Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

July 5, 2012

Houston resident Eddie Bassett has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possession of cough syrup found in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

After Bassett was stopped for speeding, the officer spotted a plastic Coke bottle containing a red, viscous residue. Bassett was convicted of illegally possessing cough syrup without a prescription ? and received an enhanced sentence because of a prior felony involving what was described as ?essentially the same thing.?

Lexington, Texas resident James Anderson was stopped by a police officer in tiny Manor, Texas, for an expired registration tag.

Anderson, who suffered knee and back injuries while serving in the Army, had two bottles of ibuprofen, one of which had ?the prescription label scraped off? ?a technical violation of a state ordinance. The search also turned up a concealed weapon for which Anderson had a valid permit.

Anderson was handcuffed and stuffed into the unventilated and practically airless back seat of a squad car, where he passed out from heat prostration. While he was detained and unconscious, one of the arresting officers stole $150 from his wallet.

Yes, a government war on drugs means arresting and imprisoning people for possession of cough syrup and headache remedies.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.