If she had shot someone with the gun, I'd be worried. Pot, no big deal. OTOH aren't there enough lawyers in this state already? Half of them lack any sort of ethics so another one isn't going to make any difference.

I have no idea why Sydney didn't do this for the "made their argument public" link, but if you want to see the referenced amicus brief, it's here:

http://www.krcomplexlit.com/wp-content/u…

This is America. You are going to die with that felon card hanging around your neck, sister.

There’s a whole host of careers that are inaccessible to ex felons. Sucks, but that’s our system. Penitence and then a lifetime of disclusion. Just another piece of recidivism.

The bar will be made better by having Tara in it. She understands the criminal justice system better than anyone I know.

It’s Hopwood, FYI.

@3: "There’s a whole host of careers that are inaccessible to ex felons."

True. But the process by which one becomes a felon and then an ex-felon is quite biased in our society. If you've got the connections and maybe a wealthy daddy, you can stay beyond the reaches of our legal system. And then go on to a career in banking, finance, law, or the Defense Department with the requisite security clearance.

If we are prepared to let some cop or prosecutor let some little miscreant off the hook based only upon their discretion before a day in court, why not extend the same opportunity to other people afterwards?

@3:
"that's our system." Are you saying if the system is bad, we can't fix it?

"Just another piece of recidivism." I don't understand this point.

@9Yeah that’s what I’m saying. It should be fixed but can’t and won’t. “Just another...” is an observation, that’s all. Limited access to decent vocations is another reason people lose hope and reoffend. It’s 5-15 in the penitentiary and then a life sentence at taco bell or ditch digging if you’re not privileged enough to have the innate intelligence or drive to work around those imposed limitations.

@8. Where are the examples that rich kids are getting away with crimes in numbers high enough for that example you gave to be relevant? That’s not a very good argument in my opinion.

The real criminals are occupying the White House, grossly mismanaging the House, Senate, and SCOTUS.