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analog · 05-30-2005, 10:00 PM

1. 9lbs of marijuana, even if tightly packed, would be quite a bulk. Likely 24" or 36" long x 12" wide x 6" deep, somewhere near there. Even in a suitcase, that's still a quite large and cumbersome thing. I don't buy that she didn't know it was there.

2. No one can mistake an extra 9lbs of weight, especially if it was a light pack to begin with. I find it VERY hard to believe she could say she "didn't notice" 9 extra pounds.

3. Marijuana has a VERY strong odor. It would have to be packed incredibly well not to be smelled from the outside of a suitcase or backpack, whatever.

4. Hiding it in plain view is the perfect scenario for moving something like that. People do it all the time. As said before, if you leave it out for anyone to discover, then you can claim you had no idea how it got there. If a person is randomly searched, the chance of hiding a bag like that is almost totally nill. Leaving it on top allows you to act all surprised as to how it got there.

I believe she did it. And no, my decision would not be different if it were my brother, etc.

Also: in many places, as it is here in my home state in the US, you get 15 years in prison for selling any quantity within 200 ft of a school or housing project- let alone trafficking 9 pounds across international borders. So how is 20 years so much more barbaric, other than maybe the conditions of the jail, which are a separate matter?

Side note: I'm 100% for the legalization of marijuana, so don't snap at me. I'm dealing in reality.

05-30-2005, 10:00 PM	#98 (permalink)
analog Banned	1. 9lbs of marijuana, even if tightly packed, would be quite a bulk. Likely 24" or 36" long x 12" wide x 6" deep, somewhere near there. Even in a suitcase, that's still a quite large and cumbersome thing. I don't buy that she didn't know it was there. 2. No one can mistake an extra 9lbs of weight, especially if it was a light pack to begin with. I find it VERY hard to believe she could say she "didn't notice" 9 extra pounds. 3. Marijuana has a VERY strong odor. It would have to be packed incredibly well not to be smelled from the outside of a suitcase or backpack, whatever. 4. Hiding it in plain view is the perfect scenario for moving something like that. People do it all the time. As said before, if you leave it out for anyone to discover, then you can claim you had no idea how it got there. If a person is randomly searched, the chance of hiding a bag like that is almost totally nill. Leaving it on top allows you to act all surprised as to how it got there. I believe she did it. And no, my decision would not be different if it were my brother, etc. Also: in many places, as it is here in my home state in the US, you get 15 years in prison for selling any quantity within 200 ft of a school or housing project- let alone trafficking 9 pounds across international borders. So how is 20 years so much more barbaric, other than maybe the conditions of the jail, which are a separate matter? Side note: I'm 100% for the legalization of marijuana, so don't snap at me. I'm dealing in reality.