Old Murder Case Solved
It isn’t often that old murder cases get solved, so it is great news to see that a man has been arrested in the 1997 killings of Harold Fowler and Duane K. Johnson. DNA evidence linked Jeffery Eugene Hoover to the crime.
On a less positive note, Police Chief Tom Casady once again proves that logic is not his strong suit. The murders are believed to have been committed over a small amount of marijuana. Chief Casady’s reaction?
Anyone who thinks that marijuana is a harmless recreational drug wasn’t there in the apartment to see the bodies of these two men murdered as a result of that failed drug transaction.
Memo to Chief Casady: marijuana’s role as “a harmless recreational drug” had nothing to do with the murders. Rather, the fact that marijuana is illegal is responsible for the two deaths. After all, if it were legal, the men would have been shopping for their pot at Walgreens. Prohibition, not marijuana’s recreational value, killed Fowler and Johnson.
The Comments
Mr. T July 11, 2006 at 7:04pm
Besides big pharmaceuticals, I read somewhere that some of the biggest anti-legalization of marijuana lobbyists happen to be the alcohol and tobacco industries. Ironic eh?
Alathea July 11, 2006 at 10:20pm
thank you. I posted as much in the comments section of the story in the paper today. They would have found something to argue about-human nature and all that.
Karin July 12, 2006 at 12:57pm
I love that people against legalizing marijuana have to grasp at straws such as these to “prove” their case, since they really don’t have one.
meatball July 12, 2006 at 10:35pm
I love that people for legalizing marijuana try to claim that marijuana doesn’t fry your brain.
Mr. Wilson July 13, 2006 at 8:15am
With all due respect, meatball, who here said it doesn’t? In fact, who here made any claims whatsoever about what marijuana does or does not do to a person? Neither this post, nor the comments before yours, make any claims about marijuana’s healthfulness or side effects. They merely point out that Tom Casady’s comments are disingenuous and unfair. Much like yours. We can certainly have the “marijuana’s benefits do/do not outweigh its negatives” debate sometime, but that’s not what was happening here. Rather, this is a “Drug Warriors do/do not lie, exaggerate, and rely on illogic to support their anti-drug stance” discussion. It’s really quite a different topic.
Dave K July 13, 2006 at 8:49am
Well, Karin referred to Casady’s argument as ‘grasp[ing] at straws such as these to “prove” their case, since they really don’t have one.’ So it can be assumed that Karin is arguing with Casady’s point that marijuana really isn’t a harmless recreational drug. Furthermore, she doesn’t think that those against legalizing drugs have a case. So if Karin is arguing with Casady, isn’t she also arguing that marijuana is indeed a harmless recreational drug? It would be difficult to argue that drugs that fry your brain are harmless recreational drugs, but I’d like to hear that.
Mr. Wilson July 13, 2006 at 8:55am
It all depends on your definition of “harmless” and “fry your brain”, and the level to which you think the state has any business dealing with either. But for the purposes of this conversation, let’s consider that stuff off-topic. I doubt it will lead anywhere productive, and these things tend to quickly dissolve into ad hominems and the like.
meatball July 13, 2006 at 9:23am
With all due respect, I don’t believe I accused anyone on here of making any claims whatsoever. I simply made a personal observation.