Simpson indicted for pot, what took so long?
You may remember back in September that Cincinnati Bengals WR Jerome Simpson ran afoul of the law when he had more than two lbs. of marijuana delivered to his home. Once investigators got a hold of the package, they searched his residence to find six more lbs of pot, along with smoking and scaling devices.
Yeah, he wasn’t just smoking it.
Well, today Simpson was indicted on a charge of trafficking more than eight ounces of marijuana, but under five pounds. It’s a Class D felony and he’s facing 1-5 years in prison if convicted.
Maybe Simpson will be more attractive to the Bengals to re-sign. He’ll come cheaper and he’s been indicted on a felony. These are two of the top things that the Bengals look for.
Worldwide, tens of millions of people, both users and non-users, have either been killed, maimed, incarcerated or had their lives seriously disrupted. Prohibitionists are overwhelmingly responsible for an immense increase in violent crime, organized crime, international terrorism and official corruption. Add to all that, an AIDS Pandemic and a serious undermining of international security and development.
Corporate greed and individual bigotry have accelerated us towards a situation where all the usual peaceful and democratic methods, which can usually be employed to reverse such acute damage, no longer function as envisaged by our Founding Fathers. Such a political impasse, coupled with our great economic tribulation, is precisely that which throughout history has often ignited extreme social upheaval and violent revolution.
There appears to be just one last avenue left to us – Jury Nullification. If we choose not to use this peaceful means for change then a violent solution may be forced upon us:
“To function as the founders intended, our republic requires that the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.”
– Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to William Stephens Smith, November 13, 1787
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.” – John F. Kennedy
Jury Nullification is a constitutional doctrine that allows juries to acquit defendants who are technically guilty, but, due to their actions involving consensual adults only, do not deserve punishment. All non-violent ‘drug offenders’ who are not selling to children, be they users, dealers, and even importers, clearly belong in this category.
If you sincerely believe that prohibition is both a dangerous and counter-productive policy, then you don’t have to help to apply it. When it comes to acquittals, you, the juror, have the very last word!
*It only takes one juror to prevent a guilty verdict.
* You are not lawfully required to disclose your voting intention before taking your seat on a jury.
* You are also not required to give a reason to the other jurors for your position when voting – just simply state you find the accused not guilty.
Create what you can no longer afford to wait for – PLEASE VOTE TO ACQUIT!
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