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| atbell |
Just watching a documentary on Mark Emery, a Canadian who is getting extridited to the US on drug charges.
He's been selling pot seeds on line for years to people all over the US in a very public way.
His defense is that the DEA memos make it sound like the arrest is politically motivated, they make specific note of the fact that he supports political "legalization" movements in the US. Canadian law does not allow extradition of people who might be charged with politically motivated crimes.
Yet he still broke the laws of the US and admits to it.
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| Krypton |
| Has Mr. Emery violated anyone's life, liberty, or property rights? No? Then he hasn't committed a crime dammit... |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Has Mr. Emery violated anyone's life, liberty, or property rights? No? Then he hasn't committed a crime dammit... |
I'd agree with you here but then people would think I'm retarded and inconsistent because I don't toe the corporate party lines. |
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| Q5echo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Has Mr. Emery violated anyone's life, liberty, or property rights? No? Then he hasn't committed a crime dammit... |
money laundering is a crime people do serious time for. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Q5echo
money laundering is a crime people do serious time for. |
What's your point? |
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| The17sss |
| i think his point is that victimless crime is still a crime |
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| Q5echo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
What's your point? |
thats one of Emory's charges for extradition. |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
i think his point is that victimless crime is still a crime |
He knows that since he was originally stating that victimless crimes shouldn't be on the books. Did the both of you miss that point entirely? It was really the ONLY thing he said. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
He knows that since he was originally stating that victimless crimes shouldn't be on the books. Did the both of you miss that point entirely? It was really the ONLY thing he said. |
I was stating the obvious, I know. I know Krypton would catch on to that |
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| atbell |
I still don't like what Emery did.
I find it to much like enforcing his values on someone else (in this case a whole country).
It would be a different story if he sold the seeds to activists who visited his store only to go back to the US and plant the seeds.
I kind of see the laws of another country as things that you respect regardless of your view point (with some very extreme exceptions). It's kind of like the whole problem of being around a friends kid. If you think your friend is nuts in the way they are raising thier kid, it's not really your position to say anything unless they are raising a potential psychopath. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
i think his point is that victimless crime is still a crime |
But victimless crimes should not be a crime. Money laundering in this case stems from the victimless crime itself. If selling and using marijuana weren't a crime, then he wouldn't be charged with money laundering. |
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