This should start a nice debate about our drug laws...

kenny olav
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edited July 2007 in A Moving Train
Gore's Son Arrested On Drug Suspicion
Al Gore III Was Speeding In Prius, Police Say

POSTED: 1:15 pm EDT July 4, 2007
UPDATED: 1:32 pm EDT July 4, 2007

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- Former Vice President Al Gore's son has been arrested in California on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs, after he was stopped for speeding.

Authorities said Al Gore III was driving a Toyota Prius at about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m.

Deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car. They said they found less than an ounce of pot along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and a prescription drug that is used for attention deficit disorder.

Sheriff's officials said Gore does not have a prescription for any of those drugs.

Gore is being held in Santa Ana, with bail set at $20,000.

Kalee Kreider, a spokeswomen for his parents, did not immediately return phone messages to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    First off, the idea of a Prius going 100 mph cracks me up...

    But anyway, as someone who must plead the fifth when it comes to the use of these drugs, but mostly as someone who's tired of the injustice, isn't it time to stop filling the prisons (privitzed labor camps) with those who don't have someone that can afford to bail them out?? No crime has been committed. People who sell crack should be arrested, but addicts and people who use recreational drugs that are less harmful than alochol (if harmful at all) should be given treatment and/or guidance about their addictions/habits and set free.
  • binger
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    I demand a Bush pardon!
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  • surferdude
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    Lock him up. I want anyone driving 100 mph while impaired locked up. I can't wait for the pot smokers to tell me that people smoking pot and driving impaired are no danger to anyone. I find those replies very humorous, especially given this moron's excessive speed.

    And a Prius has no problem going 100 mph but probably not much faster. They have a combustion engine that is used almost entirely on the highway. The electric portion of the engine is primarily for city driving use.
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  • godpt3
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    Kenny Olav wrote:
    First off, the idea of a Prius going 100 mph cracks me up...

    yeah, um, is that even POSSIBLE??? LOL!!!!
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  • meme
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    Maybe his mom should have spent less time fighting for adult lyrics advisory and more giving him driving lessons?
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  • godpt3
    godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    meme wrote:
    Maybe his mom should have spent less time fighting for adult lyrics advisory and more giving him driving lessons?

    reason numero uno why I didn't vote for Al in 2000.
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  • Rushlimbo
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    He sounds more like the son of George Bush than Gore, except he would have been driving as bigass Hummer.
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  • binger
    binger Posts: 179
    I guess this isn't the first time this has happened. Probably get a slap on the wrist seeing as how he's connected and wealthy. On the other hand I heard on the radio that some guy in Utah or Arizona got 55 yrs for sellin less than an ounce to an undercover cop.
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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    godpt3 wrote:
    reason numero uno why I didn't vote for Al in 2000.

    Well, I'd still take lyrics advisories over an irrational and murderous foreign policy :)
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  • OneLove
    OneLove Posts: 563
    meme wrote:
    Well, I'd still take lyrics advisories over an irrational and murderous foreign policy :)

    I didn't want to point that out, but I'm glad you did :)
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    100mph in an eco car kind of defeats the purpose...

    Oh well...at least he wasn't on crack or drunk off his ass.
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    godpt3 wrote:
    reason numero uno why I didn't vote for Al in 2000.

    This is an unusual statement. Does Gore's son do this all the time and get caught or something?
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  • keeponrockin
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    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    This is an unusual statement. Does Gore's son do this all the time and get caught or something?
    I think he was refering to the whole 'tipper sticker' thing.
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    I say lock him up for 100 years. Jackasses like him are the reason why I get treated like a pill junkie every time I go to the doctor and ask for pain medication for my back pains. It's harder to get a percocet prescription than it is to buy heroin.
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  • mca47
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    surferdude wrote:
    Lock him up. I want anyone driving 100 mph while impaired locked up. I can't wait for the pot smokers to tell me that people smoking pot and driving impaired are no danger to anyone. I find those replies very humorous, especially given this moron's excessive speed.

    And a Prius has no problem going 100 mph but probably not much faster. They have a combustion engine that is used almost entirely on the highway. The electric portion of the engine is primarily for city driving use.

    Did it say he was impaired?
    I don't smoke anymore but I've had some stuff and pipes that wreaked without smoking it. If those were in my car there is a good chance a trained nose could sniff that out.
  • frusciante89
    frusciante89 Posts: 125
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    First off, the idea of a Prius going 100 mph cracks me up...

    But anyway, as someone who must plead the fifth when it comes to the use of these drugs, but mostly as someone who's tired of the injustice, isn't it time to stop filling the prisons (privitzed labor camps) with those who don't have someone that can afford to bail them out?? No crime has been committed. People who sell crack should be arrested, but addicts and people who use recreational drugs that are less harmful than alochol (if harmful at all) should be given treatment and/or guidance about their addictions/habits and set free.
    I totally agree the dude must have been baked out of his mind going 100 when you have shit in your car. I drive like an old women if I smoke then drive but its just usually a 2 minute drive to taco bell for chalupas
  • frusciante89
    frusciante89 Posts: 125
    I think it should be a right to inject whatever chemicals you want into your body as long as your not dangering the general public while doing so. and does making anything illegal stop anybody from smoking pot or any drug?
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    surferdude wrote:
    Lock him up. I want anyone driving 100 mph while impaired locked up.

    It doesn't say whether he was under the influence or not. If he was impaired I think he deserves punishment e.g. driver's license suspension (for a while), or like mr Olav says he should be given guidance or treatment.
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  • even flow?
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    surferdude wrote:
    Lock him up. I want anyone driving 100 mph while impaired locked up. I can't wait for the pot smokers to tell me that people smoking pot and driving impaired are no danger to anyone. I find those replies very humorous, especially given this moron's excessive speed.

    And a Prius has no problem going 100 mph but probably not much faster. They have a combustion engine that is used almost entirely on the highway. The electric portion of the engine is primarily for city driving use.

    I spoke pot all the time in my car. On the way home from work. On vacations in my own country. Even in the States back before they went crazy. Of course you had to be a little more careful in the military states. So I will speak up with no accidents to speak of and I have been driving for 24 years.

    And yes I will say that drinking and driving is bad.

    Too bad this guy wasn't just smoking pot, eh. Then your rant would hold some water. They don't put the warnings on prescription drugs because you shouldn't be operating a vehicle. Better yet mixing the things and then driving.


    With a name like sufer"dude", I would have thought that you may have tried a puff here and there. And been able to know the difference and not just spew what the law can tell me.
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  • Pacomc79
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    I find it a gross waste of taxpayer money and prison space to lock up non violent drug offenders.

    Treatment and education are a much more effective method of prevention.

    In the current environment of drugging ones kids from birth, I'm suprised it's not even more common.

    20,000 bail is also ridiculous. 5K is more than enough to prevent a normal person from blowing off the court.


    Honestly I've yet to discover why pot is illegal while it's perfectly legal to smoke tobacco in ones car even while driving. (well other than the obvious special interest lobby groups) Neither one impair you all that severely as they both essentially relax the user. I'm more concerned with the lack of attention placed on driving while one is smoking rather than the particular weed they happen to be puffing on.

    If he was indeed going 100 miles an hour and doing all sorts of things while doing so he should be locked up for driving like a maniac but not for drug possession.
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