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Michael Deutsch, an attorney for the protesters with the National Lawyers Guild, accused Chicago police of entrapment.

MICHAEL DEUTSCH: Obviously, we don’t have access to all the information that the state has. But what we do know is, is that there were police—undercover police officers that ingratiated themselves with people who come from out of town. And from our information, these so-called incendiary devices and the plans to attack police stations, attack the mayor’s office, is all coming from the mind of the police informants and are not coming from our clients, who are nonviolent protesters. They are not anarchists. They don’t belong to a Black Bloc organization. They’re involved with nonviolent protest. And what we believe is, is that this is a way to stir up prejudice against the people who are exercising their First Amendment rights.

Re “Law enforcement resisting pot bill” (Sunday Monitor front page, April 29):

Enfield Police Chief Richard Crate was quoted as saying the pending medical marijuana bill is “looking for a potential solution when there’s not a problem out there.”

Many people endure needless pain and suffering because of the prohibition of this medicine.

Others risk losing their money, their liberty, their houses and their kids if they break the law to stop their pain.

Some people with cancer or other serious ailments succumb unnecessarily to the symptoms of their illness or its treatment such as chemotherapy, dying months or even decades sooner than they would have had they been able to use medical marijuana.

Untold numbers unnecessarily suffer from the worst diseases and ailments known to mankind. Others unnecessarily risk everything to escape their suffering. And some people are unnecessarily sent to an early grave – and there is no problem out there?

I do not know whether Crate is blinded by the conflict of interest as his salary and benefits derive in part from this prohibition, or whether it is the lust for power that corrupts him, or whether it is just old-fashioned ignorance of the overwhelming scientific and medical evidence that proves marijuana is the safest and most broadly effective medicine ever discovered.

But I do know he is without any factual, moral, legal, constitutional or practical basis for imposing criminal sanctions on the sick and dying. Anyone so incompetent is not fit to hold any office or to determine the law.

PAUL O’DAY

Spofford

To those of you reading this in law enforcement:  The complaint for False Reports to Law Enforcement only has to allege knowingly, but you could even prove purposefully.  The Judge stopped, turned around, and stated unequivocally “that’s a criminal offense.“  He made darn sure the bailiffs arrested Ademo.

Could he have felt threatened?  Sure.  Was it a criminal offense?  Absolutely not.

Would someone please arrest Judge Burke already?