COURT'S RULING IN POT CASE DEFIES COMMON SENSE, LOGIC

Re: Pot smell not grounds for search, court rules (SP, Feb. 13). Is
it any wonder why
people have little faith, trust or respect for our courts these days.
Judges make themselves out to be gods in their decisions, leaving out
any impression of
common sense or logic.

A police officer walks up to a vehicle and is immediately met by a
strong smell of burnt marijuana. Anyone with any sense at all would
assume the person(s) in the vehicle are using or have just used an
illegal drug.

But our learned lawyer friend accuses the officer of just being lazy
for acting on such evidence. I suppose our lawyers and judges would
rather have this person driving on the highway stoned or impaired.

It amazes me how lawyers and judges can change well proven facts to
fit their own agenda. The old saying, "Where there is smoke, there is
fire," no longer applies in our legal system.

We can have all the police in the world out on the street, but it's
just a waste of time and money if the courts do not employ logic and
common sense.

Clarence Tuck,

Saskatoon