23 September 2012

Fiona Apple's arrest: how much is 0.010 pound really?

Agents stopped the bus at a checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, Wednesday night and arrested the singer after a drug-sniffing dog detected controlled substances onboard, the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Investigators found 0.010 pounds of marijuana and 0.010 pounds of hashish, the statement said.
Sounds real bad, ain't it? Probably took a few burly border policemen to carry all that stash to the judge's chamber... I wonder why don't they use tons instead of pounds - to make an even greater impression... well, let's all relax with that, at least:

5 comments:

David All said...

Yep, she no doubt was a major drug runner! (Not!) Shoot, that small amount would barely enough to get one person high, let alone a whole bus. Another great triumph for the Badge Gang.
Here is another action by the Badge Gang that is not so funny: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57518400/houston-officer-kills-double-amputee-in-wheelchair/?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.1

Dick Stanley said...

This is why I want all drugs legalized. It's no business of the state, let alone the coppers. That cop shooting is pathetic, but not surprising. It was in Houston, after all.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Down with the War on Drugs, I say. As for the other story, thanks, the trigger-happy cops achieve another brilliant victory.

Shaun Downey said...

9 whole grammes of cannabis?hardly an ubercriminal

SnoopyTheGoon said...

4.5, and another 4.5 of that other stuff.