LACK OF JUDGMENT IN COP/POT INCIDENT

During the reign of England's Queen Victoria, the moneyed and their
politicians were out of bounds. One could do as one wished, if one
had money or political power. The law looked the other way.

Today we assume those days are gone, and good riddance. But did
someone forget today's murkier code, or was the police officer, who
smelled marijuana in a restaurant but left when she spotted a Madison
councilman, uninformed?

Smelling "the weed" does need to be investigated. And discovering
someone in power in the same room complicates things. The question is
"Should I look further, and/or keep my mouth shut?"

What is the new code regarding the moneyed and politicians? It is not
the Victorian Age, but money and politics still hold sway. Further
investigation at the time could have found a problem, or nothing but
a bad sense of smell.

Someone made a mistake -- was it mentioning it to the boss, or not
following through at the time?

- -- Roland C. Beiswanger, Madison