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Willie Nelson Resolves Pot Charges, Back on the Road Again

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Sat Mar 26, 2011 at 08:27:00 AM EST
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You remember when Willie Nelson was busted at the border with 6 oz of pot? Those charges have now been resolved. He gets off with a fine and playing a song:

Nelson was arrested Nov. 26 after a Border Patrol agent smelled pot wafting from Nelson’s tour bus at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint. A little more than six ounces was found on the bus.

Nelson was arraigned and on the road again after paying a $2,500 bond. Now the charges have been fully resolved. He has to pay a $100 fine and sing a song at the courthouse:

...The fine will be $100 and court costs amount to $278. Bramblett said he’s in contact with Nelson’s lawyer. Next time the singer’s tour schedule brings the Honeysuckle Rose close to Sierra Blanca, Bramblett’s office will be notified and Willie will make a scheduled stop at the Hudspeth County courthouse.

The D.A. is 78 and Willie is 77. The DA says “He’s been my favorite artist all my life. We all know he smokes a little pot.”

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    As far as... (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by kdog on Sat Mar 26, 2011 at 12:27:55 PM EST
    different rules different fools goes this is as least offensive as it gets.

    Long may you run Willie.

    Well Except for the Thousands... (none / 0) (#9)
    by ScottW714 on Sun Mar 27, 2011 at 04:15:57 PM EST
    ... sitting behind bars for intent to deliver, which is what anything over an oz will get you in most states.

    $100 and what amounts to 10 mins of community service is less than I got for coasting through a stop sign in the middle of nowhere on my bike.

    Punishment isn't meant to benefit the person handing it out.  Rule of law in America has become a joke.  When 'different rules for different fools' means one gets to sing for the judge and the rest go straight to jail, if not prison, it's mighty offensive.

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    To be sure... (none / 0) (#10)
    by kdog on Sun Mar 27, 2011 at 08:08:28 PM EST
    but its Willie bro:)

    I can't help but be happy he's not getting the full ringer treatment that you or I would get, or caged souls have gotten...a smidgen less senseless misery is something to cheer. And the favored citizen status at least fell on somebody deserving this time...an American treasure, instead of some bankster who runs in high circles, with little to no redeeming social value.

    Of course you're right, it's a joke and unfair...a private concert?  This guy think he's the Queen of England or something?

    More evidence equality under the law is a utopian quality that can likely never be obtained...ya can only hope to minimize the inequality by minimizing law itself, specifically criminal law...best we can do I'm afraid.

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    Agreed (none / 0) (#13)
    by ScottW714 on Mon Mar 28, 2011 at 10:25:00 AM EST
    But $100, come on, Willie doesn't need to be locked up, but would an appropriate fine be too much to ask.  $15 an oz, that is probably the lowest fine ever levied this decade for possession in the entire US.

    I don't need a pound of flesh, but a grand or two seems like a responsible amount.

    And if Willie has a lick of sense, he won't go anywhere near that jurisdiction for the redux.

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    Let the Flaming Begin (none / 0) (#14)
    by ScottW714 on Mon Mar 28, 2011 at 10:38:51 AM EST
    This is the garbage I see when ever I get on the freeway:

    http://www.thrasherswheat.org/gifs/willie-nelson-billboard.jpg

    F Willie and his stupid A barely green fuel.

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    Damn Scott... (none / 0) (#15)
    by kdog on Mon Mar 28, 2011 at 10:59:10 AM EST
    can I interest in some of what Willie and I are on?...you sound tense:)

    Hate the game, not the player...we can rejoice in Willie's good fortune while railing on the crooked game at the same time.

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    Found this interesting. Local public (none / 0) (#17)
    by oculus on Mon Mar 28, 2011 at 02:26:27 PM EST
    library recently ordered:

     363.45/RASTELLO
    I am the market : how to smuggle cocaine by the ton, in five easy lessons
      Rastello, Luca, 1961-
      New York : Faber and Faber, c2011.
      9780865479494 (hc : alk. paper) : $22.00
    No copies currently available. Estimated wait undetermined.


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    In this economy... (5.00 / 1) (#19)
    by kdog on Mon Mar 28, 2011 at 03:14:51 PM EST
    I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that title to become available.

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    Dear Working for Big Oil in Houston (none / 0) (#20)
    by Rojas on Tue Mar 29, 2011 at 08:01:18 AM EST
    Coming up in the town in which overdressing is said the only unforgivable social crime, we withheld comment and grudgingly came to admit the utility of your big sombreros while hosting your team during the recent super bowl. While somewhat concerned about the windage, there was no denying that big yellow wedge would keep the sun off your back.

    After reading your comments about Willie I'll admi