Seattle's new city attorney to dismiss cases of pot possession
source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010808085_marijuana16m.html
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City Attorney Pete Holmes, who beat incumbent Tom Carr in November, said he dismissed two marijuana-related cases in his first day on the job, and several others are about to be dismissed.
In addition, his new criminal division chief, Craig Sims, said he is reviewing about 50 more cases. Unless there are "out of the ordinary circumstances," Sims said, the office doesn't intend to file charges for marijuana possession.
"We're not going to prosecute marijuana-possession cases anymore," Holmes said Thursday during a public interview as part of Town Hall's Nightcap series. "I meant it when I said it" during the campaign.
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EvilDoer
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Thank you Mr. Pete Holmes.
- 2 years ago
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EvilDoer
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noxidereus
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This is very good news.
- 2 years ago
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noxidereus
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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Set them free end let them be!
- 2 years ago
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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davzap
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Great! What a good example he is setting.
- 2 years ago
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davzap
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artemis6
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Love that city . Bless 'em .
- 2 years ago
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artemis6
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ReverendDK
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Kudos to this D.A. for having his priorities straight. Seattle's been lax on the pot policy for a while now I thought. I was busted by a Seattle cop a few years ago rockin' the ganj under an overpass, he walked right up to me before I even noticed him and said "is this the best you can do?" referring to my poor choice of location for public pot smoking, and told me to scram. He didn't even take my shit! And he wasn't a dick about it at all, more like teasing. Later I asked a local shopkeep and he said it was the PDs lowest priority and that you only ever get cited or arrested by the few cops who take issue with the lax policy. So I guess now if you're caught by one of those types the city won't prosecute you anyway. The city should report from time to time how much money and time this is saving them so other places will start to listen up.
- 2 years ago
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ReverendDK
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trut
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Keeping a campaign promise, good for you Mr Holmes!! I wonder how long before he is caught masturbating talking to underage girls?
- 2 years ago
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trut
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Guyatthebusstation
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QueenGloria:
police departments will usually give a annual report highlighting goals and where they want to put their resources.
Do your kids smoke weed?
- 2 years ago
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Guyatthebusstation
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hunzedog
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this is the year
- 2 years ago
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hunzedog
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Nephwrack
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gogogo!
- 2 years ago
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Nephwrack
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DeliaTheArtist
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Progress! Maybe we really will see the legalization- or at least widespread decriminalization- of marijuana this year!
- 2 years ago
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DeliaTheArtist
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Guyatthebusstation
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The prosecutor is doing what the citizens of seattle have wanted for years. Ever since we past I-75 our city said we don't want to waste resources on drow. Although i think the new mayor, Mcginn, is an idiot, in his campaign he supported the legalization of weed state wide.
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=259538&nid=11
in addition, we have two bills in our leg and one voter initiative to legalize. We will see what come about in the next 91/2 months.
There is a reason its called the 'Emerald City"
- 2 years ago
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Guyatthebusstation
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treewolf39
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This is important news about not wasting time and resources.
- 2 years ago
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treewolf39
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atainder
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This seems like pretty important news, for the marijuana movement.
- 2 years ago
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atainder
