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Georgia Lawmaker Calls For Caning, Executing Marijuana Offenders

August 12th, 2009 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
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[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's media advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up for NORML's free e-zine here.]

State Republican lawmaker Tommy Benton (31st House District) favors “caning” minor marijuana offenders and “executing” those who sell the drug, according to a recent correspondence sent by the representative to a constituent.

In a July 29, 2009 e-mail (which was voluntarily forwarded to the NORML office), Rep. Benton wrote: “Thanks for the email. We will have to agree to disagree on this and whether or not money is wasted (by mandating the state to prosecute minor marijuana offenders). I am opposed to the legalization of marijuana. I think we should go to caning for people caught using and maybe execute dealers. [emphasis NORML’s] That would solve the problem as well. That is what they do in Singapore and they don’t have a drug problem.”

Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of up to 24 violent lashes with a long rattan cane that has been soaked in water. The procedure inflicts intense pain and deep, bloody lacerations that can take several months to heal.

Rep. Benton followed up his remarks in a separate e-mail on August 11 (also forwarded to NORML) in which he threatened to turn over the names of citizens who disagreed with his political viewpoints to local law enforcement.
He wrote: “You and your cronies want it (marijuana) legalized so you can get a hit anytime without having to worry about getting arrested. I have forwarded your email to the Lowndes County sheriffs [sic] office so that they can be on the lookout for you. [emphasis NORML’s] Consider this my last correspondence on the the [sic] subject to you or anyone else who shares your similar “conservative views’.”

Benton was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2005.








And other expressions of disgust that the "bad word" censor would edit out!





You should read the comments over at NORML! Suggestions of "tar and feathering" are among some of the kinder comments! If you live in Georgia, be sure to get registered as a voter ASAP!- Apparently he's up for election next year! Be sure to spread this around to your friends!

We cannot allow such a barbarian remain in office!



(My sincere apologies to any Vandals, Huns or Goths for defaming you by putting you in the same category as benton.)




Granny

[©antSEEme]

not shocking. dude is a racist pos, too.

[Grieves]

at whites in georgia...don't they know they are out numbered 3-1

[verklingen]

that's really sad. i posted a video of a texas congressman discussing death panels for obama's new healthcare policy before, some of these people are full of crazy. you gotta remember that in some of these southern districts all it takes is one whacked-out church-full to elect a degenerate nutjob. . .

[tedkennedy]

i just visited athens georgia for a week, it i s cool progressive town

[DdC]

King Georgia does have more than its fair share of political Wingnuts, Hitching the East Coast you used to have to skip over the entire state and wait for a ride to Atlanta, then the "Underground" was full of bars and bands, and they did give us the Allman Brothers.

Candyman Stoner
Freaking out over hemp candy. Dudes seeing UFO's and hearing candy sending the wrong message to kids.

Bob Barr the UnLibertarian
Potentially converted or maybe just John Birch incognito.

[zoltron]

King Georgia does have more than its fair share of political Wingnuts, Hitching the East Coast you used to have to skip over the entire state and wait for a ride to Atlanta, then the "Underground" was full of bars and bands, and they did give us the Allman Brothers.

The 'Underground' is where the drink called the Flaming Hurricane originated. I drank 1 there once...1.

[zerodown]

If anyone deserves to be executed is the people who elect these idiots.

[Dozer McDozer]

not shocking. dude is a racist pos, too.

uh so hes saying it was more fair for blacks in the confederate army than in the union army, at least pay wise. and that racists are stupid. yet its like hes defending the south. stupid.

to me, who knew nothing of this asshole prior to this, he just seems like a fuckin asshole really. hah nah i bet he is racist.

fuckin southerners, they're definitely crazy enough to go for caning. lotta old people got whipped and shit when they're little. they probably think all young people need a whoopin

so whites are outnumbered in georgia? thats good. although i wouldn't be surprised by any black people who would want to cane drug dealers.