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The state of Utah had what it thought was a brilliant idea to eradicate marijuana farming on public land: Ask citizen snitches to report any pot patches they run across.
The state made it easy with a website with helpful links to assist its deputized citizenry in identifying marijuana and signs of grow operations, reports Greg Campbell at dscriber.
"Did you know marijuana is being illegally grown in Utah?" the site, with a keen grasp of the obvious, ominously warns. "Have you ever been hiking or camping and seen what looks like an illegal marijuana growing operation? We have created this website to make it easier for people to report this illegal activity, so we can crack down and keep these illegal drugs out of our state and off our streets."
Yeah, it seemed like a great idea. That is, until NORML posted a story about Utah's misguided efforts. Within 24 hours, pot-friendly visitors flooded the site with fake tips.
The NORML article noted that while nobody supports the misuse of public lands for growing marijuana, there is a better way to deal with it -- removing the penalties for cultivation on private land, instead of turning hikers and campers into snitches.The state of Utah had what it thought was a brilliant idea to eradicate marijuana... more
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Seven Signs of Terrorism.
A new video released by the city of Kansas City Missouri and the Dept. of Homeland Security.
Besides the fact that the quality is subpar along the lines of a bad corporate training video, This just reeks of McCarthyism.
This seems to be right in line with the new initiative in the U.K. that has citizens spying on other citizens by digging through each others garbage bins.
Please watch video and discuss-Seven Signs of Terrorism.
A new video released by the city of Kansas City Missouri... more
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NEW YORK – A judge allowed disgraced investor Bernard Madoff to remain free on bail Monday, rejecting an attempt by prosecutors to send him to jail for mailing more than $1 million in jewelry to family and friends over the holidays.
The decision means Madoff will avoid having to leave the comfort of his $7 million penthouse and await trial in a cramped jail cell with nothing but bunkbeds, a sink and toilet. Madoff will remain under house arrest and under the constant watch of security guards.
The ruling further outraged investors who have been clamoring for Madoff to be sent to jail for allegedly carrying out the largest financial fraud in history. They find it shocking that Madoff is free on bail, despite distributing assets that could be used to help repay investors who lost billions.
Stephen A. Weiss, a lawyer for several dozen Madoff investors, said there "are people on the street who are very unhappy" with the ruling.
"There is a thirst for blood that transcends just those who have been victimized. There is a feeling ... that folks like Bernard Madoff get a different brand of justice than the guy in the street," Weiss said.
The judge acknowledged the huge public interest in the case, but said that sound legal considerations must take priority. He said that prosecutors failed to make a good enough argument that keeping Madoff free on bail represents an economic harm to the community.
"The issue at this stage of the criminal proceedings is not whether Madoff has been charged in perhaps the largest Ponzi scheme ever, not whether Madoff's alleged actions should result in his widespread disapprobation by the public, nor even what is appropriate punishment after conviction," Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis wrote.
"The government fails to provide sufficient evidence that .................................NEW YORK – A judge allowed disgraced investor Bernard Madoff to remain free on... more
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Officially, Illinois lawmakers will gather soon to consider a special election to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate — but it was already clear Sunday that ousting disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich was at the top of many to-do lists.
"On a scale of one to 10, impeachment is 25 and everything else is a two," said Rep. Jack Franks, a fellow Democrat from Woodstock.
A legislative session beginning Monday will be the first since Blagojevich was arrested last week on charges that he tried to profit from his power to choose Obama's replacement and shook down businesses seeking state deals.
Republicans said Sunday that they plan to put intense public pressure on Democrats to move against Blagojevich. A spokesman for Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said he will discuss the idea with Republican leaders on Monday.
Meanwhile, Blagojevich was expected to firm up his legal representation after meeting over the weekend with Chicago attorney Ed Genson, who has defended media mogul Conrad Black and R&B singer R. Kelly. On Sunday, Blagojevich's wife, Patti, went into Genson's building.
Genson, a bulldog who generally takes his cases to trial, has said he and the governor would make a "mutual decision" on Monday. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero said the governor "has no plans on resigning Monday."
Chicago deserves all of this negative attention in my opinion. Corruption has been the city's trade mark for over one hundred years. Why is everybody so surprised? Chicago has had plenty of time to clean itself up. So...they must be happy with corrupt politicians. They keep electing them. And ....this guys Reputation precedes him. So , to now act as if "we got to get this guy outta here" is just a silly attempt. to either divert the countries attention away from their corrupt state. Or an attempt to shut him up before he makes a deal. A deal exposing WHO KNOWS !!! His life isn't worth a wooden nickle right now. He had better get some DAMN good protection from the FEDS. and some good Life Insurance. Because you know he isn't going down alone, Jesse Jackson JR. reputation is all ready ruined, and the more he talks the more he looks dirty. The question is where are all the skeletons buried, because the scandal is too big to handle in house anymore. And this guy isn't going down alone.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Officially, Illinois lawmakers will gather soon to consider... more
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The “Genius” cameraman behind the stop snitching DVD gets 30 years in Jail (without the possibility for parole).The “Genius” cameraman behind the stop snitching DVD gets 30 years in Jail... more
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Stop Snitching is a never before seen look at the controversial STOP SNITCHING movement and it's impact on hip-hop and urban communities throughout the U.S. It includes interviews with Fat Joe, The Game and Jadakiss.Stop Snitching is a never before seen look at the controversial STOP SNITCHING... more
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