Comments on: Boston Herald laments police inability to collect pot fines or lock up tokers http://stash.norml.org/boston-herald-laments-police-inability-to-collect-pot-fines-or-lock-up-tokers The Growing Truth About Cannabis Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:09:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ian http://stash.norml.org/boston-herald-laments-police-inability-to-collect-pot-fines-or-lock-up-tokers/comment-page-1#comment-31997 ian Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:28:41 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=10454#comment-31997 I was talking to my dad about this when it was pased and he told me that they could write the fine but you dont have to pay for it, there is no law saying you have to pay it. I was talking to my dad about this when it was pased and he told me that they could write the fine but you dont have to pay for it, there is no law saying you have to pay it.

]]> By: fallibilist http://stash.norml.org/boston-herald-laments-police-inability-to-collect-pot-fines-or-lock-up-tokers/comment-page-1#comment-31966 fallibilist Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:44:55 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=10454#comment-31966 I live in Boston. Since the law passed, what's happened, as near as I can tell, is...nothing. That is: no increase in violent crime, no increase in theft, no increase car accidents, etc. <b>THAT'S</b> why <i>The Herald</i> is making stuff up. <i>The Herald</i> is a great newspaper for taking real news and making it sensational. And when there's no real news to sensationalize, they just tell really salacious lies. C'mon <i>Herald</i>, it's time to raise your ethical standards off the floor! I live in Boston. Since the law passed, what’s happened, as near as I can tell, is…nothing.

That is: no increase in violent crime, no increase in theft, no increase car accidents, etc.

THAT’S why The Herald is making stuff up. The Herald is a great newspaper for taking real news and making it sensational. And when there’s no real news to sensationalize, they just tell really salacious lies.

C’mon Herald, it’s time to raise your ethical standards off the floor!

]]> By: MRSUPERSTEREO http://stash.norml.org/boston-herald-laments-police-inability-to-collect-pot-fines-or-lock-up-tokers/comment-page-1#comment-31956 MRSUPERSTEREO Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:16:11 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=10454#comment-31956 because they're idiots. because they’re idiots.

]]> By: High East http://stash.norml.org/boston-herald-laments-police-inability-to-collect-pot-fines-or-lock-up-tokers/comment-page-1#comment-31948 High East Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:50:23 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=10454#comment-31948 There are some crazy law enforcement lobbies in Mass we are having to contend with. Some of our local representatives appear to be sponsoring bills that have obviously been written by those with law enforcement interests. I'm still looking every day for news on any of the July 14th mess regarding question 2. My local rep is completely in the pocket of the law enforcement lobby and is sponsoring some of the most insane law proposals I've seen in a while. Smola is calling for 2 years mandatory for any kid caught with marijuana in a school zone. I wrote and asked him why he thought jailing kids for 2 years was good for their future and his reply was just to ask me for my home address. You know that is coming from the lobby that wants to fill cages with humans for money. I don't think he runs opposed, either, so he has no reason to not just do whatever the police lobby tells him to. There are some crazy law enforcement lobbies in Mass we are having to contend with. Some of our local representatives appear to be sponsoring bills that have obviously been written by those with law enforcement interests. I’m still looking every day for news on any of the July 14th mess regarding question 2.

My local rep is completely in the pocket of the law enforcement lobby and is sponsoring some of the most insane law proposals I’ve seen in a while. Smola is calling for 2 years mandatory for any kid caught with marijuana in a school zone. I wrote and asked him why he thought jailing kids for 2 years was good for their future and his reply was just to ask me for my home address. You know that is coming from the lobby that wants to fill cages with humans for money.

I don’t think he runs opposed, either, so he has no reason to not just do whatever the police lobby tells him to.

]]> By: pbeal http://stash.norml.org/boston-herald-laments-police-inability-to-collect-pot-fines-or-lock-up-tokers/comment-page-1#comment-31935 pbeal Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:35:33 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=10454#comment-31935 "Meanwhile, in Braintree on Monday night, police spotted a suspected perv smoking pot in a car filled with coils of rope, a pair of handcuffs and bottles of NyQuil. But they had to let the man go, even though he was awaiting trial on child sexual assault charges." This is just made up, if the "suspected perv" who had already been arrested for child sexual assault charges and was awaiting trial had a car filled with coils of rope, a pair of handcuffs and bottles of NyQuil is enough for police to charge with conspiracy to commit child sexual assault. Why do these idiots think that other people are idiots too “Meanwhile, in Braintree on Monday night, police spotted a suspected perv smoking pot in a car filled with coils of rope, a pair of handcuffs and bottles of NyQuil. But they had to let the man go, even though he was awaiting trial on child sexual assault charges.”

This is just made up, if the “suspected perv” who had already been arrested for child sexual assault charges and was awaiting trial had a car filled with coils of rope, a pair of handcuffs and bottles of NyQuil is enough for police to charge with conspiracy to commit child sexual assault.

Why do these idiots think that other people are idiots too

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