War On Drugs

Virginia prosecutor Tom McKenna and I never seem to agree on anything (except maybe guns) and my previous post in response to a police officer's complaint about the verdict in the Ryan Frederick case is no exception: A blogging police officer complains of a manslaughter conviction for a dope dealer who killed a police officer attempting to serve a search warrant at his … [Read more...] about Responding to Tom McKenna on the Frederick Verdict

Strangely, it appears sanity may prevail in the ridiculous investigation into Michael Phelps' alleged pot smoking by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott: COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said … [Read more...] about Sanity In the Phelps Fiasco?

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is apparently out to get champion swimmer Michael Phelps for smoking pot. After Phelps's admissions last week, Sheriff Lott arrested eight people as part of his "investigation" into the matter. Now word is coming out about some of the details of those arrests: "He's sitting there on Saturday, and 12 cops kick in the door with guns drawn, … [Read more...] about Handicapping the Phelps Fiasco

The War On Drugs, at least as the federal level, arguable started 100 years ago this week: On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the Opium Exclusion Act, barring the importation of opium for smoking as of April 1.  Thus began a hundred-year crusade that has unleashed unprecedented crime, violence and corruption around the world--a war with no victory in sight. Long … [Read more...] about 100 Years of FAIL

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has arrested eight people in connection with the Michael Phelps bong caper, according to a WIS News 10 story: Lott says the picture indicated a law was being broken in his jurisdiction. He said he couldn't ignore the violation just because Phelps is rich and famous. We've now learned that since investigators began trying to build a case, … [Read more...] about Arrests in the Phelps Bong Caper