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truth2power

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28. I think you're correct on that. I was just wondering how that works...

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 11:35 AM

Jan 2013

If it's an open and shut case do you just "out" yourself when the jury goes into deliberation, and say you have no intention of convicting on MJ possession, no matter what? Wouldn't that be a mistrial if the judge found out you had no intention to convict from the get-go?

Or do you try to find a loophole to assert that he's not guilty?

I've always been confused about that.

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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