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   XPost: soc.rights.human, alt.politics.libertarian, alt.activism   
   From: bliss@sfo.com   
      
   On 12/25/2010 07:36 AM, Brother Nate wrote:   
   > Dan Clore wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >> "It's becoming an increasing problem. People just don't seem to care   
   >> about marijuana cases anymore," said Brian Towne, the LaSalle County   
   >> prosecuting attorney.   
   >   
   > The problem as I see it is that I care when an addictive behavior   
   > creates a clean-up bill.  But the fact of the matter is that   
   > lawmakers   
   > have to stretch the truth to claim that the clean-up from MJ use is   
   > somehow more serious than dozens of other behaviors, most of   
   > which aren't illegal.  People with a sweet tooth cause more health   
   > problems in the US than people who smoke pot, and people who   
   > talk on cell phones cause more automobile accidents.   
   >   
   > People can care without feeling like jail time is an appropriate   
   > punishment.  I kind of resent being told that I "don't care" - I   
   > just think there are smarter ways of reacting to the situation.   
   >   
   > This prosecutor strikes me as being like the 5 year old with a   
   > hammer - it isn't necessarily the case that he treats everything   
   > as a nail, but hammering things (criminal prosecutions) seems   
   > to be the only reactive response he can muster.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Brother Nate   
   > bronate@gmail.com   
   > Moral Compass   
      
   	Nice to see you post Nate after the problems   
   you had with your health when I started reading your   
   stuff a few years back.   
      
   	What about Pat Robinson's recent call   
   for legalization of cannabis?   
      
   	Well I hope your Christmas  is happy   
   and may your new year be happy, Healthy and   
   Prosperous.   
      
   	later   
   	bliss   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)