From the article (snip):

He also told police he was “a nice guy” because he could have used a weapon against police but didn’t, the report says. Police said he told them he thought he could have weapons as a convicted felon after three years. He also told police he felt he had to honk his horn to get law enforcement’s attention.

Shannon was charged with carrying a concealed weapon while unlicensed, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of synthetic narcotics and other drugs and cocaine trafficking. He was held in the Alachua County jail.


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With most druggies I've known, it's a revolving door and jail time is just a "break". They use what they learned to better evade the law the next time.

Our society still has not accepted that traditional punishments rendered by our system of justice is almost meaningless for correcting substance abuse-related problems. I think most officials in the system know that but don't know what to do about it. However, I do give credit to the many jurisdictions that are experimenting with effective rehabilitation.

One thing we can safely bet on is that tRump's administration will only make this situation worse.

"He also told police he felt he had to honk his horn to get law enforcement’s attention."

over a few minor details? The NRA should use him as their poster child about the abuse gun owners face in this country!

pissing off the cops with your car horn is clearly covered by the 1st amendment!

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