Lincecum pot charge dropped by DA in standard deal

[Auggie]

S.F. Chronicle, 11-6-09

Prosecutors in Clark County, Wash., and Tim Lincecum have reached an agreement in which the pitcher will pay a $250 fine relating to his possession of a marijuana pipe with the drug possession charge being dropped. Lincecum also must pay a $122 fine for speeding.

Grant Hansen, a prosecuting attorney for the county, told me Lincecum will not have to go to court as long as he sends in the fine.

Hansen said Lincecum's celebrity had nothing to do with this disposition, which is standard for a first-time offender for misdemeanor pot possession who cooperates with police.

"Any Joe Blow would get (this deal)," Hansen said. "The way we see it, we can do something to him or we can do something for him. If we can give him a little leniency the first time, in my opinion, it goes further for being law-compliant in the future than if we kick him in the teeth."

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[trumad]

1. As it should be...

now let's see what the League does....

[Upton]

2. League ain't gonna do nothin'

Fact is, recreational drug use is not punishable under MLB's current testing policy.

[trumad]

3. LOL

Wanna bet.

[Onceuponalife]

4. "Any Joe Blow would get (this deal),"

Unless they were black and this happened in Mississippi?

At least I understand Timmie's long hair now.