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Kane County prisoner left in holding cell 18 hours

Kane County prisoner left in holding cell 18 hours
With his hands cuffed behind his back, Husan Smith had no food, water or bathroom facilities for nearly 18 hours although he was just feet from a Kane County courtroom. The 32-year-old Elgin man was left in a holding cell at the courthouse overnight in late December instead of being transferred to the jail where he was supposed to serve a few days for violating his probation on a drug offense …
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White gets jail time for drug charges
PRINCETON — Defense attorney Chris Lenn told Gibson Circuit Judge Jeff Meade that a proposed plea agreement for his client probably strikes about the right balance, because he thinks it’s too much jail time and the prosecution didn’t think it is quite enough.
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Since the Constitution specifies that policing power is to be left only to States, why have federal drug laws?

Question by Anti_Censorship: Since the Constitution specifies that policing power is to be left only to States, why have federal drug laws?
During the birth of the US Constitution, it was understood that people had the right to do what they wanted with their own minds and bodies. Why do we now have federal drug laws against marijuana which puts more “offenders” into prisions wasting taxpayer money? Do we really want the government making personal decisions for us?
People smoking marijuana privately in their own homes without causing a problem does not constitute anything close to interstate commerce.

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Answer by Andy J
no… vote Ron Paul

they make so much money catching people who do drugs, fines, fees, all sorts of crazy cash. the department of trasnportation is in on it too

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My father has end stage liver disease – how much time does he have left?

My father is 53 years old and has just been diagnosed with end stage liver disease. Unknown to the family, he had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C nearly 10 years ago and never sought treatment. He was in ICU on a ventilator and bleeding from his nose and mouth for about a week, he is now at home. His abdomen is very swollen (he looks 9 months pregnant), and his bloodwork and ammonia levels are all out of whack. When he was in the hospital, they said in order to be put on the list for a liver transplant he had to be alcohol free for 6 months. He can’t be put on the list because the doctors said he doesn’t have 6 months left to live, but this is the only sort of time frame we’ve been given. I moved out of state in February and it is hard for me to get up there to visit him, as it’s either a 14 hour drive or a very expensive plane ticket. I just wish I could know how much time he has left. Any input or help at all is much appreciated . . . feel free to email me as well. Thanks.
FYI – it has been about 3 weeks since his initial diagnosis.

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Kids’ dad left the state owing child support…?

My and I went to court in October because he was not paying child support. (His excuse was he was in court ordered work release rehab for drugs and he could not hold down a job.) Anyhow, because of his legal problems, he could not see the kids for over a year (child endangering). In an effort to intimidate me into dropping the support case, he asked the court to grant him visitation with the kids. He was given supervised visits and in 3 months time, he only scheduled 3 visits. Thats how interested he was. Anyhow, we were due to go back to court in Feb. Three weeks ago, he took off for another state and has told family members he has no intentions of returning here and already has another job where he is now. He left behind his house, his last paycheck at his job, and told nobody of his intentions. We think he may be in trouble with a drug dealer or something, among other legal problems he is having. He was paying support because it was getting garnished out of his pay. Now that he is gone, he is not paying anything. What will happen when he does not show up for court next month and gets even further behind than he already is on support? Also, he has a court fine to pay in another city near here for hit-and-run. What will happen when he fails to pay that this month? Will they issue a warrant for his arrest for any of the above violations? He had his drivers license suspended for non-payment, but was given his license back at the request of the court when he started making regular payments. Now he’s gone. How will they go about finding him?

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