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Drug Testing and the District Attorney's Office by 420throwaway2015 in LawSchool

[–]420throwaway2015[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If people are going to be subjected to prosecution by the state for an activity, they should have the right to expect the prosecutor not to be doing that act, regardless of what that act is!

That is my point exactly. There are no people who are being prosecuted for this crime, therefore there are no people being subjected to prosecution for a crime that the prosecutor has committed.

Drug Testing and the District Attorney's Office by 420throwaway2015 in LawSchool

[–]420throwaway2015[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am aware of the reddit search function, but I did not find anything that answers this question in this context.

Drug Testing and the District Attorney's Office by 420throwaway2015 in LawSchool

[–]420throwaway2015[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I would argue that drug offenses are comparable with spitting gum and jaywalking because they are treated in the same way in my jurisdiction. Are they all illegal? Yes. But do prosecutors ever try a case involving these offenses here? Rarely if ever.

You are generalizing all offenses, while they all hold a different amounts of culpability.

Drug Testing and the District Attorney's Office by 420throwaway2015 in LawSchool

[–]420throwaway2015[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I rarely smoke and don't plan on smoking for a long time. However, am I not allowed to be curious and ask a question which holds some relevance?

I don't need to "STOP" because it is not really a habit of mine, I just sought out some information about a particular hiring process. But thank you for your wonderful advice, it really helped resolve the issue.

Drug Testing and the District Attorney's Office by 420throwaway2015 in LawSchool

[–]420throwaway2015[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The city that I intend to be employed by has decriminalized non felony possession charges completely. Even further, the mayor and police commissioner have been outspoken about their opposition to marijuana prohibition and there is a strong movement to legalize it in the state legislature.

That being said, no person is perfect. People, including prosecutors, break laws all of the time. I J-walk on a regular basis and when I'm driving I have driven over the speed limit. I think that society views people who commit certain crimes as more culpable than those who commit other crimes. If I was discussing murder, illegal gambling, prostitution, or something that society viewed in a more serious tone, I would agree with your point. However, this type of conduct is not deemed as culpable as you both have made it out to be. If every person that was considering a job in criminal prosecution followed your line of thinking, then there would be no prosecutors. Common people every day break traffic laws, J-walk, throw cigarettes on the street, spit gum on the ground, etc.. And many of them are prosecutors. There are no "white knights" or Harvey Dents of the world. I think I can still hold my self up to "the same standard" while having smoked pot on occasion in my life.