Still Shockable

By Shocked
Published/Last Modified on Monday, November 16, 2009 12:50 PM CST

Upon reading a blog under the article about the guy caught with 300 pounds of marijuana, someone

wrote "I bet he was only selling to make ends meet. I hope no one passes judgement against this

guy."

Am I missing something ? How many of us out there are just selling dope to make ends meet?

How did our parents make ends meet without selling dope? I personally have lived my entire life

without selling dope to make ends meet. I bet there are lots of people who make ends meet without

selling dope. And part of this is the not passing judgement. Have we gotten to a society where it's

ok to sell dope if "you're making ends meet?" Do judges take this into consideration or should they?

I thought I was shockproof but this one shocked me!!!

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no solution wrote on Nov 24, 2009 7:51 PM:

" To WOW : I am hoping you are being facetious, because if not, you're outright ignorant. I don't care WHO you are, if you're caught with 300 lbs of weed in the house , it's not just a case of " wrong place at the wrong time", my friend!!! Thanks to the DARE program at our schools, any elementary school kid knows that it is illegal. Hence, ignorance is not an excuse. Guilty by association! "

Tax the stuff wrote on Nov 17, 2009 6:46 PM:

" Pot is illegal because the government can't figure out how to tax a plant you can grow anywhere....yet it's illegal to grow it...but if it was legal to possess a pre-rolled pack which you could buy at an authorized retailer (who could charge taxes)...what's the difference between that and selling someone fiflth of Jack Daniels? In most people's hands...that fifth of Jack is more dangerous. It's the biggest cash crop in the U.S. and the government gets NO tax revenue...who's laughing? "

WOW wrote on Nov 17, 2009 6:32 PM:

" It is obvious none of you know who this person really is. Many on this list are very inconsiderate of others. You also find people guilty immediately without a trial. It must be easy to persecute from behind your computer. "

To Tom wrote on Nov 17, 2009 12:47 PM:

" You seem to know a lot about the wholesale price of pot. "

neworleanscajun wrote on Nov 17, 2009 11:56 AM:

" "No Solution" is exactly right. Drug dealers are slime and just as responsible (in a different way) as are terrorists in contributing to the downfall of America,

The abuse of drugs, including alcohol, is a life style that can only lead to personal disaster. Relying on chemicals to get through the day not only destroys the user, but also the families involved, the aftereffects of which last for generations. The answer isn't the legalization of something that is an artificial alternative to dealing with real life, even though it's "just a plant." "

To no solution wrote on Nov 17, 2009 7:54 AM:

" This has all happened before. There is a solution. Think harder. "

This needs to stop wrote on Nov 17, 2009 7:32 AM:

" They just need to re-legalize this stuff and get it over with.

Just who was stupid enough to think it was a good idea to make a plant illegal? "

no solution wrote on Nov 16, 2009 11:00 PM:

" To them, making ends meet means supporting their rockstar- lifestyle preferrably without breaking a sweat. Selling the stuff is easier than getting an education or going to work at the pipe yard or on a construction crew (since they didnt get said education). It starts with the parents who don't teach their kids right, then from generation to generation it seems to become more acceptable. Honest hard work vs. selling drugs on the street?? If we legalize the stuff, they'll just find something more potent to sell. Neverending cycle, won't change unless their own community steps up! "

Tom wrote on Nov 16, 2009 8:03 PM:

" I haven't seen anything saying he was "trying to make ends meet" However, with 300 pounds I have to assume he was not trying to sell it on a street corner but was a wholesaler. If he wholesales it at $50 an ounce then he has $240,000 worth of inventory. If he paid $40 an ounce for it he could realize a profit of $48,000.

I could make ends meet on that. "

Bari wrote on Nov 16, 2009 1:04 PM:

" I've NEVER used the stuff and don't have a need for it in any way, shape, or form. If there were more "customers" like me, there would be less demand. So here's a thought...... make this stupid herb, like tobacco, legal and watch the price drop like a rock. Anyone could have access to it making it cheap AND less profitable. Then perhaps the sellers could get off their lazy rumps and get a job. But I still would be in favor of testing for employment. Let them hang themselves; idiots. "

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