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- allowners, on 02/15/2009, -1/+97We need more judges like him.
- KimmyGibbler, on 02/15/2009, -2/+84Good for him. I would much rather have a judge who smokes a little pot than one who goes home to a drink every night
- anubis2night, on 02/15/2009, -2/+55I don't really care if he smokes the stuff but it does get me that the police and court system wasted over three months of man power plus rehabilitation training and supervision and all he is out for is $158 for his bond. Then you have Michael Phelps and see the aftermath of his use, it starts to look like a 2nd set of rules for those in charge. If anything I would like to see these people held to a higher standard than commons folks.
- doublefelix, on 02/16/2009, -3/+52I bet he's slapped a few of his juvenile offenders with more than a $158 penalty for possession of pot.
- manbeef, on 02/16/2009, -0/+36"police said anonymous tips led to a three-month investigation"
***** this judge's nosy neighbours, and ***** the resulting 3 month-long pissing away of valuable police resources.
And all for what?
"the court ordered a $158 bond forfeiture"
"There was never an indication in any of Bowling’s work performance there was a problem"
So, the police spent 3 months pissing around to determine that a judge smokes pot, and for all of their trouble, he gets a fined about a day's pay.
He smoked pot in the private and it didn't affect his professional life, so what's the big deal? - ninjatech123, on 02/16/2009, -1/+30Just decriminalize it already!!! Save us all the wasted time reading articles like this!!
- chipotlehero, on 02/16/2009, -0/+22The worst part is that it was a warrant for narcotics (which marijuana is not) and for some reason the police eventually ended up with probable cause somehow after some anon tips.
Seems like pretty sketchy police work to me. - robodrew, on 02/16/2009, -1/+22Lets make this clear: RICH white people.
Black, white, red, brown... the only color that really matters is green. - xireddawnix, on 02/16/2009, -0/+19"There was never an indication in any of Bowling’s work performance there was a problem, Gano said."
That's all that needs to be said, really. - Tulle, on 02/16/2009, -0/+13***** that. Punishment couldn't "fit the crime" if it wasn't a crime to begin with.
- jarcaf, on 02/16/2009, -0/+11They probably suspected him because he was failing to ruin the lives of normal teenagers.
- JoeHammer, on 02/16/2009, -1/+12Anyone else feel like the war on "weed" is just like a bunch of high school dramatic ***** that as soon as you get a tad bit of maturity on you, you realize how stupid it was?
It will never be legal because it serves a bigger monetary purpose NOT to be legal. - jmcneilly, on 02/16/2009, -0/+10Seems like some cops lost cases in this judge's court...
- cowboy86, on 02/16/2009, -0/+9You should really sit in on a police ethics class sometime. I have done such at various colleges and university's for a current court case I'm involved in. Proving that officers are taught unethical behavior. Teachers telling them to break laws to uphold them. From illegal pat downs, to getting a warrant after a search. It's pathetic. I really can't understand how they get away with such things.
- xireddawnix, on 02/16/2009, -0/+9They shouldn't/couldn't have busted you on that alone. I know tons of people that roll their own cigs. Espcially since rolling papers are sold openly practically everywhere. Not to accuse you or anything, but there had to be something else.
- peestandingup, on 02/16/2009, -0/+8Wow, all that for a ***** misdemeanor charge that probably involved a fine of some sort.
Seriously, dont these cops have better things they should be doing?? - DAILYCROW, on 02/16/2009, -1/+9Civil Disobedience is an obligation. Yeah… but, I understand that's not the twist of this case.
Civil disobedience is one of the many ways people have rebelled against unfair laws.
One idea is to gather a few hundred people and light up joints. Let the police write citations because there is up $99.00 fine last i heard for decriminalized pot possession. Everyone plead not guilty and request a public defender. It will cost the county more money to process the cases than they can collect in fines. Do it every weekend until you break the county coffers, they go broke prosecuting a crummy infraction on such a grand scale. Let the gatherings get bigger and bigger through the legalization activist movement. There will be enough people to change the laws if it's organized on a large scale. - tmyprod, on 02/16/2009, -0/+8I wonder what kind of bong a Judge has.
- aceto, on 02/16/2009, -0/+8Whoever authorized a three month sting, to pick up a judge on misdemeanor charges, should be charged with something for wasting the tax payers money!!!
- jsffive, on 02/16/2009, -0/+7It's *****.
I was a 4.0 sailor back in 1994... BEFORE I failed a piss test. Then, I was knocked down to 1.2, and kicked out. I bet they wish they'd kept me now.
Ten years later, I got a small possession charge, a bowl of weed in the ashtray, and now, I can't pass a background check, so I can't get a decent job.
What's the difference between me and that judge?
One day, when robots are running things, it's my hope that people like that won't get special treatment. The system won't change until the elites are made to suffer under the same oppressive laws that the rest of us do. - r0g3r, on 02/16/2009, -0/+7It's his job to enforce the law, even if he doesn't personally agree with it. Perhaps if he did sentence anyone he was as lenient as possible. He at least deserves the benefit of the doubt.
- KimmyGibbler, on 02/16/2009, -5/+12Phelps didn't even get arrested, but I agree that there is a double standard. Blacks and Latinos get sent to jail, white people get a slap on the wrist. ***** *****, I say
- diskit, on 02/16/2009, -1/+8blah blah blah, legalize it.
Instant Digg. - RepublicofJosh, on 02/16/2009, -1/+7A lot of people that enforce the law don't obey the law.
Why can cops speed if I can't? I know that's not the same, but your generalizing. And generalizing is bad. - jarcaf, on 02/16/2009, -0/+6You mean the debate kids and class presidents taking their revenge on the stoners who had more fun in high school? Yes. That's exactly what the war on drugs is.
- URnotheonly1, on 02/16/2009, -0/+6They raided his house for personal weed and rolling papers? what kind of ***** nazi state is that place?
- augmental, on 02/16/2009, -0/+6Wow...are you a cat that just happened to walk across the keyboard?
- AlienMushroom, on 02/16/2009, -1/+6All men are created equal, but some men are more equal than the others.
- wafflesomd, on 02/16/2009, -1/+6It is decriminalized in Ohio. Up to 100g is a simple $100 fine with no record.
Paraphernalia charges are still stupid as ever. Considering I have to go to court this week on a paraphernalia charge, I would know. - KimmyGibbler, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5It makes sense, but also goes against every principle that this country (and judicial system) was founded on
- linagee, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5"I sentence myself to a slap on the wrist. Case closed."
- reeds1999, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5"Rehabilitation" For smoking pot? How far out of touch the system is!
- dudestuff, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5Actually, marijuana could potentially be more lucrative for the government if it were legalized and then subsequently taxed at a high rate. It is possible that this wouldn't even raise the price of weed; It would become a part of the formal sector as opposed to being in the underground economy. Therefore, the costs dealers incur by evading the law would be nullified, which would bring the price of weed down. This could feasibly compensate for the sales tax levied on marijuana, and then some. I'm not necessarily in favor of legalization, I just think it could yield some financial benefits.
- diskit, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5I don't think anyone's got a gun pointed at your head forcing you to read them
- bigfatphony19, on 02/16/2009, -1/+6If he lets them go, yes.
- inactive, on 02/16/2009, -1/+6Can he be fair and partial under the influence of caffeine? Who is to say he smokes it and goes to work? He had a small amount that he probably smoked to relax at night.
- charlie6969, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5Oh for God's sake; legalize the ***** already!
- peestandingup, on 02/16/2009, -1/+6Yeah, I saw him at Applebees having a beer once, so he's automatically a drunk.
Kill yourself. - ninjatech123, on 02/16/2009, -0/+5Well, I dono abou.. Wait.. I go home and drink every night!
- Auscifer, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Yeah I also say good for him. If I'm not mistaken, Ohio is one of the most lax states in Marijuana laws. (Excluding the paraphernalia charges)
- killthefluxx, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4i see alot of people defending him, as do i for the same reasons, what he does as an adult in the privacy of his own home is his business, and i believe marijuana should be legal, but ***** this guy hes a hypocrite, he sentences people for a substance he uses himself...
- jshhmr, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4I wonder if the judge named his bong? Probably something like Resinator 2: Judgement Bong
- xprojects, on 02/16/2009, -2/+6Maybe, but then I'm sure every pot case that came to his desk didn't have the exact same outcome in every case. Punishment fits the crime, or so I hope. Maybe the guy who's buying weed using his welfare check while his kids go slightly more neglected than usual deserves more than a slap on the wrist in comparison to the high school's upcoming valedictorian who got caught with weed at a party?
- wafflesomd, on 02/16/2009, -1/+5Interesting.
I just so happen to have a court date of this Tuesday in Ohio. Paraphernalia charges on rolling papers. Wish me luck. - uberduger, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Anyone have any further info on this? I don't know how open the court system is nowadays about which judges have sentenced which people. I'd love to know what sort of sentences this guy doles out...
- uberduger, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4I'm all in favour. Better quality controls leads to better weed, and you get the warm glow of knowing that some of your money is going towards funding stuff like public schools instead of lining a drug-dealer's pockets. Win-win.
- Borg7609, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Nice to see the judge's life not ruined after this instance, unlike the common citizens' life would be. Gets to keep his job and will probably never need to worry about this mess again. That's just not right.
- DAILYCROW, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4A former family court judge in Vermont has been suspended from law practice for three months as a result of a pot bust at her home.
Officials found more than two pounds of marijuana at the Windsor home of part-time Judge Martha Davis last year, the Rutland Herald reports. The Vermont Professional Responsibility Board ordered the suspension and an additional one year of probation.
Davis said she smoked marijuana to relieve the pain of migraine headaches and another painful physical condition, according to the Rutland Herald story. Game wardens found the pot after Davis called them to her home to investigate the smell of a dead deer.
Davis was removed from her judicial position after news of the arrest became public. Charges were dismissed after her successful participation in a court diversion program, the story says. - robodrew, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Called police over about a smell issue when she has 2 POUNDS of pot at her place? That's the smartest judge ever.
- xprojects, on 02/16/2009, -0/+4Work hard, contribute to society, bend the rules? Our president is black and he got away with it...
Time off for good behavior... it makes sense that a judge or olympic athlete would get off before someone with a prior record and no job. -
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