-=> Quoting Rich Willbanks to Kent Anderson <=-
 RW> If the law says "a person WILL be arrested for
 RW> possession of ANY amount of a controlled substance".
 RW> If an officer finds a single marijuana seed in the
 RW> floor board of a car he HAS to arrest the driver.  If
 RW> he doesn't he can lose his job.
Rich,
If you would listen to what's being said to you instead of letting
a bad experience color all your thinking, you'd know that, in the case
of the LEO this is pure BS. If one marijuana seed being in the car is a
violation of the law, he will arrest the driver. If the statute
defines possession as x number of grams or ounces, he won't.
For example, I often have a single drink when we eat dinner out. Even
though my breath would undoubdtedly smell like alcohol if I were
stopped, the fact that we have zero tolerance for DUI doesn't bother
me a bit. I am certain I would pass the breath test and field sobriety
tests. Whether there were zero tolerance or not, I would hope the
stopping officer would make certain that someone he stopped was NOT
legally DUI.
Some of the laws that may be enforced scare me a lot more than the
people enforcing them. Prime example is confiscation of property
_before_ a finding of guilt. Even more scary are the alleged incidents
of confiscation without return of property _after_ a finding of
innocence. I certainly want even minor cases of dealing in drugs
prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But, when a court finds them
innocent, SFAIAC, we have to accept it, like it or not.
 RW>           Remember: freedom isn't free!
Responsibility has its costs as well.
Kent,
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