Clerk Convicted Of Selling Meth Ingredient (10 Bottles of Cold Medicine Could Bring 10 Years)

The Oklahoman ^ | Oct. 2, 2003

[robertpaulsen]

No, ellery, meth is not allowed in Mesa County, Colorado. Neither is murder. But guess what?

You know the rest.

[Modernman]

McFalls' sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 2.

I hope he gets a judge with half a brain. Slap on the wrist, hopefully.

[Stone Mountain]

Actually, I don't think anyone who was put in that situation should be arrested.

[null and void]

And the clerk is 70 years old? Can't live off of social security, and so he WORKS! Or maybe he works so he is productive,,,

Hang him! He's keeping an H1-B from a productive job!

[slimer]

Another great victory in the war on drugs!

How pathetic

[null and void]

Most people settle for cranking out kids.

YOU on the other hand want to crank UP kids...

Have you no shame???

;^)

[george wythe]

Meth has been declared a weapon of mass destruction in North Carolina:

[Miller]’s the first meth producer in North Carolina to be charged under the state law prohibiting the manufacture of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Miller obviously wasn’t making nukes in his kitchen, but he was allegedly mixing chemicals that pose a significant danger to public health, and the state attorney general agreed with District Attorney Jerry Wilson that the danger meets the criteria of the statute.

The statute defines a chemical weapon as any weapon, device, method or substance that is designed or has the capability to cause death or serious injury through the release, dissemination or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their immediate precursors.

With Miller’s arrest, Wilson and Sheriff Mark Shook have unveiled what Shook has called “a big surprise for meth producers,” the new charge that is much stiffer than those leveled in the past.

From now on, meth producers in Watauga County can expect to be charged not only for possession of the drug and the precursor chemicals, but also for WMD manufacturing, a class B1 felony that will involve “significantly more jail time,” according to Shook, if the defendant is convicted than the possession charges alone

Of course, until recently, the military knew the difference between a meth lab and weapons of mass destruction:

The 91st is a full-time guard unit based in Arizona, and is designed to assist local first responders dealing with terrorist-created radiological, biological or chemical agents, unit commander Lt. Col. Michael Lynch said.

"We can be called out to help when local authorities find something that is beyond a meth lab, and could be a weapon of mass destruction," Lynch said. "We have equipment that can determine what a substance is within hours of obtaining a sample."

This old man was selling precursors to Weapons of Mass Destruction. Let's give him life in prision

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[ActionNewsBill]

Let's give him life in prision

At Gitmo, no less!

This is so disgustingly reprehensible...a new low for the jack-boots.

The clowns here who support this must really be proud of this JBT action.

[Wolfie]

If only he had sold the cold medicine to Rush, the "clowns around here" would give him a pass.

[Teacher317]

Sounds like they were quizzing him on his knowledge of the law, and he apparently failed. I wonder if we can do this for the high school graduation qualificaiton tests now. Hmm.

[Teacher317]

Sounds like they were quizzing him on his knowledge of the law, and he apparently failed. I wonder if we can do this for the high school graduation qualification tests now. Hmm.

[sweet_diane]

"we'll just go about trying to close down the clandestine labs."

Now that this seller of a 'precursor substance' is living off the taxpayers, I'm sure the clandestine labs are all shut down. Much easier work then hunting down the actual drug makers/dealers.

[Timesink]

"Precursor substances" is about a half-step away from "thought crime."

[sweet_diane]

"thought crime."

isn't that called conspiracy?

[smith288]

Gosh...hope the jackboots dont check out my medicine cabinet...they might shut down my operation...

[JohnSmithee]

"Thought you all might enjoy a Drug War story where can all rally round the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality again."

Sweeeet. Selling cough syrup is one step below full time drug dealing. This one didn't get away!

[Almondjoy]

I could be wrong but I don't think this is an arguement over state's rights. The bigger issue I believe is that these laws are counterproductive. These laws put away the wrong people.

[robertpaulsen]

"The bigger issue I believe is that these laws are counterproductive."

Nah. I believe this is the Giuliani approach.

People say, "How do the kids get the message that you're serious about drugs when you allow _________".

You start paying attention to the small stuff, and people think you are. Worked in New York.

My theory anyways.

[robertpaulsen]

I'm sure they'll never show up at ... what's your address again?

[tacticalogic]

Hey, my "for the children" references are running about 10:1 behind "The DEA SWAT shot my dog" threads.

Well, that certainly changes things. For a minute there, I thought you'd posted an irrational emotional appeal trying to pass itself off as an argument.