 

[coloradan]

I fully agree with your last two posts. If there isn't equal treatment under the law, there is injustice. And so long as that injustice exists, the fewer the number of laws, the less the injustice. It's one of the reasons I hold the positions I do.

[Sir Gawain]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Sir Gawain]

Blah blah blah blah

[WindOracle]

The paradox lies in the fact that Marijuana is not outlawwed for reasons of drug use.

The reason I believe this is because of the following facts...

1. Industrial hemp is bred for high seed and fiber yield.

2. Industrial hemp has such low levels of THC, that getting high is an impossability.

3. Industrial Hemp is EASILY visually distinguishable from "smoking grades" of hemp.

There are many big money interests who stand to lose vast amounts of money should hemp be legalized. Paper, timber, petroleum, pharmaceutical, and textile industies all benefit from the status quo.

Drug use of Marijuana is not the reason it is illegal... it is the EXCUSE.

[eno_]

I would rather have a drug free america.

At the cost of your medical privacy?

At the cost of your financial privacy?

At the cost of your physical privacy, with cops driving around with IR scanners peering through your walls?

Read my tag line. You send YOUR kid to die for narc-o-topia. Mine are going to graduate school, and then overseas to some non police state.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Yeah...Karma's a harsh mistress...ain't she?

[Vigilantcitizen]

I would rather have a drug free america.

OK fine with me. Take all the soda, tea, coffee, chocolate, alcohol and tobacco off the shelves.

[patton]

"...but injecting drugs in front of employees can in some cases be an early warning sign of a problem that is worthy of attention."

Classic. LOL.

[rdcorso]

Making a bad decision could cost anyone their freedom depending on the circumstances surrounding it.He decided to give in to temptation and became a slave to the drug before he knew what hit him.I've seen a lot of people end up in jail for doing things like having a few drinks and driving that many people do.I'm not saying it's right but I know that I was lucky on a few occasions in my younger less mature days.

[freepatriot32]

Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.

[BJClinton]

That should be pro-drug.

Y'know, with a little meth you would have caught that error before posting. Seriously, though, my dad's family is from Hereford and they've said this guy and his network are corrupt beyond the drugs. He copped a plea and I doubt he'll more than 18 months of soft time. Drug rehab, pay some fines and he's back in business. The meth industry out there is stunning.

Oh yeah, and thanks goodness it's illegal so our LEOs don't get corrupted by it. </ObligatoryLibertarianRemark>