LEGALLY SPEAKING

We have one heckuva lot of really good people in this country. I've been priviledged to be friends with a lot of them. Obviously they were not real picky as to their criteria for the acquisition of friends.

We also have a heckuva lot of idiots in this country. Some are genetically induced and some appear to be environmentally created. Overly permissive parenting is the first thing that comes to mind as a rationale for the existance of the last group.

We have a lot of people out there who honestly do not think they can do any wrong - or at least a wrong for which the rules apply to them. Fortunately they are a small bunch. Unfortunately they are the ones that get the most press.

EXAMPLE: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently reported about a man from Uniontown who sought the help of the Pittsburgh Police.

It seems this lunkhead reported that the marijuana he purchased on the street tasted "nasty." He was outraged.

He asked the police to come and examine his purchase. When they arrived they found the green leafy substance laid out on a paper on a table.

The complainant was correct. What he had purchased - thinking it was marijuana - failed to pass a field test. Officers confiscated it but believed it to be a kitchen spice instead of an intoxicating weed.

No arrest was made - either of the distributor or the complainant. The latter did not purchase an illegal drug . Besides, the local Chamber Of Commerce would probably have filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) on behalf of the former - defending their right to conduct business on the streets of Pittsburgh.

Please. Please. If you know anybody in California who has any influence as to the many propositions that are part of their ballots - would you immediately encourage them to approve the one that advocates the decriminalization of the purchase and use of marijuana.

We absolutely need to stamp out this type of wrongdoing, now happening in Pittsburgh. You don't need a picket sign to protest. Anyone with a brain can see this is a clear case of Res Ipsa Loquitor ("the thing speaks for itself") Illegal drug dealers are unfairly taking advantage of the less educated among us.

There will always be good people. There will always be some who are not so good. There will always be some who are feeble minded. But, it just isn't fair when unknown parties are allowed to take advantage of a poor soul like this Uniontown lunkhead. What were they thinking? Have they no conscience?

The only answer is to legalize the purchase and distribution of pot so that, finally, we can control it- avoid a recurrence of this type of abuse - and who knows; maybe make a couple bucks in the process.

We must protect our citizens.

The lunkheads' mother supports my petition.

It's her legal right.