random thoughts
Along the lines of the gnashing of teeth here regarding Ashcroft's sentence guideline rampage, two things to note:
1.) I hear a rumor that the DEA is moving to focus more towards asset forfeitures/seizures;
2.) Instead of charging the 20 year old who snuck the stuff on Southwest Airlines planes with anything serious, why not bring him aboard. It seems pretty clear that he has a youthful (i.e., not immature) motivation to expose flaws so they can be corrected. If he is charged with anything, I'd hope if would be something along the lines of a recklessness charge for leaving the boxcutters on planes for 5 weeks. And I'd find it easy to drop the charges if he cooperated.
But charging him just seems vindictive, given what appears to be his actual intent.
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Man, back in the day, you used to love getting flushed, you'd be all like 'Flush me J! Flush me!' And I'd be like 'Nawww'
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