Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jan 2008
Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2008 The Calgary Sun
Contact:  http://www.calgarysun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67
Author: Barry Banek
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

LOGIC GOES TO POT

The dopey, so-called prince of pot, Marc Emery, deserves his jail 
sentence. Idiotic comparisons of his five-year sentence to lesser 
sentences for other major crimes only highlight our own moronic, soft 
approach to crime. For those too high to understand it, the shame is 
not that Emery received a larger jail sentence than some murderers, 
rapists and thieves but that these kinds of crimes are drawing such 
meaningless sentences in the first place. In the U.S., Emery would 
likely get 15 years for his crime at least, so he should count 
himself fortunate he was allowed to serve time in a lax Canadian 
jail. Emery wantonly flouted the law and now gets the reward he 
richly deserves.

Barry Banek

(He's basking in his role as poster child for legalization.)
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom