Slog - Comments on Re: The Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1 I have to disagree with your characterization of Paul Shukovsky's pot-bust story in this morning's PI, Erica. While he's certainly been guilty of stupid fucking credulous hackery when covering grow-op busts in the past—filing pieces about grow-op busts that quoted only supporters of the war on pot, i.e. DEA agents, prosecutors, and cops—Shukovsky recently redeemed himself by including a quote from a board member from NORML in what was, when it was originally posted to the PI's website, just another standard-issue, SFCH piece about a pot bust. And in his piece today about grow-op busts in Kent, Federal Way, Seattle... Copyright 2008 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:10:53 -0800 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:13:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Joe M Yeah, I read that article yesterday and thought here comes another SFCH slog post, but then there was the Steinborn quote at the end. Fairly boilerplate, but at least it was something.

Also, I get the impression (they would never say it directly) that some of the Assistant US Attorneys prosecute these cases because they're expected to, even though they see the futility of going after pot growers.

]]> Joe M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173103 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173103 Drugs Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:57:24 -0800 Comment by elenchos I really thought the SFCH posts were counterproductive, but I was wrong. They actually worked.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173151 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173151 Drugs Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:51:13 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Are you okay, elenchos?

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173166 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173166 Drugs Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:00:54 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Elenchos is fine.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/re_the_morning_news_1#c1173185 Drugs Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:13:30 -0800