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Re: Glad wrote on Feb 29, 2008 6:43 AM:

" Do you have a screw loose? Oh wait nevermind. The police did what they were supposed to do, act on a complaint, arrest those doing wrong and yes, protecting the public. The flooding is a whole other story not this one. Pot is a physically and mentally addicting drug. Read the facts that are out there. Marijuana is one drug that your body comes accustomed to and it takes more and more to satisfy your needs. If they had scales does anyone think they had the intent to sell? Maybe if they sold it to your kids you would think differently. "

Louis Dembitz Brandeis wrote on Feb 20, 2008 2:40 PM:

" Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. "

Louis Dembitz Brandeis wrote on Feb 20, 2008 2:12 PM:

poor fools wrote on Feb 20, 2008 1:43 PM:

" Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves. - DH Lawrence "

Woodrow Wilson wrote on Feb 20, 2008 1:30 PM:

" Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. "

Glad wrote on Feb 20, 2008 1:18 PM:

" This story makes me relieved the Federal government did not give Pontiac any money. They obviously have time and money to waste on arresting people for their menacing plants while their town continues to rot around them. People who believe prohibition works probably still believe in segregation and the ‘red scare.’ They would trade freedom for the illusion of security in a second. Traitors always commit their sins with the best intentions. This is no different than cops raiding speak-easy’s in the 20’s. It’s a waste of time and it’s counter-productive. "

McGruff wrote on Feb 20, 2008 12:59 PM:

" lied to me!!! "

Another to keep up wrote on Feb 20, 2008 12:34 PM:

" Drug scheduling labels cocaine and meth as schedule 2 drugs. Cannabis is classified as a schedule 1 drug. How can you deny the fact that the public has been lied to about the affects of cannabis for the past 30 years. The only people who get paid in the war on the drugs are the feds and dope dealers. With the only victims being US citizens. "

to keep up wrote on Feb 20, 2008 9:33 AM:

" saying how bad pot is....probably have never been exposed to it except through headlines.....I'm sorry but smoking pot is not physically addicting and any medical research done will verify that...however cigarettes (which are legal) and alcohal (which is legal) are physically addictive...new research shows there are no ties between smoking pot and lung cancer unlike cigarettes...also if Marijuana was so horrible would doctors really be prescribing it to patients with illnesses for treatment of pain and nausea??? so maybe before blogging ignorant comments and acting holier then thou YOU should do some research...because you obviously don't know AS much as you think "

To Get Real wrote on Feb 20, 2008 8:44 AM:

" Need a ticket to move? "

jipsi, to "So What" wrote on Feb 19, 2008 11:22 PM:

" Well, for one thing, "intent to deliver" is a FELONY, if I'm not mistaken. The decision to publish reports/stories on drug busts is two-fold: one, it's a crime, plain and simple, and if there's room, it is material for printing in the News, and TWO, making the names of those involved PUBLIC (already the case, BEFORE the newspaper gets the feed) serves as a further "deterrent", albeit a weak one. If someone determines NOT to sell weed because they can't risk being caught and having their name publicly associated with such (risk of losing their day job, wife and kids, respect of family and friends, etc.), then that's ONE person THAT NEWS has "saved". And that's always a good thing. ... "So What", indeed... "

Legalize It! wrote on Feb 19, 2008 11:07 PM:

" You people scare me. Comparing pot to crack and meth. Smoke a joint and learn some real higher knowledge. Ingesting THC whether it be eating, vaporizing, or smoking (Smoking is not healthy). It will always be safer then drinking alcohol in excess. Do the research, and remember "Just Say Know". "

sshhhh wrote on Feb 19, 2008 10:24 PM:

" sshhhh stop making all that noise im trying to sleep! "

to: Jason wrote on Feb 19, 2008 9:53 PM:

" Wow, did you just compare burning witches to charging drug addicts? Drugs ruin people's lives. They lead to crime (to get the money for you next fix, and due to impared judgement). Next you'll compare the suffering of the Jews in Nazi Germany to the suffering of people who aren't allowed to play their stereo as loud as they want to at 3am. "

Stock wrote on Feb 19, 2008 9:12 PM:

" Last time I checked tobacco (normal tobacco) is not mind altering, ie. legal. I don't know to many people, alive, that smoke 3-4 packs a day, but I've heard of people smoking 3-4 joints/blunts in a day. My point being, A joint is much more toxic than A cigarette. And it is illegal to drive drunk, or under the influence. If you make mari. legal, for taxing purposes, why stop there, add cocaine, and meth, too. Let's see how these people will drive. "

Vance wrote on Feb 19, 2008 8:26 PM:

" To well that's what you get, you are a dumb individual. what does one race have to do with this matter. Regardless of one race, if you are doing an illegal act, you should be arrested. "

your dudeness wrote on Feb 19, 2008 8:14 PM:

" Knock, knock, knock!!!! Dave’s not here, man. "

Jason wrote on Feb 19, 2008 7:54 PM:

" Four hundred years ago we were burning and imprisoning innocent people for ridiculous reasons while the self righteous, close minded, brainwashed sheep thumped their chests and boasted, "thats what you get for practicing witchcraft." They followed their programmed beliefs, no matter how ridiculous or illogical. Today the world is ashamed of those self righteous morons. One day, the world will be ashamed of all of you self absorbed, holier than thou sheep. You are no different than the witch hunters. You boast while authorities haul people away for smoking a plant that has never killed anyone, made illegal by a government who legalizes many drugs that DO kill. Shame on you. "

Ann onomous wrote on Feb 19, 2008 7:43 PM:

" To excuse me. They do not need a search warrant if they are let in to the residence,duh! "

GOOD JOB! Keep wrote on Feb 19, 2008 7:23 PM:

" arresting these people. For those on here who think pot is not addictive, you are WRONG. For those who think it is safe to smoke, you are WRONG! POT should NEVER be legalized - it IS a mind-altering substance just as crack, meth or any other drug is. If it is NOT for medicinal purposes and if it is not PRESCRIBED, it should remain illegal. Pot is not a carcinogen? WRONG again. I do not want to meet anyone driving a car down the road who is high on pot just as I do not want to meet anyone driving down the road who is blasted drunk and neither do others. "

To: to wrote on Feb 19, 2008 6:36 PM:

" The ignorance that is written in these blogs is unbelievable!!! I don’t know how many of you can face yourself in the mirror, or your family and friends. Let’s hope you are not raising your children with the same low values you are showing in this blog. So what you don’t care what may be happening in Pontiac, then don’t post in the blog!!! Do you teach your children not to care about what is going on in their environment?? Frankly my dear you are the one who probably lives the boring life so you come to places like this where you can hide your true identity in your post! "

it should be illegal wrote on Feb 19, 2008 6:26 PM:

" only because it makes me eat way too much junk food!!! "

Farmer Ted to:Wacky weed~ wrote on Feb 19, 2008 6:21 PM:

" Yeah, but that paranoia goes away, once they stop trying to get you. It's not paranoia, when they really ARE trying to get you. I'd much rather have stoners driving than drunks, but ultimately, it's best not to drive if you're on ANYTHING. I've never been threatened by a stoner(without good reason), but no one can say that about drinkers. "

Well that's what you get wrote on Feb 19, 2008 6:17 PM:

" For playing loud, probably stupid music in a town like Pontiac while you're smoking pot. Good lord. And Not to mention that is not the best of neighborhoods in that town. If the people who were arrested are black, they'll probably complain that the police are racists, when if they wouldn't have been loud, they would have not been busted. Morons. "

smoking wrote on Feb 19, 2008 6:14 PM:

" at home yet, better there than on the highways "

Get Real wrote on Feb 19, 2008 6:09 PM:

" It's funny how in European countries where it's legal to posses and smoke they don't have all the high crime problems we have here in the US. "

sick of it all wrote on Feb 19, 2008 5:41 PM:

" I'm really tired of people from B/N putting down the residents of our town
even though they have a higher crime rate. For your information Pontiac does have it's own newspaper and it's bigger than 2 pages. There are other stories in the Pantagraph from other towns such as Lincoln, I don't hear you complaining about Lincoln. "

Wacky weed~ wrote on Feb 19, 2008 5:40 PM:

" Is dangerous. Back in my day, it only took me one time to learn not to drive being fried. Just about the scariest time in my life, I was paranoid, freaky... Thank GOD I made it home safe, and laughed and ate twinkies all nite ;) "

to: sb wrote on Feb 19, 2008 5:31 PM:

" I agree. I know the pantagraph prints a city issue and more type rural issue. There is a reason the pantagraph has lost subscriptions, its stories like these! I don't care what happens in Pontiac! Frankly is bores me. Have them get their own TWO page paper! "

56 1/2 wrote on Feb 19, 2008 5:24 PM:

" I have to agree with 420 on this one! "

middle of the road dude wrote on Feb 19, 2008 5:13 PM:

" Bans still do not work. Now lets take the billions spent on the war against weed. add it to the millions or billions in lost tax revenue. and pay some of this countrys bills. then there is cost to society in the form of ilicit trade. everything that has been banned just increases oganized crime profits. is that what we need? "

To: Stock wrote on Feb 19, 2008 4:46 PM:

" Soooo, using that brilliant logic that means that smoking a pack of cigarettes should be illegal? Oh, and alcohol should also be illegal because you might drink it and drive? Someone needs to explain why these things you say it's comparable to are legal, but pot isn't. Problem is, nobody seems to be able to. It makes absolutely no sense, no matter how some genius thinks they can make all this clear. "

To: 420 wrote on Feb 19, 2008 4:15 PM:

" What are you doing thats SO stressful you need drugs to settle down??? "

sb wrote on Feb 19, 2008 4:07 PM:

" Pontiac in news alot foir sure. i think the paper should move there. Better yet i wish they would print local bloomington / normal news. Sorry i do not live in pontiac. do not care about there news. "

Just don't do it. wrote on Feb 19, 2008 4:03 PM:

" Smoking marajuana is sinful. You are defiling the temple of God. Smoking it turns you into a liberal democrat. Smoking weed will turn you gay. It even makes the JudyDome more expensive. Don't smoke pot. "

Stock wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:57 PM:

" Smoking one joint is = to smoking one (1) pack of cigarettes as told to me by a Dr. at UI@ Chicago. Now, is it really harmless?? People complain about healthcare cost now, what would it be in 10-30 years from now when you dope smokers all get lung cancer??? We know the effect of it, should you drive and smoke at the same time??? I think not. I'll pay higher taxes in liue of the profit from making dope legal/taxable. "

excuse me, but: wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:57 PM:

" weren't the cops suppposed to get a search warrent first? Or is this just another right that the big Bush destroyed? "

Relax... wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:56 PM:

" Like, dudes, you should just chill out man. Way out. Like far out, man. Woah. This is totally awesome. Brownies, anyone? "

sounds wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:45 PM:

" Sound like lil old pontiac got a new pantagraph writer. Looks like he is trying to pick up and report on every little story. I hope he knows regardless the amount arrested that amount is only a misdemeanor. Probably get thrown out in suppression hearing. "

To: 420 wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:35 PM:

" You think it is a medicine. Try holding a job where drug testing is required by federal law and you will soon find out that it is not a medicine but a controlled substance. Federal law does not recognize pot as medicinal and you will be fired for failing a drug test. These idiots were in possession of a lot more than just recreational pot they were measuring and distributing also. Good by to some more trash. As for the police this was just dumb luck that these kids were also idiots and playing music loud otherwise they would have never been caught. "

ptowncitizen wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:12 PM:

" Drugs are found everywhere, maybe you should read the national papers and not just the local if you think that Pontiac is such a bad area. Yes, it is a prison town, but it does not necessarily take on that stigma.... "

420 wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:05 PM:

" Pot is a drug? Marijuana is my medicine. Believe it or not smoking pot is therapeutic and helps some people feel less stress allot more safely than many prescriptions do and for a fraction of the cost. The war on pot is ignorant. What criminals they were chillin at HOME listening to music puffi. But then again we have people who go off the deep end when they quit taking legal prescription drugs(NIU) and you all have to ask why people do what they do? This highlights how stupid the war on pot is when it should be war on scripts, the real dangerous drugs...... "

Pants wrote on Feb 19, 2008 3:04 PM:

" You people are ignorant. While I don't think smoking weed is that big a deal, with the amount they had in addition to multiple scales, they will be busted for intent to sell and that's whythey got locked up. "

I was wrong wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:48 PM:

" I thought smoking cig's was the big crime now?? "

Huh? wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:47 PM:

" Who are they hurting again? Are these kids really deserving of being locked up for smoking a harmless plant? Would you rather they be drinking? Drinking impaires judgement, does marijuana?. Please Discuss. "

Cheech wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:32 PM:

" Now where do I go??? "

concerned wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:29 PM:

" I love it how people just start bashing right away. Drugs are everywhere. Open your eyes, its in your town also. How about just sending some prayers our way and towards Watseka. They still have quite a few people not in there homes. "

Imagine that wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:29 PM:

" Pontiac sure has had it's share of problems lately. "

to The Lesson wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:24 PM:

" So true, my blogging friend but as we all know...idiots adverstise. "

The lesson wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:17 PM:

" Let this be a lesson to you! Turn down the stereo if you want to smoke pot, and you won't get caught! "

Concerned Republican wrote on Feb 19, 2008 2:14 PM:

" Better lock'em all up and throw away the key!!!! We don't have room for these dangerous criminals in our Christian society. "

B-N resident wrote on Feb 19, 2008 1:53 PM:

" I agree with "Flood of Truth." I always liked Pontiac. Drugs are PERVASIVE in our crumbling society. Regardless of where we live we probably all have friends who are buying drugs from VIOLENT CRIMINALS. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that drugs account for a substantial pct. of B-N's unofficial GDP. "

wow wrote on Feb 19, 2008 1:52 PM:

" pontiac always has been and always will be prison town it seems like. its amazing how nice of a town it looks like until you hear of these incidents of this and the students w/ guns at school "

about tim wrote on Feb 19, 2008 1:44 PM:

" about time the police are doing something to clean up this town!!!!!!!!! Now that people have been discovered the rest will start running back to chi town. "

Weed-boy wrote on Feb 19, 2008 1:40 PM:

" They should just legalize it and save all the court cost and bring in tax revinue. Now where did I put those doritos??? "

So what?? wrote on Feb 19, 2008 1:23 PM:

" OH NO THEY WERE SMOKING POT!!!! Who cares, people? Seroiusly? Were they hurting anyone? "

Flood Of Truth wrote on Feb 19, 2008 1:05 PM:

" Pontiac sure is in the headlines these days. Floods , stabbings, drug busts..But Pontiac is a great city..Im sure the bashing will begin soon..Hold your head high P-Town! "

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