CH> Not neccessarily; and especially not in states that do not
CH> require a label on medications.
RW>Ok and how does the officer know that the med is legal?
He checks it out in the manner that Mr. Griebel has described
to you.
RW>Really?  So the state is going to call each and every
  >pharmacy and/or doctor in the US to see if the medicine
  >I have is legal and has been prescribed to me?  Or are
  >they going to assume that it is illegal until I provide
  >them with evidence to the contrary?
In case you weren't aware of it Rich, the burden is always on the
state.  YOU don't have to prove anything.  Finding out what a substance
is constitutes an important element in preparing any criminal 
prosecution and establishing probable cause.
RW>judges.  If the person is convicted of the crime the
  >judge has no option but to give the sentence.  It
  >doesn't matter if he thinks its too harsh or whatever.
On that point I would agree with you; but you have to keep in mind that
discretion under those circumstances is part of a judge's job.  That
is not the function of a law enforcement officer; and some officers who
are in the habit of giving "breaks" sometimes have them fly back in 
their face.
RW>So you would have no problem with having NO option but
  >to follow orders?  Even if that meant arresting some
  >poor mom who had three kids in the car just because her
  >husband had forgot to take the handgun in its case out
  >of the car after getting home from a shooting
In this situation, I would not have a problem.  If I believe her
story.......and it's reasonable to assume that it's true.......
she really is only technically in violation of the law and probably
innocent by reason of no criminal intent (depending on the wording
of the statute.
RW>army and police force just enforcing the ZT on Jews in
  >the early 40's?  They had no option, either enforce the
  >rules/laws or be shot as a trader.  That, IMNSHO, is
Selective enforcement for the sake of being selective against a certain
group of people because of their race or religion is unconstitutional.
So much for that.
CHARLES HUNTER
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