tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post110424583929434524..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Structured Sentencing On Pot Might Help County JailsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1104394505723391302004-12-30T02:15:00.000-06:002004-12-30T02:15:00.000-06:00Such a change would be welcome to prospective juro...Such a change would be welcome to prospective jurors as well. Of the last four times I've been called for jury duty in Harris County, three were drug cases involving small quantities of marijuana. (The fourth was a murder case, but that's another story.) I was never selected, because I could not promise to consider the most extreme penalties for crimes whose primary victim was the user himself. (Aside: I have never used illegal drugs, and plan never to do so.) <br /><br />My best drug jury story: during voir dire, an elderly woman made the statement (and this is pretty much an exact quote), "I believe in the Bill of Rights... except for drugs." I rest my case.<br /><br />Steve Bates<br /><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fstephenbates.com%2Fydd%2F">The Yellow Doggerel Democrat</A>Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.com