tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post3633411066946378705..comments2023-09-25T03:57:22.736-06:00Comments on The Decorum Forum: More Highway Patrol just funnin'Bob Newlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388226473052858297noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-75939663938266385672011-06-30T23:43:14.175-06:002011-06-30T23:43:14.175-06:00UTAH : Utah Web Design http://www.adaptivitypro.c...UTAH : <a href="http://www.adaptivitypro.com/utah-web-design/" rel="nofollow">Utah Web Design </a> http://www.adaptivitypro.com/utah-web-design/D Phanchaladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644673187095497433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-39411589809581590422010-02-08T21:36:46.161-07:002010-02-08T21:36:46.161-07:00I bet I can guess the name of the cop
ggimauiI bet I can guess the name of the cop<br />ggimauiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-29896310350727999022009-11-12T22:08:58.664-07:002009-11-12T22:08:58.664-07:00I posted the following comment (below) over at SDW...I posted the following comment (below) over at SDWC, but it was, as with most posts on this topic, deleted. For no good reason, of course. <br /><br />This is in response to PP's tattle-tale post over there. I will post it here for posterity. <br /><br />---<br />Medically, it is simply irrefutable that marijuana has palliative, therapeutic qualities. Even the American Medical Association agrees, as reflected in a recent policy shift:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/yas594r<br /><br />If you deny the medical value of marijuana, you are simply not living in the fact-based world. <br /><br />Politically, we seem to be nearing a tipping point. Sure, marijuana isn't a compltely benign substance -- but neither is alcohol, tobacco, red meat, sugar, or caffeine. And if we take an honest look at the relative social or individual harm of these substances, marijuana is close to the bottom -- and absolutely lower than alcohol. <br /><br />People are finally starting to learn this, thanks in large part to the successful implementation of medical marijuana programs in the 14 states that have approved it. States and municipalities are bringing in millions of dollars in tax revenue from sales at clinics and dispensaries; city blocks are being revitalized by legitimate medical marijuana businesses; all hell is not breaking loose with rampaging druggies. People are starting to get it. <br /><br />Where is the harm?<br /><br />Just consider a few of the people who have been identified as marijuana users in the past year: 1) Santonio Holmes, Super Bowl MVP, 2) Michael Phelps, 14-time Olympic gold medalist, and 3) Tim Lincecum, Cy Young award winner and probably the best pitcher in MLB. <br /><br />Obviously recretional marijuana use is not holding these guys back. Nor is it holding back millions of other people, of all colors, creeds, and professional backgrounds. There's no good reason that these people should be treated as criminals. They are not harming anyone. They are only barely harming themselves.Nealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-49422557633919794922009-11-12T19:49:14.196-07:002009-11-12T19:49:14.196-07:00Hey, Anon, are you on the right blog? Planet?Hey, Anon, are you on the right blog? Planet?Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-53050602888754210512009-11-12T15:49:52.313-07:002009-11-12T15:49:52.313-07:00OT: Here's how to start cutting a state budget...OT: Here's how to start cutting a state budget.<br /><br />The Iowa judicial branch takes a 9.3% haircut.<br />http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-judicialbranchcut,0,6098561.story<br /><br />This is NOT a "devastating" cut. Many, many of us had larger salary and benefit cuts this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-46413991942965200022009-11-12T12:03:21.491-07:002009-11-12T12:03:21.491-07:00The cops are just doing what they're told to d...The cops are just doing what they're told to do. That doesn't excuse their behavior, but it's the policy that's at fault. The people who can stop this--the politicians--won't.Bob Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388226473052858297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-20227630390810760772009-11-12T11:00:23.209-07:002009-11-12T11:00:23.209-07:00There's all kinds of fun people could have wit...There's all kinds of fun people could have with this if they were of a mind. Passive resistance can be a real adventure.Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-83559727884726285792009-11-12T10:53:33.144-07:002009-11-12T10:53:33.144-07:00Cops have to have probable cause to act like that....Cops have to have probable cause to act like that. It won't stop unless people get organized and complain about it. The officer should be specifically and individually called on his behavior. <br /><br />And if he won't take an interview, that should be published too. <br /><br />It won't do any good to blame it on Gordon Howie. He wasn't there. <br /><br />Put posters up of the cop all along the highway in rest stops and public places everywhere. If people take them down, put more up. <br /><br />Man, do us old hippies have to teach you guys everything? (wink)Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-54602763415611053232009-11-12T10:39:47.491-07:002009-11-12T10:39:47.491-07:00Sounds like the officer was perhaps driving reckle...Sounds like the officer was perhaps driving recklessly and putting your friend in danger. High school jocks who drive like that get pinched for it.Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-81340074513768480432009-11-12T10:37:46.973-07:002009-11-12T10:37:46.973-07:00Did she get the officer's name?Did she get the officer's name?Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.com