Jamaica to decriminalise ganja

Jamaica's government is driving for a change in law to decriminalise possession on a small scale and to limit the punishments for larger drug use.
Justice minister Mark Golding said possession of up to two ounces (56 grams) of ganja would result in a fine instead of an arrest, while use of the drug for religious, medical or research purposes will be made legal.
Mr Golding said convictions for smoking spliffs were too strong with youths indulging in the illegal drug later denied jobs and visas because of their record.
"A criminal conviction and the attendant significant adverse long-term consequences are not justifiable for what is a relatively minor offence," Mr Golding said.
"The changes to the law contemplated are not novel," he added. "The decriminalisation of ganja in Jamaica has been the subject of considerable study and recommendations over the years."
The proposal for decriminalisation dated back to 1977 before the nation's National Commission on Ganja stepped up support for the move in 2001.
Approval of the government changes to the Dangerous Drugs Act will see Jamaica join Uruguay and the US states Colorado and Washington in recent moves to legalise the drug under limited circumstances.

Harley Police Bikes

Harley-Davidson, based in Milwaukee, delivered its first police motorcycle to the Detroit Police
Department in 1908, according to the company’s website. Today, officers in more than 3,400 police departments ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the United States alone.

That's a girls bike !

From highway to Hollywood, motorcycles and masculinity have been synonymous - until now.  

Harley-Davidson has now designed two new bikes specifically to appeal to women. Gone are the bulbous petrol tanks and the shiny chrome that makes the brand famous.  

Include smaller handle grips, lower seats and different foot peg positions. The result is what Harley executives are hoping will become the staple "little black number" in every woman's garage.  

The two models , the Street 500 and Street 750, the company's first new bikes for 13 years, are serious performance motorcycles which they hope will persuade even more women to ride its machines.  

Industry analysts say that Harley-Davidson's efforts will help the brand challenge its Japanese competitors, especially Kawasaki and Suzuki.  

Marilyn NOT Charlie !

It is confirmed that Marilyn Manson is in for the last ride of 'Sons of Anarchy'

The Californian bikers will welcome a distinguished guest for their seventh and final season: 
Shock Rocker Manson will play a, 'White Supremacist  prison shot-caller, in the Drama;s final season.


 

Bulldog reminder

At the Harley Davidson Job Interview - "Fired "

Harley-Davidson employees, job candidate 'Army-crawl' to escape gunfire

I have often heard of having to "crawl" during a job interview but never "out" of one !
A story that while amusing could have had a tragic end . An out-of-town job candidate and two Harley-Davidson employees had to "Army-crawl" out of an interview after a bullet fired by a man at his ex-girlfriend shattered a third-floor conference room window at the company's corporate headquarters, according to a criminal complaint.
The bullet was among 10 to 15 shots from a semiautomatic handgun fired by Thomas B. Dright-Jackson, 34, May 22 in the 3400 block of W. Juneau Ave., according to the complaint.
Dright-Jackson is charged with first-degree reckless endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon, and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, discharge firearm into vehicle.
According to the complaint, numerous buildings were struck when Dright-Jackson stood in the middle of Juneau Ave. near a McDonald's restaurant and fired toward his ex-girlfriend and the SUV she jumped into before the driver sped away.
On the day of the shooting, the woman's father called and told her he had locked himself out of his house.
About 4 p.m., when a man identified as a family friend drove her to her father's home so she could let him in, she saw Dright-Jackson walking toward her from his car that was in the McDonald's parking lot.
Afraid, the woman ran into her father's house and locked the front door before hearing pounding on it.
Assuming Dright-Jackson was at the door, the woman waited between 10 and 20 minutes before leaving the residence and walking toward the friend's SUV. She then heard Dright-Jackson yell at her, turned and saw him pointing a gun at her and begin shooting.
The woman jumped into the SUV and heard bullets striking the vehicle as it sped away. A detective later determined the vehicle had been struck four times.
Meanwhile, one of the Harley-Davidson employees heard a quick succession of popping sounds, which he thought were fireworks. But when the window shattered he and the other two people in the conference room dropped to the floor and had to "Army-crawl" out of the room.
The employee then notified others and the building was placed on lock-down, according to the complaint.
When he was arrested the next day, Dright-Jackson said he was at home with his mother the previous day and denied being involved in any shooting.
His mother told police that she believed he had been in the front yard all day.

If convicted of both charges he could be sentenced to up to 27 and a half years in prison, according to the complaint.

Typical lack of respect !

 Respect to 81

In an unprecedented display of stupidity and  the steady gradual erosion of individual rights the US department of homeland security refused visas for  Friends Family and Associates to attend Cisco's Elliot Valderrama's Funeral.

This is not for national security.  This is simpily a violation of human rights.  There is no threat to anyone allowing them to attend this funeral.

Please sign the petition. here