No, they just get saddled with drug convictions, in some cases felony drug convictions, that follow them around for the rest of their lives. Not that George W. Bush would have had to worry about that if he'd ever been caught, unlike many less fortunate people.
"No, they just get saddled with drug convictions, in some cases felony drug convictions, that follow them around for the rest of their lives. Not that George W. Bush would have had to worry about that if he'd ever been caught, unlike many less fortunate people."
It is a shame though that so many have their lives ruined over youthful indiscretions that may very well have never hurt anyone. I'm a public defender and I was just having this conversation a minute ago with a client in my office. He's a drug addict who is struggling with getting off the drugs. I played around with drugs when I was younger, even some of the hard stuff. I was lucky though. I never got caught and I never got addicted. Like this guy said to me a moment ago, when you are young you feel bulletproof. No one thinks they'll get caught and no one thinks they'll get addicted. Only stupid weak people get caught or addicted, so many of us thought when we were younger. But the truth seems to be that some people are just predisposed to addiction and anyone could get caught, although most don't. All I know is that I am lucky, and but for the grace of God go I.