Want to do some petty crime? Move to Contra Costa California

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More at link and no this isn't an article from The Onion.

[dead0man]

How much pot can you safely carry?

Without hurting myself?  Maybe 50 or 60lbs in a good backpack/dufflebag.

[dead0man]

How much pot can you safely carry?

Without hurting myself?  Maybe 50 or 60lbs in a good backpack/dufflebag.

You've obviously never tried.  There's no way that even 10lb would fit in a backpack

Have you seen how hard they sometimes press pot down to nowadays?  Me either!  But I hear it is amazing and depressing (PUN!).  And I was thinking something along these lines:

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I'm an old man ya see.

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Translation (as I see it):

The excessive budget cuts which have been made to our office make it impossible for us to do our job.  We are essentially going to have to triage which cases to prosecute and which to let go because we don't have the resources to go after all the crooks.

Therefore, we are making this public threat that if you want a district attorney's office you have to pay for it, the courts do not run on magical libertarian pixie dust(TM).  Hopefully you will come to your senses and restore funding.  Otherwise, consider the consequences to be on your head.

You are probably correct.  Still, they should could have come up with a better way than this.

[dead0man]

Translation (as I see it):

The excessive budget cuts which have been made to our office make it impossible for us to do our job.  We are essentially going to have to triage which cases to prosecute and which to let go because we don't have the resources to go after all the crooks.

Therefore, we are making this public threat that if you want a district attorney's office you have to pay for it, the courts do not run on magical libertarian pixie dust(TM).  Hopefully you will come to your senses and restore funding.  Otherwise, consider the consequences to be on your head.

You are probably correct.  Still, they should could have come up with a better way than this.

Like what?  Sprinkling the DA's office with magical libertarian pixie dust™?

You can't just get away with "well, they could ahve come up with a better way"

You're right... raise taxes. 

Isn't that what they are going to have to do anyway?  Or take away other city services.

Add a subtle jab at something you associate with here.