We have all heard that justice is blind, but I am wondering if it is irrational, too. Now I completely believe we need to have an active role in stopping the drug problem sweeping our country, but are the courts handling our young drug offenders in a way that gets the results desired by the community?

Let me share with you what I witnessed in a local courtroom and then you decide. The defendant was a 19-year-old girl who was charged with possession of a small amount of a controlled substance.

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