RELEVANT QUESTIONS

I was disappointed by your reporter's headline story about Judge Thomas
Gilbert's pot-smoking. To me, one of the biggest questions in this story is
how the judge's criminal behavior came to light. We're told he "confessed,"
but not why; somehow I doubt that his confession was simply the result of a
guilty conscience. How was it discovered that he'd smoked pot at a Stone's
concert? Who played a role in this discovery? Was there not a single judge
or other local official willing to comment on this lamentable spectacle? How
many pot-smokers has Judge Gilbert sentenced during his tenure? Can he
himself be brought up on criminal charges, and if not, why not? Basic, and
highly relevant questions. This is news. Can we get the story?

Tim Johnson

Suttons Bay