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Hotler

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25. And the crooks on Wall St. continue to walk free. n/t

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:47 AM

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Marijuana Arrests Now Exceed Arrests For Violent Crime [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2013 OP

a waste of time and dollars. nt xchrom Jan 2013 #1

Thought you were talking about one of my ex's for a sec The Straight Story Jan 2013 #2

what a coinky dink - i've had one of those too -- wonder if they know each other? nt xchrom Jan 2013 #6

And lives. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #16

Violent crime has dropped to low levels in many places(inc. NYC),therefore, it's bad analogy by huff graham4anything Jan 2013 #3

That still doesn't excuse the arrests hobbit709 Jan 2013 #5

Looks like the rate for pot arrests topped violent crime in 2000 and is going down every year graham4anything Jan 2013 #8

Still doesn't excuse arresting someone for pot every 42 seconds. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #9

The article is just fine, you simply don't care for the reality of what is happening. Defend this: Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #21

Thats right bagimin Jan 2013 #29

Because we locked people up before they moved on from pot Recursion Jan 2013 #20

How else can they lock up black men and enrich themselves malaise Jan 2013 #4

Also Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #15

This is a bad joke. geckosfeet Jan 2013 #7

The Prison Industrial Complex has quotas to meet and lives to ruin for no good reason but Kip Humphrey Jan 2013 #10

Yup profit It is cheaper and easier to lock up the non-violent than the violent ones stultusporcos Jan 2013 #11

Potheads are low hanging fruit. Granny M Jan 2013 #12

Agree. ananda Jan 2013 #19

The privatization of all our public commons needs to STOP stultusporcos Jan 2013 #22

+1 n/t RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #13

check out what is going on in California--Federal Medical Marijuana Prisoners and Cases green for victory Jan 2013 #14

Potheads are the only hope for our prison-industrial complex. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #17

The privatized prison industry doesn't care what your "crime" is, they need bodies to incarcerate. marble falls Jan 2013 #18

I wouldn't sit on a jury for someone charged with MJ possession. I think if truth2power Jan 2013 #23

Nullification is the far better course. If you don't sit, someone else will who may be willing morningfog Jan 2013 #24

I think you're correct on that. I was just wondering how that works... truth2power Jan 2013 #28

As a juror, you can argue some nuance of the defense, maintain that it is not "beyond a reasonable morningfog Jan 2013 #30

Thank you for that explanation. I'll tuck it away... truth2power Jan 2013 #36

And the crooks on Wall St. continue to walk free. n/t Hotler Jan 2013 #25

World-class stupidity. jsr Jan 2013 #26

While I understand the sentiment behind this OP ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #27

more liberal laws should mean less MJ arrests, but look at Cali (see post #31) farminator3000 Jan 2013 #32

the worst thing is this 1st article is 4 years old farminator3000 Jan 2013 #31

It's ridiculous, isn't it? williamc1967txlib Jan 2013 #33

A pot bust is one of the easiest and safest to make. FlyingTooLow Jan 2013 #34

The completely lost War on Drugs Rex Jan 2013 #35

k+r! TeamPooka Jan 2013 #37