November 8, 2007
Don't miss the point
This “Know Your Rights” event has gotten much attention in commentaries in the last few weeks. I read both Dan Stusek’s and Karl Koenig’s letter to the editor on the event. I must say, Karl Koenig missed the point of Dan Stusek’s letter.
He was merely commenting on the fact that a theoretically noble panel discussion transformed into a “Learn how to Hide your Pot” panel discussion. He went to the event and witnessed a different, more ominous incident outside the UC Theater with the student political action director. I as well attended and agree with Mr. Stusek that the panel discussion went way off topic. It was about your constitutional rights and how most Americans don’t know them very well at all – or at least that was the initial purpose of the event. One question about marijuana, and that became to focus of the discussion. I feel sorry for Officer Lemcke, not Mr. Lemcke as most students addressed him, as he had to defend the law against law professors because they are in association with the likes of the ACLU and defense attorneys who are willing to confidently represent murderers like O.J. Simpson and Saddam Hussein.
Mr. Koenig, you did not get the point of Dan Stusek’s letter because you may have been affronted by his witty remark, “Maybe I missed something but it seems as if lighting it up was a prerequisite to attending.” If this is true, I am sorry you believe it was a prerequisite because I, and most certainly Mr. Stusek, have never “tried cannabis at least once.” Drugs are illegal and it is a serious crime to have them. Congratulations for committing a felony. If you have any understanding of this, please do not contact me, I don’t want to fraternize with potheads.
Sarah Borrelli,
sophomore, anthropology
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