Hated to see....

**pvfan** · May 22nd, 2011, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by Unchained

Problem with that is that there has to be accountability for an action. You can't just say "I am straight now-please wipe the slate clean". Yeah the timing sucks,but it is what it is. In a perfect world,officials will consider what he has done as of late and give probation/go lean,but that also is what it is. I hear so much about how many Americans are locked up,but truth be told,we are missing many that should be. We paroled a killer a few months ago from my pod at work. This guy laughed at us as we took him to the gate. Weeks later he killed an innocent family whom he was jacking,and 3 more died because a judge went soft. There are two ways at looking at this folks

This in a nutshell is the problem with our justice system. People view drugs the same way as killers. Legalize (some) drugs and end the insanity.

**Unchained** · May 22nd, 2011, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by pvfan

This in a nutshell is the problem with our justice system. People view drugs the same way as killers. Legalize (some) drugs and end the insanity.

I would love,LOVE to see pot legalized. I have seen alchohol do so much more damage to peeps and lives than weed. Here's the fair plan though: No dealer is any better than us folks who bust their humps and get taxed to death. Force them to receive merchant's licenses where they will shuck out the dough to operate-buying legit storefront property and advertising, going through inspections by the govt to ensure that the products are safe,force them to get to know the IRS like the rest of us and turn in W2s like we do. Burn their arses if these conditions are met,and watch Uncle Sammy rake in the ka-ching. Could you imagine the hit we could make on the deficit with weed money?

After all,nobody rides for free

**Biggin** · May 23rd, 2011, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted by Unchained

I would love,LOVE to see pot legalized. I have seen alchohol do so much more damage to peeps and lives than weed. Here's the fair plan though: No dealer is any better than us folks who bust their humps and get taxed to death. Force them to receive merchant's licenses where they will shuck out the dough to operate-buying legit storefront property and advertising, going through inspections by the govt to ensure that the products are safe,force them to get to know the IRS like the rest of us and turn in W2s like we do. Burn their arses if these conditions are met,and watch Uncle Sammy rake in the ka-ching. Could you imagine the hit we could make on the deficit with weed money?

After all,nobody rides for free

Ive been preaching this for years, and Im glad to see more middle aged and respectable citizens who work good jobs supporting a system like above. It makes so much sense, to legalize and tax it, I guess thats why the gov't refuses to even seriously debate the issue.

**steer** · May 23rd, 2011, 08:03 AM

Our legal system is horrible. I'm an example of that.

Innocent until proven guilty? It's a LIE.
I was issued 30 days in jail when I was 18 years old. I went and appealed it, and got it reduced to community service. Now, let me explain why.

2003 graduation practice at J.W. Adams Elementary. Girl runs in and tells the officer she thinks she saw myself and a friend racing cars around the bus loading platform. (it's an oval that looks like a mini race track) She told him we were doing 60 plus mph and side by side. If anyone has been there, you know this is impossible. Well, the cop comes and talks to us the night of graduation and says he's given us a wreckless driving ticket for "illegal street racing". We denied it left and right, and he said he believed the girl over us. I thought the cop would have to actually catch me in the act to write me a ticket? Wrong. He actually called my house, and asked me for my cars tag number. I didn't provide it to him, so he actually drove to my physical address to see the car and get it himself.
So, we went to court over this, and this was my FIRST time in court EVER. I ended up going on 3 separate occasions because the cops witness didn't show and finally the cop said he had "amnesia". I stuck to my story, and even brought in my witnesses. The cop was going on hear-say and the judge believed him. She sentenced me to 30 days in jail for a first offense, when a police officer couldn't produce ONE single witness and keep his story straight. Of course, I appealed it and was sentence to 16 hours community service.
My point is, our legal system is ignorant. I never actually raced around the oval at J.W. Adams.. and I even went with a state trooper and figured that you couldn't get even get up to 60mph with 2 cars side by side. But this shows they'll lock you up for anything, and it's a shame. It really is a shame.