Hootie & the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee

[Brian in Mesa]

Hootie & the Blowfish singer Darius Rucker arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in Tennessee

Country star and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker was charged with simple possession after a Thursday arrest in Tennessee.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Dback Jon]

Leave that backward state Darius!

It’s legal in the real world

 

[Mulli]

Leave that backward state Darius!

It’s legal in the real world

Ya, trying to find a way to give a hoot about this

 

[puckhead]

Ya, trying to find a way to give a hoot about this

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[Brian in Mesa]

Leave that backward state Darius!

It’s legal in the real world

Or, if you choose to live there - obey the laws where you live.

 

[Dback Jon]

Or, if you choose to live there - obey the laws where you live.

How's the weather up on the ivory tower?

 

[Mulli]

So he ends up getting what amounts to a ticket for a cracked rear view mirror?

Not really news.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

How's the weather up on the ivory tower?

Weather is fine. Are you suggesting that it's okay for people who disagree with the law to simply ignore/break it?

 

[Dback Jon]

Weather is fine. Are you suggesting that it's okay for people who disagree with the law to simply ignore/break it?

When the law is unjust or idiotic, yes.

Should gay men have not had sex in Texas before the Supreme Court overturned Lawrence?

I assume you never, ever go over the speed limit, even one fraction of a mile per hour.

If you do, you need to immediately stop driving.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

When the law is unjust or idiotic, yes.

Should gay men have not had sex in Texas before the Supreme Court overturned Lawrence?

I assume you never, ever go over the speed limit, even one fraction of a mile per hour.

If you do, you need to immediately stop driving.

Fight to overturn or change laws, yes, but you must also face the consequences if you break them while they still are law.

One might think if you can open carry a gun in Arizona then you should be allowed to in all states - but you'd be wrong to test that out.

If Hootie is going to continue to live in Tennessee, he needs to obey their drug laws. Good chance he is not going anywhere since that is where Nashville happens to be, and he is now a country singer. If he doesn't like it, then he needs to help those trying to get the laws changed. With his money and fame, he is in a better position to do that than the average citizen. Until then - he is not a victim of a bad law, he is simply a lawbreaker.

My driving record is clean, and I drive over 35,000 miles per year. Thanks for your concern.

 

[Mulli]

Rumor has it that after this happened,

Hootie sat back down, had a beer, and felt sorry for himself.

 

[Dback Jon]

Fight to overturn or change laws, yes, but you must also face the consequences if you break them while they still are law.

One might think if you can open carry a gun in Arizona then you should be allowed to in all states - but you'd be wrong to test that out.

If Hootie is going to continue to live in Tennessee, he needs to obey their drug laws. Good chance he is not going anywhere since that is where Nashville happens to be, and he is now a country singer. If he doesn't like it, then he needs to help those trying to get the laws changed. With his money and fame, he is in a better position to do that than the average citizen. Until then - he is not a victim of a bad law, he is simply a lawbreaker.

My driving record is clean, and I drive over 35,000 miles per year. Thanks for your concern.

So you would have been ok with me being arrested. Nice.

I didn't ask about your driving record - have YOU EVER gone over the speed limit (broken the law)?

 

[Mulli]

Can people please calm down and acknowledge the premium content/Hootie jokes?

No I don't want you to hold my hand.

 

[JohnnyCakes]

Or, if you choose to live there - obey the laws where you live.

Dont expect alot of people to support the whole "obey the law" concept these days....

 

[Dback Jon]

Can people please calm down and acknowledge the premium content/Hootie jokes?

No I don't want you to hold my hand.

But I Only Want to Be With You

 

[Mulli]

But I Only Want to Be With You

YES, I AM TANGLED UP IN BLUEEEE

 

[Rivercard]

When the law is unjust or idiotic, yes.

That's the logic Texas is using to ignore a SCOTUS ruling

 

[Rivercard]

Can people please calm down and acknowledge the premium content/Hootie jokes?

Are you kidding? These jokes blow fish!

 

[Mulli]

Are you kidding? These jokes blow fish!

This website is free, sir.

 

[puckhead]

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cell-boys

 

[Rivercard]

This website is free, sir.

You get what you pay for I guess.

 

[puckhead]

I Only Wanna Vape With You

 

[Brian in Mesa]

So you would have been ok with me being arrested. Nice.

I didn't ask about your driving record - have YOU EVER gone over the speed limit (broken the law)?

I have exceeded the speed limit.

Exceeding the speed limit is only a traffic infraction which can result in a ticket and a fine and is not a criminal offense (not like a drug possession charge which started this thread).

There is such a thing as criminal speeding where you exceed the speed limit by more than a certain amount - like 20+ miles per hour on a highway or even less in a neighborhood, business area, or a school zone, obviously.

Having many friends and family who are police officers, they have always said that officers give drivers a buffer and usually won't ticket them unless they are going a certain amount over the limit - usually 8-10 miles over. Generally, if you are driving with the flow of traffic and not impeding others you are okay. Always drive safely based on the situation.

You can be ticketed for speeding by driving under the posted limit depending on several conditions - weather, the road, flow of traffic, etc. My mom got a warning on the Mogollon Rim for driving too slowly (hauling a trailer for the first time and just being overly cautious on a very windy day).

Truthfully, everyone speeds at some point. No different than when you commit an actual crime - if you get caught you must face the consequences. For a traffic violation you can either pay a fine, get points on your driving record, or take a class to keep it off your record.

 

[Dback Jon]

So you are excusing your law breaking with "everyone does it"

What is more dangerous - a speeding car, or a joint?

What kills more people daily, marijuana or cars?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

So you are excusing your law breaking with "everyone does it"

What is more dangerous - a speeding car, or a joint?

What kills more people daily, marijuana or cars?

No, you're trying to compare a traffic infraction to a criminal offense. Apples to oranges.