Ha ha ha! Awww ... poor DAs getting butthurt over a few facts and smart juries.
Ha ha ha! Awww ... poor DAs getting butthurt over a few facts and smart juries.
Originally shared by ****
Colorado prosecutors are getting frustrated at jurors for daring to exercise rationality instead of blindly following the will of the State.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/colorado-juries-keep-letting-people-go-driving-weed-prosecutors-and-cops-are?akid=13700.1943781.3d_kP8&rd=1&src=newsletter1046232&t=22
Originally shared by ****
Colorado prosecutors are getting frustrated at jurors for daring to exercise rationality instead of blindly following the will of the State.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/colorado-juries-keep-letting-people-go-driving-weed-prosecutors-and-cops-are?akid=13700.1943781.3d_kP8&rd=1&src=newsletter1046232&t=22
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It states that swerving in the lane was just as bad on THC as it was on alcohol (albeit, CO's legal limit for THC is ~40% less than the legal limit for alcohol according to the study). Also, the study did not look at reaction time which would be a larger factor in accidents than swerving in their lane or failure to maintain a steady speed.
The article implies that there is zero affect on a person's driving capabilities when using THC, but the study doesn't seem to be saying that.
If I'm reading the article correctly, and I am, the jurors are siding with defendants because the THC level of 5 is an arbitrary number not supported by any facts. Per the study, for the same effect as "legally drunk" the THC count needs tocbe almost three times the legal number.