Woh, cool doj link. You guys find the best stuff on the 'net. I'm going to go read through it, I found one uroligists testimony, don't know if it's the right one.
Yeah, pot is a narcotic. If it's not my favorite one it's in the top two
narcotic
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noun 1 an addictive drug, especially an illegal one, affecting mood or behaviour. 2
Medicine a drug which induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility and relieves pain.
in the medical sense, of course.
Yeah, they were probably profiling him but not in a racial way. They saw a van that started fleeing. If I were a cop I would instantly profile the driver of that van as a "bad guy".
Don't get me wrong, the War on Drugs is a hoax and a horrible waste of resources. Imagine how many more violent predators we could lock away if we would only let out the potheads. Violence associated with weed seems to be only because of it's association with a criminal element.
"Pot never made me take my pants off at the bar!"
OK, off to read those transcripts some more, thanks for linking them.
edit: haha, the prosecution has a sense of humor!
7 Q. Okay. Let's talk a little bit about continence. What's --
8 I think everybody here knows what an erection is. What is
9 continence?
Volume 9, pg 200:
13 Q. And that line is not straight behind him. That line goes
14 off in this direction, to the left, correct?
15 A. Unless the person was turned, as you mentioned.
16 Q. Exactly.
17 A. Or if the person was running, you know, that would -- like
18 you mentioned -- his limb being in a different position, that
19 could change the -- where the bullet would have had to come
20 from.
21 Q. Right. So what you really just mean is that the shooter is
22 facing the rear of the person at some angle?
23 A. That's correct.
24 Q. And you can't tell what that angle is?
25 A. I can't tell.
David A. Perez, CSR, RPR
Warme - Recross by Mr. Peters 201
1 Q. And this is consistent with a person turning around and
2 pointing back at the shooter?
3 A. I said that's possible.
4 Q. You can't rule it out?
5 A. I cannot rule it out.
This is what all of the fuss is about. Based on this testimony the person had turned around while running when he got shot or the shooter was off to his left which no one is testifying to.