Comments on: More, Please

By: Goliath

Goliath — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:32:04 +0000

Disgusting FOR PROFIT prison industrial complex. Must keep that money flowing to the lawyers, judges and prisons. Keep the poor suckers locked up for NON VIOLENT offense that HURT NO ONE, while letting the REAL CRIMINALS who steal taxpayer money(banks, Wall St.) get away.

Anytime a politician talks about “tough on crime” or “tough on drugs” this person is a LYING, BRIBED sleazebag who is PAID to keep everything illegal by the very people who profit from it. The drug cartels and prison companies.

By: Italics Mine

Italics Mine — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:44:49 +0000

Lysander Spooner advocated Jury Nullification way back in the 1860s as a way for the People to rule their own best destiny. And, as a lawyer, he expressed his reasoning well albeit with more words than necessary.

By: Mr. Cowell

Mr. Cowell — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:49:16 +0000

This has been my stand for many years. What I do not understand – I will investigate more.
However, I Live outside of you country and cannot base my knowledge on what is not made available via media. I on the otherhand am on gov’t provided medical pot, for my injury/conditions. Our prime minister is a G.W. wannabe. But has not the balls to do what is right. The U.S. gov. makes threats to our gov’t and it ofcourse yields like a beaten dog.

By: Other Sean

Other Sean — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:03:50 +0000

Mr. Cowell,

All drugs are unnatural. The only “natural” things for humanity are fear, hunger, exposure, sickness, pain, violence, and death.

I think what you mean to say is: “I’m kinda/sorta in favor of drug legalization, but not so much that I’m willing to weird anybody out or lose any friends by taking a logically consistent position on the issue. So I’ll just say weed is okay for now.”

Don’t feel bad. We all started out that way. The trick is to keep going. And you’ve got a long way to go.

By: Articles of interest June 22, 2012 « underournoses

Articles of interest June 22, 2012 « underournoses — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:55:50 +0000

[...] 30% of one jury pool state they will not convict on small amounts of possession. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. [...]

By: Mr. Cowell

Mr. Cowell — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:39:22 +0000

Just follow the money. Big business, be it polititions or Drug Companies, do not want products in the system they cannot patent and make money from.
I don’t agree with legalization of basement produced drugs which are unsafe- The decriminalization of pot would be in order. fiber for rope, medicine, clothing. I do not and will not vote for herion, coca products or any off shore ‘natural’ drug. I agree morphine, dememoral have their place. It has been proven beyond doubt, to me and a mojority of others, that pot is safer than most pharmacuticals and does many other benficial side effects.
Putting people in jail for ticking off bussiness or religious zealots is not good for the economy. Starting a more natural based (less chemicals) would be more profitable for some and would start legit businesses for those they now thow in jail, for small amounts of anything. Sure, throuw the bigs illegal producers in jail if they grow other than pot or hemp. Using local and STATE laws. But the throwing in jail, of people that harm a STATES citizens should include ‘Big’ business that lobbies the congress to allow the daily poisoning of STATES citizens. Remember, most prisons are owned by big business, they make money if the cells are full. So the justice system pressured bu the lobby to throw even the 18 year old in jail for a pitence of pot is rediculous….but the issue of coke, I will need more time to think on that. But the jury speaks well of what the STATES citizens want. I use STATES in caps because it is the States that need to make decisions , based on what the citizens of that State vote on. Not the adjenda od the ‘Rep’ they vote in.
My opinion only.
Glad to add a thought and Thank-you.
Mr. Cowell.
Southwest Canada.

By: James Woroble Jr

James Woroble Jr — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:20:28 +0000

Don’t fall for the feigned righteous indignation of prosecutors about ‘It’s the law!’

These hypocritical SOB ‘drama queens’ de facto practice virtual ‘nullification’ all the time when they simply and deliberately avoid bringing charges against the financial elites who have blatantly embezzled and defrauded Americans to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, as in the case of MF Global and former NJ Governor Corzine. The only real substantive difference being the prosecutors accomplish it in the very infancy of the legal process, whereas jurors do so at its end.

By: marie

marie — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:34:22 +0000

Thanks, Jeremy. I didn’t know about FIJA.org. I wonder if reading their “if you are facing charges” info would have affected whether my husband took the deal or not.

It is easy to recommend that every defendant go to jury but very difficult to make that decision when you really are facing the prison time. (I’m not quoting you or FIJA on that.)

By: Jeremy Lynes

Jeremy Lynes — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:33:34 +0000

There is an organization that promotes fully informed juries of their right to nullify… FIJA.org They have lots of info and material for activists who want to help spread knowledge of this judicial tool that is an essential part of a fair trial. They also work to pass state constitutional amendments that will require judges to inform juries, prior to deliberation, of their right to nullify.

By: What

What — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:48:00 +0000

“Of course I would convict! The Defendant is a Negro, is he not?”

By: Jimmy Cracks Capricorns

Jimmy Cracks Capricorns — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:36:04 +0000

Was this a part of a movie script oir did this really happen somewhere in America? Everybody likes to party a little bit now and again. Half the country is on Rx drugs of some kind. No, really….over 50% of Americans are on some kind of Rx drug. We force feed our children ADD drugs…then tell them not to snort some coke or smoke a joint because it might adjust their attitude, or, gasp, make them “high”? Whatever the fuck that means…

By: anthony

anthony — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:36:14 +0000

I like how they get all severe over prosecuting for small amounts of drugs.
The law got broken:
“This isn’t a so-called trace case,
the DA says she won’t prosecute.
A trace is equal to single grain of equal;
this was 40 times that. The law is clear.”

Fuck your law.

Why don’t you go after the corrupt bankers,
lobbyist’s, politicians with your ‘law’.

Fuck off.

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:16:20 +0000

40 times the amount of a trace is 40 grains of equal….that’s NOTHING! Go catch a real criminal!

This is the same BS system that we apply taxes to. Screw the bottom man with the least amount of money and power.

By: Medicine Man

Medicine Man — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:10:35 +0000

A good example of how overly punitive laws work to de-legitimize the entire system. Even if I am in favor of policing/regulating certain drugs, I balk at ruining some poor bastard’s life because he had a couple of grams of blow. Often enough, it seems that people who are in favor of this outcome are more interested in expressing their feelings through legislation rather than actually working towards some end (public welfare, presumably).

Slap a felony on him? May as well brand him with the Mark of Kain.

By: LibertyTreeBud

LibertyTreeBud — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:59:04 +0000

Yes! Nullify the stupid, unfair, wasteful and crappy laws.
Jury Nullification is our right.
Resist
Do Not Comply
Ignore
Nullify

By: Militia for a Free State- Jefferson

Militia for a Free State- Jefferson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:01:15 +0000

Just remember when you think of cocaine you should remember that the govt. has been fighting to keep its supply constantly pressed through DEA/CIA fraud (Iran/Contra, others). Prohibition never truly ended so long as a parasite would attempt to siphon from it. It’s time to quit eroding our civil liberties over a profiteering scheme of several industries.

By: ellie

ellie — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:50:30 +0000

I have been called several times, but never served. The prosecutor always tells what the case is about. The last time I was called, he asked prospective jurors if they would convict on a charge of child molestation if the only witness was a 7 year old. He didn’t ask me the question because I was at the end of a long line. Later I read that the defendant had been sentenced to 99 years.

By: perlhaqr

perlhaqr — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:15:44 +0000

Oh, and fuck your mother, Mark.

By: Joshua Grigonis

Joshua Grigonis — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:09:42 +0000

Legalize all drugs. Quit wasting time prosecuting this bullshit. We could afford some pretty nice treatment centers for the amount of money we literally throw away in the war on drugs.

At a minimum decriminalize a large segment of not very harmful drugs. But I say, go all the way.

By: perlhaqr

perlhaqr — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:04:10 +0000

I’m hoping to someday get called to jury duty, and get evicted in voir dire on a case like this, and ruin as much of the jury pool as possible with something like, “No, I would not, because the law is unconstitutional. It required an amendment — the 18th — to prohibit alcohol, and there has been no such amendment passed to ban other drugs.”