Posted on 05/01/2002 8:55:53 AM PDT by Amore
Parents, educators, faith and community leaders recognize that youth drug use is a serious issue in this country, and they work tirelessly to educate children about the dangers of substance abuse. Today there is a new reason to continue this important effort: the illegal drug trade is linked to the support of terror groups across the globe. Buying and using illegal drugs is not a victimless crime-it has negative consequences that can touch the lives of people around the world.
As America recovers from the loss and destruction of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, government officials and policy makers are focusing on the link between terror and drug trafficking. To prevent such tragedies from happening again, citizens around the world are looking for ways to make a difference.
And Ms. Bush's plea was? Why was she able to get such a quick hearing? I suppose that's SOP also?
You claim to be an "expert" on Florida drug laws. How many jailed prisoners have you interviewed? Or is your "expertise" self taught and you've never even seen the inside of a cell?
Although Noelle has escaped prosecution and is reportedly on the mend in a drug rehab program, the arrest led to a spate of other stories indicating that the governor's daughter received special treatment. Despite a horrendous driving record and several car crashes, including one with Tallahassee resident Sandra Morrow in which Ms. Bush told police she was taking a prescription drug, Noelle wasn't subjected to a drug or alcohol test when she pulled up at Walgreens to fetch her fraudulent prescription for Xanax.
More proof that the rich and powerful are different when it comes to the law occurred when several weeks ago the National Enquirer broke a story that Noelle had previously tried the same scam. The Enquirer had the smoking gun as well in the form of stolen prescription forms filled out and signed by Noelle. Those fraudulent prescriptions were for the painkiller OxyContin and Xanax.
Despite the smoking gun provided by the Enquirer and no denials from the Bush camp, the national and state media ignored the fact that Noelle Bush was a multiple offender.
Bush, Burton & all the rest kids get breaks-period.
You're darn right I've never seen the inside of a cell, and I don't plan to. I haven't interviewed any prisoners either, although I've certainly read many things they've written about themselves and their crimes. I've explained what I do. I work in the state court system, I'm a lawyer, and I review criminal cases for a living. Most involve drugs, either because it's a drug crime or because they committed crimes to get drugs. There ARE some drug offenders which are treated more severely, but that's reserved either for those who commit serious crimes to get money for drugs or for drug pushers -- not drug addicts. I know what I'm talking about. You, however, have given us no explanation of why you pretend to know anything about the subject. But that's fine, rant away!
Not OK-She is the mother who also "made a little mistake,"
No one is talking about Hillary here, and your mention of that only supports the fact that those who are "connected" don't have to follow the same laws.
You are a lawyer claiming to be an "expert" on drugs and have never been in a jail cell? If you are not a prosecutor or a defense atty, and are "researching" drug cases, you must be an agent in the WOD?
In that case your bias to your employer and your paycheck could hardly make your arguments regarding unequal treatment for VIP kids vs normal kids carry any real weight.
Unless those that make the laws are judged by those same laws, we all live in a hypo-crocy. Bush tears or not.
I don't know what she did, but somehow those who are connected continue to laugh at us little people. Maybe we need real term limits-1 term.
PENSACOLA -- Four of the five Escambia County commissioners, including former Florida Senate President W.D. Childers, have been arrested in an investigation focusing on $6.2 million in real estate purchases
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-51childers.story?coll=sfla%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
Once in awhile they throw us a bone.
The SinkEmporer always revelled in his fake tears and fake empathy before crowds: "BooHooo, sniff-sniff-- Look at me, look at me, everybody!! It's all about me!!!"
It irks me to no end when people say, "It irks me no end when people say 'to no end' when the correct phrase is 'no end.'"
;-)
Yes, of course, everyone cries as a kid. Most men stop as adults. But do you think other men, who still cry occasionally, haven't tried to "toughen up"? Do you think they LIKE to cry? Yeah, sigh!, come to think of it, you probably do. You know, humans are not fungible. Different bodies operate differently. It amazes me when people think their own experience applies to everyone else. My brothers, who are real, strong men, have tried plenty. They hate it when they cry. But it just doesn't matter, it's like the Bushs', it's genetic. Most men view it as a weakness, as do some women. But luckily most women know better.
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