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[Gnostic]

DENVER (AP) - Timmy Smith, who set a Super Bowl rushing record when he played for the Washington Redskins in 1988, has been arrested after allegedly trying to sell cocaine to an undercover drug agent.

Smith, 41, of Denver and his brother, Chris, of suburban Lakewood, were in custody and due in court Monday, U.S. attorney's spokesman Jeff Dorschner said Friday. They could face charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine.
Bond had not been set and it was unclear if they had lawyers by early Friday evening.

"It doesn't matter how famous you are, what sport you play or what records you hold," said Jeffrey D. Sweetin, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division. "The American people will not tolerate such disregard for the law, and neither will the DEA."

The rest of this story can be found at the following MSNBC URL;
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/4920896


The reason I'm posting this is in direct reference to the comment made by the DEA agent. I would like to know, for instance, where they get off by exclaiming "The American People will not tolerate this and neither will we" idiocy. Who, may I ask, is he referring to? Is he trying to hide behind that lame claim in order to continue to justify his worthless taxpayer funded job? I for one am against the so-called and farcical "drug war" and so do many others I know who are NOT users and we consider ourselves "the American People", or at least part of it. What planet is this guy on? Oh, and I just love the way he tries to make an example out of this poor schmuck. How many rich guys get off scot free in our broken legal system and courts? How many has THIS DEA fool let go? But now it's goat time. Poor goat.

(Apologies to moderators for putting this in breaking news)