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This kid's an idiot and ought to be grateful that he's not being prosecuted for the separate and distinct crime of "possession of a counterfeit controlled substance" a felony in the State of Florida and no doubt a crime in his home State of North Carolina:

Legal group goes to bat for eighth-grader suspended for using oregano in pot prank

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The boy, an eighth-grade student at Cuthbertson Middle School in Waxhaw, N.C., gave the bag of oregano to another student with whom he had been discussing marijuana with the previous day in health class in January.

Suspected DUI driver injures three after slamming into police cruiser - http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/pinellas/suspected-dui-driver-injures-three-after-slamming-into-police-cruiser-012312

Suspected DUI driver injures three after slamming into police cruiser

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A suspected DUI driver slammed into the back of a police cruiser Monday morning, sending the officer and two others to the hospital.

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A woman in Tampa faces DUI and child abuse charges after driving the wrong way: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/police-woman-faces-dui-child-abuse-charges-after-driving-wrong-way-on/1211358

Police: Woman faces DUI, child abuse charges after driving wrong way on Tampa street - Tampa Bay Tim

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TAMPA — A 26-year-old Clearwater woman faces drunk driving and child abuse charges after she was pulled over while driving the wrong way late Wednesday with a 3-year-old boy in the backseat, police say.

Florida Man Guilty of DUI Manslaughter Sues Victim - http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/florida-man-guilty-of-dui-manslaughter-sues-victim/

Florida Man Guilty of DUI Manslaughter Sues Victim

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Zuma Press/Newscom A man who had pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter stemming from a crash near Tampa, Fla., on Christmas Day 2007 now denies causing the crash that killed three of the four p...

Proposed Florida law would increase penalties for assaulting utility workers - http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-01-14/story/proposed-florida-law-would-increase-penalties-assaulting-utility-workers

Proposed Florida law would increase penalties for assaulting utility workers

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2 lawmakers are pushing bills to toughen penalties against offenders who attack utility workers

Apparently same sex marriages are OK in Canada but same-sex divorce are still illegal: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/13/f-divorce-non-resident-canada.html

The law behind the same-sex divorce controversy - Canada - CBC News

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A Florida lesbian couple married in Canada is at the centre of controversy after the government told them they were ineligible to get a divorce in Canada.

This is an interesting snippet of information - in Florida, it is illegal to carry a firearm into a school, courthouse, or certain committee rooms in public buildings but it's perfectly legal to walk into a child care center if you have a concealed weapons permit, check out the story here: http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/231472/287/Florida-law-allows-guns-in-child-care-centers-Lawmakers-say-that-makes-no-sense

Florida law allows guns in child care centers; Lawmakers say that makes no sense | wtsp.com

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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Currently under Florida law it's legal for people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a child care center or many public buildings like the state Capitol.

To follow up on our previous update concerning U.S. constitutional rights:
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a ruling released Tuesday, affirmed an order by a district court judge in 2010 that prevented the voter-approved state constitutional amendment from taking effect. The ruling also allows a Muslim community leader in Oklahoma City to continue his legal challenge of the law's constitutionality - http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oklahoma-sharia-20120111,0,570388.story

Appeals court affirms order blocking Oklahoma sharia law ban

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A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that blocked the implementation of an Oklahoma law barring judges from considering international or Islamic law in their decisions.

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What do your think of lesbian rights? More to the point, which woman ought to get custody of a shared or adopted child when the lesbian couple separates? Does it matter which woman carried the child in her womb? Should she get the child, or should custody instead go to the biological "mother," the w...

What do your think of lesbian rights? More to the point, which woman ought to get custody of a shared or adopted child when the lesbian couple separates? Does it matter which woman carried the child in her womb? Should she get the child, or should custody instead go to the biological "mother," the woman whose egg was fertilized by a sperm donor, and then implanted into the womb of her partner? Which woman has greater rights to the child? Check out what the courts are saying:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/lesbian-legal-fight-florida-mom-birth-biological-mother/story?id=15291765#.TwYaDDUV3aI

Lesbian Legal Fight: Mom Kept From Kid

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Appeals court rejects Fla. law that only gives parent rights to "birth mother."

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Do you agree with this federal judge who showed compassion to the registered sex offenders -- especially as the law relates to teen offenders who have consensual sex with minors a few years younger than themselves, or the older fellows who freeze to death while sleeping under a bridge? http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20120104/OPINION01/201040301/Ruling-seeks-clarify-sex-offender-issue?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs

Ruling seeks to clarify sex-offender issue

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We as a society have few responsibilities more important than protecting our children from sexual predators.

Is a dog's sniff reason enough for a search warrant? Owner's of butcher shops might disagree :) http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/01/03/decided_by_a_nose_court_ponders_drug_dogs_sniff/

Decided by a nose? Court ponders drug dog's sniff

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Franky the drug dog's super-sensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police K-9's sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs, or is the sniff itself an unconstitutional search?

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Unfortunately, Florida leads the nation in law enforcement fatalities: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/in-a-deadly-year-for-law-enforcement-florida-leads-the-nation/1208128

In a deadly year for law enforcement, Florida leads the nation - Tampa Bay Times

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More law enforcement officers were killed in Florida than any other state in 2011, one of the deadliest years nationally in recent history.

Latest in the news: Florida Reported 149 Hate Crimes in 2010 - http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79061

Florida Reported 149 Hate Crimes in 2010; Eight In Escambia, Santa Rosa : NorthEscambia.com

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Local online newspaper for North Escambia County Florida, Walnut Hill, Bratt, McDavid, Molino, Century, News

These "checkpoints" (ie, in the name of Government "enforcement of the rule of law," and does this sound eerily familiar?) are still called "checkpoints," which is what the Nazi's called them too: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20111226/BLOG15/111229667/-1/sports?Title=FHP-to-conduct-DUI-checkpoints

FHP to conduct DUI checkpoints

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The Florida Highway Patrol, Venice District announced Monday they will conduct DUI checkpoints during this last week of the year. The exact date and time of the checkpoint will be announced later.

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South Florida Criminal Attorney John Contini discusses the criminal and civil legal system in South Florida on “Joy in Our Town.” Part 1 of 2.

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So, let me get this straight: if you're a loud mouth governor (Illinois Governor Blagojevich) and you commit a felony by essentially lying (ie, political corruption, allegedly trying to sell another seat or appointment to a political office for political favors), you go to prison for 14 years; but if you're a pro ballplayer celebrity type (famous superstar ballplayer Barry Bonds) and get convicted for the felony of perjury or lying under oath, you only get probation? What's up with that? These same clowns in the federal government -- the respective US Attorneys Offices and others within the Federal sentencing system are still trying to sell us on the notion that the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines treat defendants very similarly and have "done away with disparity in federal sentencing." Yeah, right. Check this out: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/sports/baseball/bonds-gets-probation-and-avoids-prison.html

Bonds Gets Probation and Avoids Prison

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Barry Bonds, baseball’s home run champion, avoided a prison term on Friday when he was sentenced to 30 days’ house arrest and probation for providing evasive testimony to a federal grand jury eight years ago.

Be careful who you hang out with - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure allow defendants to flip well after a year of being sentenced: http://www.fortlauderdalecriminaldefenselawyer.net/blog/careful-who-youre-hanging-out-with

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