74 year old woman arrested on 30 year old pot charge

[LitmusDragon]

link (warning, drug related site)

I have to say this is pretty terrible. Can't they just legalize it already?

The picture accompanying the article is beyond awesome:

edit:
Whoops, sorry for off-topic. I thought I was in Misc.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

The raccoon is what does it.

 

[Trekker4747]

And... she's being featuered or was featured in what media or TV related event.

 

[StarshipDefiant]

Thirty years, really? Wouldn't the time to charge and arrest have come and gone long ago? If not, this seems to scream "trying to make a quota!" to me. Sheesh.

 

[Trekker4747]

Yeah, you'd think the statute of limitations would've ran out on this. Although, the article does say it was a federal drug charge which may have no SoL on it.

 

[wildstar]

Yeah, you'd think the statue of limitations would've ran out on this. Although, the article does say it was a federal drug charge which may have no SoL on it.

What is this, a Seinfeld episode?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUIP_9fl1IM

 

[Admiral James Kirk]

What a crock of shit!

 

[Trekker4747]

Yeah, you'd think the statue of limitations would've ran out on this. Although, the article does say it was a federal drug charge which may have no SoL on it.

What is this, a Seinfeld episode?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUIP_9fl1IM

Yeah, I know the difference, I just made a bad mis-spelling.

 

[RoJoHen]

And... she's being featuered or was featured in what media or TV related event.

The news is media.

 

[John Picard]

**Yep. We need to make an example out of her. She's a detriment to the youth of America.




** Read this post in a voice dripping with sarcasm and massive eye-rolling

 

[Teelie]

The article itself does not identify just how much pot we're talking about. If she was selling a small amount, that's one thing, but if she had kilos of the stuff, that's another.

Regardless of whether you think pot should be legal (given that tobacco and alcohol are, I find it hard to argue against it), she still had a warrant out for her arrest.

The fact it was from 30 years ago makes it ludicrous though.

 

[Yoda]

The article itself does not identify just how much pot we're talking about. If she was selling a small amount, that's one thing, but if she had kilos of the stuff, that's another.

The amount probably should make a difference. Isn't Canada the sort of place that would extradite a drug dealer to us? Regardless, fleeing an arrest warrant and then trying to come back into our country is kind of a dumbass move, so I'm not going to cry too much for her.

 

[Teelie]

After 30 years, I can see where she thought it would be safe and assumed it had expired. Although I wonder what the circumstances were when she fled. Something must have occured for it to be active for 3 decades.

 

[Nerdius Maximus]

Thirty years, really? Wouldn't the time to charge and arrest have come and gone long ago? If not, this seems to scream "trying to make a quota!" to me. Sheesh.

Exactly. The statutes of limitations for rape and child molestation aren't even that long.

 

[Australis]

Ma Simpson? That you?

(someone was going to say it.)

 

[Gecko of Gorn]

Just legalise already.

 

[M'rk son of Mogh]

Just legalise already.

Or stop smoking it.
Watch how easy it is.

Not smoking it now.

Wow, that was easy.

 

[Gecko of Gorn]

^ Nah.

 

[Servo]

Just legalise already.

Or stop smoking it.
Watch how easy it is.

Not smoking it now.

Wow, that was easy.

Why should we?

 

[Kirby]

Well thank god she's behind bars. I can rest easy now.